Holy Trinity – Света Троица (Sveta Troica) in Kumanovo (Куманово) This church dedicated to the Holy Trinity was built at the turn of the 20th Century. The church is located just a few steps from the heart of Kumanovo, just behind the Trajko Prokopiev Culture Center, Dom na Kultura (Дом […]
St. Joachim of Osogovo – St. Joachim Osogovski – Св. Јоаким Осоговски (Sv. Joakim Osogovski), Osogovski Monastery – Осоговски манастир (Osogovski Manastir) in Kriva Palanka (Крива Паланка) Just a kilometer from the southeast side of Kriva Palanka into the foothills of Mount Osogovo you will find St. Joachim Osogovski Monastery […]
Saint Mary – Sveta Bogorodica in Karpino, Karpino Monastery (Карпински Манастир, Karpinski Manastir) On this day Vesna and I set off for a seven kilometer hike to the Karpino Monastery as the dirt road was not conducive for our Honda Accord, so we left it in the village of Suv […]
Saint George – Sveti Gjorgji – Свети Ѓорѓи in Gradište (Градиште, Gradishte) This church and monastery, dedicated to Saint George the Dragon Slayer is located near the village of Gradište (Gradishte), was built in 1868 in a forest on Gradishkiot Hill (Градишкиот рид). The architectural style of the church is […]
Saint George – Sveti Gjorgji (Свети Ѓорѓи) in Deljadrovci (Дељадровци) – Deljadrovski Monastery – Дељадровски манастир This church, near the village of Deljadrovci, is located right on the E75 highway and is a very familiar sight to those who have traveled between Kumanovo & Skopje or just headed south from […]
Saint Nicholas – Sveti Nikola in Beljakovce (Бељаковце, Beljakovtse) Today’s family journey was a five kilometer hike through the village of Beljakovce (Beljakovtse) on the way to see Saint George (Sveti Gjorgi) Beljakovo Monastery. Approximately 2 kilometers into the hike, from the village dirt road I spotted what I thought […]
Saint George – Sveti Gjorgji in Beljakovce, Beljakovo Monastery (Manastir). The village of Beljakovce is located about 30 kilometers east of Kumanovo, Macedonia. Our goal was to take a nice family hike from the village through the hills to the Beljakovo Monastery. We rolled into the heart of the village […]
St. Mary– Holy Mother of God – Sveta Bogorodica Zahumska – Света Богородица Захумска near Zaum This church dedicated to St. Mary was built in 1299 and is located at Zaum on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid at the foot on Mount Galičica. The frescoes were painted in 1361. […]
Saints Peter & Paul, Sveti Petar i Pavle – Tresonče (Тресонче, Tresonche) The church dedicated to the two apostles is located in the mountain village of Tresonče (Tresonche) nestled within the Mavrovo National Park on Mount Bistra. The village of Tresonče is located about 18 kilometers southeast of Janče (Janche) […]
Saint George the Victorious – Свети Ѓорѓи Победоносец (Sveti Gjorgji Pobedonosec) in Rajčica (Рајчица, Rajchica).- Raichki Monastery – Раички манастир – Rajchichki Monastery – Рајчички манастир This 14th century monastery, now a convent, is located in the village of Rajčica (Rajchica), close to Lake Debar (Debarsko Ezero) on the road […]
Holy Archangel Michael – Sveti Arxangel Mixail in Radožda (Радожда, Radozhda) This cave church (pešterna crkva) dedicated to the warrior Archangel Michael is located on the western shore of Lake Ohrid above the village of Radožda (Radozhda), 10.8 kilometers (6.7 miles) south of Struga and a little over 2 kilometers […]
