Lake Mavrovo – Мавровско Езеро Lake Mavrovo, adjacent to the town for which it is named, is a popular destination for recreation in all seasons. The lake is located in the Mavrovo valley and was created by damming the Mavrovo River. The lake is 10 kilometers (6 miles) long and at it’s […]
Lake Matka – Матка Езеро This lake is an artificial lake created in 1938 by creating a hydroelectric dam on the Treska River (Треска Река) and filling the Matka Canyon (Матка Кањон). The lake is located just outside of Skopje near the village of Matka. This is the oldest artificial lake […]
Lake Dojran – Дојранско Езеро – Dojransko Ezero This is a tectonic lake and the third largest lake in Macedonia is located near the small town of Dojran in south-eastern Macedonia. At its deepest point, the lake is only 10 meters (almost 33 feet) deep and most depths run from 3 to […]
Kuklica (Куклица) – Valley of the Dolls Kuklica, located near to Kratovo (Кратово) is home to these gigantic figures, over a hundred in total and ranging in height from 2 to 9 meters. These rock formations are commonly referred to as Stone Dolls (Камени Кукли, Kameni Kukli). There are three […]
Kostoperska Karpa (Костоперска Карпа) – Kostoperski Rid (Костоперски Рид) If you leave Kumanovo on the E-871 (A2) highway headed east to Kriva Palanka, after about 9 kilometers on the left side of the highway you will encounter this basaltic monolith “Kostoperska Karpa”, a landmark dominating the immediate terrain. Note that […]
KOLEŠINO (КОЛЕШИНО, KOLESHINO) WATER FALLS Kolešino Water Falls, named after the nearby village (Koleshino, Колешино) is located in the Novo Selo municipaility, about a 30 minute drive southeast from Strumica. The water falls are located on Mount Belasica in nicely wooded area at an elevation of 610 meters (2001 feet). The falls […]
The Vineyards of Disan (Dissan) Hill at Vešje (Вешје) In the heart of the Tikveš wine region, in the Negotino municipality, nestled between the villages of Gorni Disan (Горни Дисан) and Dolni Disan (Долни Дисан) in a location called Vešje (Вешје) is the treasured Dissan hill. The surround hills are often […]
Demir Kapija Canyon – The Iron Gate – Демир Капија The canyon and the town of Demir Kapija (meaning Iron Gate) is located just off of the E75 highway in southern Macedonia on the way to Gevgelija. A short drive through the town will take you to this picturesque canyon […]
Black Dream – Crn Drim – Црн Дрим The source of the Crn Drim are these springs that are very close to the monastery of St. Naum on Lake Ohrid. The springs are often referred to as the Springs of Sveti Naum. The water actually originates from Lake Prespa on […]
Black River – Crna Reka – Црна Река The Crna Reka (Black River) is a tributary from the mountains in western Macedonia flowing south to Bitola where it makes a wide turn through the Mariovo (Мариово) region and heads northeast until it joins the Vardar (Вардар) River near Gradsko (градско). […]
Saint Nicholas – Sveti Nikola – Свети Никола in Mavrovo (Маврово) The mountain all-season get-away town of Mavrovo has the unique distinction of having two churches dedicated to the same saint. The first church known as Stara Sv. Nikola, Old St. Nicholas, was built in 1850 and served as a […]
