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  • The Medieval City of Kratovo

    In the XII Kratovo had become a mining centre, thanks to the experienced Saxon, i.e. from Saxony, presumably from Flanders, miners who came to activate the mine. The importance of Kratovo can be judged through the visit of Sultan Murat who together with his army headed towards Kosovo, but stayed in Kratovo in order to visit the already famous town of gold and silver.

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  • Prilep – The City Beneath the King Marko’s Fortress

    A medieval fortress built on a fascinating spot, a king's throne, a cave that hides a spring of healing water, huge cakes and breads, an elephant on a colorful carpet - does this sound like a fairytale? The location of the Fortress of Krali Marko (Markovi Kuli) is full of surprises - visiting it is like travel through time. The great fortress rises above Prilep, one of the oldest cities in our country, the capital of the medieval kingdom of Kings Volkasin and Marko and a place where one can feel...

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  • Matka – Tour of the Medieval Heritage

    The mysticism of Matka, the secret source of water behind which numerous caves can be found make the canyon one of the most magnificent regions in Macedonia. The sides of the canyon are vertical rocks, which house ancient temples, medieval churches and monasteries.

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Medieval Macedonia

Profane monuments, fortresses, churches and monasteries from medieval time, often hidden from the eyes of the world for centuries are waiting for the curious travelers to discover them. Hear the stories and legends retold till today of hermits and monks, great kings and courageous people who dedicated their life for their God and homeland.

Hear the touching story of the medieval times in Macedonia when Car Samoil who ruled from 976 till 1014, died of a heart attack when he saw his army defeated and 14.000 of his soldiers blinded by the Byzantine emperor Basil II, or how King Marko who became a Turkish vassal, went to battle with the words “Let God take my life among the first in the battle for only Christianity to prevail”

The golden period of culture when the Macedonian Slavic brothers Cyril and Methodius created the Slavic alphabet in early 860s, the founding of the First Slavic University in Ohrid by St. Clement and St. Naum, the period of the great rulers, heroes admired by all Balkan people.



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