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Velušina Monastery
Velušina Monastery is a monastery in North Macedonia.
Velušina Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this monastery: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Velušina Monastery
Season: October to March.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
Visiting Velušina Monastery: tips
- Walk clockwise around stupas and take off your shoes in prayer halls.
- Do not point your feet at images of the Buddha.
How to reach Velušina Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Nearest towns: places near Bistrica (8 km) · places near Bitola (14 km) · places near Logovardi (16 km)
Coordinates: 40.92778, 21.34000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Velušina Monastery
- Heraclea Lyncestis · fort · ~12 km · Must-see
- St. Peter & St. Paul / Council of the Holy Apostles · church · ~12 km · Must-see
- Fortress of Bitola · fort · ~12 km · Must-see
- Museum of Bitola · dargah · ~13 km · Must-see
- St. Constantine & St. Helen · church · ~14 km · Must-see
- St. Naum of Ohrid · church · ~14 km · Must-see
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church · church · ~14 km · Must-see
- Isak Mosque · dargah · ~15 km · Must-see
- Pelister National Park · sanctuary · ~15 km · Must-see
- Holy Sunday · church · ~16 km · Must-see
- St. Parascheva · church · ~18 km · Must-see
- Pelister · viewpoint · ~19 km · Must-see
- St. Eliyah · church · ~20 km · Must-see
- Archeological Museum of Florina · museum · Western Macedonia · ~22 km · Must-see
- St. George · church · ~28 km · Must-see
- Byzantine Church of Agios Achillios · church · Western Macedonia · ~33 km · Must-see
- Prespa National Park · sanctuary · Western Macedonia · ~35 km · Must-see
- Lake Prespa · lake · ~35 km · Must-see
Other buddhist sites near Velušina Monastery
- Monastery of Toplica-Sloeshtica · Buddhist site · ~56 km · Must-see
- Μονή Αγίας Τριάδας · Buddhist site · Western Macedonia · ~100 km · Must-see
- Monastery St. Christopher · Buddhist site · ~8 km
- Monastery of Smolevo · Buddhist site · ~11 km
- Monastery of Novaci · Buddhist site · ~19 km
- Monastery of Slivnica · Buddhist site · ~26 km
- Monastery of Zhivojno · Buddhist site · ~27 km
- Monastery of Suvodol · Buddhist site · ~29 km
- Čebren Monastery · Buddhist site · ~46 km
- Monastery of Slepche · Buddhist site · ~46 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Velušina Monastery?
October to March. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Velušina Monastery?
Nearby: Heraclea Lyncestis (fort, 12 km), St. Peter & St. Paul / Council of the Holy Apostles (church, 12 km), Fortress of Bitola (fort, 12 km), Museum of Bitola (dargah, 13 km), St. Constantine & St. Helen (church, 14 km), St. Naum of Ohrid (church, 14 km).