VILLAGE OF GORNA BELICA (ГОРНА БЕЛИЦА)

Perched at 1 300 m above sea level, 7 km southwest of Vevčani, Gorna Belica (Bella di Supra en aroumain) is a former alpine village of vlachs shepherds. Today uninhabited, it has become a resort for the inhabitants of Struga, who come here looking for freshness in summer. Gorna Belica has the church Saint-Clement of Ohrid (Свети Климент Охридски), the first church arriving in the village. It dates back to the ninth s. and would have been the residence of the saint before it finally settled on the shores of the lake. Higher, the church Sainte-Petka (Света Петка or Paraškjevija in aroumain) dates back to the beginning of the s. It is typical of the vlachs architecture with its iconostasis decorated with floral motifs and its carved wooden eagle.