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Church of St. John at Kaneo

A small 13th-century church on a cliff above the lake, one of the most beautiful views in the Balkans.

Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid; a small fee
Time Needed
30 minutes
Address
Kaneo, 6000 OhridDirections
Getting There
A 15-minute walk from the old town, along the shore or the cliff path.

Why Go

The church, with its red-tiled domes and fragments of medieval frescoes, stands on a rock over a fishing hamlet. A path along the cliff and a boardwalk over the water link it with the old town.

Nearby in Lake Ohrid

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