The Montenegro Times

Need info about Balkan countries?

I’ll be travelling to following Balkan cities in following months and need some tips about cities:

About Skopje:
1. Yes, they are safe and you can find some at the airoport…
2. Euro is accepted in some stores but it’s better if you exchange it into the national currency “denar”. 1 euro= 62 denars
3. You can catch a taxi from the street, no need to call a taxi station. And every taxi has a taximeter, but some can even accept bargain.
4. Not sure, but i think it’s around 300 denars(5 euros)
5. It’s safe everywhere
6. Yes, the one is on cirillyc alphabet and the other is on latin one
7. 5-10 euros

Here are some places in Skopje that are attractive for visit:
1. Matka (Womb)- canyon on the river Treska, not so far from the city (Skopje), actually there is a bus going there… Only few minutes from the canyon there are few (5-6 I’m not sure) beautiful old churches.
2. The Stone Bridge- in the centar, on the river Vardar
3. The Fortress Kale (near the Centar)
4. St. Bogorodica and St. Kliment Ohridski (there are many beautiful churches, but don’t miss these two)
5. The Old Bazaar- with many small shops from the time of the Turks, Turkish baths, Mosques, Kursumli An, Amams – Cifte Amam, Daut Pasa Amam e.t.c)
6. For shoping there are many malls, but the best ones are: GTC (Gradski trgovski Centar and Ramstore mall). You must check some of the coffee bars placed on the bench of the river Vardar (they’re actually in GTC)
7. Milenium Cross on mountain Vodno (almost in the centar of the city). It has great panoramic view at night!!!
8. DID YOU KNOW THAT MOTHER TERESA WAS BORN IN SKOPJE? You can see the place where her house used to be (it’s near the city square)

And yes Ohrid is a MUST visit place. The best city in Macedonia and in the area. Here is what you can do there…
During the day you can go on any of the many beautiful beaches by the shore of the lake, do some shoping, sightseeing in the city or just sit in one of the many cafés in any of the narrow streets in the Old Town and enjoy. For all the young people, the nightlife is great and vibrant. The cafes work late at night, but there’re also so many nightclubs where you can carry on from there. The most popular these days are Nemo, Liquid, Cuba Libre, Aquarius…

For sightseeing, there’re enormous many old churches, my favourite ones are Plaoshnik, more than 15 centuries old, St. Jovan Caneo, St. Naum… If you climb on the Samuil Fortress, just 5 min from the centre, you get amazing sight on the whole lake.

The Lake is clean, one of the oldest ones in Europe, from 1980 protected by UNESCO as a place of world cultural and natural inheritance. Most of the lake’s plant and animal species are endemic, which also makes Ohrid unique. The most famous among these are two types of Ohrid Trout. You should try them prepared on the traditional way. Mmmmm…

Ohrid is also known as the site of the first Slavic university run by St. Clement and St. Naum at the end of the 9th century. Ohrid, also, used to be the centre of the orthodox Christianity in the whole region. There’s so much history there…

And DO NOT miss a boat trip on the lake, especially at night, believe me one of a kind experience!!

I must not forget to mention the hospitability of the people there.

In the last few years Ohrid is soooo popular among foreign tourists, especially Greeks, Dutchmen, Bulgarians, Serbians etc. So, check it out!!!

Have a nice trip

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