• High on a mountain top in the middle of the Pelagonia plain, the Treskavec Monastery is a vertical peak of the spiritual continuity of a nation that hides many...
  • Sitting just outside of Prilep (follow the signs from the city cemetery), the isolated Treskavec Monastery has a commanding view of the valley below.
  • The Treskavec Monastery, built in the 13th century, is located on a strategic rocky hill about 10 kilometers from the town of Prilep.
  • Built in the 12th century, it currently has only one monk.The monastery possesses a large collection of Byzantine frescoes.
  • Great ride to the 13th century Treskavec Monastery which rises from Mt Zlato (1422 m), a bare massif replete with impressive twisted rock formations.
  • Bibliography: Serafimova A., Monastery at Treskavec, Christian monuments, Cultural heritage protection office, Skopje 2009, 134-139.
  • In the middle of the 16th century the Treskavec Monastery was again reconstructed by the rich landlord from Kratovo, Dimitrije Pepic.
  • Treskavec is among the biggest monasteries in Macedonia and is one of the most important monastic centers of the Archbishopric of Ohrid.