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Monastery of St. Naum

A monastery founded by St. Clement's companion at the south end of the lake, beside the springs of the Black Drin.

Photo: Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Every day
Price
Free; paid for the boats
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Sveti Naum, 6000 OhridDirections
Getting There
About 30 km south: a bus or a boat from the harbor in summer, about an hour.

Why Go

St. Naum founded the monastery in about 900, and his tomb is in its church, where visitors listen for his heartbeat. Peacocks strut in the gardens, and rowboats take you through the clear springs that feed the lake.

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