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Ohrid in Macedonia - The Jerusalem of the Balkans

Located on Lake Ohrid, Ohrid is a lovely holiday town in North Macedonia. The city has a long history and is today one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Macedonia, especially in the summer. Ohrid's beautiful lakeside location, together with its rich history, makes it an ideal holiday destination. Here you will find great opportunities for swimming and boat trips, restaurants, shopping and several historically interesting sights.

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Struga in North Macedonia - a charming holiday town

Struga is a small town in North Macedonia located on Lake Ohrid. In summer, the town attracts many tourists, and it is not difficult to understand why.

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Museum on water in North Macedonia

Museum on water, Bay of the bones is located on Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. Here they've done what we've wished for in many historical sites we've visited - they've recreated what it might have actually looked like in the past! In this case, we're talking about prehistoric settlements. on the waters of Lake Ohrid.

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Beautiful roads around Lake Ohrid - Albania and North Macedonia

The roads around Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia are stunningly beautiful. We first drove along Lake Ohrid in Albania, and have now rolled into the North Macedonian side. Here are several nice towns and villages along the lake, and the nature is lush and intensely green.

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Butrint - an archaeological site in Albania

Butrint is an archaeological site in southern Albania. The city was inhabited for about 3000 years, and the oldest finds date back to 800 BC. There are ruins from completely different eras, and walking around the site you can travel back in your imagination to many different times in history.

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Church of the skull in Otranto - 800 skulls in an Italian church

The Cathedral of Otranto in southern Italy is sometimes referred to as the Church of the Skulls of Otranto, and there's a very good reason for that. A total of 800 skulls adorn the walls of this church, and they are called the martyrs of Otranto. This area of Puglia offers beautiful beaches, azure sea and good food, but also a violent history.

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The historic town of Noto in Sicily

Today we visited the Sicilian town of Noto. Noto is located south of Syracuse and despite its small size (24,000 inhabitants) is well worth a visit. In 2002, the town and its church were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, and it's not hard to see why. 

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Food shops and food culture in Southern Europe

Shopping in supermarkets in Southern Europe (and everywhere else!) is exciting and interesting. It is fun to browse through all the raw materials and products that you are not used to from Sweden. It's also interesting to observe the range of products in the shops as it tells you a lot about the food culture in the different countries. We have now travelled in France, Portugal, Spain and Italy for eight months. Here you can see our reflections from the supermarkets. Maybe you have other experiences?

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Filitosa - prehistoric remains in Corsica

Filitosa, in Corsica. Filitosa has been inhabited by the Neolithic era and People were in Corsica already 8000 years ago, to get some perspective... Egyptian civilisation emerged 5000 years ago and the Roman Empire was founded almost 3000 years ago. Come to Filitosa in Corsica!

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St Tropez in France - the city of luxury and glamour?

St Tropez in France is known for luxury and glamour. One of the most talked-about resorts on the French Riviera, the exclusive shops and fine restaurants are packed into the harbour. Just outside, the luxury yachts bob, each one bigger than the last. It was in the 1950s, when Brigitte Bardot made the film "And God created woman..." that St Tropez developed its exclusive reputation.

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