Mavrovo is a village and tourist resort in the mountainous region of western North Macedonia. It is located in the Mavrovo and Rostuša municipality. Mavrovo is a destination for tourists throughout the year because of its skiing centre Zare Lazarevski, national park and lake. There are weekend houses, inns and hotels offering accommodation for tourists all year round. The St Nicholas Church in Mavrovo was built in 1850. It was submerged in the local lake in 1953, but due to droughts in the 21st century it has largely appeared out of the lake.
Background
For over 50 years, snow, hospitality, tradition and sophisticated tranquility have been attracting winter sports enthusiasts from all over Europe to Ski Center Mavrovo. It is not only ambitious sportspeople who appreciate this heavenly winter landscape. The winter season, which runs from December until April also has plenty to offer walkers, hikers, gourmets and culture lovers. Mavrovo ski resort is located in the municipality of Mavrovo and Rostuse, nested in magnificent National Park only 100 km from the capital city Skopje, which makes Skopje International Airport the closest one. The ski resort boasts the most magnificent views and well-maintained ski runs at 1,255m to 1,860m above sea level providing excellent conditions for skiing on natural and technical snow. The ski area is serviced by 3 chairlifts and 11 ski-lifts and offers 25 kilometres of perfectly maintained ski runs which are varied and ideal for recreational and professional skiers as well as beginners. For additional value of your experience and higher pleasure, night skiing is also happening in friday and saturday.
Additional Winter Offer
Ski schools where you can learn skiing, carving, and snowboarding, rental and service of ski and snowboard equipment, a polygon for beginners, tobogganing zone, snowshoeing, snow park, snow biking, nordic / cross-country skiing, ski touring, splitboarding, snowcat freeride, mountain huts, apres ski bars, restaurants and free parking. is founded by group of locals and huge admirers of nature and is an official Ski and Snowboard school at Mavrovo Ski Center. Their mission is to share their passion for the mountains and are determined to pass on their expertise in skiing and snowboarding. They share that they do not only want for you to learn to ski or snowboard, but they also want for you to fall in love with the mountains and with Mavrovo.
npmavrovo.org.mk The National Park Mavrovo is situated on the North-western part of North Macedonia, at the tripoint of Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, occupying geographic latitudes from 410 33’01’’N to 410 52’39’’ N, and geographic longitudes from 200 31’02’’E to 200 48’59’’E, between the cities of Gostivar, Debar and Kichevo. The eastern boundary of the National Park Mavrovo on its Northern part extends along the ridge of the Shar Planina Mountain Western slopes, thence continues along the main ridge of the Bistra Mountain. The Southern boundary is an east-west line following the course of Mala Reka River downward to its inflow into the Radika River, thence across the Boshkov Most Bridge goes westward along the Krchin Mountain ridge up to the State border with Albania. The Western boundary of the Park overlaps with the State border with Albania and runs to the North along the ridges of Krchin, Deshat and Korab Mountains. The Northern boundary follows the watershed line of the Radika River on the slopes of the Shar Planina Mountain. The Mavrovo Protected Area occupies an area of 72,204.1 ha, notwithstanding the fact that former calculations for the area were 73,088 ha. The elevation of the Park ranges from minimum 600 m to the highest mountain peak that reaches 2,764 m. Administratively, the territory of the Park belongs to the Municipality of Mavrovo-Rostushe and only small portion to the Municipality of Gostivar.
