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Places to visit in Macedonia:
Lakes
Mountains
Monuments
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There is a special place
waiting for you. A place
still unspoiled, yet
experienced by more and
more nature lovers and
adventurers each year.
That special place is
Macedonia – where
beauty and culture blend
to create unique
experiences.
“There, where the sun
shines forever - there is
Macedonia” is from an old
popular song. Macedonia
is exactly that - a small
country where the sun
always shines, in the
scenic heart of the
Balkans

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Most beaytifull lakes in
Macedonia are: Ohrid Lake,
Prespa Lake and Dojran Lake
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Ohrid Lake
•Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско
Езеро, straddles the mountainous
border between the southwestern
region of the Republic of Macedonia
and eastern Albania. It is one of
Europe’s deepest and according to
most experts the oldest lake in
Europe, preserving a unique aquatic
ecosystem with more than 200
endemic species that is of
worldwide importance. The
importance of the lake was further
emphasized when it was declared a
World Heritage site by UNESCO in
1979.
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Legend
•There is a legend about the way that Ohrid was
created that is told by everyone who lives outside of
this amazing city; they say that once God had
finished creating the world, he took his rest and
during this time Satan created Ohrid. He made it so
beautiful with a wonderful lake, steep mountains, lush
pastures and a temperate climate. God was totally
amazed when he awoke and asked the devil, “What
have you done, devil? Your deeds are supposed to be
evil!” The twist in the story comes in Satan’s reply,
“Oh, wait a minute, God. You haven't seen Ohrid's
citizens yet!”
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Churches
•Ohrid has 365
churches. Most
beutifull are: The
church of St. Sofia,
St. Clement, The
monastery of s.Naum,
St. John the
Theologian - Kaneo,
various cave churches
and rural churches,
Plaoshnikc
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Ohrid Swimming marathon
•You should be there for the Swimming
marathon. - According to hearsay, the
first massive swimming competition in
the Lake Ohrid took place in 1924.
Similar contests were organized in 1927
and 1928. There is also a record of the
establishment of the first water sports
society in 1932 - The Swimming and
Rowing Club "Ohrid". In those days, the
best swimmers were: Slave Bitrak, Dio
Bogdan, Lambe Bido, Boris Filipce,
Viktor Boev, Stefan Momir, and others.
e first real marathon contest along the
route of village Pestani-Struga-Ohrid
(36 km) took place in 1962, with 22
participants from 12 countries. Since
1998 the Ohrid Swimming Marathon has
entered in the World Swimming Club of
the 12 worldwide held marathons under
the patronage of FINA-The World
Swimming Association
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Fortress of King Samuil
During King Samuel's reign (976-1014 A.D.) Ohrid
was the capital of the first state of the Macedonian
Slavs. Samuel’s Fortress in Ohrid dates back to the
3rd century and initially had three entrance gates, of
which only one, the Upper Gate, has been preserved
to this day. Before and after Samuel’s reign, the
fortress had been demolished and rebuilt several
times.
The highest part of Ohrid, which is 100 meters above
the lake level, is surrounded by 10-16m high walls,
built of stone, lime, and sand from the lake, and two
defense towers.
After the arrival of colonizers from Asia, led by their
commander Mino, the town started spreading outside
the walls, on the surrounding plain.
There is a legend about tzar Samuel . In the many
battles fought back then, Samuel's army was
defeated by the Byzantines and all the 14000 men in
the army had been completely blinded...each 100th
soldier had been left with one eye only in order to be
able to guide the others back home. When Samuel
saw his people blinded, they say he died of a shock
and broken heart.
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Lake Dojran
•According to an old
legend, a Macedonian
girl named Dojrana was
accustomed to fetching
water from special
springs that had to be
sealed following use. Yet
at the very moment
Dojrana was filling her
jugs, she heard that her
beloved had come back
from the army, and
forgot to seal the
springs. Lake Dojran
was, the legend says,
the result of her
unthinking euphoria.
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•Due to the Mediterranean climate of southern
Macedonia and the proximity of the balmy
Aegean not far to the south, vegetation starts
blooming in the Dojran area in early spring and
continues to do so until late autumn. And so
though Lake Dojran is only 10 meters (30 feet)
deep at its deepest point, it is brimming with life.
Owing to the large quantity of weeds that grow in
the lake and the large number of plankton on its
surface, Dojran’s waters are considered to be
very beneficial for treating rheumatism, skin
diseases and respiratory diseases, and many
tourists come for precisely this reason.
•Characteristic of the lake are the fishing boats
and the fishermen’s huts standing on stilts above
the surface of the water. The method of fishing
here is very original and very old, performed with
the help of the cormorants, gulls and other birds
that fly above the lake, directing the fish into
the baskets where they are gathered in huge
quantities.
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Lake Prespa
•The two Prespa Lakes – Golema (Great) and
Mala (Small) are the only ones on the Balkan
Peninsula to have islands. The five- Golum
Grad, Mala Grad, Pirg, Agios Achillaeos and
Vidrinec- are located in the three countries
that share the lakes today, Macedonia,
Albania and Greece. With its irregular
coastline, plethora of bays, extraordinary
cleanliness of water, pristine nature, and
setting between three national parks, Prespa
is truly a place one must visit.
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•With a surface area of 273
sq. km, Great Prespa Lake is
the second largest in
Macedonia after Ohrid.
Between the two lies the
Galicica Mountain, through
which flows an underground
stream named Zavir.
Through it, Lake Prespa
supplies Lake Ohrid with
water that comes out on
the other side near the
monastery of St. Naum and
in the Biljana spring near
Ohrid town.
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•The Prespa region is ecologically
speaking the cleanest part of
Macedonia, its nature seemingly
untouched by human hands. The
white pelican, black raven, heron
and gull all congregate near the
lake so abundant with fish, which
include varieties such as trout,
carp, red finned carp, chub,
barbell, and others.
While the unpopulated island of
Golem Grad is a protected nature
reserve, it is also accessible to
tourists. The island is
characterized by its century-old
juniper trees, as well as the
abundance of endemic animal life.
When the level of the water
falls, old settlements from the
11th and 12th centuries become
visible.
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•Pelister Park straddles Macedonia’s
southern border with Greece, running
along the Baba Mountain (the third-
highest in Macedonia). It is located
only 15 km (9 m) from Macedonia’s
second city, Bitola, and makes for an
invigorating natural escape from
urban life.
• Pelister is characterized by lush,
well-watered forests and unique
geological formations, which include
layers of Paleozoic and Mesozoic
magma rock and layers of quartz. The
core of the mountain is made of
granite some 465 million years old.
The mountain has a large number of
peaks higher than 2000 meters
(6,500 feet) separated by deep
valleys. Mt. Pelister itself stands a
magisterial 2,601 meters (8,533
feet) high. The park is also rich in
springs, streams and rivers, and
contains two glacial lakes known
locally as the Mountain’s Eyes.

