3. e-twinning project www.e-twinning.net Places to visit in Macedonia: Lakes Mountains Monuments Events There is a special place waiting for you. A place still unspoiled, yet experienced by more and more nature lovers and adventurers each year. That special place is Macedonia – where beauty and culture blend to create unique experiences. “ There, where the sun shines forever - there is Macedonia” is from an old popular song. Macedonia is exactly that - a small country where the sun always shines, in the scenic heart of the Balkans
4. Most beaytifull lakes in Macedonia are: Ohrid Lake, Prespa Lake and Dojran Lake e-twinning project www.e-twinning.net Next
10. e-twinning project www.e-twinning.net Fortress of King Samuil During King Samuel's reign (976-1014 A.D.) Ohrid was the capital of the first state of the Macedonian Slavs. Samuel’s Fortress in Ohrid dates back to the 3rd century and initially had three entrance gates, of which only one, the Upper Gate, has been preserved to this day. Before and after Samuel’s reign, the fortress had been demolished and rebuilt several times. The highest part of Ohrid, which is 100 meters above the lake level, is surrounded by 10-16m high walls, built of stone, lime, and sand from the lake, and two defense towers. After the arrival of colonizers from Asia, led by their commander Mino, the town started spreading outside the walls, on the surrounding plain. There is a legend about tzar Samuel . In the many battles fought back then, Samuel's army was defeated by the Byzantines and all the 14000 men in the army had been completely blinded...each 100th soldier had been left with one eye only in order to be able to guide the others back home. When Samuel saw his people blinded, they say he died of a shock and broken heart. Next
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22. The Muddy volcanoes from Buzau Romania The Martian Place near which we live. PPT is made by Gina Posirca Scoala Nr 12 Buzau Romania
32. The legend. They say that these places once, and ogres lived here were the best pastures and the more beautiful and more cattle. Being a manors it, attracted people who have banished the ogres and they took the land and cattle. Ogres have never occurred on earth and are going now living under ground, that's their world. But the anger people remained until today and they seek revenge for what the river they have made people, elongate them on earth. Therefore, they do mesh ogres, mud pits, in which water and stammering milul. In many mesh to keep the water clear and good and if any man or any life is so drink, the eye opens and Swallow man or animal and nobody him out, his pull down in the bottom of Earth, ogres. It's not good to approaching humans or life of the mesh, as it danger, but they know that many were missing soak in the large mesh as the wheel carrier.
35. The mud volcanoes create a strange lunar landscape, due to the absence of vegetation around the cones. Vegetation is scarce because the soil is very salty, an environmental condition in which few plants can survive. However, this kind of environment is good for some rare species of plants.
36. I AM GLAD TO MEET YOU! The volcanoes are not extremely high (the highest are probably 5-6 meters) and they are not toxic.
39. The Berca Muddy Volcanoes are rarely visited by local villagers – as they believe the place is cursed by evil and malefic spirits. The Muddy Volcanoes are also called “the gates of hell”. Sure the fear of unexplained leaves room for many odd beliefs. Tourists are also rare, but not because the place is “haunted.” The relatively low number of tourists has more to do with the roads’ accessibility – you’ll need a Jeep or something similar to drive there. Other cars will probably give you a hard time.
44. “ Mud volcanoes,” also known as “sedimentary volcanoes” or “gas - oil volcanoes,” are close cousins to magmatic volcanoes. Just like magmatic volcanoes, they can erupt powerfully and hurl flames to great heights (sometimes even several hundred of meters). They spew out millions of cubic meters of hydrocarbon gases and tons of mud. Mud volcanoes also exist on the floor of the sea and can form islands and banks that alter the topography and shape of the coastline and even trigger earthquakes.
45. The Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation located in the Berca commune in the Buzau Country in Romania. Its most spectacular feature is the mud volcanoes , small volcano-shaped structures typically a few meters high caused by the eruption of mud and volcanic gases.
