Religious, Spiritual sights in Macedonia
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Sveti Pantelejmon Monastery
For a great view of the city, take the 20-minute taxi ride up Mount Vodno to the Sveti Pantelejmon monastery with its sweet little 12th-century church and excellent traditional restaurant.
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Sveti Spas
The tiny monastery Sveti Spas was built below ground level because during Ottoman times it was illegal for a church to be taller than a mosque. It boasts an iconostasis 10m wide and 6m high, beautifully carved in the early 19th century. Look for the carvers' miniature self-portrait in the left side of the carving. Across the cloister is a room with the Tomb and Museum of Goce Delčev, independence campaigner and national hero, killed by the Ottomans in 1903.
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Sveti Jovan at Kaneo
Follow the signs for Sveti Jovan at Kaneo along the winding streets. This amazing little 13th-century church will appear before you on the cliffs above the lake. The unusual half-folded umbrella roof of the dome indicates that there was an Armenian influence in its design - this is a distinct feature of Armenian churches.
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Memorial Room
A 2.5m bronze statue of Mother Teresa stands sentinel at the entrance to a small square, not far from the now-demolished house where she was raised. Her simple Memorial Room is in the base of an 18th-century feudal tower. A superb socialist relief fronts the Army House to the right of the tower.
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Sveta Sofija
Further up Car Samoil is the grandiose 11th-century church of Sveta Sofija, originally built as a cathedral. The frescoes are extremely well preserved thanks to having been whitewashed during the church's days as a mosque. An English-speaking guide is usually on hand.
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Mustafa Paša Mosque
Beyond the museum the exquisite 1492 Mustafa Paša Mosque has an earthquake-cracked dome and a shady garden with a fountain. The ruins of the Kale, across the street from the mosque, has panoramic views of Skopje from the 11th century Cyclopean wall.
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Sveti Nikola Bolnički
Sveti Nikola Bolnički was one of two hospital churches. In times of plague people wanting to enter Ohrid were quarantined here for up to 40 days before being allowed into the town. It boasts delicate frescoes.
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Sveti Kliment
Continue towards the Upper Gate (Gorna Porta) to the gorgeous, 13th-century Sveti Kliment, patterned inside with vividly restored frescoes of biblical scenes. Opposite this church is an icon gallery.
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Sveti Dimitrija
Although dominated by mosques and mainly populated by Albanian Muslims, you'll find the cute 19th-century church of Sveti Dimitrija just over the bridge from Čaršija.
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Sveti Kliment Ohridski
The massive modern church of Sveti Kliment Ohridski does a good impersonation of a mosque, with its large interlocking domes and freestanding bell tower.
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