Bravo Gold Apartments

Between the cobblestoned Upper Gate quarter and the lakefront promenade, Bravo Gold Apartments occupies a residential address on Saint Clement of Ohrid Street — named for the 9th-century scholar whose monastery crowns the hill two minutes uphill on foot.

Units are self-catering, suited to guests who prefer market runs over restaurant menus; the old bazaar traders selling Ohrid pearl jewellery and fresh trout operate within a short walk. The lake itself, one of Europe's oldest at over three million years, is visible from the upper-floor aspect.

Ohrid's car-free old town core sits directly between this address and the water, meaning most sightseeing — Samuel's Fortress, the Church of Saint John at Kaneo — requires no transport at all.