Saint Pantelejmon Monastery in Skopje

Peaceful place, very nice

Lovely old church within active monastery complex, with beautiful views of capitol Skopje

Amazing Byzantine mediaeval frescoes

The most beautiful and peaceful place in Skopje.

Marvelous nature, wonderful lendscape 360 degrees arround

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Peaceful, beautiful, sublime. Worth for any visitors time. One of Macedonias meaningful and dated cultural and spiritual herritage.

A serene place to visit in the vicinity of Skopje

Beautiful Orthodox church and lovely view to Skopje

A beautiful monastery only 8 km away from Skopje with panoramic views of the surrounding. The frescoes in the church are very specific with their coloring, composition and purity of expression which are outstanding examples of Byzantine medieval monumental painting in the later 12th century. You must visit this place!

Amazing view, peaceful, quiet place, love this place

The Church of Saint Panteleimon is a small 12th-century Byzantine church located in a monastery complex. The church was constructed in 1164 and is dedicated to St. Panteleimon, the patron saint of physicians. The monastery complex offers beautiful panoramic views of Skopje and is open to public.The church has a domed cruciform core, three apses, and a rectangular narthex. It is built of irregular stone blocks and brick embedded in thick layers of mortar. The frescoes in the church are famous examples of Komnenian-era Byzantine art, depicting scenes from the Passion of Christ and various hagiographical illustrations. The churchs stucco decoration is depicted on the obverse of the Macedonian 50 denars banknote, issued in 1996.

Nice place for picnic. Nice view over the city.

Clear and breathable air without pollution and fog.

Did you know that Ohrid has 365 churches or basically a church for every day in the week? This is a magical place for people that are religious, you need to go there to chech for yourself!

The oldest frescs in the Skopje.Most beautiful place.

If you want to find inner peace this is the place to be.

Very beautiful and peaceful place. The church is very old and is known for its famous frescoes. The frescoes were painted by very famous Byzantine masters Michael and Eythihio at the end of XI-th century. The most famous fresco in the church is Virgin Mary mourns the dead son Jesus. It shows an emotions on the face of Virgin Mary. This icon is predecessor of the renesaince paintings and icons.

Quite and calm place, old and beautiful monastery

Nice view and quiet place... But no restaurant like yrs ago... A lot of benches but no trash cans...

Gorgeous monastery, and beautiful views. Etno village is right next to it too.

Wow you can find a beautiful Holy icon inside.

Nice place to chill. Child friendly environment.

Best views of Skopje. Kind and patient monks.

Great scenery of the capital of Macedonia - Skopje, peaceful monastery atmosphere.

Beautiful Byzantine church and lovely view.

The Church of St. Panteleimon in Gorno Nerezi, North Macedonia, is a small 12th-century Byzantine church located in a monastery complex. The church and monastery are dedicated to St.Panteleimon the patron saint of physicians. The church was constructed in 1164 as a foundation of Alexios Angelos, a son of Constantin Angelos.

Great monastery, begining of reneisanse. There is also toilet available if you visit with groups

Monestery from 12th century. Many historians agreed tha Renaisance started here becausr wallpaintings paint here are the first of the kind where saints show emotions on their faces

Amazing place, Skopje is a city with great history.

Great views. 2 eur entrance for the church but you might get lucky and have a look for free.

This is an extraordinary place above the city with nice view on the city. Its ideal for quick escape and relax.

Nice and quiet place! Small church with frescos from 12th century.

One of the most beautiful churches in the area. Centuries of history, beautiful location and frescoes. Helpful staff and such a peaceful atmosphere.

Nice place over the Skopje with the monastery from 12 century

The church was nice, old phrescions were in it. It is in the neighborhood of the Macedonian Village. The surrounding is beautiful, you can breathe clear air in the warm summer days.

Место за мир и спокој. Прекрасна панорама на Скопје.A place for peace and tranquility. Beautiful panorama of Skopje.

Tranquil, peaceful and contemplating place. It is good that it is brought back to serve to its original purpose, as monastery. The church is beautiful and old, from 12 century.One of the places that must to visit in Skopje.

St. Panteleimon, is a 12th-century Byzantine church located in a monastery complex. The church and monastery are dedicated to St. Panteleimon, the patron saint of physicians.

Very nice ! I wasnt in tho, just the outside. Definitely will go again.

Its an interesting monastery with many goats! :There is an entrance fee of 120 MKD.

Very beautiful monastery located on the mountain Vodno.

Superb 12c Bysantine frescoes restored 1972 monk sais,, if locked-wait a bit for the monks to open the chirch, and a taxi from Skopje is 5 euro. No photo inside. Small entrance fee. Large parking shared with adjacent ethno complex Makedonsko selo. Bus introduced recently every 2h.

Monastery on a very good location for visiting all year arround. Next to the monastery is Makedonsko selo etno complex with hotel and traditional restaurant.Located on Mount Vodno

One of the oldest monasteries in Macedonia, with a wonderful view of Skopje.

