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The Stone Bridge on the river Vardar, symbol of Skopje, built in the 15th century, is a connection between its new and old parts. This bridge is known as the place of execution of Duke Karposh, King of Kumanovo, in 1689.

The Fortress Kale, with its location, dominates over the city valley. The first walls of the fortress were built in the very same place, at the beginning of the 6th century. Located over the city, there is a marvelous view on the centre of Skopje.

Built at the beginning of the 19th century, it is known for its exquisite woodcarved iconostasis, carved from 1817 until 1824. Inside the compound, there's also the grave of Macedonian revolutionary Goce Delcev (1872-1903), for whom there is a small museum too.

O Matka Canyon cobre uma área de cerca de 5.000 hectares. A ravina é espetacular, com muitas trilhas escondidas, cada uma levando a uma igreja ou mosteiro com vistas fantásticas. O misticismo de Matka vem também de suas fontes escondidas e das inúmeras cavernas que podem ser encontradas atrás delas. Este Canyon é um lar de flores e borboletas, endémicas ou Raras. O belo lago Matka ganhou vida com a construção de uma central hidroeléctrica no rio Treska.

This Mosque was built in 1492 by Mustapha Pasha, vizier of Sultan Selim I. The most attractive part of this monument of Ottoman architecture is a high minaret (42m) whose enclosure is made of marble ornament. South of the Mosque is a turbe (mausoleum) of Mustapha Pasha and one of his daughters.

Built in 15th century as a public bath by Daut Pasha, the Grand Vizier of East Rumelia. In early times, it had been used for the needs of his harem and later used as a public bath. Today, the Amam is adapted into an art gallery and houses a modest collection of modern art as well as a few paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Edifício moderno da Catedral Ortodoxa, também conhecido como Templo do Ministério, com São Clemente de Ácrida como seu padroeiro. Construído em 1972 pelo arquiteto Slavko Brezovski e consumado em 1992, o edifício consiste apenas em arcos e cúpulas. Tem um enorme lustre pendurado no telhado, que apresenta uma pintura de Jesús Pantocrator 70 metros quadrados, com apenas um olho medindo 1.5 metros. A banca na entrada vende velas e porta-chaves de Saint.

The old railway station was finished in 1940–41. At that time, it was the most beautiful railway station on the Balkans. The clock on the front side stopped at 5:17am at the moment when Skopje was destroyed by a disastrous earthquake. Today, the City Museum of Skopje is located in this building.

The Mother Teresa Memorial House (first opened on 30 January 2009) was built on the popular Macedonia street in the Centar municipality, on the very location of the once Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, where Mother Teresa was baptized. Nas primeiras três semanas, a casa memorável foi visitada por 12,000 pessoas.

Built on the peak of Mount Vodno as a symbol for the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. The cross is placed on a platform, held by 12 small pillars, symbolising the 12 apostoles. The four big concrete pillars symbolise the four evangelists. By night, the cross is lit up with 650 light bulbs, which make it visible within a radius of 40km.

Located on the slopes of the Vodno Mountain. Built in 1164, it presents a significant monument of the architecture and paintings from the Byzantine period. Cognacs are built in the yard of the monastery and present a combination of one large and a few smaller buildings surrounded with high walls.

Um dos mais belos vales das montanhas, Mavrovo, juntamente com o lago e a montanha Bistra, está localizado na parte ocidental da Macedônia. Misteriosa e romântica, protegida pelas altas colinas da montanha Koab, a região de Mavrovo foi famosa durante séculos, pela hospitalidade de suas conhecidas pousadas no passado, e por seu centro de esqui Zare Lazarevski hoje.

A antiga cidade de Stobi, situada em um vale fértil a poucos minutos da autoestrada norte-sul que liga a Macedônia com a Grécia, era uma rota comercial vital em sua época. Essa encruzilhada de civilizações antigas fez um rico herança de teatros antigos, ruínas de palácios, mosaicos de cores vivas e relíquias litigiosas para os visitantes de hoje. A cidade é mencionado pela primeira vez em 197 aC, mas o arqueologista encontrou coisas e edifícios mais antigos, datados de 7e talvez 6século aC.

The City of Ohrid, with the Ohrid Lake (4 million years old), is the pearl of the Republic of Macedonia. This city, with its natural resources and rich cultural and historical inheritance, its Christian basilicas, a great number of churches, the imposing Samoil’s fortress, the amphitheatre, a gallery of icons and characteristic architecture, is under the protection of UNESCO.