Velestovo

Velestovo Велестово
Velestovo on Galičica Mountain
Velestovo Location in the Republic of Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°05′00″N 20°49′40″E / 41.08333°N 20.82778°E
Country	Republic of Macedonia
Municipality	Ohrid Municipality
Population (2002)
• Total	45
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Velestovo (Macedonian: Велестово) is a village situated on the slopes of Galičica Mountain in Ohrid Municipality, Macedonia. Located roughly 4 kilometres from the town of Ohrid, there are only 45 residents of Velestovo, most of whom are retired.^[1]

Churches

• Dormition of the Theotokos Church - from the 15th century
• Holy Trinity Church - the main church of Velestovo Monastery

People

• Slave Ǵorǵo Dimoski (b. 1959) - poet
• Dubravka Kiselički -actress

Events

• Poetry night at Velestovo (Поетска ноќ во Велестово) - Traditional poetry festival since 1989^[2]
• Ǵomlezijada - food festival of traditional Ohrid's food Ǵomleze^[3]
• Fine Arts Colony^[4]

Accommodation

• Villa Velestovo - Apartments in Velestovo^[5]
• Velestovo House - Apartments in Velestovo^[6]

References

1. Galičica National Park website
2. Letopis na Makedonskata akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. 2002.
3. "Ѓомлезето на Ратка Крстаноска највкусно". Nova Makedonija (in Macedonian). 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
4. "Ликовна Колонија во с.Велестово" (in Macedonian). Ohrid: MH Radio. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
5. http://villavelestovo.com. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. http://velestovohouse.com. Missing or empty |title= (help)

Coordinates: 41°05′N 20°49′E / 41.083°N 20.817°E