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![[2003] - Skopje](http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1/1734378-Skopsko_KaleKale_Fortress-Skopje.jpg) [2003] by shkupiLeave a Comment Directions: Near by Old Bazaar, Stone Bridge and Mustapha Pasha mosque.
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Castle is nice and you can see city from there.
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The fortress was originally built by the Byzantines in the VI century with stone walls some 121 meters long. According to archaeologists, the stone blocks used in this construction were taken from the destroyed city of Skupi nearby (Roman name for Skopje was SKUPI).
Kale today is one of Skopje’s best sightseeing spots, offering a fantastic view of the city and proximity to the sites of the city’s Ottoman old town. Leave a Comment Directions: About 15 minutes walking from the center of the city
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If you just wander about the area south of Vardar, it is forgivable for you to think that Skopje is a thoroughly modern city with no historical interest. This is largely because the area south of the Vardar was rebuilt after the devastating 1963 earthquake that killed over one thousand. Skopje is a very old city, however, the first seat of the mediaeval Serbian kingdom and where the first King of Serbs was crowned. It was also an important Ottoman centre in the Balkans. To get a perspective of these parts of the city’s history, it is a good idea to head to Skopsko kale, or Skopje Fortress (note that, while fortress is tvrdjava in Serbia, it is kale – from the Turkish – in Macedonian). The outer walls of the fortress are remarkably well preserved – or rather, I should say, reconstructed. This location has been a stronghold since the 4th millennium BC, and was repeatedly rebuilt and refortified by the Greeks, the Romans, the ancient Bulgarians, the Serbs and the Turks. It was even mentioned by the Turkish traveller Evliya Celebi in his travelogue from the 17th century, although at that time the full Turkish construction of the fortress must have been quite impressive. Leave a Comment Directions: In Cair, not far from the Vardar
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Kale Fortress offers nice views at Skopje. The entrances of the fortress are at the eastern side of it, close to the Bazar and bridges to the south part of Skopje. Just look at the pictures. Leave a Comment Directions: North of the river Vardar; you cant miss it
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Skopje's castle (Kale) stands above the Carsija district, and although not much of the castle actually still stands (most of it was damaged in the earthquake of 1963), it is worth coming up here for the views over the city. Free to enter, it seems a popular place to come in the late afternoon just before sunset. Leave a Comment
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The interior of the Skopsko Kale has some pretty impressively preserved monuments, although most of them are likely from the Turkish period and not from the earlier Mediaeval or Roman fortresses. The whole structure was rebuilt during the 18th century, after the city was invaded and briefly held by the Austrians during the raids by Eugene of Savoy at the end of the 17th century. There is not much by way of either explanations or exhibits, despite the fact that the Archeological and Historical Museum has been in possession of the site since the Yugoslav military evacuated it in 1951. There is a watchtower as well as a few remains of the foundations of what were probably once military storehouses and arsenals. The best part of the interior of the fortress is the view, for which I’ve decided to dedicate an entirely separate tip. Leave a Comment Directions: Near the river Vardar, in Cair
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