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Top 10 tourist attractions in Macedonia?
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1. Skopje City Centre
For the last several years the city centre has seen a major transformation and now one can spend an entire day and still not manage to see everything. From the Triumphal Gate (pictured) to the giant statue of Alexander the Great, the numerous museums surrounding the area and the old stone bridge, the cultural offering is simply immense. The area is buzzing with nightlife as well, with many of the city's most attractive bars, coffee shops and restaurants beeing located on the Makedonija street. Shopoholics will have their hands full as well as there are plenty of shops to choose from with two of the biggest shopping malls within a 5 minute walk.
2. Ohrid Old Town & Ohrid Lake
Most of the monuments are located in the old part of the town, near Samouil’s fortress. Located on the highest place in Ohrid, Samouil’s fortress is the most dominating structure even today. Dating from the III century B.C., when Ohrid was a typical antique town with city gates, the fortress got its monumental and urbane framework in the IX-th century, when the city was the stronghold of King Samouil's empire.
3. Old Skopje Bazaar
The old bazaar has been a centre for trade and merchants as early as the 12th century and nowadays it represents an iconic heritage site for the city. It is a vivid representation of the country's past and its inheritance from the Ottoman empire.
4. Monastery of St. Naum - Ohrid
One of the oldest and the richest monasteries in Macedonia is St. Naum’s monastery, and is located 29 km away from Ohrid. Built on an elevated plain on the southern coast of the Ohrid Lake, near the springs of the Drim river, and dedicated to St. Archangel Michail and St. Archangel Gabriel.
5. Monastery of St. Jovan Bigorski - Gostivar
In the western part of Macedonia, above the valley of Radika river, hidden in the beautiful slopes of Mount Bistra and surrounded by an exuberant forest, the monastery St. John the Baptist – Bigorski is ensconced.
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