Main Sights
| Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region * | |
|---|---|
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Country | Republic of Macedonia |
| Type | Mixed |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv, vii |
| Reference | 99 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1979 |
| Extensions | 1980 |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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There is a legend supported by observations by Ottoman traveler from 17th century Evliya Çelebi that there were 365 chapels within the town boundaries, one for every day of the year. Today this number is significantly smaller.
- Church of St. Sophia
- Church of St. Panteleimon
- Church of St. John at Kaneo
- Church of St. Clement
- Church of St. George
- Church of St. Zaum
- Monastery of St. Naum
- Church of St. Petka
- Church of St. Stefan
- Vestiges of basilicas from the early-Christian time, e.g. Basilica of St. Erazmo (4th century)
- Museum of Slavic writing culture (18th century)
- Robevi family house, museum of archeology
- Ancient Theatre of Ohrid
- Church of St. Vrači, with frescos from the 14th century. A 14th-century icon from the church is depicted on the obverse of the Macedonian 1000 denars banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003.
Besides being a holy center of the region, it is also the source of knowledge and pan-Slavic literacy. The restored Monastery at Plaošnik was actually one of the oldest Universities in the western world, dating before the 10th century.
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