Abstract
In this article, the problems and perspectives of the development of tourism in North Macedonia were researched on the example of religious and pilgrimage tourism. During the research the modern state of development of tourism in North Macedonia was examined. The issue of the pandemic impact on the tourism industry in North Macedonia was raised and supported by statistical data with comparative analysis. The main theoretical principles of the formation and functioning of religious and pilgrimage tourism as a modern scientific direction of research were briefly described. The connection between religious tourism and history was established, the religious events and objects were systemized, that include the touristic product of this type of tourism. To understand better which potential tourists can North Macedonia attract, the religious composition of the population was analyzed. Then the Orthodox historical and cultural heritage of the country was examined at the context of religious tourism, that was presented by many monasteries. Within this work there wasn’t any purpose to show all the Orthodox shrines of North Macedonia that were involved in religious and pilgrimage tourism. Though there was a purpose only to introduce some of them, that gives the potential tourists a possibility to see the unique culture of this small, but cozy and hospitable country by themselves. The main touristic objects within the framework of the religiously pilgrimage tourism were described, such as the Church of Saint Panteleimon, Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery, the Monastery of Saint Naum. Also were described their architectural features, location and their history of creation, and the recommendations for the tourists for visiting these saint places were given. The consideration of religious tourism as a phenomenon and the perspectives of its development are reflected in the works of S. P. Kuzyk, O. O. Lyubitseva, M. H. Kazmyrchuk, N. I. Konischeva, T. I. Bozhuk, etc. Still there aren’t enough complex works where the attention would be paid to the development of the religious tourism, on the example of a certain foreign country. That’s the reason why this article is rather actual and it has an intention to give a boost to the research of the religious and pilgrimage tourism in the other countries of Europe and the world.
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