GALIčICA

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'Galičica' (Галичица) mountain is situated across the border between the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. There is a National park on the Macedonian side of the mountain, situated between the two biggest lakes in the republic: Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. It stretches on an area of 227 square kilometres.
The floral life in the National Park Galičica represents over 1000 species, of which large number of relicts and endems have the final frontier of its range exactly on the mountain Galičica. There is characteristicaly presence of up to now 11 discovered local endems to found exclusively on the slopes of Galičica and nowhere else, this give illustrates the specifically floristic composition of this mountain. At the moment, its intensively worked on the flora of the National Park and there are indication that the number of endems will be even bigger.
Beautiful views across the lakes and neighbouring mountains can be seen from the Galičica peaks. The highest one is peak Magaro (2254 m).