A Bronze Age megalithic observatory about 3,800 years old, on a volcanic hill near Kumanovo, where marks carved in the rocks line up with the sunrise at the solstices and equinoxes. NASA ranked it among the oldest observatories in the world.
The site is free and open; a short path leads up to the rock 'thrones'. It's about an hour from Skopje. There are few facilities, so bring water.
One of the largest old bazaars in the Balkans, a lively Ottoman quarter with mosques, caravanserais and hammams, now galleries, and narrow lanes of c…
A deep canyon on the Treska River just outside Skopje, with medieval monasteries clinging to the cliffs.
A monastery in the mountains of western North Macedonia, famous for its spectacular carved wooden iconostasis, with hundreds of human and animal figu…
An ancient city founded by Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC, on the edge of Bitola.
One of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes, shared with Albania, with Ohrid town on its shore, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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