Churches Macedonia

Cultural tourism is of great importance given to the churches, for they are a reflection of the culture and development of a nation, and the tourists required in an area frequented church. Churches represent the community of Christian believers or building designated for Christian worship. In terms of tourism churches are buildings where there is also kept Christian art, which can be art and music. Visual Arts includes buildings (churches, monasteries, chapels), church furniture, and many kinds of ritual objects (sculptures, paintings, liturgical vessels, books). Based on the Bible and scenes from the lives of saints in its development of the first century AD, is being developed as an early Christian art, and later passed all artistic styles and periods of European art from antiquity, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism. Along with the visual arts flourished and church musical art that is used in the liturgy as liturgical music, based on church documents. In the early Middle Ages appears liturgical vocal music, about a thousand years in Europe in the music are introduced organ to the time (12th century) was enriched with wonderful voices, and Reformation introduced a new form of music known as protetstant coral based on old German folk spiritual songs, performed unanimously with organ accompaniment, and the culmination of the corrals is reflected in the works of J.S. Bach.

Macedonia, with its strategic position, is situated in SouthEastern Europe and the centar of the Balcan. 25.713 km2 and population of 2.015.000 inhabitants. Macedonia is divided up into regions which are Central Macedonia, Eastern Macedonia, West Macedonia. The capital city is Skopje. Lots of forests, lakes and agricultural fields. Longest river is Vardar, with 388 km. long, where as 301 km. are in Macedonia. Lakes are also national beauty of the country. In summer, Ohrid lake, Prespa lake and Dojran lake atract a huge number of visitors. Not only in summer, but this little country will make your winter stay a wonderful experience. Pelister, Sar Planina, Mavrovo and Bistra will be places You should be looking for in winter. Highly ranked hotels, ski tracks and more, would be a real chalenge for every ski enthusiast.
Macedonia is a treasury of cultural wealth. The Slavonic alphabet was born in Macedonia, where the Macedonian educators Cyril and Methody, and Clement and Naum played an important part in the spread of Christianity. Macedonian builders and mosaic masters shone like a bright star...