Short brief about Prilep
Prilep, a tobacco producing center set among arid hills is situated in the ee
northern part of the Pelagonia plain. Prilep is the largest and the most ats
famous center for production of high quality tobacco and cigarettes. The 2° Skopje
marble from Prilep is well known in the whole world even some rooms of aa
former president houses in the world are done with this marble, Several Caton Véles
‘old monasteries are found in the town's immediate vicinity, including the
Monastery of Zrze. On a rocky hill above stand the craggy ruins of the ae
castle of king Marko, one of Macedonia most colorful characters (a kind of ) @Prilep Dols
a 4th century Macedonian Robin Hood whose legendary heroic deeds \ struge ce
against the Turks) are the theme of innumerable ballads epic legends and “onrid Gevgellja
songs in existence. *Bitola_/
“The Tobacco Museum
"the museum's refecting te ln lasing tration of tobacco growing inthe Prep
region, Sep ost another very interesting collection This nique permanent exhbton of
around 800 poses nudes extremely valule short and lng. seamed pipes, saulf boxes
dred oparate caves, some of which were mods of precous tera ke Wary, rote of per
name, iver and God made in 7th and I&th century, Prt of tis aurous colton hasbeen
exhibit in the biggest European cies.
‘reskavec Monastery
net Teskavec Monastery sssted under the peak Zo na srking mountain
landscape, monastery comotex conssts ofthe church Assumption ofthe Holy Mothe"
monastery inns andthe ding room.
‘Varosh Monastery Complex
‘beside foundations of necropolis and settlement from te bronze and iron ages and
thermal spas form the Roman prod, Oe ost important monurnen rom he Md Ages oe
the church of St. Mcla(butin 3922) wr ane of he most important masterpieces fom that
pend in Macedania the church St Demetris with preserved gn doorways rom the 15h
Centr, St, Ahanas, St Peer and Holy Mother Presta aswel asthe monastery St.
‘renangel hoe
Zeze Monastery
"Te Zte Monastery i cated near the vilage Zz, 25k west of rp, Todey
monastery complex const ofthe church °St. Peter and Pai the ns and eves 2o=ss0y
rooms, Under the monastery are the monk cl, and ther igh mumberindcates the ich feof
the monk, who belong to the highest monastcaly oder
Clock Tower
"Te clock tower n rile is recognized asa cutural monument 1 was bul in 1825
1625 by aid Aga t's 40 m allan together th the oilars an the cone ons top ke reaches
height of 35m. The tak of ts cnsnicton was vento he farous Prep mason ero Lave Te
Underwent renovation 1896 1837 and 18961857, and 1858 cock was Installed on
Marko's Fortress
Marko's Fortes is lcated atthe south west of Pl and is one the most scenic cade in
Macedonia, twas eset of King Vokasin and Prince Maro,
‘The ey is enced by tall wal, bu upon steep cfs and large grate rocks. Athough the
wl ct rom the 13th 1th entre, they a wel preserved. bierentarheslogia layers
revel prehistoric and ancient record of & Gly known 9 Caramiae.
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