national park
Mavrovo National Park
North Macedonia's largest national park wraps around Lake Mavrovo, where a lakeside road passes the half-submerged St Nicholas church and climbs into the wild Šar and Bistra mountains.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Kičevo
Kichevo, North Macedonia · Europe
About Kičevo
Kičevo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Drugovo, 27km from Mavrovo National Park.
Kičevo is in Kichevo, North Macedonia, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Drugovo, about 4 km away.
Kičevo (Macedonian: Кичево [ˈkitʃɛvɔ] ; Albanian: Kërçovë, Albanian definite form: Kërçova) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, located in a valley in the south-eastern slopes of Mount Bistra, between the cities of Ohrid and Gostivar. The capital Skopje is 112 km away. The city of Kičevo is the seat ofRead more
Kičevo Municipality.
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What is there to see near Kičevo?
Within an hour or so of Kičevo: Mavrovo National Park (27 km), Kruševo (29 km), Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski (31 km), Vevčani Springs (43 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road.
Where is Kičevo?
Kičevo is in Kichevo, North Macedonia, about 4 km from Drugovo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 31,123
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- North Macedonia
- Region
- Kichevo
- Timezone
- Europe/Skopje
- Coordinates
- 41.5127, 20.9587
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Worth the detour from Kičevo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Kruševo
The highest town in the Balkans at 1,350 m, a hillside of preserved 19th-century macedonian townhouses that hosted the ten-day Kruševo Republic of 1903: commemorated by the striking spaceship-like Makedonium monument above town.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski
A hillside Orthodox monastery above the Radika valley known for its carved iconostasis, signposted from the Debar–Mavrovo road.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Vevčani Springs
A series of karst springs and waterfalls in a wooded gorge above the village of Vevčani, with walkways and parking at the village edge.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Ohrid
UNESCO dual heritage site combining one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes with a town of 365 churches and ancient ruins.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Ohrid Old Town
A UNESCO-listed lakeside town of churches and Ottoman houses below a hilltop fortress, the main destination on Lake Ohrid's eastern shore.
46 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Samuel's Fortress
A restored medieval fortress crowning the hill above Ohrid, offering walls to walk and wide views over the lake and old town.
46 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Church of St. John at Kaneo
A 13th-century Byzantine church on a cliff above Lake Ohrid, the most photographed viewpoint on the lake, a short walk from Ohrid.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Kičevo
- 64 kmGaličica Pass RoadA serpentine road climbs over the Galičica massif between Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, topping out near 1,600 m with rare twin-lake panoramas inside Galičica National Park.
- 67 kmStone Bridge, SkopjeA medieval stone bridge over the Vardar linking Skopje's main square to the old bazaar, the symbol on the city's coat of arms.
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