Krusevo, Zrze Monastery and Babino village from Skopje

One adventurous experience in the cradle of Macedonia - Krusevo, while visiting the XV Century Zrze Monastery and the largest private library on the Balkans in the revolutionary village Babino
One adventurous experience in the cradle of Macedonia - Krusevo, while visiting the XV Century Zrze Monastery and the largest private library on the Balkans in the revolutionary village Babino

In one of the nicest natural habitats of Macedonia we shall discover and enjoy the highest town of the Balkans Krusevo with all it's historical and cultural aspects.
Special not only because of the huge importance for the history of the Macedonian people and the Krusevo republic but also for it's special architecture, beautiful traditional dishes, the warm and mild people and the many landscaping views. The Makedonium monument and Meckin Kamen will be the cherry on the cake.
We shall also visit the museum of the biggest Balkan Pop Rock star, Tose Proeski, who passed away in a car accident very young.
On the way to Krusevo we shall visit the Monastery Zrze, built on an early Christian basilica from the V-VI century, and admire the life style of the Monks, whose presence is dating here from the V century. The caves underneath the monastery are also unique, where the people hid themselves to dedicate their lives to God and pray.
The village Banino is mentioned in the Ottoman census books from 1467. In 1882, the first books were brought to Babino in the old house of Stevo Stepanovski's great-grandfather. He was a Turkish soldier to whom, due to lack of money from the state treasury, the Turks paid with books. He started buying books from his comrades and made a library fund.
The library fund consists of an incredible 25,000 titles. It contains rare editions and unique works written in Persian, Old Turkish, Old Slavic and Arabic languages. The oldest edition is the Arabic Dictionary from 1307.

The Tour Plan
1. Pick up from Skopje and transfer to the Zrze Monastery
2. Transfer to Krusevo
3. Transfer to the Babino village from Krusevo
4. Transfer to Skopje
(see the Itinerary builder)

لضمان التوفر، احجز في أقرب وقت ممكن. الحجز المبكر يستحق النظر خاصة إذا كنت تخطط للرحلة خلال موسم الذروة مثل العطلات العامة أو عطلات نهاية الأسبوع.

يمكنك إلغاء هذه الرحلة بدون تكلفة حتى 24 ساعات قبل بدء الرحلة. إذا قمت بالإلغاء بعد 24 ساعات أو لم تحضر في الرحلة، فسيتم تحصيل السعر الكامل للنشاط. التأخر في الاستلام أو المغادرة سيعتبر كعدم حضور.