Icon from the 4th Century AD, Saint Demetrios Basilica, an early Christian and Byzantine landmark of Thessaloniki, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greece, Europe

Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, the Archeological Museum of Macedonia and the bridge of civilizations

Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, the Stone Bridge over the Vardar river

Republic of Macedonia, Tetovo, Ottoman mosque painted

Republic of Macedonia, Mavrovo and Rostoucha, Rajcica Monastery

Greece, Chalkidiki, Mount Athos peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Simonos Petra monastery, the Dining Hall, Mealtime blessing

Greece, East Macedonia and Thrace Region, Kavala, Greek Salad with fried calamari and glass of wine

Indian woman with head dress, Ticuna Indian Village of Macedonia, Amazon River, near Puerto Narino, Colombia

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Akritochori, Timios Prodromos monastery

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Haute Savoie, bee foraging a flower of apple trees varieties Querina, Florina for pollination

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), Lake Kerkini, Greece

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) landing on frozen lake, Lake Kerkini, Greece

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), Lake Kerkini, Greece

Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus), Lake Kirkini, Greece

Two Dalmatian pelicans swim on lake Kerkini as the moon rises, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

Dalmatian pelicans land on Lake Kerkini at sunrise, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

A couple of Dalmatian pelicans with their beaks open eat fish on lake Kerkini, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

A Dalmatian pelican sits on the front of a blue boat at lake Kerkini, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, the Archeological Museum of Macedonia and the bridge of civilizations

Republic of Macedonia, Mavrovo and Rostoucha, the Orthodox Monastery of St John Bigorski

Republic of Macedonia, Mavrovo and Rostoucha, Rajcica Monastery

Republic of Macedonia, Lake Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Site, the Church of St John of Kaneo Byzantine style of the XIIIth century

Republic of Macedonia, Overview on Lake Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO

Republic of Macedonia, Lake Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Site, the Church of St John of Kaneo Byzantine style of the XIIIth century

Republic of Macedonia, Sarai, the lake and canyon of Matka, powered by the Treska River

Republic of Macedonia, Tetovo, Ottoman mosque painted

Republic of Macedonia, Lake Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Site, the hotel Granit

Republic of Macedonia, Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Site, view from the fortress of Samuel

Republic of Macedonia, Lake Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Site, the Church of St John of Kaneo Byzantine style of the XIIIth century

Republic of Macedonia, Lake Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Site, the Church of St John of Kaneo Byzantine style of the XIIIth century

Republic of Macedonia, Lake Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO Site, the Church of St John of Kaneo Byzantine style of the XIIIth century

Republic of Macedonia, Ohrid, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO city center by the lake

Republic of Macedonia, Mavrovo and Rostoucha, the Orthodox Monastery of St John Bigorski

Republic of Macedonia, Mavrovo and Rostoucha, the Orthodox Monastery of St John Bigorski

Republic of Macedonia, Skopje, the Stone Bridge over the Vardar river, the Archeological Museum of Macedonia in the background and the statue of the Emperor Justinian I

Republic of Macedonia, Bitola, the Orthodox Church of St Demetrius was built in 1830

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), male, Central Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Macedonia, Struga. Traditional Macedonian food, gomleze.

Macedonia, Lake Ohrid. St. Naum Monastery, chapel, frescoes, pilgrimage spot on plateau over Ohrid Lake. Founded 910 by St. Naum, present-day church built 16th c. Frescos of St. Cyril and Methody and...

Macedonia, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid, Ohrid has 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and has been referred to as a 'Jerusalem of the Balkans.' Ohrid is both a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural and Natu...

Macedonia, Skopje at night. All monuments, fountains and memorials are lit up with colored lights. Macedonia square.

Macedonia, Skopje, Capital building rotunda. Statue Saint Kiril/Cyril and Methodi

Greece, Chalkidiki, Mount Athos peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iviron monastery

Greece, Chalkidiki, Mount Athos peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iviron monastery

Greece, Chalkidiki, Mount Athos peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Simonos Petra monastery, Father Ephrem ringing the bell

Greece, Chalkidiki, Mount Athos peninsula, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vatopedi monastery, the Dining Hall, Monk setting the marble table of the Hegumen (abbot)

Greece, Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Church of Saint Pavlo

Greece, East Macedonia and Thrace Region, Kavala, elevated city view with Kastro fortress

Greece, Central Macedonia Region, Thessaloniki, waterfront view with The White Tower

Portokali Beach, Kavourotypes, Sithonia, Halkidiki, Greece

Platanitsi, Sithonia, Halkidiki, Greece

Indian woman with head dress, Ticuna Indian Village of Macedonia, Amazon River, near Puerto Narino, Colombia

Macedonia, Ohrid, Morning view of Old Town & Car Samoil's Castle

Macedonia, Ohrid, Sveti Jovan at Kaneo Church (13th century) and Lake Ohrid / Dusk

Macedonia, Skopje, Mustafa Pasha Mosque

Macedonia, Skopje, Mustafa Pasha Mosque

St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, fresco (1191), church of St. George in Kurbinovo, Macedonia

Archangel Gabriel, fresco (1191), church of St. George in Kurbinovo, Macedonia

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

Greece, Macedonia, Kerkini lake, Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Haute Savoie, bee foraging a flower of apple trees varieties Querina, Florina for pollination

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), Lake Kerkini, Greece

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) preening, Lake Kerkini, Greece

One Dalmatian pelican swims on lake Kerkini as the moon rises, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

One Dalmatian pelican swims on lake Kerkini as the moon rises, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

A silhouette of a flying Dalmatian pelican on lake Kerkini at sunrise, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

A Dalmatian pelican poses on lake Kerkini, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

A Dalmatian pelican flies across lake Kerkini, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

A Dalmatian pelican poses on lake Kerkini, Lake Kerkini National Park, Serres, Greece

Republic of Macedonia, wine region Demir Kapija, Popova Kula winery