Treska River – Треска Река – Treska Reka This river is a tributary of the Vardar River. It begins it 132 kilometer journey at Mount Stogovo near the village of Drugovo (where it is called Big River, Голема Река), and flows through the Kičevo Valley (where it is called the […]
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 […]
The Assumption of the Virgin Mary Monastery – Manastir Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica – Манастир Успение на Пресвета Богородица at Lake Matka (Матка Езеро) Down the Treska River (Треска Река) from Lake Matka (Матка Езеро) near the village of Glumovo is this monastery dedicated to the Holy Mother of God. […]
Saint Andrew Monastery – Manastir Sveti Andrej – Манастир Свети Андреја at Lake Matka (Матка Езеро) This church and monastery dedicated to St. Andrew was built in 1389 along the Treska River (Треска Река) just minutes walking distance from Lake Matka. In the 16th century, a narthex (long-narrow enclosed porch) […]
