Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery

Historic town · North Macedonia

Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery in North Macedonia
Photo: BrankaVV / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

An Orthodox monastery founded in 1020 on a cliff above the Radika River gorge inside Mavrovo National Park, rebuilt after an 1863 fire and known for a wooden iconostasis carved between 1829 and 1835. The five-minute approach walk from the gate climbs through pine forest that colors through October.

Best for: a short forest walk to a historic monastery

Don’t miss

  • Wooden iconostasis carved 1829-1835
  • Cliffside site above the Radika gorge
  • Founded in 1020

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At 832 m, it turns before the lower ground nearby.

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