Tetovo has become a center of private businesses and trade. Countless small shops have been opened where one can buy almost everything, "from a needle to a locomotive". The well known ski resort of Popova Šapka lies above Tetovo in the Šar Mountains. It is linked to the city by an asphalt road and a cable railway (out of order-vandalized in 2001 by Albanian terrorists).
Some of the mosques in the city are old and date back to the 17th century, but there are some even older. Among them is the most beautiful mosque in Macedonia, the Painted Mosque (Šarena Dzamija) built in 1459 by the Ottoman Turks. In the vicinity of the town there is the Arabati Baba Tekje dervish monastery. There are the churches of Saint Nikola and to one dedicated to the Holy Mother of God.
The Monastery of Lešok with the churches of St. Atanasius and of the Holy Virgin, from the 14th century, is situated near Tetovo. In honor of the educator Kiril Pejčinović, who is buried in its yard, this monastery hosts an International Meeting of Literary Translators. This church was bombed by the Albanian guerillas in the terrorist actions in august, 2001 during the military conflict between the Macedonian Army and the Albanian terrorists (this days is in reconstruction). Tetovo is also host to the Festival of Macedonian Choirs.
Some of the mosques in the city are old and date back to the 17th century, but there are some even older. Among them is the most beautiful mosque in Macedonia, the Painted Mosque (Šarena Dzamija) built in 1459 by the Ottoman Turks. In the vicinity of the town there is the Arabati Baba Tekje dervish monastery. There are the churches of Saint Nikola and to one dedicated to the Holy Mother of God.
The Monastery of Lešok with the churches of St. Atanasius and of the Holy Virgin, from the 14th century, is situated near Tetovo. In honor of the educator Kiril Pejčinović, who is buried in its yard, this monastery hosts an International Meeting of Literary Translators. This church was bombed by the Albanian guerillas in the terrorist actions in august, 2001 during the military conflict between the Macedonian Army and the Albanian terrorists (this days is in reconstruction). Tetovo is also host to the Festival of Macedonian Choirs.
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