Resen is about 20 km from Prespa Lake. In the middle of the lake is an island called Golem Grad, also known as Snake Island. Last week I had some other PCVolunteers visit because they wanted to see Golem Grad before they left Macedonia. There is only one way to get to Golem Grad. You have to go to the small and isolated village of Konjsko and find someone with a boat to take you out there.
The view from Konjsko. Only about 50 people live in Konjsko. It's just houses and the closest mini market is about a 20 minute drive on a windy, bumpy, dirt road on the side of the mountain.
Approaching Golem Grad.
Since it was a warm and sunny day, I was terrified of running into any of the snakes that live on the island. But surprisingly, I saw more turtles than snakes. Everywhere we walked we saw turtles and occasionally a few rabbits as well. I think my stomping around did the job and kept the snakes away.
The church of St. Peter. The only building that still exists on the island.
The ruins of an old church.
The ruins of an old Basilica.
The ruins of an old Sistern. There use to be a Roman settlement living on the island and there were some ruins of old houses on the island too. We had a great time and spent about two hours walking around the whole island.
Heading back. This was the man that took us out to the island on his boat. When we got back he let us sit in his yard and offered us rakija and coffee until our taxi arrived to take us back to Resen.
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