Skopje City Walk

By Linda Poort

Skopje City Walk is the only self-guided city walk available for Skopje. It offers two route descriptions including lots of interesting information. One walk guides you through the old town and the other walk navigates through the modern part of the city center. With the fountain as the starting point, you will venture through past and present, visiting pubs, many statues, interesting museums and the Vardar River. Skopje City Walk is the first of its kind in the whole country. If you want to receive the original PDF of the print version for free, please forward us the purchase e-mail that you received from Smashwords.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Linda Poort
• Release date: Aug 12, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301099580

Linda Poort

WALKING MACEDONIA With an ever increasing number of foreign visitors, Macedonia was lacking the presentation it deserves. Walking Macedonia now offers two beautifully designed city walks for tourists who wish to explore cities by foot: Skopje City Walk and Ohrid City Walk. Skopje City Walk offers two walks, one through the old town and the other one through the modern part of the city center. The walks are independent of each other and the order in which you do them is up to you. The walks take about 1.5 hours each, without museum visits and terraces. Ohrid City Walk invites you to discover the old city of Ohrid. You will pass by the most important and beautiful places of the town, including breathtaking views and historical sights along the route. The walk takes about three hours, excluding church visits and terraces. RICHTING FREELANCEN Zit je in de put omdat je niet meer weet wat je met je werkende leven aanmoet? Denk je eraan te gaan freelancen maar weet je niet hoe? Ben je op zoek naar inspiratie en informatie om de uitdaging aan te gaan? Richting Freelancen kan in deze zoektocht jouw leidende draad zijn. In 14 hoofdstukken maak je samen met Lyra een avontuurlijke tocht met diverse tussenstops. Na elk hoofdstuk kijk je direct terug op wat je geleerd hebt. En aan het einde van de reis heb je een zelfgemaakt plan in handen om je freelancende leven te beginnen. Ik wens je een hele goede reis! http://www.richtingfreelancen.nl

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With the fountain as the starting point, you will venture through past and present, visiting pubs, many statues, interesting museums and the Vardar River.

www.skopjecitywalk.com

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Copyright 2014. The contents of this brochure have been compiled with the greatest possible care. All information is subject to change. No responsibility can be accepted with regard to incompleteness or changes to the information.

Published by: Walking Macedonia, www.walkingmacedonia.com

Editors: Sanne van den Heuvel & Linda Poort

Photography: Eva Hevesi. Map: Darko Ristovski

The Macedonian alphabet

Macedonian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet. Each letter is always pronounced the same way. There will almost never be two of the same letters next to each other.

When you go to the toilet, you may see strange characters on the door. Remember the following:

Ж - women

M - men

The toilets are not always in a very good condition (no toilet paper, no lock), but you can always walk into every restaurant to make use of them.

Welcome to Skopje

Skopje is the capital and largest city of Macedonia, with a great variety of people and cultures. Over a third of the Macedonian population lives in Skopje, which are about 700.000 people. Apart from being a political and economic center, Skopje is also a modern city, compared to other Macedonian cities. There are many cultural activities to attend.

The Vodno mountain, south of the city with the big cross on the top, may seem to dominate the city. But the real life unfolds on the streets. The central square Plostad Makedonija is a favorite meeting point for both young and old. The square is an important part of the social life of Skopje. In winter you can enjoy roasted chestnuts, while in summer the square is teeming with both local and foreign tourists. Under the current urban renewal plan Skopje 2014, the central square has received a major makeover. Construction will continue into