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Skopsko Kale/Kale Fortress   Skopje

Skopsko Kale/Kale Fortress, Skopje

 30 Reviews  WARNING: KALE FORTRESS WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC WHEN WE VISITED SUMMER 2011. If you want to escape the reality of Skopje for a quick moment, visit the Fortress Kale. It is situated prominently on a... 

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on the lake...   Ohrid

on the lake..., Ohrid

 25 Reviews  It's a deep and ancient lake, perhaps as old as five million years. There's few lakes as old as that. It's the deepest in the Balkans, and if you placed the Eiffel Tower at its deepest point, once the... 

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Old Bazaar/Carsija   Skopje

Old Bazaar/Carsija, Skopje

 20 Reviews  The old part of the town can be found in Carsija, the Old Bazaar. It's easily the most pleasant part of the city to wander around. Here you will find lots of tiny, pastel shaded, square little one... 

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old town & architecture   Ohrid

old town & architecture, Ohrid

 34 Reviews  Ohrid's real importance as a city began with Tsar Samuil's decision to make it the capital of what has become known as The First Bulgarian Empire in the late 10th century. During this period the... 

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Kameni Most/The Old Stone Bridge   Skopje

Kameni Most/The Old Stone Bridge, Skopje

 24 Reviews  The Stone Bridge (Kameni Most) connects the old Turkish/Muslim part in the north of Skopje via Makedonija Square with the new center of Skopje, south of the river Vardar. Some say there has been a... 

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samuil fortress   Ohrid

samuil fortress, Ohrid

 30 Reviews  Tsar Samoil´s Fortress dates from the the end of the 10th century, but a fortress has been standing on top of Ohrid hill since at least the 3rd century BC or even earlier. Although most of the walls... 

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Matka Lake & Canyon   Skopje

Matka Lake & Canyon, Skopje

 9 Reviews  Matka gorge and lake are wonderful, and I'm glad I was persuaded to go there. Not only the gorge and lake themselves, with the monastery, but also the journey there and the peaceful village... 

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other churches & monasteries   Ohrid

other churches & monasteries, Ohrid

 50 Reviews  Then Ohrid is certainly the place to come as there are reputedly 365 of them, one for each day of the week. However even if churches aren't really your thing it is, in my opinion, still well worth... 

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Mother Teresa   Skopje

Mother Teresa, Skopje

 14 Reviews  Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu was an Indian[3] Catholic nun of Albanian origin born in Skopje who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta,... 

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st. sophia   Ohrid

st. sophia, Ohrid

 27 Reviews  Right in the centre of Ohrid is the commanding Church of St. Sofia. It's not the most beautiful of Ohrid's churches, but it is probably its most important. It was once a cathedral, whose... 

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Panteleimon   Skopje

Panteleimon, Skopje

 8 Reviews  Saint Pantelejmon, in the village of Gorno Nerezi, near Skopje. Built 1164 year. The church is beautiful and it is worth the visit. During certain hours of the day there is also a guide there who can... 

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st. naum   Ohrid

st. naum, Ohrid

 21 Reviews  On the south-east side of Lake Ohrid, close to the border with Albania, you will find the Monastry of St Naum. It is a really stunning site, on a cliff high above the lake. Clement (840-916) and Naum... 

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Sveti Kliment Ohridski   Skopje

Sveti Kliment Ohridski, Skopje

 15 Reviews  The other places of interest are: the church of St. Spas, St. Pantelejmon in Nerezi, St. Nicholas, Marko's monastery, The Mother of Jesus church, St Archangel church, the monastery of St. Nikita, the... 

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amphitheater   Ohrid

amphitheater, Ohrid

 20 Reviews  Ohrid has its own Roman amphitheatre, or the antic theater as the locals transliterate it as (maybe they know something we don't). It's not particularly big, but it has great views of the lake from... 

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Sveti Spas   Skopje

Sveti Spas, Skopje

 10 Reviews  " I understand the world solely as a field for cultural competition among nations". Goce Delchev 1872-1903 When you visit Sv Spas, first thing you notice that, altought you are in the middle of the... 

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st. jovan kaneo   Ohrid

st. jovan kaneo, Ohrid

 18 Reviews  My favorite place in Ohrid. A beautiful church located at an incredible location, on the cliffs above Lake Ohrid. Built at the end of the 13th century. Even with your eyes closed it is impossible to... 

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National Gallery of Art/Daut Pasha amam   Skopje

National Gallery of Art/Daut Pasha amam, Skopje

 12 Reviews  Hammams are great places to see, both from the outside as from the inside. In Skopje I found two of them. Not fuctioning as hammams anymore (after the Ottomans were chased out of Macedonia, the... 

