Robevci Family House — Attraction in Municipality of Ohrid

Ohrid developed very specific architecture with tight narrow streets and tunnels (houses built over the streets). The houses had tiny yards usually enclosed in the ground floor, and the houses grew over the streets on the upper floors since the locations were small. The steep terrain enabled everybody to have a good view of the lake and because of the strong sun the houses were painted white, so they would reflect the sun. Because of the winds from the lake the houses in Ohrid don’t have the open spaces that traditional houses in other towns in Macedonia have. Interesting houses can be seen all over the old town but the best examples are along “Car Samoil” and “Ilindenska” streets.

Robevci & Uranija houses are the two best examples of traditional architecture. They are houses of very rich families (normally the houses were not this big). They have been turned into museums today offering exhibits which include traditional wood carvings, furniture, costumes, photographs and personal possessions from XIX century. On the top level of Robevci house, there is great view over the old part of the city...

Great small Museum-house where you can find out not only about the family that this gorgeous typical Ohrid architecture house belonged to but also plenty about the ancient artefacts found in or near Ohrid. The beautiful woodcarvef objects and furniture are another collection you can expect to be blown away by. The guide was absolutely fabulous and gave us his undivided attention and answered our numerous questions as we happened to arrive before a large number of other guests. This was an overcast, cooler day in Ohrid so quite a few tourists decided to spend the day exploring the cultural monuments of the Old Town. If you go on a hot day when most people are at the beach you would probably be lucky and be treated to a...

Exceptional house in the Ottoman style. If you've been to Gjirokaster, Albania this is built in the same style as ths Skenduli and Hoxha houses there. I think it was renovated recently because it looks really good. The house itself ia worth visiting but there is also a small museum inside. A bit sloppily curated as there is no order among the artefacts, it was definitely a pleasant surprise. The last floor was my favorite: it has a display of wood carvings and a glorious Ottoman style wooden ceiling. Entrance is 100 dinars,...