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You can visit several of the most beautiful religious
monuments in the world in Macedonia. You will
never forget the beauty, peace and serenity of the
sacred architecture and the experience of a night
spent in one of the Macedonian monasteries. The
most beautiful sites include:
• The monastery of Saint John Bigorski, famous for
its carved wooden iconostasis
• The church of Saint John of Kaneo, beautifully
situated on a cli above Lake Ohrid
• The beautiful monastery of Saint Naum in the
surreal environment of Lake Ohrid
• The monastery of Saint Joachim Osogovski, an
aesthetic complex in the middle of a verdant forest
• The Kalista monastery on the shore of Lake Ohrid,
in a serene rocky environment
• Saint Sophia Cathedral Ohrid with its famous
frescoes from the eleventh, twel h and thirteenth
centuries
• The painted mosque in Tetovo that looks like giant,
coloured playing cards
MACEDONIA