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st. climent   Ohrid

st. climent, Ohrid

 13 Reviews  The St Clement´s Monastery Church, finished in 2002, is dedicated to Saints Clement and Pantelejmon. Close to the new church are the ruins of the monastery school that Clement built on the ruins of... 

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Skopje Views   Skopje

Skopje Views, Skopje

 16 Reviews  I’ll admit it, much of Skopje is not very pretty. In fact, most the area that was reconstructed by the Communists after the 1963 earthquake (south of the Vardar), is not at all appealing. However,... 

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cyrill & metod   Ohrid

cyrill & metod, Ohrid

 11 Reviews  The Statue of Saints Cyril and Methodius is dedicated to the two Thessaloniki born brothers. They were missionairies of Christianity and invented the Glagolitic alphabet in the 9th century. The... 

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Other Museums   Skopje

Other Museums, Skopje

 10 Reviews  The Museum of Natural History has, among other objects, a large collection of stuffed animals. These animals are probably better off than their barely alive collegues in the Skopje Zoo, which is right... 

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views   Ohrid

views, Ohrid

 16 Reviews  This stately building on top of the hill can be seen from many places in Ohrid. It is located to the right of Tsar Samoil's fortress and next to the church of Sveti Bogorodica Perivleptos. I was told... 

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Mustapha Pasha mosque/jamija   Skopje

Mustapha Pasha mosque/jamija, Skopje

 14 Reviews  The Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Skopje is on Samoilova close to the main entrance of the Kale Fortress. The mosque was built in 1492 and is most ornately decorated of all the mosques in... 

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plaoshnik   Ohrid

plaoshnik, Ohrid

 14 Reviews  In the 10th century St Kliment founded what is believed to be first Slavic monastery and university on the hill just below Tsar Samuil's fortress. The monastery was dedicated to the 3rd century Saint... 

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Millenium Cross   Skopje

Millenium Cross, Skopje

 8 Reviews  Itis one of the newest symbols of Skopje and placed on the highest point on Vodno mountain. It was build in 2002. This Cross was build by Macedonian Orthodox Church in order to celebrate 2000 years of... 

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"Makfest",pop-song contest festival,Stip,Macedonia

by dusica_stamenik

"Makfest" is the most famous pop-song contest festival in Macedonia.Traditionally for 26 years by now is organized in Stip.The dates are flexible,usually in the period of Oct-Nov.In 3 nights you can listen many beautiful new songs.The first two nights of the festival there are also debutantes performing. The last night of the festival is the final contest night and it's reserved for the best songs from the first two nights.All parts of the city Stip are very much alive through the day and also night while the duration of the festival,so after every contest night you can continua with the party in some of the night locals or disco in the city.

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VT On The Road - Beer Time!!

by johngayton

To finish our exhausting, but superbly stimulating and varied, day out our wonderful host and organiser Valentina had arranged a traditional Macedonian dinner for us at Restaurant Ostrovo, just down from the St Naum monastery.This is a spectacularly sited eatery occupying its own island on a mini lake at the source of the Black Drim River. We had the whole of the patio on the decking which jutted out into the water, reminescent of the recently-visited pile dwelling at the Bay of the Bones. The meal commenced with Macedonian salad, freshly baked bread, a platter of relishes, dips and condiments and a more than welcoming glass of Rakija.This was followed by the National dish of Tavèe Gravèe - which is basically "baked beans" but certainly not that of the same ilk as those of Heinz. This was a substantial pot of subtly-spiced oven-baked white beans in a red pepper sauce topped with an...

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VT On The Road - The Monastery of St Naum

by johngayton

Our final dose of Macedonian history and culture of the day was a visit to the church and monastery of St Naum on the shore of Lake Ohrid. St Naum was a close associate of St Clement of Ohrid with whom he worked as a missionary in Moravia and later assisted Clement with his teachings back in Ohrid. In 905 he had this monastery, dedicated to the Archangels Michael and Gabriel, constructed at the source of the Black Drim River where he retired to the monastic life. Naum died 5 years later and was buried in the monastery's church. Naum was particularly revered for his roles as a scholar in developing the slavic language and his contribution to the furthering of the Orthodox monastic life. The present day church and monastery date from much later and the famous frescoes and the iconostasis were created in the 18th and 19th centuries - see website below for some examples.The grounds...

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VT On The Road - The Bay of the Bones

by johngayton

Our next port of call, almost literally, was the archaeological "Museum on the Water" The Bay of the Bones on the shores of Lake Ohrid close to the village of Peshtani. On the water is a reconstruction of a prehistoric pile dwelling complete with examples of the houses and other buildings which would have existed during the period 1200 to 700 BC. This is definitely one for those keen on archaeology as the discovery and subsequent reconstruction of the site makes for a fascinating piece of post-visit research.In 1997 an underwater archaeological team discovered various artefacts and timbers on the lake bottom which were subsequently dated to the late Bronze/early Iron Ages. Over the next eight or so years the site was systematically and painstakingly investigated with sometimes daily dives.Gradually the team put together a mental picture of what the original structure would have looked...

