MACEDONIA ~Ohrid-St John Church-UNESCO ~

A lovely church with amazing views of the lake all around...crystal clear blue water... according to Ana the most tranquil place in Ohrid (outside the tourist season^^)Thanks a lot Ana!

With lots of nice and interesting stamps!
Architecture
(Issued 10-06-1998)
Rural architecture
(Issued 2002)
City views
(Issued 04-07-2012)
World Day of the Child
(Issued 06 -10-2003)

Photo: "Rex" Digital Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia and the seventh largest city in the country. Ohrid is known for having once 365 churches, one for each day of the year and is referred to as the Macedonian Jerusalem.

Ohrid and Lake Ohrid became a UNESCO site in 1980 it is the deepest lake in the Balkans (940 feet), with a mean depth of 508 feet. It covers an area of 138 square miles and is 18.9 miles long by 9.2 miles wide. It straddles the border between Macedonia and Albania.

The Church of St. John the Theologian is located on a cliff overlooking Kaneo Beach on Lake Ohrid. It is part of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.

MACEDONIA ~Map~

Fantastic map card showing all Macedonian cities with in the middle Ohrid Lake, views of capital Skopje and their great flag...all in one postcard! ^__^ Thanks a lot Anita!!

With nice stamps:
City views (Issued 27-07-2011)
Macedonian Flora and Fauna
Lake Ohrid plants (Issued 10-09-2010)

A landlocked country, the Republic of Macedonia is bordered by Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania. It is a mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys and  three large lakes.
The country is also major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe

Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991.

MACEDONIA ~St. Naum Monastery-Ohrid-UNESCO~

...Great aerial view of the monastery on top of a cliff...the view over the lake must be stunning...
Macedonians believe you can hear the saint’s heartbeat by pressing an ear to his stone coffin inside the church... I wonder, did you hear it too Agi?:D Many thanks!!

Lovely stamp:
Macedonian protected flora:Viola kosanini (Issued 15-09-1999)

As with most Byzantine churches, St. Naum was chosen primarily for its location – on a high, rocky outcropping over the lake, above deep forests and the life-giving springs of the Crn Drim. The monastic complex and church of St. Naum were built originally at the turn of the tenth century by the monk of the same name.

The monastery has been renewed and enlarged several times over the centuries. While most of its iconostases and frescoes date from the 16th and 17th centuries, earlier etchings in the Byzantine Greek vernacular also remain. But numerous orthographical mistakes indicate that they were written by Slavic-speaking local monks. Other inscriptions in the church make up some of the oldest epigraphic evidence of Slavic literacy.

Ohrid is one of only 28 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are both Cultural and Natural sites.

MACEDONIA ~Matka-Skopje~

Received today my second card from Macedonia. An amazing nature view and with a great stamp of Mahatma Gandhi...


Lake Matka is a man-made lake by damming the river Treska. It lies in a steep ravine of the Treska Valley and is quite panoramic. Its full of people during weekends going fishing, swimming, walking....

MACEDONIA ~Ohrid-Unesco~

My most "special" received card today is this one... Its my first from Macedonia! I must admit I didn't know anything about the country... That's why I love this hobby of mine so much. :)

MACEDONIA ~Ohrid-Unesco~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Ana.Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia and the seventh largest city in the country. Ohrid is known for having once 365 churches, one for each day of the year and is referred to as the Macedonian Jerusalem. The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments and tourism is predominant. Ohrid and Lake Ohrid became a Unesco site in 1980.
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