Must-SeeBerat
About 53 miles away
Albania's city of a thousand windows, a white Ottoman town on a hillside.
Full Guide
Samuel's Fortress
The restored walls and towers of the fortress of Tsar Samuel at the top of the old town, with views over the lake.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid; a small fee
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Car Samoil, 6000 OhridDirections
- Getting There
- At the top of the old town, a 15-minute walk up.
Why Go
Ohrid was the capital of Tsar Samuel's empire around the year 1000, and his fortress crowns the hill. Its walls, rebuilt in the early 2000s, can be walked for views across the roofs to the lake and the Albanian mountains.
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