Macedonia For 91 Days - Our Experiences from Three Months in Macedonia

The only island in Macedonia is completely uninhabited… at least by humans. Found in the south of Lake Prespa, near the Albanian border, Golem Grad is most frequently referred to as “Snake Island”.
Our excursion to Snake Island did not get off to a promising start. The boats which take tourists out are rickety old things, and even the slightest waves upon the lake will render the journey impossible. We had planned on leaving from the village of...

A scenic drive through the Galičica National Park connects Macedonia’s two largest lakes, Ohrid and Prespa. And for those willing to hike, it’s possible to see both lakes from one incredible mountaintop view.
The drive between the two lakes should take about 45 minutes, but very few people complete it so quickly. The views are just too nice, especially of Lake Ohrid to the west, and the road has a number of spots to turn off. Because this is a national park...

We dedicated one of the days we spent on Lake Prespa to the nearby Pelister National Park. Extending roughly from Prespa to Bitola, and down to the border with Greece, this park was established in 1948 to protect 170 square kilometers of southern Macedonia...

Poor Lake Prespa, always playing second-fiddle to Lake Ohrid. This is Macedonia’s second-biggest lake, behind Ohrid. It’s not as old, not as fascinating, not as pretty, nor does it have water so blue. It’s almost completely bypassed by tourists and locals...