One of the most beautiful gifts of nature in Europe is the Ohrid Lake and its surroundings.
Ohrid Lake - inexhaustible bottom of rarities
One of the most beautiful gifts of nature in Europe is the Ohrid Lake and its surroundings. It's enough to just see it staying at a distance, hear the waves and stare in the infinite blue to fall in love with it. The lake is located in the southwestern part of Macedonia, it is between 4 and 10 million years old, and therefore it is the oldest on our continent. At first glance it can confuse you with its size, so you might consider it to be a sea. Its surface is 358.2 km2.
Ohrid trout
Ohrid trout (scientifically Salmo letnica) - endemic freshwater fish that lives in Ohrid Lake, and belongs to the family of trout. One of the endemic species, a freshwater fish in Europe and is the closest ancestor of the species that lived in this area since the Tertiary. It differs from the stream trout by the flattened body, the small head and the stary grey spots on the body. The colour of the meat in some of them is white, and in some pink. The maximum length ranges from 25 to 60 cm, and the maximum weight is up to 15.8 kg. The crossbreeds created by crossing the stream and Ohrid trout along the body have alternately red circular and gray stellar spots like the letnica. Ohrid trout is tasty to eat. As one of the trademarks of Macedonia, it is also found on Macedonian coins. There are more than 200 species of endemic organisms in Ohrid Lake, some of which are unchanged from the time of the tertiary. These are the four types of sponges, the most famous of which is the endemic round sponge, the rare snail species, and the relict algae species. And, one of the most specific plants is the underwater plant "Hara". In addition, the city and the lake are protected as a natural and cultural treasure by UNESCO.
Biljanini Izvori/Biljana’s spings
Lake Ohrid is characterized by underwater springs located along the eastern and southern coasts, so the water is incredibly clear. Transparency in some places reaches even 22 meters. Most of the surface springs are found in the vicinity of the monastery St. Naum, and in the immediate vicinity of the city Ohrid is one of the most famous springs - Studencishta, known as Biljanini Izvori. The largest depth measured on Ohrid Lake is between the villages of Pestani and Trpeica , and it is about five kilometers from the lake shore.
Beaches on the Ohrid Lake
Along the city beaches in Ohrid and Struga, on the line from Ohrid to St. Naum stretches the Ohrid Riviera. famous for its natural lakefront :
Beach Gorica
- 4 km from Ohrid
- Beach surrounded by high rocks
- Ideal view of the whole Ohrid riviera
Beach Slavija
- 4 km from Ohrid, in the area of Sveti Stefan
- One of the most frequent beaches, arranged and clean
- The biggest attraction is the 75-meter toboggan
Metropol and Bellevue
- 8 km from Ohrid, 100 m from the lake
- Two hotels with modern equipped rooms with lake view
- Sports fields, bowling alley, swimming pools, conference room, sauna, heliotherapy, casino, fitness
Lagadin
- The longest beach - 285 metres
- Various snow parties are organized - foam, rain and balloons
- With a special place for parking of scooters and motorboats
Eleshac
- Autocamp 10 km from Ohrid
- 700 beds in bungalows and camp - trailers
- Possibility of stay in one’s own camp - caravans and tents