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       A secret that has been carefully kept for almost a century. It is the brightness and the uniqueness of the one-of-a-kind Ohrid pearl, a jewel that the city is famous for far and wide. In the old bazaar in Ohrid you can hear many tangled stories about the creation of the pearl. The Talevi family is considered to be one of the rare families that fervently guard the tradition and the single recipe for the manufacturing of this beautiful and unique jewelry. The secret story of the pearl’s origin begins with the scales of the Ohrid fish – Plasica, but the manner of elaboration and the recipe for the glazing is a family secret passed on only to the male descendants. It is only known that the recipe was bought in the distant 1924 from a Russian soldier who was staying in Ohrid and the material was brought from Bethlehem by the Talevi family. Undoubtedly the wonderful pearl carries the secret of its manufacturing hidden within its beauty. The experts would tell you that this pearl lasts eternally. Many famous people from the entire world couldn’t resist the glow of the Ohrid pearl. Elizabeth, The Queen of Britain, the former Swedish minister for foreign affairs Anna Lindh, the former Bulgarian minister for foreign affairs Nadezhda Mihailova and many other famous names.

The Ohrid Pearl

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