Holy Mother of God (Treskavec Monastery) — Attraction in Municipality of Prilep

At about ten kilometers from Prilep under the “Zlatovrv“ (Златоврв) , exists the monastery Treskavec with the Church Assumption of the Mother of God (Успение на Богородица). The monastery is surrounded with beautiful panoramas of all Pelagonia mountains like, “Baba”, “Kajmakcalan” “Babuna” and during the night the cities Bitola, Krusevo and Prilep can be seen. Treskavec Monastery is a complex of various buildings, ruins and additions, which to date have not been sufficiently studied. However, based on the few data from the literature and recent researches, we can receive incomplete picture of the monastery Treskavec . In the fresco inscriptions , located above the main door of the monastery mentioned are the Byzantine emperors Andronicus II (1282-1328) and his co-ruler Mihajlo IX. These are actually the first donors of the Treskavec monastery. Later in the XIV century, King Milutin (1282-1321) , Emperor Dusan and his son Uros are mentioned, in the charters issued by Dusan as donor of monastery Treksavec. Treskavec monastery is considered to be built in the XIII century and rebuilt, probably at the time of King Milutin. It seems that the monastery suffered a crash and was abandoned in the early years of the XV century. In 2013 the monastery was hit by a major disaster – a fire that destroyed the monastery quarters . Immediately afterwards, followed the work on clearing the burnt parts and asphalt road was made, leading to the monastery , as the final preparation for future work and its complete...

This place was recommended to me ! It is around 30 odd minutes drive from the city , but as the photos show a very beautiful drive ! Helped immensely I was there in summer as very clear & epic views ! The car park is a 10 minute walk to the actual monastery, all up hill so be aware as it is not maybe for everyone! Pretty easy to find ! I was greeted by a cool little dog! There were only a couple arrived after me on my time there , so as you can imagine very peaceful & quiet! After a good wandering around, to the old chapel under renovation! Usually there are a couple of monks on site , but this day there was a none monk doing jobs ! So I cheekily asked about something & fair play for the next 40 odd minutes he gave me a full tour , told me many things & was a fountain of knowledge & shared stories! Amazing & I send big thanks to David who gave his time ! All this & it is a free admission, of course you can leave a donation or buy from the small shop ! Overall this is very much worth the trip ! I spent a good hour& half there Cultural rich , fascinating place & amazing...

The Monastery of Treskavec , or St. Bogorodica, is a monastery situated on the rocky Mount Zlatovrv, 8 km north of Prilep. It was built in the 12th century, it currently has only one monk.

The monastery possesses a large collection of Byzantine frescoes. The oldest remaining date from the 15th century.

It was rebuilt in the 14th century by kings Stefan Milutin and Stefan Dušan.

However, the monastery was recently damaged by a fire, and now restarvation work is being done.

However still a wonderful place to visit with tranquality. Have a walk around and visit the wonderful stones in different shapes and...