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National
Parks of "Prespa" (The pass of Shtama)
It has a surface of about 27.750 hectares and is situated at the
cross border of Albania, Greece and Macedonia. It consists of both
lakes Big Prespa and Small Prespa as well their reservoirs of water.
 This area is very rich in cultural values. Worth mentioning is the
eremitic churches of Byzantine Age and the cave of Treni, located in
the lake of Small Prespa. Here are discovered settlements of the
early age of bronze, where the castle of Trajan is among the largest
prehistoric place of this district, build up in the 8th century BC
and the church of Saint Mary built up in the island of Maligrad in
14th century.
This region is considered of significant echo-tourism potential.
The Lake of Big Prespa and the Lake of Small Prespa are part of the
Balkan Park of Prespa, by an agreement signed by the respective
Prime Ministers. There is potential for development of echo-tourism,
recreation, sportive fishing, gathering and trading of medicinal
plants, familiar tourism, bird watching, blue tourism, aquatic
sports etc.
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