About Ancient Theatre

Ancient theatre, Ohrid ... This is a theatre from the Hellenistic and the roman period. The open Ohrid theater has a perfect location: the two hills that surround it keep it protected from winds that could interfere with acoustics during performances.
The Ohrid ancient theatre is located in the ancient part of Ohrid, Varoš, in the area of High Kale and Upper Saraj on Ilindenska street.
During Roman times, the theater was also used for gladiator fights. However, since the theater was also a site of executions of Christians by the Romans, it rapidly turned to a highly disliked site by the locals. In fact, as a result of this dislike, the theater was abandoned and buried by the locals after the demise of the Roman Empire. Fortunately, this allowed for most of the structure to be well preserved, only to be uncovered accidentally in the 1980's.
The object is on 4,000 square meters. The theatre is a place were many cultural manifestation are held, including the Ohrid Summer Festival, that is held here every year.