The Ohrid City Guides answer the questions every visitor to the lake ends up asking: which grills and old-house kitchens are worth the climb, where to swim off the rocks without paying for a sunbed, how to reach St Naum and its springs by bus instead of with a quayside tout, and which bars pour Vranec and Temjanika once the sun has dropped behind the water. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place is worth it, what to order or look at and one useful tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Ohrid City Guides
- 100 places
- 5 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The five Ohrid guides
Food guide
19 places
Fried plashica and grills in the old town and on the shore, village feasts in Velestovo, Vevčani and Trpejca, then the market, bakeries and sweet shops.
Things to do guide
21 places
Frescoed churches and the Robevci house museum, the fortress walls, the ancient theatre and the bazaar, then the Kaneo shore and trips south along the lake.
Nightlife guide
22 places
Sunset terraces on the water and a sunset cruise, Macedonian wine bars and pubs, a jazz bar and the town’s longest-running club, and dinners after 22:00.
Day trips guide
18 places
South-shore beaches, St Naum and its springs, Galičica and the island of Golem Grad on Lake Prespa, Bitola, Kruševo and a hop into Albania.
Budget guide
20 places
Free walks and viewpoints, Byzantine churches for a couple of euros, kebapi and home cooking under €10, and free swims a short bus ride away.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Belvedere
Where the old bazaar meets the lakefront, Makedonija 2
Locals fill the big shady terrace, and they come for the grill: kebapi go on the coals only once you order, while sausages and pljeskavica arrive with warm bread and a garlic dip. A shared grill plate for two comes to about €15. From the food guide.
Ohrid Boardwalk
Below the cliffs between Kaneo and the harbour
A timber walkway fixed above the water at the foot of the cliff, linking the old town with Kaneo. It costs nothing, takes about ten minutes, and the lake is so clear you can count the stones on the bottom. From the things to do guide.
Black Drin River Springs
Next to Saint Naum Monastery, at the south end of the lake
Underground springs push up through pale sand into a lagoon of glass-clear water. Boatmen row you around for about half an hour, roughly 150 denars each once six people are aboard, or about €25 for a boat to yourself. From the lakes and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Ohrid
Day one: begin at the Upper Gate and walk downhill past Peribleptos, the ancient theatre and Samoil’s Fortress to Plaošnik and St John at Kaneo, then follow the boardwalk back towards the harbour, swim off the rocks at Kaneo and finish with grilled kebapi at Belvedere. Day two: take the bus south to St Naum, let a rowing boat carry you over the Black Drin springs and stop at Trpejca for lake fish on the way back, then spend the evening over a glass of Vranec in an old-town wine bar. For a rainy or slow day, see St Sophia, the Robevci house and the paper workshop, wander the bazaar up to the Chinar tree, and take a taxi up to Velestovo for a long lunch above the lake.
Questions about the Ohrid guides
What do the Ohrid City Guides include?
Five guides covering 100 places: food, things to do, nightlife, lakes and day trips, and budget. Each entry explains why it is worth going, where it is, what to know about opening times and one tip you can use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Do the Ohrid guides work without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Ohrid guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Greek and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all five together are €19.99.
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