20 km. from Gostivar, on the way to Debar, at the shores of the Mavrovo artificial lake, the National Park of Mavrovo and the leading winter-sport resort of Macedonia are located.
From Mavrovo the road leads to the magnificent monastery of St. Jovan Bigorski, passing through the breath-taking canyon of the Radika River.
The monastery itself was build and rebuild several times, from XI to the XIX Century, and is famous for its unique icon holder in deep woodcarving, as well as other sacral relics located inside the monastery. On the way back to Ohrid, the road passes through the valley of the Crni Drim River, and two other artificial lakes - lake Debar and lake Globocica.