17. Mavrovo
The highest mountain peaks in Macedonia are all found in Mavrovo National
Park, located in the western-central edge of the country. These peaks, which
include the Sara, Desad and Bistra, are topped by the imposing Great Korab
Mountain (2,764 meters or 9,069 feet high). Not only do these mountains
provide magnificent visual landscapes, they also offer some of the best skiing
in the Balkans.
      Mavrovo’s impressive forests contain more than 100 rare species of trees,
and its rugged hilltops are rich in wild teas and herbs that can be easily
gathered by hand.Lake Mavrovo, located just beneath the ski center, makes
Mavrovo National Park a popular weekend resort all year around.   
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18. Galichica
•Galicica is a mountain that
separates the two biggest
Macedonian lakes, Ohrid and Prespa.
From Goga, the highest peak of the
mountain, both lakes are
simultaneously visible – a unique and
extraordinary sight, especially at
sunset.
Containing as it does more than 130
different species of trees and
bushes, Galicica is one of Europe’s
richest national parks in terms of
flora, and easily accessible too; it’s
only a fifteen-minute drive from
Ohrid town, and very close to
settlements on the Prespa side as
well.
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19. Stobi
•The archaeological site
(located just 3 km or 1.8
miles from the Gradsko
exit on Highway E-75)
offers sweeping views of
the central Macedonian
plain and contains
buildings such as the 2nd
century amphitheatre,
the Theodosia palace, and
early Christian ruins with
extensive and ornate
mosaic floors.

20. Heraklea Bitola
•Famous for its dazzling
mosaics, ancient theater
and Roman baths, Heraclea
is the most vividly
preserved city from the
Ancient Macedonian empire
surviving in the country.
•Founded in the 4th century
B.C.E. and conquered by the
Romans two centuries later,
it was built on the Via
Egnatia and became one of
the key stations on this
trading route.

