Skopje Photo Album

[Realek]

Here are some pics from Skopje's parks and recreational areas

(some of them are re-posts from old threads)


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[Realek]

This is Matka Canyon just outside Skopje

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[dejan]

Preubavi sliki!
But hey, go the Esma board hehe she came by to my village when i was over there last year, but i wasn't there at the time!! Would have liked to get a picture of her for my mum.

[Realek]

oh you were referring to #13...

I was wondering what the hell are you talking about (and what you've been smoking)

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by Realek

oh you were referring to #13...

I was wondering what the hell are you talking about (and what you've been smoking)

holy crap Realek, hats down for decoding dejan's message . I also thought he's on some strong shit

[dejan]

! i'm still normal

[SkaNdErBeG]

skopje has a very nice location with the river and all.. but didn't know it was surrounded with so beatiful nature

[dejan]

Yeah you'd be surprised. When you get to Skopje, you should ask your relatives to take you to some really nice places around and outside the city, they should know where...like Vodno (especially during the night), Matka too.

[SkaNdErBeG]

yeah, i should really consider that... most of the time i have spent in skopje so far has been on nightclubs and cafes

[dejan]

yeah that's the prime one

[dejan]

The name of this street is 'Maksim Gorki' i think it's a cool name

[snupix]

I've eaten in this restaurant! It was awesome!

ps At least i think it was this one. Is there a cave-restaurant in there?

[dewrob]

I never realized U've been in Skopje. This excact spot is not the cave restaurant but it's very nearby. The cave restaurant is by the kayaking trails, this is a 1km walk from there along the river, than above the dam.

[snupix]

Originally Posted by dewrob

I never realized U've been in Skopje. This excact spot is not the cave restaurant but it's very nearby. The cave restaurant is by the kayaking trails, this is a 1km walk from there along the river, than above the dam.

Aaaa daaa, I think I remember the trails... I have a picture, just took a look at it, but it's only my face and a few rocks behind

I've been to Skopje in 2003

[Turnovec]

Zdravo , drugari I am coming to Skopje for first time on 12th May, next week to visit some friends. I bet they will supply to me some kind of a "tour around the city" program but wanted to ask you what do you suggest would be interesting to see? I love some quite and calm places , such with historical venue and the good restaurants . Any suggestions i should take in mind when i hit the road to Skopje ? Thank you in advance !

p.s. Also how is the road from the Deve Bair border station to Skopje ? Good i suppose ? Oh , and is ti save to park your car with bulgarian registration numbers around the city for 3-4 days ?

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by Turnovec

Zdravo , drugari I am coming to Skopje for first time on 12th May, next week to visit some friends. I bet they will supply to me some kind of a "tour around the city" program but wanted to ask you what do you suggest would be interesting to see? I love some quite and calm places , such with historical venue and the good restaurants . Any suggestions i should take in mind when i hit the road to Skopje ? Thank you in advance !

p.s. Also how is the road from the Deve Bair border station to Skopje ? Good i suppose ?

zdravo i na tebe drugar

it goes something like this...

For chilling out, U've picked the perfect time of the year. U'll find plenty if pleasant outdoor cafes in the pedestrian zones around the main square, in particular street Makedonia and the river quay 13 Noemvri behind the GTC (Gradski trgovski centar). I can't single out a place from the bunch it's just cozy to sit outside at this time of the year.

Pretty much the only urban historical core that has survived the '63 quake is the old turkish bazaar with the fortress on the other side of the main square. The place is quite nice altough you'll face poor hygiene... If you are into historical stuff don't forget to visit

- Kapan an
- Suli an
- Kursumli an
- Bezisten
- Daut pasin amam
- St. Spas church
- Mustafa pasha mosque
- Kale fortress

If U're a museum type of guy I'd reccomend the Museum of Macedonia which is also in the old bazaar and is a nice experiance.

Don't forget to have a beer at the top of Arka hotel, which offers a nice view at the old bazaar.

Have Ur friends drive U up the Vodno mountain to have a view at the city at night (and at day but night is a priority). This is a must IMO.

Restaurants... If Ur a meat lover my personal reccomendation is Ljuc (which is a dump but has the best liver and ribs), Toto where pretty much everything is nice... or tell Ur buddies to take U to one of the restaurants in Debar Maalo as they bring a kinda authentic Skopje restaurant vibe... food is also nice... In the center U have nice italian, spanish, chinese etc restaurants.... U won't have a problem with that.

As for night life it depends what U want... It's kinda of a transitional period where the winter places are getting too hot and the summer places are not opened yet. If U give us Ur preference for that I might list U some places though. Perhaps a place with a live gig or something.

For scattered landmarks go to check out the church in Nerezi. For natural beauty I reccomend Matka and Kozjak which are both very close to the city.
The city park is pretty good as well.

Bulgarians are usaully not fans of Roma people but many people find the Roma settlement of Sutka attractive in a weird way. I doubt U'd be interested in that though.

this is all that comes on my mind at the moment if U got any extra of specific questions shoot...

EDIT: The road from Deve bair is nice, just try to respect the speed limits as the cops are more eager than usuall lately... And don't worry about the numberplates, nothing can happen to U. Many of the Macedonians who took Bulgarian passports have cars registred in Bulgaria as well (as it's cheaper to buy second hand cars there and the registration fees are cheaper) so that's an extra reason why noone will look at U weird...

[dejan]

Make sure you get your friends to take you up to Vodno, particularly during the night! You'll get a beautiful view of the city all lit up.

Also, i don't know what night life scene you are into to, but tell your friends to take you to this underground club called 'balet' pronounced just like that. It's a very trendy, cool place that plays a lot of alternative music, i really liked it.

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by dejan

Make sure you get your friends to take you up to Vodno, particularly during the night! You'll get a beautiful view of the city all lit up.

Also, i don't know what night life scene you are into to, but tell your friends to take you to this underground club called 'balet' pronounced just like that. It's a very trendy, cool place that plays a lot of alternative music, i really liked it.

yeah but get ready for some asshole bouncers if Ur friends are not regulars in Balet...

[dejan]

Are they like that dewrob? I don't know...i went with my sister and one of her friends, not sure if she knew the bouncer(s).

[dewrob]

Originally Posted by dejan

Are they like that dewrob? I don't know...i went with my sister and one of her friends, not sure if she knew the bouncer(s).

yeah they are... I hate shitty 2x2 places who think they are NYC Studio 54 with their enterance policies... I just hate the fucking principle...