Nice old monastery and a beautiful restaurant with a view!

The monastery built in 1164 is breathtaking with the architecture, frescoes and surrounding containing the famous Lamentation of Christ as a preceding of the European renesanse. The panoramic view to Skopje is also beautiful

On 8 kilometers (~13 milessouthwest of Skopje on the slopes of Vodno, in the village of Gorno Nerezi the monastery of St. Panteleimon with the monastery church is located.The monastery complex is enclosed with high walls, and in it are the church and monastery quarters.The monastery is significant for its architecture and paintings.The church was built by the Byzantine Prince Alexis Angel, son of Constantine Angel and Theodora, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus. From the erection of the church in 1164 to present time is preserved marble plate above the door, when entering the narthex in the nave of the church.In 1885 the frescoes of the XII and XV / XVI century were over painted with compositions without any particular artistic value, which have covered the valuable frescoes on Nerezi wall painting.Important date, related to the history of the church St. Panteleimon, and its fresco painting is the period from 1923-26, when Russian scholar Professor. Nikola Okunjev managed on one part of the church to reveal the frescoes of the XII century.Architectural conservation work in 1954-57 came to consolidation of the walls, especially on the north wall and the arches of the church, and in 1969 and the reconstruction of the narthex of whom were saved enough elements for such an action.In the same period was performed and conservation of the paintings and completely were removed the new paintings from the nineteenth century, which had given the opportunity the Church in Nerezi to be seen in all its beauty and frescoes to be studied.The discovery of ancient frescoes of the XII century, by the famous historian of Byzantine art prof. Nikola Okunjev meant solving iconographic and stylistic features. It revealed a new era in chronology of Byzantine wall painting. The discovery of the original frescoes and later the discovery, conservation and presentation, made Nerezi painting among the most important cultural monuments of XII century and has taken an important place in Byzantine art.The anonymous painter of Nerezi frescoes from the XII century, with its virtuous and color rich drawings, was able to paint the whole gallery images of various saints. The walls are painted inside the church and divided into zones.The dramatization of wall painting of Nerezi fresco master can be seen in the compositions Deposition from the Cross and Lamentation of Christ. These two scenes actually represent a novelty in Byzantine wall painting because of its dramatic realism.The famous scene Lamentation of Christ is the ultimate achievement of Nerezi Master expression dramatization. Symbol of the Virgin Mary to her dead son is handed realistic, real-life scene shown, with an emphasis on the human feelings.Therefore frescoes in the church St. Panteleimon in Nerezi occupy an important place not only in our medieval wall paintings, but also in the Byzantine art at the time.Wall painting in Nerezi is not important and famous in the world only because of its stylistic and iconographic features, but also because of his remarkable artistic quality.

Beautiful place on a bit hard to reach location, but with a rather relaxing view and feel. The service, however, is horrible with the least polite waiters ever and long waiting time to both order and receive you meal/drink. Overall - worth a look but not a try.

Half-way up Mount Vodno, in the village of Gorni Nezeri, lies the Church of St. Panteleimon located in a monastery complex. The 12th century Byzantine church and the monastery are dedicated to St. Panteleimon, the patron saint of physicians. The church was constructed in 1164 as a foundation of Alexius Angelus Comnenus, a son of Constantine Angelos and Theodora Komnene, a daughter of Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.Inside the Byzantine church lies some truly glorious frescos, many of them dating back to the building of the monastery. The frescoes in the church are famous examples of Comnenian Age Byzantine Art, breaking the rules of what was up until then an intensely strict style of religious painting. The frescos depict the usual Orthodox themes including the Lamentation of Christ, Dormition of Holy Mother of God and others, but what sets these paintings apart from everything that went before them is that the artists have breathed life into the figures. Before that, the rules never allowed any characters to show emotion, making such pictures as the extraordinary fresco of Mary holding her dead son in her arms, complete with an anguished face and tears in her eyes, utterly extraordinary.Surviving several earthquakes, the Church of St. Pantelejmon and the artwork inside is generally regarded as one of the three main examples of Byzantine art in the world. According to Andrew Graham-Dixon, British art historian and writer, these frescoes with their "...physical, electric presence..." are proof that there was more to Byzantine art than the formality and otherworldliness of its mosaic and icon tradition. In his book, Graham-Dixon questions 16th century Vasaris beliefs that Giotto di Bondone finally turned fresco painting away from the primitive influence of Byzantium. The lamentation of Christ fresco is described as being a fusion of life and death in a single image as Mary movingly mourns Jesus, cradling him between her legs. Graham-Dixon reminds that these frescoes from the 1160s precede Giottos similar emotional frescoes from the Arena Chapel near Venice circa 1305. He concludes "...the Byzantine east played a much more formative role in the development of renaissance art than Vasari was prepared to concede."