Region
The Pelagonia Statistical Region lies in the south-west of North Macedonia along the plain of the same name, bordering Greece and Albania.
Lake Prespa is the main lake, and Pelister National Park holds Golemo Ezero and Malo Ezero, the two glacial lakes called Pelister's Eyes. Streževo is Bitola's water-supply reservoir.
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Photo: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0Albania (Southeastern Albania) · Greece (Western Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Pelagonia)
Lake Prespa is not one lake but two, Great Prespa and Little Prespa, set high in the mountains at the point where North Macedonia, Albania and Greece meet. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans. The area holds…
4 lakes
Photo: Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0Albania (Southeastern Albania) · Greece (Western Macedonia) · North Macedonia (Pelagonia)
Tectonic · natural
Photo: Македонец · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Ehrlich91 · CC BY-SA 4.0North Macedonia · Pelagonia
Reservoir · artificial
Photo: Македонец · CC BY-SA 4.0
Floating islands, a tortoise island, a church standing in the water, a lake that turns into a football pitch and remote Prokletije lakes: seven off-the-beaten-path lake stops in the Balkans.
Glacial lakes, high tarns and big mountain scenery: seven Balkan mountain lakes with hiking routes, difficulty, elevation, walking times, access points and the best season to go.
