Name: Village Harmony North Macedonia Camp 2025
Start: 2025-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-07-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Ohrid, North Macedonia

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We are pleased to offer our sixth camp This year’s North Macedonia camp will again take place near the town of Ohrid on beautiful Lake Ohrid on the border with Greece and Albania. Ohrid is a town rich in picturesque houses and churches - once boasting 365 churches, one for every day of the year. It is known as the “Jerusalem of the Balkans”. Ohrid and Lake Ohrid are UNESCO cultural and natural World Heritage Sites. We will be staying for most of the camp in the very charming, family-owned Robinson Sunset Guest House located in the Galichica National Park on the shores of Lake Ohrid, a short distance from the town.  Our meals will be home-cooked traditional Macedonian food. This year’s teaching staff will be led by Igor Dimovski, virtuoso accordion player, singer, arranger, who will present a set of his own arrangements of traditional songs from a variety of regional Macedonian styles. Teodora Stojanovska is a dynamic singer and dancer with Tanec, the professional national folk ensemble. She will teach a set of folk dances and village songs from many regions. Samira Merdžanić, from nearby Bosnia and Hercegovina, is a well known choral leader of many choirs and has taught at 5 previous Village Harmony camps. At our Macedonia she will teach a set of Bosnian sevdalinka, village songs and other Bosnian gems.  Mary Cay Brass, leading her 6th Macedonian camp, will add some shape note, English pub songs and a Croatian klapa song into the mix.A typical day in Ohrid will begin with a traditional breakfast, followed by a dance class and singing classes until lunch. After lunch, there will be free time for hiking in Galichitsa National Park and swimming or boating in Lake Ohrid. Late afternoon will see more singing classes; and after supper each evening there will be a dance party, when we get a chance to review the songs and dances learned that day. Following the initial, more intensive learning days, we will begin to take day trips around the region, visiting villages, monasteries and local traditional singers, and to present our concerts in various locales. Lake Ohrid (Охридско Езеро, Ohridsko Ezero) straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importanceWe will finish the camp with a day and night in Skopje, North Macedonia’s capital.

Ohrid, North Macedonia

Village Harmony North Macedonia Camp 2025

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Transportation to and from Skopje is not included.

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Triple room accommodation both while at Robinson Sunset Lodge on Lake Ohrid and at Hotel London in Skopje on our final night.

Triple room (ROOM FOR FEMALES ONLY)

Double bed accommodations both while at Robinson Sunset Lodge on Lake Ohrid and at Hotel London in Skopje on our final night. Must book for two persons.

Double rooms (must register two people)

Twin room accommodations both while at Robinson Sunset Lodge on Lake Ohrid and at Hotel London in Skopje on our final night.

Twin room - ONE SPACE LEFT FOR MALE

Twin room - ONE SPACE LEFT FOR FEMALE

Single room accommodations both while at Robinson Sunset Lodge on Lake Ohrid and at Hotel London in Skopje on our final night.

Single room accommodations

We are pleased to offer our sixth camp  This year’s North Macedonia camp will again take place near the town of Ohrid on beautiful Lake Ohrid on the border with Greece and Albania. Ohrid is a town rich in picturesque houses and churches - once boasting 365 churches, one for every day of the year. It is known as the “Jerusalem of the Balkans”. Ohrid and Lake Ohrid are UNESCO cultural and natural World Heritage Sites.  We will be staying for most of the camp in the very charming, family-owned <a target="_blank" href="http://www.robinsonsunset.com/#home">Robinson Sunset Guest House</a> located in the Galichica National Park on the shores of Lake Ohrid, a short distance from the town.  Our meals will be home-cooked traditional Macedonian food.  <a target="_blank" href="https://www.villageharmony.org/macedonia-camp-1">This year’s teaching staff </a>will be led by Igor Dimovski, virtuoso accordion player, singer, arranger, who will present a set of his own arrangements of traditional songs from a variety of regional Macedonian styles. Teodora Stojanovska is a dynamic singer and dancer with Tanec, the professional national folk ensemble. She will teach a set of folk dances and village songs from many regions. Samira Merdžanić, from nearby Bosnia and Hercegovina, is a well known choral leader of many choirs and has taught at 5 previous Village Harmony camps. At our Macedonia she will teach a set of Bosnian sevdalinka, village songs and other Bosnian gems.  Mary Cay Brass, leading her 6th Macedonian camp, will add some shape note, English pub songs and a Croatian klapa song into the mix. A typical day in Ohrid will begin with a traditional breakfast, followed by a dance class and singing classes until lunch. After lunch, there will be free time for hiking in Galichitsa National Park and swimming or boating in Lake Ohrid. Late afternoon will see more singing classes; and after supper each evening there will be a dance party, when we get a chance to review the songs and dances learned that day.  Following the initial, more intensive learning days, we will begin to take day trips around the region, visiting villages, monasteries and local traditional singers, and to present our concerts in various locales.  Lake Ohrid (Охридско Езеро, Ohridsko Ezero) straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance We will finish the camp with a day and night in Skopje, North Macedonia’s capital.

About this trip

Click <a target="_blank" href="https://www.villageharmony.org/macedonia-camp-1">HERE</a> to read more about the teaching staff and retreat center for this camp session.

Faculty & Retreat Center

Amazing. I knew it would fun with Lala involved. I was a bit worried but it was incredible. Such connection. Amazing acceptance and inclusiveness despite vert different peoe and only 6 participants. Being part of lalas family and people was superb. Madagascar is so great and u expectedly variable. I traveled alone to meet the group but felt very safe

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This was my first Village Harmony camp and it exceeded my expectations. There was a lot of singing which was challenging and wonderful, yet enough free time to recharge and enjoy some of the beautiful natural surroundings.  Choir leaders were fantastic, kitchen staff were amazing and food was delicious and healthy.   I highly recommend!

Village Harmony North Macedonia Camp 2025 in Ohrid, North Macedonia

Village Harmony North Macedonia Camp 2025

Village Harmony North Macedonia Camp 2025

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