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Macedonian denar (MKD); (MKD); 1530MKD per day 25,713 sq km Macedonia’s burgeoning capital has history, good eats and buzzing bars, and is a capital eats and buzzing bars, has history, good burgeoning Macedonia’s Set below the lush hills of Pelister National Park, stylish has old-world charm has old-world charm Bitola stylish National Park, Set Pelister below the lush hills of Macedonia’s spiritual heart, Ohrid overlooks a magnificent lake, with sublime lake, a magnificent heart, Ohrid overlooks spiritual Macedonia’s

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ROAMING MACEDONIA MACEDONIA ROAMING for a day, then experience Ohrid’s culture, life Enjoy Skopje’s old-town attractions and cafe churches and lake for two days. TRAVEL HINTS HINTS TRAVEL maybe according to landmarks – directions give often People in Cyrillic. signs are Many street bb, meaning listed are addresses because many street „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ FAST FACTS FACTS FAST

Fun-loving Macedonia also offers genuine homegrown hospitality and roaring traditional genuine also offers Macedonia Fun-loving

One benefit of Macedonia’s small size is that the most important places are well-connected and well-connected important small size is that the most places are Macedonia’s One benefit of in its neoclassical architecture and laid-back cafe life ( p770 ) p770 ( life cafe laid-back and in its neoclassical architecture Bitola Skopje ) p764 ( travel base for regional Ohrid ) p767 ( and nightlife summer beaches churches,

„ „ „ HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS Still largely unexplored, Macedonia retains an air of mystery, an ethos accentuated by its vast an ethos accentuated mystery, an air of retains Macedonia unexplored, largely Still track outdoor activities. For the adventurous traveller, Macedonia is hard to beat. Macedonia traveller, track outdoor activities. For the adventurous marked by a medieval Both Ohrid and Bitola castle, atmospheric old town and its immensemarked lake. for off-the-beaten- by mountains, so it’s also perfect flanked second stylish city) are (Macedonia’s can be tackled quickly. The capital, is a modernising metropolis with intriguing historical Skopje, destination, Ohrid, is while the most-visited and happening nightlife, attractions, good restaurants

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