THE LEŠOK MONASTERY
The village of Lešok is located 8 km from Tetovo, on the southeastern side of the mountain Šar Planina. It has a beautiful natural surrounding, rich with clean mountain air and wonderful scenery. Its good climate makes it one of the nicest and healthiest places in Macedonia. This was the rationale behind building the lung disease hospital 50 years ago.
| The famous Lešok Monastery is situated in the so-called Gorno Lešok neighborhood, 610 meters above sea level. In its complex are the churches of St. Atanasius and the Holy Mother of God, as well as the grave and memorial room of Kiril Pejcinovic, one of the most famous Macedonian educators from the 19th Century. With his arrival from Athos in 1818, the monastery dormitories were redecorated, the monastery library was founded and Lešok became a literature and educational center. |
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Today the monastery dormitories and overnight shelters are restored and available for accommodation for summer monastery tourism. Near the monastery there is regular half-an-hour bus service from and to Tetovo.
M. Cvetanovska
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