There is something magical about arriving in a city you’ve never heard of and being immediately enchanted and charmed by both its beauty and its hospitality. As a travel editor, I sometimes feel like ...

A superlative natural phenomenon, Lake Ohrid provides a refuge for numerous endemic species of freshwater fauna and flora dating from the Tertiary period. Situated on the shores of the lake, the town ...

Lake Ohrid is a Balkan treasure, nestled between mountain ranges in North Macedonia and Albania. It’s known for its ancient architecture and natural beauty. But it’s under threat by the very people ...

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans," scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why ...

This European Union funded project aims to improve transboundary cooperation and management effectiveness for the protection of the natural and cultural heritage in the Lake Ohrid region. The Lake ...

Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of the Balkans", scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe's earliest sedentary communities, and are trying to solve the mystery of why ...

As many Slavs mark the Day of Sts Cyril and Methodius, founders of the Glagolitic alphabet, BIRN travels to the Macedonian town of Ohrid, where their disciples, Clement and Naum, created and spread ...

Though the Ohrid Agreement was signed in North Macedonia 23 years ago, the ethnic Turk minority, which constituted about 4% of the total population, continues to be denied their rights according to ...

After telling my mum that I’ll treat her to dinner by the lake, I start to panic. She picks out a low-lit waterside restaurant where the tables are dressed in white ...

Europe's oldest lake is under threat from Mediterranean style-resorts and man-made sandy beaches, marine biologists have warned. Known as Europe’s Galapagos, Lake Ohrid in Macedonia is a Unesco Word ...

As UNESCO mulls placing North Macedonia and Albania’s Lake Ohrid on its list of “world heritage in danger,” some illegal shoreline constructions are being torn down while others wait to be “legalized.