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The Church of St John the Baptist
etfromnc Says: On the right bank of the river Otinja, on the south side of the Isar hill, a church dedicated to St. John the Baptist was built in 1350.It is a single-room church with no cupola. Its construction was supported by Jovan Probistipovic, Despot Oliver’s landowner. Today only...
Who could resist the challenge to write a Stip Tip
etfromnc Says: Between the Otinja and Bregalnica rivers, about 500 feet high on the rocky hill over the town, known as Isar, the Stip, or Isar, Fortress, stands guard.People say that the fortress was built by King Marko, while his sister Maria was building a road and bridge through the...
Pijlmans Says: This Monastery dedicated to St Petka is located outside of Stip, along the same road to the archeological site Bargala and Vrteska. It is located between Bargala and Vrteska.There are several sources with holy water.You can spend the night in this monastery.We where there...
Pijlmans Says: You can visit this cave from the Mountain Hut Vrteska, but only with a guide from the Mountain Club Lisec. Our guides were Lazar from the website below, and his friend Marija.The cave is closed with an iron gate, so even in the unlikely case you find it by yourself, you...
Pijlmans Says: You can visit this cave from the Mountain Hut Vrteska, but only with a guide from the Mountain Club Lisec. Our guides were Lazar from the website below, and his friend Marija.The cave is closed with an iron gate, so even in the unlikely case you find it by yourself, you...
Pijlmans Says: Mountain hut Vrteska is about 40 km from Stip, near the village Vrteska on the Plackovica mountain.About 50 people can stay here, it has 6 rooms with 2, 4, 6 or 14 beds. There is a kitchen, where you can prepare the food that you have to take yourself if you stay here.The...
Church of St George at Bargala (II)
Pijlmans Says: Some pictures of what is left of the frescoes inside the Church of St George at Bargala.In 2010 the frescoes were being renovated. Even on the pictures you can see that there were several layers of frescoes made over the years.
Church of St George at Bargala (I)
Pijlmans Says: This early Christian Church dedicated to St George (Sveti Gorgi) is next to the argeological site Bargala, just outside its former defense walls. It is from the 9th or 11th century, and was renovated in the 14th century. When we were there in 2010, renovation of the frescoes...
Pijlmans Says: Bargala was one of the more important fortified towns in Macedonia in the Late Antiquity and early Byzantium. It was constructed between the 4th and 6th century AD. Its name is related to the river Bregalnica. The site is very well kept, not overgrown and easily accessible....
Pijlmans Says: Novo Selo is a settlement next to Stip, southwest from the center. Novo Selo means "New Village", which is funny because it is older than most of nowadays Stip. We passed through Novo Selo all the time, since our accommodation was at the Kezovica Spa, about 2 km from the...
Pijlmans Says: The Monastery of St Petka is located on the right (west) bank of the river Bregalnica.It is not really a monastery (yet). We spoke to the man who built the church. The church was built after he had a dream to built a church on this location. He had never built anything in...
Pijlmans Says: Mal Odmor means "small rest". It seemed the waiters take this name very seriously, because it took a long time before somebody even came to our table (although the place was almost deserted).We had a nice table outside.My dish (grilled meat with some fries) was OK, but for...
Roma: Famous Pastrmajlija from Stip
Pijlmans Says: When we asked the staff at our accommodation (Kezovica Spa) for a good restaurant, they recommended pizzeria Roma in the center of Stip. They couldn't have done us a bigger favor!We had dinner there twice, both of the times the Pastrmajlija Stip is famous for. Pastrmajlija...
Pijlmans Says: Vinica is a village about 40 km northeast of Stip.It has an interesting and relatively well preserved fortress.You can also try to find the overgrown ruins of the Basilica at the archeological site Gorica just outside Vinica.See my Vinica page in the link below for more...
Pijlmans Says: In Morodvis you can see the remains of a 5th century Basilica .Morodvis is about 40 km from Stip, 7 km south of Kocani.See the link below for my Morodvis page.
Dizzyhead Says: In Stip they have a swimmingpool where you can go and swim and play in. It is very popular among the local people, and that can be a very good tip to do, if you want to make contacts with the locals and at the same time exercise a little. When I was in August in Macedonia,...
Visit to a typicle Macedonian Town house
MacedonianUK Says: Shtip is great place to spend your day. From the arheological site Isar, to the Town Museum to the typical Macedonian town houses.Few of them are still standing in Shtip. The youngest one is 177 yrs old. Unfortunatly they are not preserved by the State as is done in Ohrid,...
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Q: Please can you tell me if there is a good hotel in Stip? Thank you
A: Hi! I used to live in Stip for almost 30 years, now in the USA. Still have a family there - going once in a couple of years. Check these 3 web...
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Roman Astibo or modern day Shtip
I've got some interesting experiences in Stip. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 18 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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I've got some interesting experiences in Stip. I'd love to share with you the 9 tips I've written, the 16 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Stip may not be the first town you think of when visiting Macedonia. But besides being an interesting city itself with many churches, it is a good base for visits to for instance the archeological...
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Central city of eastern Macedonia
Štip is the largest urban center in the eastern part of the Republic of Macedonia, serving as the economic, industrial, entertainment, and educational focal point for the surrounding municipalities....
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