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Ohrid
Macedonia
In recent years, Ohrid has stolen the shine from the Balkans’
sparkling Adriatic coast – without doubt thanks to the town’s
namesake lake. Navigate the bougainvillea-strung Old Quarter to the
13th-century St John at Kaneo church for waterside views before
renting a boat and making ripples. See the town at its most lively
during August’s Ohrid Summer Festival of music, art and theatre, or
use it as a launchpad for natural immersion; Ohrid sits at the
intersection of three national parks. The city of Bitola is a great
day trip from here.
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