Church Saint Nicholas village Budimirci XIX century The church in the village Budimirci is dedicated to one of the most respected saints – Saint Nicholas. The church is single-nave with rectangular base, built of chopped stone and limestone mortar, plastered…
The Saint – St. Nicholas Fresco The picturesque nature of the Leshnica River has for long been attracting the students from the Mariovo villages to choose as a picnic location the place “The Saint”, named after the fresco of St.…
Budimirci Village – Mariovo According to the legend, the village Budimirci in the past was stretched on two popular locations known as Lower and Upper Budimirci. Listen to Audio Map The population there dealt with animal husbandry andthe cattleoften…
The breakthrough at Dobro Pole – First World War The plan for the breakthrough of the Macedonian front started getting ready during the month of June when the French general Franchet D’Esperey was appointed as the commander of the Eastern…
Church St. Mary, village Staravina The church Dormition of the Mother of God in the village of Staravina is a characteristic example of a building from the rebirth period, when there is an enforced activity for renovation of the churches…
Monastery St. Athanasius village Staravina The Monastery St. Athanasius is located in a place called Staravinski height, at 1040 metres altitude near the village Staravina. Listen to Audio Map +389 75 237 778 ilcekasap@hotmail.com Facebook … The Old temple…
Staravina Village, Mariovo In 1953, there were 741 people in the village Staravina and it was an administrative centre in the “Bitola” part from Mariovo. Listen to Audio Map In the village, there were military barracks, police station, post…
Peshta Fortress, Mariovo Peshta is a hill between the villages Gradeshnica and Staravina. The earliest archaeological remains on this place come from Roman times, and because of the exceptionally convenient strategic position, it is possible that it had been used…
Monastery St. Elijah – Bren, village Gradeshnica The monastery St. Elijah in the place Bren nearby village Gradeshnica is famous for its cold water from the Bren spring, which, according to the legend, with the help of a special underwater…
Temnichki whirlpool, village Gradeshnica Temnichki whirlpool is a bathing place on Gradeshka River, in the vicinity of the church Holy Ascension of Jesus. Listen to Audio Map The visitors do not hesitate to enter in the cold waters, they…
Remains from the complex of Roman cottages in village Gradeshnica With the archeological exploration in the region of Mariovo from 1990-1996, on the place of the today’s churches St. Andoniа, Holy Ascension of Jesus and St. George in village Gradeshnica,…
Gradeshka River, Mariovo Gradeshka River springs out from the Kozjak Mountain from 1600 metres altitude. Being a collection of waters from the springs under Kravica and Dobro Pole, in the upper flow of the river, which is also known as…
Church Saint Nicholas village Gradeshnica XIX century The church Saint Nicholas in village Gradeshnica according to its architecture and fresco painting is a typical sample of the nineteenth century, rebirth churches. It is built in the center of the village…
Monument “Victory – 100 years later”, Gradeshnica village The monument “Victory – 100 years later” is a donation by the artist and sculptor Zlatko Bojkovski, and it is dedicated to all the victims of the First World War. Listen to…
Church Saint Demetrius in village Gradeshnica XIV – XV century The church St. Demetrius in the village Gradeshnica is a type of a single-nave building with a rectangular base. It is built of chopped and semi-chopped stone which was also…
Gradeshnica Village – Mariovo Gradeshnica is a hill village in the valley of Gradeshka River, on 850 metres altitude. No one knows when exactly the village had originated, but according to some archeological findings, there has been a continuity of…
Crna River (Black River) Crna River with the length of 207 km is the biggest right tributary of Vardar. It springs up from the spring called Black Hole nearby the village Zheleznec, on an altitude of 760 meters. From the…
St. Demetrius church, XIV century The current church in the past was situated in the middle of the settlement where a church had been built – a basilica in the early Byzantium (V-VI century). The preserved foundations as well as…
Church Ascension of Christ XV –XVI century The church Holy Ascension is in the vicinity of the Chebren monastery, out of the last, third defensive wall of the medieval city of Chebren. That is a small single-nave church with dimensions…
Chebren – Monastery complex The settlement or the city of Chebren existed in the period of the Roman occupation, as well, during the reign of the Macedonian Empire, which is proven by the findings of the coins of Ancient Macedonia.…
Stone Bridge village Zovich, Mariovo Built of chopped stone blocks, the Stone bridge in the village Zovich is a recognizable symbol in the region of Mariovo. On this place, there was a wooden bridge which broke from the loaded carriage…
“Marta” archeological locality – village Zovikj In the archeology, the iron age refers to the appearance of the metallurgy, and the appearance of the iron corresponds with other changes in some cultures from the past, often with more sophisticated agricultural…
Church Saint Athanasius village Zovikj XVII century The church St. Athanasius in the vicinity of Zovikj is a small single-nave building made of stone and limestone mortar, nowadays covered with red-tiles roof. Listen to Audio Map According to its…
Church Saint Nicholas village Zovikj XIX century The church St. Nicholas in village Zovikj was built in 1862 with the effort made by the local people, as a single-nave church with rectangular base, built of chopped stone and limestone mortar…
Zovich village – Mariovo It is supposed that the village Zovich has existed on this place since the XVI-XVII century. Before that, the village was situated some 500-600 metres further, on a locality called Lenishte. That village had been burned…