Krusevo Travel Guide

 Vanity666 Says:  About 10km from Kruševo, on a distant hill stands a manastir of Sv.Preobrazenie. (Holy Transfiguration???). Road has many sharp turns, and I wondered why the hell did they want to make it so far from, like, everything.I suppose it has something to do with peace, meditation... 

 Vanity666 Says:  Makedonium is a monument dedicated to the Ilinden Uprising. The Ilinden uprising (so called because it started on Ilinden - St. Ilija's Day) was a turning-point in the national and revolutionary struggle of the Macedonian people. In range and character it was a true national... 

 Vanity666 Says:  Todor Toše Proeski (January 25, 1981 – October 16, 2007) was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and further north, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene. Proeski was known for... 

 heinz01 Says:  Toshe Proeski was a young and very talented singer, famous all over the balkan region, who died in a tragic car accident on October 16, 2007. He was burried in his hometown Kruševo with a state funeral and his grave has since become a place of pilgrimage and one of the main... 

 heinz01 Says:  When you travel around in Macedonia, you will soon discover that the orthodox church is investing massivly in new church spires and in the renovation of old churches. In Kruševo they are even building a brand new monastery on the ruins of the ancient monastery of Sv.... 

 Pijlmans Says:  The Monastery of St Spas was built in 1836. The Monastery stands out on a hill when you approach Krusevo from Prilep, but the turnoff for the Monastery (signposted) is low down in the valley before you start climbing up into Krusevo on the main road.You can spend the night... 

 Pijlmans Says:  Meckin Kamen (according to the Bradt Travel guide an hour´s hike uphill on the road to Bitola from hotel Montana, but we went by car) was the site of one of the battles against the Ottomans. According to the story, the Macedonians were heavily outnumbered and short of... 

 heinz01 Says:  Nikola Karev is probably the most important hero of the Kruševo uprising of August 1903. He was the president of the short lived Republic of Kruševo from August 3 to 13, 1903. His memorial is located in the upper town, just where the streets from Pusta Reka and the Illinden... 

 heinz01 Says:  Pitu Guli is, together with Nikola Karev, one of the most famous heroes of the Kruševo uprising of August 1903. He lwas the leader in the battle of Metčin Kamen. His memorial is located on the north side of Kruševo on the road going from the town center to Hotel... 

 heinz01 Says:  Manču Matak is one of the Most famous Kruševo hreo from the second world war. His memorial is in the very center of Kruševo, just below the church of Sv. Nikola. The photo was taken on September 8, the day Kruševo was liberated from the fashist rule in 1944. Every year... 

 merak Says:  I saw at least three museums recommended in Krushevo in a brochure. But as I arrived there a Tuesday morning in July, all three were closed. I managed to find an "office for the citizen" organized whith Canadian help, where English is spoken. There, they said the museum of... 

 Pijlmans Says:  The Ilinden Uprising monument is on the opposite side of Krusevo of the Meckin Kamen monument. The monument contains the tomb of Nikola Karaev, who was made president of the Republic of Krusevo in 1903 after the Ilinden uprising against the Ottomans.We visited Krusevo during... 

 heinz01 Says:  The place is named after the the father of the current owner, who was a singer and musician well known all overYugoslavia. Pictures of old Šape', together with his original cane, hat and guitar, are still prominently on display . Ask Nikola, the owner, to prepare a local... 

 heinz01 Says:  Historically, Kruševo was famous for many traditional artisan trades, including the manufacture of tin-, copper- and silverware. Unfortunately, these zanaeti (traditional skilled trades) are slowly disappearing. In the center of Kruševo, though, there is still one shop... 

 heinz01 Says:  Dolno Divjaci ("lower" Divjaci) is about halfway between Kruševo and Pusta Reka. It is a nice small village, but as most of these mountain villages, it also suffers from the migration into cities. Thus, today there are only a few, mainly older people living here.