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Velestovo Destination Guide

Touring Velestovo in Macedonia

Velestovo in the region of Macedonia (general) is located in Macedonia - some 71 mi or ( 114 km ) South-West of Skopje , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Velestovo

Time in Velestovo is now 12:59 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Skopje " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sofia, Gjirokastër, Vapila, Struga, and Skopje. Being here already, consider visiting Sofia . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Velestovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Macedonian Racing: Motorcycle Stunts - Ohrid

4:40 min by ProMKD1
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Crazy man with sandals and no shirt doing wheelies on the Ohrid-Struga Road. Bike: Honda CBR Location: Ohrid, Macedonia Date: Summer, 2007 Visit www.everythingmacedonia.com for Macedonia Travel, Photo ..

OHRID Lake August 2011 part 2

4:05 min by rajko63c
Views: 16475 Rating: 4.53

August 2011 ..


Ohrid APARTMANI ROZE

2:59 min by aleksandartomic1
Views: 3063 Rating: 4.33

OHRID NA SAMOM KEJU(setaliste)NA 30m OD JEZERA {7-10eura/osoba} izdaju se novi klimatizirani apartmani preko cele godine idealni za 2,3,4 osobe. Apartmani imaju; zaseban ulaz(svaki app.svoj sopstveni ..

OHRID Lake August 2011 part 1

4:27 min by rajko63c
Views: 2177 Rating: 5.00

Avgust 2011. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Robevi family house

The Robevi House is a famous and historic building in Ohrid, Macedonia. It was built in its current state in 1863–1864 by Todor Petkov from a village Gari near Debar. Today the house is a protected cultural monument under the "Institute for protection of cultural monuments in Ohrid".

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Located at 41.11 20.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Houses in the Republic of Macedonia, Ohrid, Ottoman architecture

Church of St. Sophia, Ohrid

For eponymous churches, see Hagia Sophia (disambiguation). The Church of St. Sophia (Macedonian: Црква Света Софија, Crkva Sveta Sofija) is located in the city of Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. The church is one of the most important monuments of Macedonia, housing architecture and art from the Middle Ages. It was built during the Second Macedonian Empire, after the official conversion to Christianity.

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Located at 41.11 20.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Byzantine sacred architecture, Churches in the Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian culture, Medieval churches of Ohrid, Ohrid

Ohrid Literary School

The Ohrid Literary School was one of the two major cultural centres of the First Bulgarian Empire, along with the Preslav Literary School. The school was established in Ohrid in 886 by Saint Clement of Ohrid on the order of Boris I of Bulgaria simultaneously or shortly after the establishment of the Preslav Literary School. After Clement was ordained bishop of Drembica (Velika) in 893, the position of head of the school was assumed by Naum of Preslav.

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Located at 41.12 20.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 886 establishments, Bulgarian literature, Kutmichevitsa, Medieval Bulgarian literature of Macedonia, Medieval Ohrid

Ohrid

Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 56,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has been referred to as a "Jerusalem (of the Balkans)". The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant.

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Located at 41.12 20.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in the Republic of Macedonia, Cities in the Republic of Macedonia, Former capitals of Bulgaria, Greek colonies in Illyria, Ohrid, World Heritage Sites in the Republic of Macedonia

Battle of Vaikal

The Battle of Vaikal occurred in April 1465 in the valley of Vaikal, southeastern Albania. A new Ottoman sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Ohrid, Ballaban Badera (of Albanian origin), was sent by Sultan Mehmed II to inflict heavy losses on the Albanian forces. Skanderbeg had been prepared for the battle and prepared his troops for a plan of action. This worked well until some of Skanderbeg's officers did not follow orders to stop chasing the Ottoman forces and were captured along with their men.

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Located at 41.12 20.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 1464 in Europe, Battles involving Albania, Conflicts in 1464, History of Albania