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22. The Muddy volcanoes from
Buzau Romania
The Martian Place near
which we live.
PPT is made by Gina Posirca
Scoala Nr 12 Buzau Romania

23. Trip to Muddy
Volcanoes
Buzau region

24. Buzau region from Romania

25. Muddy Volcanoes

27. ROBERTO AND
SORIN ARE GLAD
TO MADE A
PICTURE WITH A
LITTLE MUDDY
VOLCANOES

28. Active mud !

29. You can see here
an active
volcanoes !

30. Teacher explain
about volcanoes.

32. The legend.
They say that these places once, and ogres lived here were
the best pastures and the more beautiful and more cattle.
Being a manors it, attracted people who have banished the
ogres and they took the land and cattle. Ogres have never
occurred on earth and are going now living under ground,
that's their world.
But the anger people remained until today and they seek
revenge for what the river they have made people, elongate
them on earth. Therefore, they do mesh ogres, mud pits, in
which water and stammering milul. In many mesh to keep the
water clear and good and if any man or any life is so
drink, the eye opens and Swallow man or animal and nobody
him out, his pull down in the bottom of Earth, ogres.
It's not good to approaching humans or life of the mesh,
as it danger, but they know that many were missing soak in
the large mesh as the wheel carrier.

33. Those three girls have afraid
of volcanoes.

34. MARTIAN
PLACE

35. The mud volcanoes create a strange lunar landscape, due to the absence of vegetation
around the cones. Vegetation is scarce because the soil is very salty, an environmental
condition in which few plants can survive. However, this kind of environment is good for
some rare species of plants.

36. I AM GLAD TO
MEET YOU!
The volcanoes are
not extremely high
(the highest are
probably 5-6 meters)
and they are not
toxic.

37. Viorica and her student

38. HELLO FROM MARTIAN PLACE-Muddy VOLCANOES

39. The Berca Muddy Volcanoes are rarely visited by local villagers – as they believe
the place is cursed by evil and malefic spirits. The Muddy Volcanoes are also
called “the gates of hell”. Sure the fear of unexplained leaves room for many odd
beliefs. Tourists are also rare, but not because the place is “haunted.” The
relatively low number of tourists has more to do with the roads’ accessibility –
you’ll need a Jeep or something similar to drive there. Other cars will probably
give you a hard time.

40. Hello for all of you!

41. Teacher Gina Posirca and her girls

42. Viorica and her
pupils.

43. Hello!

44. “Mud volcanoes,” also known as “sedimentary volcanoes” or “gas - oil volcanoes,”
are close cousins to magmatic volcanoes. Just like magmatic volcanoes, they can
erupt powerfully and hurl flames to great heights (sometimes even several
hundred of meters). They spew out millions of cubic meters of hydrocarbon gases
and tons of mud. Mud volcanoes also exist on the floor of the sea and can form
islands and banks that alter the topography and shape of the coastline and even
trigger earthquakes.

45. The Mud Volcanoes are a
geological and botanical
reservation located in the
Berca commune in the
Buzau Country in
Romania. Its most
spectacular feature is the
mud volcanoes, small
volcano-shaped
structures typically a few
meters high caused by
the eruption of mud and
volcanic gases.

46. This ppt document was made
by Gina Posirca

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•Istanbul. Turkey
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49. •Istanbul is Istanbul is a a very big very big ccity.ity.
•It is a beautiful city.It is a beautiful city.
•There are a lot of There are a lot of museums, historical museums, historical
places, natural beauties in İstanbulplaces, natural beauties in İstanbul..
•You can buy anything, you want in Istanbul You can buy anything, you want in Istanbul
because there are so many shops.because there are so many shops.
•There are nearly 1There are nearly 122 million people live in million people live in
Istanbul.Istanbul.
•The continents of Asia and Europe meet in The continents of Asia and Europe meet in
İstanbul.İstanbul.

54. Madien’s Madien’s
TowerTower

55. Maiden's Tower, Signature of
Istanbul
•Maiden's Tower is the symbol of Istanbul due to
its unique location at the intersection point of the
two continents Europe and Asia, 2500 years old
history and legends that have been subject to
many stories and poems through out the history.
•(http://www.kizkulesi.com.tr/default_en.aspx)

59. GALATA TOWER

60. THE GALATA TOWER
•
This tower at the slopes of Galata is visible every where
in the city, and is 61 m tall.The tower is at the hill which
over looks both to the Bospherus and the Golden Horn
and the sea of Marmara.
•One day,an scientist named Hazerfen Ahmet Çelebi
jumped down the tower and flew to the opposite side of
the Bosphorus strait by using the wings which he had
invented ( 17th century )

