Marko’s Towers & a Hike to the Treskavec Monastery

High on a ridge overlooking the town of Prilep are a set of medieval fortifications known as Marko’s Towers (Markovi Kuli). After exploring these expansive ruins, we set off on a hike through the hills to the monastery of Treskavec, seven kilometers to the north.

You can take a taxi halfway up the slope, but you’ll have to walk the rest of the way up to Marko’s Towers. Though the path is steep, it’s completely worth the effort. This fortress was built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries...