Pelister National Park is located between the Prespa and Pelagonia valleys, in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. Pelister is the first national park in the Republic of Macedonia, declared in 1948 and covers an area of 17,150 ha.
It can be said that the most responsible for obtaining the status of a national park are the vast forests with the five-needle pine (Pinus peuce), discovered in 1839 by the Austrian botanist August Grisebach.
The Macedonian pine (Pinus peuce) is a symbol of the Pelister National Park and the Baba Mountain. There are pines on Pelister that are over 230 years old.
More information about Pelister National Park
- National Park Pelister
Phone: +389 47 233 464
Fax: +38947 233 668 - Info center : +389 47 237 010
Email: np.pelister@yahoo.com
Administratively, the area of the national park belongs to the municipalities of Bitola and Resen and within its borders there is only one settlement – the village of Malovishte.
Pelister (2601 m above sea level) is the highest peak of the Baba Mountain and the third highest peak in Macedonia. Pelister is often used as a name for Baba Mountain, and is also synonymous with the city of Bitola.
In the Pelister National Park, 88 species of woody plants have been identified, classified into 23 families, and 91 species of birds, 35 species of mammals, 10 species of amphibians and 15 species of reptiles live.
It is believed that the name Pelister is derived from the five-needle pine – “petlister”, or from the Greek word “peristeri” which means dove, and which associates it with the white-gray rockery.
Pelister Lakes
On Mount Baba, 8 mountain lakes have been recorded and studied, of which 3 are permanent, 3 periodic and 2 occasional. According to the time of their formation, they are classified as post-glacial lakes, while according to the factors that led to the creation of the lake basins, they are divided into: erosive, accumulative and combined.
The most famous are the “Pelister Eyes”, i.e. the Big and Small Lakes, which are about 2 km apart, and are one of the favorite destinations for Bitola residents to visit. The endemic Pelister brown trout (Salmo trutta peristericus) and the Pelagonian brown trout (Salmo trutta pelagonicus) live in the Pelister lakes.
There is a legend that the Pelister eyes were created from the tears of two sisters, who fell in love with the same boy – Pelister.
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Pelister National Park offers year-round activities for visitors and is rich in beautiful terrain for hiking, cycling and sports. A special attraction during the summer months are the jeep safari excursions to the Pelister Eyes.
During the winter months, the snow in some places on Pelister remains until July, so in addition to the ski centers of Kopanki and Strezhevo, the so-called “Freeride” ski tours are particularly interesting.
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