EU: Balkan Wars - Ohrid cliffside houses over the lake (1913)
1913 Ohrid, North Macedonia
Cliffside houses overlook Lake Ohrid in this 1913 photograph, taken as the Balkan Wars brought the town under Serbian control after centuries of Ottoman rule. The dramatic drop from town to shoreline is characteristic of Ohrid's old quarter.
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Old town of Ohrid seen from Lake Ohrid through time — all 16 photos taken here (1913–2015) →
