The Bay of Bones Museum
About This Museum
Believe it or not, this entire prehistoric settlement was discovered underwater. Perched dramatically over the clear waters of Lake Ohrid, the Bay of Bones Museum is a reconstructed village that brings a 3,000-year-old community back to life. You can walk across its wooden plank bridges and peer into stilt houses that are exact replicas of those built here during the Bronze and Iron Ages. It’s an incredibly vivid glimpse into how people lived and worked on the lake, long before modern history began.
Collection Highlights
Look for the delicate bone needles, hefty stone axes, and fragments of distinctive pottery that were all hauled up from the lakebed. The real showstopper is a collection of reconstructed dugout canoes, showing just how these early residents navigated their watery world.
Visitor Information
Wear comfortable shoes for the wooden walkways, and don't miss climbing down into the diving bell structure—it gives you a fish-eye view of the archaeological site beneath the surface.
Architecture & Building
A sprawling complex of thatch-roofed huts built on a massive wooden platform supported by thousands of stilts, all designed to look exactly as it would have in antiquity.
Contact & Location
Address: Булевар Туристичка, Воска, Охрид, Општина Охрид, 6000, Северна Македонија
Phone: +389 46 231 300
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