Western Macedonia is her area Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Areas
Important cities
- Monastery - (Bitola) one of the most European cities in the country, the Monastery is known for its neoclassical buildings and ancient Macedonian monuments Heraclea Lyncestis in close distance
- Debar (Debar)
- Demir Hisar (Demir Hisar)
- Gostivar
- Kitchevo (Kičevo)
- Krusevo (Kruševo) - a city - museum, high in the mountains of southwestern Macedonia, one of the main historical destinations, was the starting point of the revolution against the Ottomans, also has a ski resort.
- Makedonski Brod
- Ohrid (Ohrid) - lakeside resort, UNESCO World Heritage Site with ancient churches
- Resen (Resen) - site of Saraj castle, built in the early 20th century
- Prilep (Prilep) - tobacco crops, medieval monasteries and strange rocks.
- Struga (Struga) - on the north side of the lake, Struga is smaller, quieter and cheaper than Ohrid.
- Tetovo (Tetovo) - the unofficial capital of the Albanians of Northern Macedonia, Tetovo includes one of the most special mosques in the world, the Painted Mosque
- Bevtsani (Vevcani)
Other destinations
- Galitsika National Park (Galician National Park)
- Mavrovo National Park (Mavrovo National Park)
- Pelister National Park (Pelister National Park)
- Braichino (Brajčino) - a picturesque village in the mountains of Western Northern Macedonia, east of Lake Prespa
At a glance
Church of Agios Ioannis on Lake Ohrid
Leaving the Skopje to the east, the first thing you will notice are the Albanian flags waving everywhere, in houses, shops, gas stations. In the summer you can get long queues of cars to celebrate a wedding, again with Albanian flags. You have not entered Albania by mistake, but this area is inhabited mainly by Albanians, a community quite nationalistic. In the mountains, south of Kitchevo, there the flag of FYROM replaces the Albanian one, and the big crosses on the hills the mosques, until you reach the multicultural Ohrid.
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