Mavrovo Travel Guide

 Pijlmans Says:  WARNING: Parts of the Monastery burned down September 2009. The church was spared. Keep this in mind when you plan to visit the Monastery!The Monastery of Sveti Jovan Bigorski (St John the Baptist) is located on Mount Bistra in the Mavrovo National Park in the west of... 

 Pijlmans Says:  There is an artificial lake in Mavrovo National Park, Lake Mavrovo, accumulated in 1953 after a dam was build. This caused a church to be flooded, parts of which still can be seen in the lake. The pictures were taken after a dry period in 2007, when the church fully emerged... 

 Pijlmans Says:  They say that the bridge is build by an Ottoman lord (also called a "bey") during the 14th century. The bey and his army were hunting a deer, which was wounded but kept escaping. Despite its wounds, the deer was not caught. When it reached the river Garska, it jumped over... 

 Pijlmans Says:  The road from Gostivar to Debar through the Mavrovo National Park follows the river Radika. It is quite a spectacular river!Because the Radika is not always very well visible from inside the car, since it flows a couple of meters below the road, it pays off to make a stop... 

 Pijlmans Says:  When the artificial Lake Matka was constructed, this caused a church to be flooded.A new church is being build close to the old church to make up for this! 

 Pijlmans Says:  Mavrovo was proclaimed National Park in 1949 and is the biggest National Park of Macedonia, located in the north-west and bordering Albania. It covers an area of more than 73,000 square hectares.The structure of the park is diverse, covering a part of the alpine mountainous... 

 Pijlmans Says:  In Debar in the west of Macedonia, close to the Mavrovo National Park, is the church and nunnery of Sveti Gjorgi Pobedonoset, or St George the Victorious. The nunnery, which was completed in 2001, can be found just before you exit Debar on the road to Skopje. If the main... 

 Pijlmans Says:  The most famous village in Mavrovo National Park is Galicnik, with its yearly traditional Galichnik Wedding. 

 Pijlmans Says:  This statue commemorates 17 people from the village Belicica and 21 soldiers that were brutally murdered on September 19th 1944. 

 Pijlmans Says:  The cave Sharkova Dupka is located in the National Park Mavrovo at 280 degrees west from the Mavrovo Lake in Mavrovo.The cave slit (entrance hole) is at the same height as the hotel Bistra roof on the hill just opposite it.The cave as a well-like entrance with diameter of 2... 

 Dragecc Says:  Mavrovo has the best terrain in the region for mountain biking. I have tried it with a rented bike (you can rent a good bike there at the solid cheap prize of 5 Euros per hour) and am just waiting now for the snow to melt so I can go there and ride my own bike now! 

 Pijlmans Says:  Small cafe/restaurant in Mavrovo near the lake.You can ask here for information about the Sharkova Dupka Cave in case the cave is closed.They also rent rooms. 

 Pijlmans Says:  This sign was placed at the place "Draga", a football field about 1 km above the village Bituse in Mavrovo National Park.It describes the trailsDR1: Trail to waterfall Duf from RostushaLenght: 1.6 kmElevation 180 mTime 30-60 minLevel: easy to moderateDR2: Skudrinje - Peak... 

 Pijlmans Says:  Mount Korab (2764 m) is the highest peak of Macedonia, located in the Mavrovo National Park in the northwest of Macedonia.Since Mount Korab is on the border with Albania, it is not allowed to climb this mountain without authorization from the Macedonian government, which... 

 alex240975 Says:  Take a car to Tresonce - a really pretty narrow, but paved road leads along the Tresoncka river to this tiny settlement in Mavrovo national park. When you reach the church in Tresonce leave the car there and follow the signs to Alilica cave (walking time approx 1 hour)....