The most beautiful churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels Povadarie

Overlooking the old town since 1840, this three-aisled basilica (Црквата Свети Пантелејмон/Crkvata Sveti Pantelejmon) is the seat of the Macedonian Orthodox diocese of Povadaria. Thanks to its incredible acoustics, due to clay pots filling the space between double walls, it is nicknamed the "Scala de Veles". It was designed by Andreja Damjanov (1813-1878), a native of the region and considered one of the most important Balkan architects of the ^19th century. He was also responsible for the Osogovo monastery near Kriva Palanka, among others.

This triple-naved Orthodox church (Црква Свети Илија) is one of the only buildings in Dojran to survive the wars of the early ^20th century. Built by the Bulgarians in 1848, it was ravaged by fire in 1916, hit by artillery ... Bulgarian. Left without a roof for a century, it was restored and reopened for worship in 2020 with a completely white interior for the moment. A little higher up, the Greek church of Saint George (1911) remains in a state of ruin.

Located in the place called Manastir/Манастир ("monastery"), the ruins of this three-aisled basilica date from the early ^4th century. Local tradition has it that the apostle Paul, during his third journey to Macedonia (between 53 and 58), celebrated his first baptism at this very spot, at the confluence of the Vardar and Bošava rivers. Several buildings were subsequently built, destroyed and rebuilt. In the adjoining medieval necropolis, an icon carved in stone of St. John the Theologian from the ^10th-12th century was discovered in 1952 and is now on display in Skopje.