Pelagonija


Prilep

Тhe City of Prilep (Прилеп) Prilep is located in the northern part of the Pelagonija Valley in Central Macedonia and is the 4th largest city in Macedonia with a population of around 67,000.  Prilep in itself is a cultural and heritage center for Macedonia and serves as a great hub […]


Bitola

Bitola – Битола This city is located in the Pelagonia Valley at the foot of the Baba Mountain Massif in south-western Macedonia.  Bitola is about 70 kilometres east of Ohrid (about 70 minute drive on a good day), 33 kilometres east of Resen,  66 kilometres southwest of Prilep and about […]


Varoš (Varosh) – St. Michael

Saint Michael – Holy Archangel Michael – Sveti Arhangel Mikhail – Varoš (Varosh) This monastery complex and church dedicated to St. Michael is located on a wondrous granite laden hill near the Prilep village of Varoš (Varosh). Construction of the original church is believed to have occurred during the late 1100s. Underneath the […]


Treskavec – St. Mary

Dormition of the Holy Mother of God – Sveta Bogorodica – Treskavec Monastery – Успение на Пресвета Богородица (Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica) The Treskavec Monastery, built in the 13th century, is located on a strategic rocky plain just below the “Zlatovrv” peak  (Golden Peak, also called Golden Apple) on Mount Babuna […]