MAVROVO NATIONAL PARK – BIGORSKI MONASTERY
Mavrovo is a village and tourist resort in the mountainous region of western Macedonia.
Mavrovo ski resort is located in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuse, nested in magnificent National Park only 100 km from the capital city Skopje.
Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski is a Macedonian Orthodox monastery located in the western part of Macedonia, near the road connecting the towns of Debar and Gostivar.
Monastery was stablished 1020. The monastery church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. One of its most valuable treasures is the iconostasis, created by Petre Filipovski – Garkata from the nearby village of Gari, and considered one of the finest examples of wood-carved iconostases.
The monastery has a large collection of holy relics including John the Baptist, Clement of Ohrid, Lazarus of Bethany, Saint Stephen, Saint Nicholas, Saint Barbara, Paraskevi of Rome, Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, and part of the Holy Cross.
Another valuable monastery treasure is an icon dating from 1020 with supposedly miraculous healing power.
Price: 200 Eur (1-4 people)
Price for more than 4 people negotiable.
Price includes:
-Pick up from hotel
-Transportation
-Tour guide service
-Snacks and drinks
Price excludes:
-Entrance tickets
-(Optional) Lunch at traditional restaurant
-Personal expenses
-Tips and gratuities
