The Church of the Holy Virgin – Света Богородица (Sveta Bogorodica) in Kališta (Kalishta, Калишта) – Kalishta Monastery (Калишкиот Манастир) This monastery is located four kilometers south of Struga in the village of Kalishta on the western edge of Lake Ohrid. This church dedicated to St. Mary began in a cave […]
Saints Peter and Paul – Sveti Petar i Pavle – Св Петар и Павле in Galičnik (Галичник, Galichnik) This church is located in the picturesque village of Galičnik (Galichnik) on Mount Bistra. This church dedicated to the Apostles Peter and Paul was built in 1930. Galičnik is famous for its annual […]
St. Petka or St. Paraskeva – Света Петка, Sveta Petka, Калузлија (Kaluzlija) This monastery dedicated to Saint Petka is located about 40 kilometers from Štip on the foothills of Mount Plačkovica near the village of Kaluzlija. We started the day in Bargala and the weather was beautiful. By the time we […]
Saint Michael, Holy Archangel Michael & St. Hermit Gabriel of Lesnovo – Свети Архангел Михаил и пустиножителот Гаврил Лесновски (Лесновски манастир, Lesnovo Monastery) Records indicate this church and monastery was built in 1341 on top of a basilica and the frescoes were completed by 1348 and in 1357 King Stefan […]
Churches – Цркви (Crkvi) and Monasteries – Манастири (Manastiri) At just about any fueling station in Macedonia, you can purchase a map titled Churches and Monasteries that shows the location of all the major churches & monasteries in Macedonia. According to this map, the Macedonian Orthodox Church is organized into ten […]
St. Stephen – Sv. Stefan – Св. Стефан, Konče (Konche, Конче) This monastery and church dedicated to St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, in the village of Konče (Konche) was built in 1366. Originally, when the church was built it was a monastery dedicated to St. Mary (Св Богородица). Hence, […]
St. George – Sv. Gjorgji (Цв. Ѓорѓи) – Gorni Kozjak (Горни Козјак) This 9th Century Church dedicated to St. George is located about 100 meters from the ancient town of Bargala, and about 16 kilometers away from modern day Štip near the village of Gorni Kozjak. The foundation of the […]
The Ancient City of Stobi Located near to Highway E-75 just north of the turn-off for Negotino, is one of Macedonia’s most famous archaeological sites. Stobi was created in a very strategic location, militarily and commercially, where the Crna Reka (Black River) joins the Vardar River. Stobi is first mentioned […]
Isar Fortress – Исар Кале, Štip’s Fortress – Штипско кале This fortress sits on the Isar Hill overlooking the town of Štip (Штип, Shtip) and the Bregalnica river (also called Astibo, Astibos, Astibus) in central Macedonia. Detailed records are not available but this citadel is believed to have been built […]
The Ancient City of Skupi (Скупи) Skupi (Скупи) was built during the late 1st Century A.D. by the Romans and served as the Roman capital of Dardania. This archaeological site is located just north outside the modern day city of Skopje. In 518 A.D. an earthquake leveled the city and […]
Skopje Fortress – Скопско Кале – Skopsko Kale The Skopje Fortress is located on the old part of Skopje overlooking the Vardar River. The fortress, perhaps protecting a lost Roman city, was built in the 6th Century during the reign of Emperor Justinian I. Additional walls were added during the 10th […]
