Sveti Naum Monastery
I wanted to go to the old monastery Sveti Naum today. It was a 50 min bus ride but I opted for a more pleasant but costlier boat journey on the lake leaving at 1000. It was indeed pleasant in the shade of the top deck cruising past villages and hotels.
The number of hotels and banana loungers is a reminder that both Macedonia and Montenegro are highly touristed (perhaps even more so than Queenstown in New Zealand). It is rarely heard of in the West but it attracts plenty of people from the Balkan area.
After about 90 min we arrived at the monastery. We had 4 hours to kill here. As I didn’t want to swim, there was plenty of time at hand. So I did everything in slow motion with frequent moments in the shade to rest and admire the scenery.
I walked along the promenade, had lunch and visited the monastery located slightly up the hillside.At 1530, the boat departed back for Ohrid.
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- Leaving Ohrid for the day trip.
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- Leaving Ohrid for the day trip.
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- Leaving Ohrid for the day trip.
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- Leaving Ohrid for the day trip.
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- Another boat doing the same excursion..
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- Around the shores of Lake Ohrid; this is a little church.
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- Our boat the Alexandria 2.
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- View of St Naum monastery from the boat.
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- The commercial area at St Naum outside of the old monastery.
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- Paddling on the spring/river. The water is very clear.
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- Scenic spot for eating by the spring/river at St Naum.
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- Candles burning bright at the porch at St Naum.
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- Church inside St Naum monastery.
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- Church inside St Naum monastery.
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- Peacocks at St Naum.
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- Around the grounds at St Naum monastery.
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- Church inside St Naum monastery.
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- View of St Naum monastery from the boat.
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- Inside St Naum.
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- Inside St Naum.
After an early dinner, I walked back for my early night in, but not before stopping at the St Sofia church which had not been open during my visit yesterday.
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- Outside of St Sofia back in Ohrid.
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- Inside St Sofia back in Ohrid.