65. HISTORY OF AYASOFYA
Hagia SophiaHagia Sophia ; ( ; (TurkishTurkish: : AyasofyaAyasofya, from the , from the GreekGreek: : γία 
Ἁ
γία 
Ἁ
ΣοφίαΣοφία, ", "Holy WisdomHoly Wisdom"; "; LatinLatin: : Sancta SophiaSancta Sophia or or Sancta Sancta
SapientiaSapientia) is a former ) is a former patriarchalpatriarchal basilicabasilica, later a , later a mosquemosque
, now a , now a museummuseum in in IstanbulIstanbul, , TurkeyTurkey. Famous in . Famous in
particular for its massive particular for its massive domedome, it is considered the , it is considered the
epitome of epitome of Byzantine architectureByzantine architecture and to have "changed and to have "changed
the history of architecture.“ It was the largest cathedral in the history of architecture.“ It was the largest cathedral in
the world for nearly a thousand years, until the the world for nearly a thousand years, until the
completion of the completion of the Seville CathedralSeville Cathedral in 1520. The current in 1520. The current
building was originally constructed as a church between building was originally constructed as a church between
532 and 537 A.D. on the orders of the 532 and 537 A.D. on the orders of the
Byzantine EmperorByzantine Emperor JustinianJustinian..
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia)

70. The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı)
or in Ottoman Turkish: ىيارس وپقپوط usually ,
spelled "Topkapi" in English) is a palace in
Istanbul, Turkey, which was the official and
primary residence in the city of the
Ottoman Sultans for 400 years of their 600-year
reign, from 1465 to 1853.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topkap
%C4%B1_Palace)

74. THE BASALICA CISTERN
THE HISTORY OF THE BASILICA CISTERN
One of the magnificent historical constructions of Istanbul is 
the Basilica Cistern, located near south-west of Ayasofya 
(Hagia Sophia). This huge cistern, which was founded by 
Justinianus I, a Byzantine Empire (527-565), began to be 
called by the public ‘the Sinking Palace’ – and not without a 
reason, seeing the great number of marble columns arising out 
of the water. In place of the cistern was formerly found a great 
Basilica, which had probably been built in IIIrd or IVth 
century during the Early Roman Age to be used in commercial 
and legal affairs and scientific and artistic activities. 
(http://www.yerebatan.com/english/index.html)

75. MEDUSA

79. THE PRINCESS
ISLANDS
They are the islands in the
sea of Marmara.
There aren’t any cars on
these islands.

82. Latvia Riga
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83. ..about Riga
•Riga, the capital of Latvia, was officially
founded in 1201. Riga is divided into six
administrative districts: Centra, Kurzeme,
Ziemeļu, Latgale, Vidzeme and Zemgale
districts.

84. •Riga is located along the Baltic Sea at
the southern coast of the Gulf of Riga, on
the Rigava coastal plain. The historical
core of Riga is situated on the right bank
of the Daugava River, about 10 kilometers
from where the Daugava flows into the
Gulf of Riga. The natural terrain of this
area is a flat and sandy plain, about 1 to
10 meters above the sea level.

85. •Climate in Riga is influenced by its
proximity to the sea; therefore it is
moderately warm and humid.
•Summers are comparatively cool and
cloudy (average temperature in July +16.9
C; average precipitation (rainfall) – 85
mm).

86. •Winters are comparatively warm with
frequent thaws (average temperature in
January – 4,7 C, thaw days are about 10
days a month). Snow cover forms in the
middle of December and remain through
the middle of March. About 40% of the
days in a year are cloudy (overcast),
average precipitation – 700-720 mm a
year.

87. The Symbols of Riga
•The current coat of arms of Riga was
approved on 31 October 1925 and the
approval was renewed in 1988. Riga has a
large and small coat of arms.
•The current flag of Riga was approved
on 4 May 1937, using the white and
blue colours of the 17th century flag as
a foundation. To these are added the
city’s coats of arms.

88. Riga’s Architecture and Enviroment
•In the architecture of the historic centre of
Riga examples of all architectural styles
characteristic for the Northern Europe,
from Gothic to Modernism, are found.

89. •The regular building of the turn of the 19th
and 20th centuries is characteristic for the
planning of the historic centre, oriented
towards the direction of main streets in the
Old City, which emerged approximately in
the 14th century. Dismantling of outdated
defense systems (ramparts, dams,
constructions) in 1857 – 1863 was an
important impetus for the development of
the city construction.

91. •As a result, the picturesque Boulevard
Circle was designed and in the turn of the
19th and 20th centuries, with the rapid
development of high-rise dwelling
construction, unique Art Nouveau
examples were created.

92. •In some districts of Riga, for various
reasons, complex wooden constructions of
that time have still been preserved, and
that is an amazing phenomenon in the
21st century. In 1997 the historic center of
Riga due to this valued architecture was
inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage
List.

93. Historic centre of Riga

94. Art Academy of Latvia

95. The clock presented to Riga by its sister city
Kobe. It shows time in both cities

96. Riga International Airport

97. ..and

101. Info and photos from www.riga.lv and en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Riga