Orman Monastery

Orman 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 Orman 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 Orman 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 Orman Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Nearest towns: places near Kondovo (8 km) · places near Šuto Orizare (8 km) · places near Radishani (10 km)

Coordinates: 42.06000, 21.34917. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Orman Monastery

• Sv. Spas-Kuckovo · church · City of Skopje · ~4 km · Must-see
• Gradiste kaj s.Brazda · viewpoint · ~6 km · Must-see
• Scupi · fort · City of Skopje · ~7 km · Must-see
• Husein Shah mosque · dargah · City of Skopje · ~8 km · Must-see
• Skopje Aqueduct · fort · City of Skopje · ~9 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · City of Skopje · ~10 km · Must-see
• Monastery St. Elijah · church · ~10 km · Must-see
• Roman Catholic Cathedral Sacred Heart of Jesus · church · City of Skopje · ~11 km · Must-see
• Church of St. Clement of Ohrid · church · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Pantaleon · church · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Skopje Fortress · church · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ottoman Post Office · fort · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mustafa Pasha's Mosque · dargah · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kursumli An · fort · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Yahya Pasha Mosque · dargah · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Aladza Mosque · dargah · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Arasta Mosque · dargah · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see
• Church of the Ascension of Jesus · church · City of Skopje · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Orman Monastery

Other buddhist sites near Orman Monastery

• Matejče Monastery · Buddhist site · City of Skopje · ~22 km · Must-see
• Prohor Pčinjski Monastery · Buddhist site · Central Serbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Manastir Draganac · Buddhist site · District of Prishtina · ~69 km · Must-see
• Psacha Monastery · Buddhist site · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lesnovo Monastery · Buddhist site · ~91 km · Must-see
• Monastery of Toplica-Sloeshtica · Buddhist site · ~111 km · Must-see
• Kučkovo Monastery · Buddhist site · City of Skopje · ~5 km
• Monastery of Gorno Nerezi · Buddhist site · City of Skopje · ~12 km
• Kučevište Monastery · Buddhist site · ~12 km
• Ljubanci Monastery · Buddhist site · City of Skopje · ~14 km

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