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Tourist attractions: The Republic of Macedonia has a rich cultural heritage in art, architecture. Its churches and mosques contain many fine examples of art and architecture from the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. The attractions of Macedonia are mainly constituted from the beautiful Byzantine churches with wonderful 11th-16th century frescoes (mainly the Monastery of St Pantelejmon in Ohrid) and from the orthodox collections of icons (800 Byzantine icons dated from the 11th to 14th century, one of the more important icons collections in the world). In Skopje, there is plenty to see, Skopje Old Town is the most attractive quarter of the city, here is the Church of the Holy Saviour with its intricately carved iconostasis (a screen in orthodox churches on which icons are hung). Also to be found in the Old Town are the Kursumli An (16th-century) and the Suli An (15th-century) caravanserais and the Daut Pasha Baths with its two large and 11 small domes. There are a number of mosques dating from the Ottoman period, particularly the 15th-century Mustafa Pasha Mosque, as well as the old 10th-century Kale Fortress and a magnificent footbridge spanning the River Vardar. Near Skopje is the Nerezi Monastery with the accompanying 12th-century Church of St Pantelejmon housing magnificent Byzantine frescoes. Between the main archaeological places to visit there are Stobi in Gradsko, Heraklea Lyncestis in Bitola, Lychnidos, the church of Saint Sophia in Ohrid, and Scupi in Skopje, in Ohrid there are historical remains of Roman age like the amphitheater and the Via Egnatia. The country is known also for winter tourism. There are four national parks: the Pelister, the Mavrovo, the Mount Galichica, and the Forest Reservoir of Jasen. Unesco has inscribed 1 Macedonian site in the World Heritage List: Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (1979). Between the properties submitted on the Tentative List are: Cave Slatinski Izvor (2004), Markovi Kuli (2004). | |||||||||
Travel Documents: Passport with at least three to six months' validity. Health: Prescribed medicines must be paid for. Health insurance with emergency repatriation is strongly recommended. Shopping hours: Monday-Friday 08,00-20,00 and Saturday 08,00-15,00. Electricity: Electricity in Macedonia is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. Cuisine: Macedonia cuisine is representative of the cuisine of the Balkans, reflecting Turkish, Bulgarian, Greek and Middle Eastern influences, it's similar to that of Turkey and Greece. Famous for its rich "Shopska" salad (flavored hard eggs with cheese, capsicum and onions); for the sutlijash (a soup of rice cooked in milk, lemon, sugar, butter and eggs); the sarma (gravy prepared with rice, capsicum red and greens, salt, oil, spices and onions in involtini of meat in the same gravy); the lamb with cabbage and potatoes, capsicum, carrots, onions and lard. Different varieties of kebab can be found almost everywhere, as can dishes such as moussaka (aubergines and potatoes baked in layers with minced meat). National specialties are gravce tavce (beans in a skillet) and the delicious Ohrid trout. It due to the Turkish infuence the wide use of spices and the Turkish coffee. MACEDONIAN CUISINE RECIPES. WHERE TO STAY: Accommodations in Macedonia: Search for Hotels and Accommodation in Macedonia. Search for Budget Hotels and Hostels in Macedonia.
Airports and Flights: International airports in Skopje and Ohrid connect Macedonia with several major European cities. Close regional airports in Belgrade, Sofia and Thessaloniki can also be used, as they are all within a few hours’ drive from Macedonia. The national airline is Macedonian Airlines (MAT).
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