Guide to Macedonia
Must See Macedonia
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This fully working monastery is one of the most popular with visitors to Macedonia. It was first established in 1020 on the spot where the icon of Sveti Jovan Bigorski (St John the Forerunner, aka St John the Baptist) miraculously appeared, and has been destroyed and rebuilt many times over the centuries.
The main church has an incredible carved altar-screen (iconostasis) with over 200 human figures and 500 animals. The monastery has a magnificent forest location looking up to the heights of Mt Korab.
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- religious/spiritual