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Celebrating the home boy, continuously for a few thousand years, Macedonia style.

After Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa, Lake Dojran is the smallest of the three large lakes in North Macedonia. The border between the Balkans and Greece runs right in the middle. Because excessive extraction for agriculture caused the water level to drop by 5 meters, measures were taken in 2002 by the two neighboring countries to protect this lake.

Cute small town, last greek town with stores to resupply before the border to Northern Macedonia

Beautiful square, fountain, canal passing through cafeterias, bridge, central tall clock tower, and a memorial to the Macedonian struggle.

Best personal service in town, great coffee, delicious pastries. Inside and outside seating to enjoy the local street life, right off the main road downtown. Ask for 'Tassos', particularly if you're a biker!

Bronze bust of the famous leader from antique Macedonia, with an English translation of his famous oath for peace

The monument on the square reminds of the Macedonian Struggle of 1904-1908, aimed at liberating Macedonia from the collapsing Ottoman Empire and uniting it with Greece; several Polykastrins fought against Bulgarian detachments of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) and Turkish Armies. Finally Polykastro and the area was captured by the Greek Army during the First Balkan War in 1912. Most of its Bulgarian population was expelled to Bulgaria. The area became again an war theatre during WWI (Macedonian front). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polykastro#Macedonian_Struggle

Best personal service in town, great coffee, delicious pastries. Inside and outside seating to enjoy streetlife, right off the main road downtown.