Holy Trinity Church was built between 1997 and 2003. The icons are by Kalchev of Gevgelija, and the frescoes are the work of world-famous Ukrainian masters: Dimitri Nagurni, Vladimir Nedajborch, Viktor Blinov, Jura Levchenko, Vladimir Cach, Vladimir Bovhun, Larisa Mishchenko, Ljuszko. The church, in its architectural design, belongs to the type of single-nave churches with a cross plan and a vaulted dome partly designed in the Byzantine style.
Veljushki Monastery is said to have been built in the 11th century. With its architectural design originally preserved to the present day, it represents one of the great achievements of medieval Byzantine architecture and sacred art on the Macedonian territory. The frescoes in the church were made in three periods: 1085 (in the altar, the space of the dome in the nave and the walls, the conches, and the chapel), 1164 (in the porch), 19th century (in the nave).
The Monastery of St. Leontius is a sacred complex located on an archaeological site with remains dating back to the 4th century. The site contains three churches, architectural remains, annex buildings and a monastic complex, two baths and a multi-storey Christian necropolis. The frescoes of the interior were painted in three periods, in the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries.
The Church of St George is a Macedonian Orthodox church near the village Kozjak and next to Bargala Archaeological Site. It is one of the few surviving churches in northern Macedonia from the 9th and 10th centuries.
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