Must-SeeBerat
About 52 miles away
Albania's city of a thousand windows, a white Ottoman town on a hillside.
Full Guide
Church of St. Sophia
Ohrid's medieval cathedral, with some of the finest 11th-century frescoes of the Byzantine world.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; a small fee
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- Car Samoil, 6000 OhridDirections
- Getting There
- In the lower old town, a 5-minute walk from the harbor.
Why Go
The church was the seat of the archbishops of Ohrid, turned into a mosque under the Ottomans, whose whitewash preserved its frescoes. Its good acoustics make it a stage for the summer festival's concerts.
Nearby in Lake Ohrid
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