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VT On The Road - The Livada Pass

by johngayton

After a relaxing lunch it was back on the road towards Ohrid. Connecting Lake Prespa and Lake Ohrid is the Livada Pass which winds up, and then down, through the mountains of the Galicica National Park.The 25,000 hectares of the National Park take in the Galicica mountain range between the two lakes with its highest point being Mt Magaro whose summit is 2255 metres above sea level. The Livada Pass doesn't quite reach that height but is spectacular nevertheless and offers stunning views of both lakes on its relative ascents and descents.To be able to view both lakes you have to leave the roadway and hike a bit which unfortunately we didn't have time for but we did manage a couple of strategic stops for pics.

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VT On The Road - Stenje and Lake Prespa

by johngayton

The village of Stenje, on the shores of Lake Prespa, was our scheduled lunch stop and a more tranquil one we couldn't have wished for. The sun was high but not ferocious and the gently cooling breeze barely rippled the lake surface - in fact the cormorant on the main picture caused more disruption.Lake Prespa is particularly interesting in that it shares its shores with Macedonia, Albania and Greece and all three countries have agreed that it should be a designated Transnational Park for the protection of its diverse wildlife and flora. The lake is relatively shallow and sheltered which makes it an ideal habitat for many hundreds of bird species including herons, cormorants, pelicans, bitterns and egrets. As well as the birds the lake is home to a couple of dozen fish species, which of course attract the aquatic fowl and also provide employment for the village's fishermen. The birds and...

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VT On The Road - Brajcino

by johngayton

Our next stop off was the mountain village of Brajcino, about 1000 metres up in the foothills of the Pelister National Park. Unfortunately we only had a 30 minute stop off here, just time for me to have a quick wander.This is a typical mountain village with many of its houses and outbuildings dating back several hundreds of years and in varying states of repair. The village aspires to be a centre for ecotourism and is the focus of several mountain trails, although by all accounts these are badly maintained and only suitable for serious hikers. Also within the vicinity are a clutch of churches and the 16th century monastery of St Petka.More of a place to spend a few days rather than a quick in-and-out visit and several local homes offer accommodation to visitors as does the St Petka monastery. Website below has some further info and a contact button:

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VT On The Road - Kurbinovo

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As part of the VT Euromeet 2011 in Macedonia we travelled en masse between the two cities of Bitola and Ohrid, spending a leisurely day by coach, and for those with their own vehicles in convoy.Our first port of call was the village of Kurbinovo about 23 km east of Bitola, heading towards Lake Prespa.This is a small rural village, population 182, and very much a farming community judging by the activity of the various tractors toing and froing. On a sunny late May morning the village was the epitome of the rural idyll as personified by the guys sitting contentedly in the shade under the trees bordering the village square.OK it's probably not this idyllic all the time but there was a sense of peace and calm to the place (well at least until we arrived).For the visitor the village houses a small, neatly kept, ethnographic museum which offers a colourful insight into the local agrarian...

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Popova Kula Winery in

by MacedonianUK

Popova Kula Winery is one of the newest micro wineries dotted around Tikvesh region in Macedonia.in the town of Demir Kapija (Iron Gate)Macedonia is small country and our wineries are not huge spravling estates like in France, Italy, New Zeland or Australia.. They are smal and they are good!Popova Kula is an such winery, which also try to preserve and make local variety of wines like ZILAVKA, VRANEC, TREMINEC...Altho small is very sucessful. I have visited the winery few times and stayed in their small but elegant hotel on sity.The rooms are in the colours of the wines they produce and have apropriate names too.Every room has balkony overlooking the miles of winess growing sarounding the winery. The vista is tranquil and restfull. Wines are great and food delicious.Double room is around 80 Euros for B&B..We had wine testing with 4 different wines and cheese biard,including curred ham and...

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Sample the wines of Macedonia

by MacedonianUK

TIKVES Winery is the oldest on the Balkans and the whole region has been producing wine from time in memoriam...Tikvesh region of central Macedonia is on the southern part of the country along river Vardar...The Winery ist self is over 100 yrs old and was founded by Serbian King Peter..We had great tour around the winery with very knowledgeble somelier and after that wine tasting with 4 course meal.During the course of the meal they served us 6 wines , all of them specificly choosen to compliment and acompany the food we had. The food was revork of traditional Macedonian dishes with French twist trown in..The whole experiance cost 24 Euros per head and lasted 3hrs..Worth every penny!

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