The Parliament Building
by DPando
located along 11 Oktomvri avenue its a oldish building quite bleak and brown ...I guess in some western european cities wouldnt look like an important building and actually its the most important in Skopje !! ...thats a point of makedonian humbleness in Europe ... thats good
the building is on the street from the Youth hostel to downtown
Preserving the traditions
by Manara
Macedonia has a long tradition of craftworks: wood carving, hammered copper, filigree jewelry, embroidery. As in many other countries, these traditional arts were at risk of being abandoned and forgotten, but luckily the MATA came to their aid.
The Macedonian Artisan Trade Association is a non-profit, non-governmental organization created to protect and develop the craft trade, by training young artisans and helping them to access the market. MATA has established a selling point in the centre of Skopje, in the Feudal Tower.
The embroidery you see in the picture is not one of those currently sold at the MATA shop: it is a century-old piece, in a pattern that was typical of Skopje.
If you want to know more, and to see the products that you can buy through the MATA shops, this is the website: www.matacraft.org.mk
Opinci, leather sandals
by Pijlmans
In the old Turkish part of Skopje, called Carsija, there are some shops that sell the traditional Macedonian leather sandals.
These leather sandals are called "opinci".
You'll find them from size key-ring to bigfoot.
They make a good traditional souvenir!
Drinking Skopsko beer
by shrimp56
The Skopje Brewery is one of the success stories in Macedonia. It represents Coca-Cola products as well as producing the popular beer that carries it's name. The new ad campaign is very simple: "CAKAM SKOPSKO means, simply, "I like Skopsko"!
Tickets FOr Macedonia vs Scotland
by Jordan1223
Sorry mate i just saw your post today and i think its too late but ill try any way lol,,,,, i have 3 tickets fot the south side of the stadium the price is 100 euros per ticket, so if u see this message send me an email on : jordantopkoski@yahoo.com or give me a ring on my mobile : +38971287984 and ill bring the tickets to you anywhere in skopje . Let the best team wins ,and really nice to see so many fans from Scotland !!!!!