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. Many of the Orthodox Christian monasteries and churches are decorated with beautiful frescoes and other works of art.