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Mavrovo National Park (Macedonia)

Description: The national park is located in Western Macedonia and is the largest one in the country.

Newest Review: ... of cars with Swiss number plates as this is quite the holidaying destination for those who have emigrated out of Macedonia and Albania. Some of the sign-posts still have bullet marks in the area although I'm not sure if this was from an overspill of the war in Kosovo or the 2001 insurgency that took place there. First up is Vevcani, a spring town famed for it's water and festival in January, ... more

... there's a pleasant atmosphere here and it brings a welcome bit of shade to what can be a hot region in the summer. Numerous hiking trips to the west and north-west can be taken from here to idyllic small villages, some of which remain unconnected by roa...more

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Mavrovo National Park (Macedonia): Great fun in the hills of Macedonia (561 words)
by - written on 13/05/09 (Very useful, 15 readings)
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Travelling around Mavrovo is something you are either going to need a car for or will need to hitchhike because public transport is extremely limited. I chose the latter and headed up along the western road which straddles the Albanian border from Struga. The whole area is a picturesque wonder with mountains, trees and lakes everywhere. Most people in the western part of Macedonia these days are actually Albanians that have either moved there legally or illegally over the border, plenty of whom are there just to smuggle various goods over the borders. They are doing a good job of hiding it though because unlike the beep filled roads of Albania, there's ... Read the complete review