Difficulty: Easy, recommended for everyone Dates: 9th – 11th July, 2021 Specific for its history, ethnology, traditions, and culture, Mariovo region is known as the most rural area in the Balkan peninsula. According to the legend, it received its name…
Difficulty: Easy, recommended for everyone Dates: On request Specific for its history, ethnology, traditions, and culture, Mariovo region is known as the most rural area in the Balkan peninsula. According to the legend, it received its name after the beautiful…
The Memorial center in Pelince village is dedicated to the First Assembly of ASNOM held on August 2, 1944 in the monastery St. Prohor Pchinski.
Црквата Свети Ѓорѓи во село Старо Нагоричане била подигната врз остатоците на постар храм, кој според едно предание го изградил византискиот цар Роман IV Диоген (1067— 1071).
Polog monastery – St. George The Polog monastery dedicated to St. George is located on the slopes of Mount Viseshnica, next to the artificial lake Tikves, on the border between the Tikves and Mariovo regions, Macedonia. The monastery name originates…
On April 20, 2019, the association OFF ROAD Macedonia in cooperation with the pupils from the Primary School – Todor Angelevski, led by the teacher Vesna Gagalovska, the Ethno house “At the bridge” in Zovich village and the local population,…
I-TOUR workshop From 11-13 April 2019 in Bitola (Hotel Milenium) was held a three-day workshop for networking of the stakeholders for tourism development in the Pelagonia Region, where our member Pargovski Jove took active participation as a representative of the…
Sustainable Tourism – two-day training On 29-30.03.2019, a two-day training was held on the topic “Sustainable Tourism”, organized by the Local Development Agency – Struga (LDA – Struga). This training was intended to convey to the participants the positive experiences…
Skochivir village for the first time is mentioned in the Turkish census of 1468. The village is situated at 600 meters altitude, where nearby Crna (Black) River enters the canyon and interrupts its “peaceful flow.” It is presumed that from…
Budimirci village is located on the right side of Crna River (Црна Река) at an altitude of 800 meters, 53 km from Bitola. The area of this village rises high up to the ridge of Mount Nidze, where on a…
Staravina village, once a center of the Staravina Municipality is located 50 km from Bitola. This village is known for the story of Kalesh Angja, a beautiful girl from Mariovo region, which at the cost of her life, resisted the…
The First World War began in Europe on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. The Macedonian front, which was also known as Thessaloniki (Salonika) Front, extended from the Strymonian Gulf (Aegean Sea) to the Adriatic Sea at…
Have you ever drunk water directly from a river? “Bela Reka” (White River) or “Belica” in Mariovo region springs at altitude 1,610 meters a.s.l. from Nidze Mountain. In the upper part of this river there is absolutely no source of…
According to the legend, King Marko (Marko Krale) built a house for his sister Peshna at the entrance of the cave, and so it still carries her name today. On the entrance of the cave, a remnants of old building…
The oldest traces of life in Strumica city date from about 3500 BC, and it can be assumed that the hill above the city with its position enabled a good defense of the settlements.
Kolesino waterfall is located 500 m above sea level on the northern slopes of the mountain Belasica, in the lower course of the Baba River.
The Smolare waterfall is located on the north side of the Belasica Mountain, along the course of Lomnica River, at 600 meters above sea level. Smolare is the only permanent waterfall in Macedonia with a water drop of 39.5 meters.…
The monastery Vodoča (Vodoca churches) dedicated to Saint Leontius is situated in the village of Vodoca, about 5 km west of Strumica city. According to archaeological findings, the first church built in this place in the IV-V century was small,…
Veljusa Monastery is an active female monastery dedicated to St. Mary, located at altitude 400 meters above sea level, 8 km west of Strumica city. The monastery church was erected by the monk Manuel in 1080.
Mariovo region according to the legend received its name after the beautiful Princess Maria, which in order to save her principality, agreed to become the Sultan’s wife. Surrounded by high mountains, Mariovo is characteristic for its history, ethnology, traditions and…
Location: Dobro Pole – Macedonian/ Greek Border Date: 15.09.2018 Video from the event Dobro Pole (Добро Поле) is a locality on Nidze Mountain where on September 15, 1918 the breakthrough on the Macedonian Front occurred. The First World War in…
Konjarka is a picnic location near Skochivir village 38 km from Bitola. It is situated beside the clean “Konjarka” River whose spring is located near the peak Kajmakchalan, to the border with neighboring Greece at an altitude of 2,260 m.…
Earn from Rural Tourism Members of the Association for Exploration and Travel OFF ROAD MACEDONIA – Bitola (Mitko Krstevski and Pargovski Jove) from 20-22 December 2017 attended the seminar “Earn from Rural Tourism”, implemented by the Local Development Agency –…
Mountaineering house "Shiroka" or also known as "Lovechka" (Hunters house) is located at about 1940 m above sea level, along the macadam road leading to the peak Pelister.
The Small Lake (Мало Езеро) is a postglacial ice lake located on Mount Baba within the Pelister National Park. It is located at an altitude of 2,190 m. The deepest depth of the lake at high water level is 3.35 meters.
People in Bitola say: “If you were in Bitola and you haven’t walked through the Main Street “Shirok Sokak”, than you have seen nothing.” Sirok Sokak (Широк Сокак – Wide Street) is the main and busiest street in Bitola, with…
Bezisten – Covered Bazaar in Bitola – 360* Virtual Walk - Built in the XV century, this covered bazaar is a donation of Begler-Bey of Rumelia, the Grand Vizier and the famous donor Kodzha Daut Pasha Uzuncarsili.
The Monastery "St. George the Victorious" (Свети Георгиј Победоносец) is situated two kilometers from Debar in the Rajcica (Рајчица) village, just below the road to Mavrovo.
Paradise Valley (Рајска долина) is a fish farm and a restaurant near village Kuratica, Ohrid region, Macedonia. Situated in a lush nature along the road ”Prentov most” – “Kuratica”, what is particularly captivating about this restaurant is the authentic ambience complemented by small ponds in which trout and carp are grown.
The last sunny day of November 2017 was a motive plus for the members of OFF ROAD Macedonia to visit Mariovo region. Mitko Krstevski, Pargovski Jove and Bobo Gruevski headed to this journey early in the morning and after Makovo…