北東部地域周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ4

The Byzantine church is believed to have been built during the middle ages on the foundation of a Roman church and destroyed in 1689, during the Ottoman rule. The church was later restored in 1894. Some more info and photos on: https://journeymacedonia.com/churchesmonasteries/beljakovce-st-george-beljakovo/ There is pretty new quarters providing accomodation. Info on: hramsvetigeorgij@gmail.com

Great vistas open up into the valley at every turn of the road. Unfortunately at every turn also the piles of trash dumped by locals show their lack of civic respect and love for their own country

Šlegovo is a small village in the municipality of Kratovo in North Macedonia. It is believed that it was founded and settled by Silesian Germans. The monastery of Sv. Gavril Lesnowski and the cemetery.

Kratovo is located in the western foothills of the Osogovo Mountains in the narrow valley of the Kratovska Reka, a left tributary of the Kriva Reka. The small town lies at an altitude of between 580 and 700 m and is surrounded by wooded mountains. Kratovo has a historic old town with many medieval churches and typical Balkan town houses. The stone towers, which were used by miners and city guards in the past, are characteristic. Six of the once twelve towers are still standing today. Another feature of Kratovo is the many stone bridges over the Kratovska Reka. Source: Wikipedia

The stone dolls are rock formations that are caused by long-term erosion of the volcanic rock. Harder, compact stones (ignimbrite, andesite) slowly erode and protect the softer tuffs underneath. Of course there is also a legend that sounds much more exciting and obvious ;-): According to legend, a long time ago a great tragedy occurred in the village of Kuklica. A boy, a great builder, bricklayer, but also an impostor and Casanova, lived in the village of Kuklica. One girl was in love with him, but he married another, and the disappointed girl cursed the newlyweds. In the legend, the bride was a richer girl from the lower quarter of the village, while the girl in love who uttered the curse was a more beautiful but poor girl from the upper quarter. When the wedding day came, everything seemed to be in order: the bride and groom gathered, the other guests came, the celebrations began. The moment the bride and groom kissed, the curse came true and all wedding guests were petrified.