Skopje is rapidly becoming a popular destination among both backpackers and more demanding tourists, so there is an ever increasing number of hotels and hostels that will satisfy every type of tourists. Young people in search of variety and like-minded travelers will definitely feel welcome at Hotel MHC. This youth hostel is located in the city centre, close to many major attractions, and it offers comfortable and...
read moreThanks to Skopje’s multicultural atmosphere, you can easily find many ethnic stores and restaurants that will satisfy your taste for gourmet cuisine. Macedonian specialties such as burek, banitsa or turli tava are available at almost any restaurant, and some of them even in fast foods. International cuisine aficionados will also surely find many places that they will enjoy, as the city is chock full of Mexican, Greek...
read moreSkopje is home to several museums: Skopje City Museum (located in the Old Railway Station), the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Natural Science Museum and the Macedonian National Museum and Icon Gallery, with an interesting collection of Byzantine icons and national costumes. Important parts of Skopje’s lifestyle are the bazaars, Turkish markets that have acquired historical significance: Old Bazaar with the Bedesten...
read moreThe Slavs renamed the town Skopje and transformed it into the capital of the Bulgarian Empire (972-992), a rank that was later taken by Sofia. By the mid 15th century, Skopje was again a capital, this time of the Serbian Empire. The Serbian rule didn’t last long: in 1389, Skopje became a part of the Ottoman Empire. Under the Ottoman regime, Skopje became a flourishing, cosmopolitan medieval city, and many mosques and...
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