Bay of Bones Museum - One visit
We visited the Bay of Bones Museum during our incredible boat cruise with B & F Cruise—Ohrid Lake Boat Tours along the picturesque coast of Lake Ohrid. At first, we thought this would be interesting—a museum full of bones.
Bones were on display at this reconstructed village of stilt houses, which displayed Bronze—and Iron Age items recovered from Lake Ohrid. The story goes that they used bones from animal remains for tools during this time, and these artefacts were displayed in the houses.
Lake Ohrid was home to a settlement of pile dwellers who lived literally on top of the water on a platform supported by up to 10,000 wooden piles anchored to the lake bed. The remains of the settlement were discovered at this spot and were gradually excavated by an underwater team between 1997 and 2005; the museum is an elaborate reconstruction of the settlement as archaeologists think it would have looked between 1200 and 600 BC.
There was a small entry fee of €1; for divers, it's possible to visit the underwater excavations in person with Diving Center Amfora.
The museum is situated on the coast, and to arrive by boat was quite remarkable. We jumped off and visited the museum, but we also took in the most magical views and were impressed again by the waters and breathtaking views surrounding the museum.
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