Churches and monasteries in Macedonia are among the country’s most precious treasures, where the spiritual and artistic heritage of the Byzantine Orthodox tradition is magnificently preserved. Macedonian churches share the essential characteristics of all Byzantine churches across the Balkans in terms of construction, design and artwork. Also, they have very unique elements; among these are the incredibly detailed and precisely made wood carvings found in many churches, especially in western Macedonia, created by the well-trained masters of the centuries-old Macedonian School of ecclesiastical art.

         Acknowledged as being among the most important in the world some Macedonian icons were recently displayed at a comprehensive exhibit by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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          The interesting fact is that the town Ohrid is the town of 365 churches, one for each day.