Venice of Macedonia? I doubt It.

A bombastic headline conceals an interesting article about ancient boats in Nakolec, Republic of Macedonia. Nakolec, an ancient Venice ... yeah right! Therefore, Dolno Dupeni must be the Paris of the ancient Balkans! And don't get met started on Podmocani! Next time Ivan, write your story before you consume a bottle of "rakia".

Forgotten Macedonian Venice Reveals Pre-Historic Artifacts:

Monday, 04 September 2006

Source: Macedonian daily newspaper Vreme

Written by Ivan Blazhevski

Translated by UMDiaspora Staff

For decades now, the Cultural Center in Resen has housed boats, some 4,000 years old. They belonged to the Prespa inhabitants of the Stone Age, and were discovered on the shores of Lake Prespa."