Lake
Ohrid
Lake
Ohrid is a true pearl of the Republic of Macedonia.The unique
flora and fauna of this lake make it one of the largest
biological reservations in Europe and pose rare curiosity for
explorers, who have named the lake " a fresh-water
sea". It covers an area of 358km
and the greatest depth measured in it is 228.7 m.Its crystal
clear water provides an extraordinary translucency of 21.5 m.Some
of the species which live in the lake are relics of the ancient
plant and animal life which used to thrive troughout Euro-Asia,
but today can be found only in the Tiberius Lake in the Near East
and the Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia.The fish life in the lake.
With its 17 distinct species, is truly amazing.The best known are
the two kinds of endemic Ohrid trout, letnitsa and belvitsa
(Salmothymus ohridanus), and the eel, which can reach up to 1.5
m. in length.These fish are a real challenge to anglers and a
treat for gastronomes, especially for those who know how to
prepare the trout in the famous "Ohrid way".The coast
of this lake is rich with many churches and monasteries (about
30).There is also about 6 cave-churches.
On the
shore of Lake Ohrid are located many modern hotels, camps,
picturesque villages. Near village of Trpeitsa, in the water of
the lake, it suppose that there is a "Bermuda
Triangle".Sometimes, in this place, the water suddenly
become wild.
On the
shore of Lake Ohrid are located two towns- the famous Ohrid and wonderful Struga.
