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Top things to do in North Macedonia
Walk the promenade on Lake Ohrid, view the stars at Kokino and visit the world’s largest icon museum.
Here are the top things to do on a North Macedonia holiday, as chosen by our Europe specialists.
Walk the promenade on Lake Ohrid
With a host of small restaurants, bars and cafes, the promenade starts at the town of Ohrid and continues around the lake, and is the perfect place for enjoying a coffee or just people watching.
Listen to the peacock calls at St Naum
With a scenic location next to Lake Ohrid, the central courtyard of the monastery has some of the best views in the country and is home to a large number of peacocks, which roam around impressing visitors with their plumage.
Visit the world’s largest icon museum
Located beside Ohrid's city fortress, the collection of icons were sourced from the surrounding region.
View the ruins of Heraclea Lyncestis
The origins of the town can be dated back to Phililp II, the father of Alexander the Great. This thriving Roman town was located on the Via Egnatia road that linked Byzantium to Italy and the ruins contain a number of interesting mosaics.
View the stars at Kokino
Dating back almost 4,000 years, this is the fourth oldest ancient observatory in the world and is considered to be on a par with Stonehenge.
