The 9th Congress of the
Balkan Stomatological Society will be held in
the Metropol Hotel, May 13-16, 2004. The hotel
is located on the lake coast, on 7 km distance
from the center of the town of Ohrid and offers
vast varieties of congress facilities.
The official language of
the congress is English. Simultaneous translation
will be available during the sessions.
The town of Ohrid
is a living museum, housing unique monuments,
which testify for its cultural, spiritual,
educational significance from the Neolithic,
Roman, Hellenic, Byzantine, Medieval and Ottoman
period. There are many sites of interest among
which the most eye-catching are the Fortress
of emperor Samuel (10th century), the antic
theatre, the gallery of Icons, the early Christian
Episcopal churches (St. Sofia from 11th century,
the restored early Christian basilica from
the 5th century St.