National Park Pelister

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National Park Pelister

Pelister is the first protected area in Macedonia and a national park since 1948. It is situated in the south part of the country – on the mountain Baba, it is 15 km from Bitola, 65 km from Ohrid.

It covers 12500 hectares; it is at 800-2601 Meters altitude up to the peak Pelister, which is the third highest peak in the Republic of Macedonia.

On Pelister especially attractive are the glacial lakes Big and Small Lake also known as “Mountain’s Eyes” of Pelister. The most impressive forms on Pelister are also so called stone rivers which are 3km long on particular part.