Parking in Ohrid Just Got Easier with the Ohrid Guide Application

Find nearby parking zones, compare hourly prices, review practical information, and continue to the City of Ohrid's official online payment service - all from the map.

Parking Information, Directly on the Map

The new experience is designed around a familiar starting point: the Ohrid Guide map. When users select the Parking category, the application displays the available parking zones as polygons drawn over their real geographic areas. Instead of seeing only individual parking pins, users can immediately understand where each zone begins and ends. This makes it easier to compare the available options with the user’s current location and identify a convenient nearby parking area. Each zone can include practical information such as:

• The parking zone name
• A description of the zone
• Working hours
• The price per hour
• Fine-related information
• A direct route to the official online payment service

The result is a clearer map experience that connects location, pricing, and payment in one simple flow.

Color-Coded Zones Make Prices Easier to Understand

Parking zones are displayed in different colors so users can distinguish them at a glance. A parking price legend appears on the map and explains what each polygon color represents. This visual system makes it possible to compare hourly prices without opening every zone individually. Users can scan the map, check the legend, and quickly understand the price category of the surrounding parking areas.

Because each parking zone is managed separately, its color, price, description, display order, payment route, and active status can be updated without changing the mobile application itself. The map can therefore stay aligned with the latest information supplied through the platform.

From Finding a Zone to Paying for Parking

After choosing a parking zone on the map, the user sees a dedicated information panel. The panel displays the selected zone’s name, description, color, and hourly price, together with a clear Pay Now button when online payment is available. Selecting Pay Now opens the City of Ohrid’s official parking payment website inside an in-app browser. The application passes the user to the appropriate payment route for the selected zone, reducing the need to search for the correct zone again on the external service. The payment itself is completed securely on the official service at ohrid.pnp.mk. Once there, users can follow the instructions provided by the payment platform. The complete journey is straightforward:

1. Open the map in the Ohrid Guide Application.
2. Select the Parking category.
3. View the color-coded parking zones around the city.
4. Use the map and current location to find a convenient zone.
5. Tap the relevant polygon to see its details.
6. Select Pay Now to continue to the official payment service.

Built for International Visitors

Ohrid welcomes visitors from around the world, so clear and accessible information is essential. The parking feature supports translated zone names and descriptions, allowing the application to present localized content when translations are available while retaining a default version as a fallback. Key interface elements - including parking prices, loading states, price-per-hour labels, payment actions, and accessibility labels - are also prepared for translation. This helps make the experience understandable to both local users and international guests.

A Flexible Foundation for Accurate Parking Data

Behind the interface, every parking zone is represented as structured data rather than being permanently embedded in the map design. A zone can contain one or more ordered polygons, allowing the platform to represent both simple and more complex geographic areas. Only active zones are shown to users, and zone details can be maintained centrally. When the parking category is opened, the application loads the current zone data, refreshes the available map categories, and draws the relevant polygons on the map. This approach offers several practical advantages:

• Parking information can be updated centrally.
• Multiple geographic areas can belong to the same zone.
• Colors and prices remain consistent between the map and its legend.
• Inactive zones can be hidden without deleting their data.
• Payment links can direct users to the correct external route.
• Localized names and descriptions can be added for different languages.

The feature has also been designed with graceful fallback behavior. If parking data cannot be loaded, the rest of the map remains usable instead of allowing a parking-related error to interrupt the complete guide experience.

A More Helpful Guide for Everyday Movement

The Ohrid Guide Application is more than a directory of places. Its purpose is to help people move through the city with greater confidence. By adding parking zones to the same map visitors already use to explore attractions and services, the application removes an unnecessary step from their journey. Users can understand where parking is available, see what it costs, review important zone information, and continue to the official payment website - all from one connected experience. Whether someone is arriving for a day by the lake, visiting the old town, or exploring Ohrid for the first time, the new parking feature helps make the start of that experience simpler. Open the Ohrid Guide Application, choose Parking on the map, and find the zone that works best for you.

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