08:00 - 20:00
(PROGRAMME No.4)
DURATION: 7-8 hours
Suggested departure: 08:30
ST. JOVAN BIGORSKI - A UNIQUE MONASTIC COMPLEX SURROUNDED BY NATURAL BEAUTIES AND THE NATIONAL PARK MAVROVO
...The Monastery is one of the rare monuments that immediately attract the attention of tourists, its attraction lying both in its setting and in the treasures contained within it. At an elevation of 740 meters, surrounded by Mount Bistra and deeply embedded into the rocks, the architecture of the monastery is unique. Of special note is its vast carved iconostasis or altar screen wrought by well known Macedonian wood-carvers. Within the monastery there is a gallery of icons and liturgical objects.
This monastic complex is astonishing with its unique location and character, but what is perhaps even more astonishing is the splendor of the natural beauty of the rivers Crn Drim and Radika together with their lakes, valleys and canyons, lying between Mt. Bistra and Korab, two of the most beautiful mountains in the Balkans, not to mention the attractive tourist and ski centre of Mavrovo...