[Skopje/Скопје]

Hello everyone! Since I have lot of photos from my travels trough my homeland, I would like to share them with you and show you some of the interesting places in my country. Like I've stated on my other thread about Skopje, I'm not a professional photographer, so don't expect much

I would like to start with the city of Gevgelija.

Gevgelija (Macedonian: Гевгелија; [ɡɛvˈɡɛlija]) is a town with a population of 15,685 located in the very southeast of the Republic of Macedonia along the banks of the Vardar River, situated at the country's main border with Greece (Bogorodica-Evzoni), the point which links the motorway from Skopje and three other former Yugoslav capitals (Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana) with Thessaloniki.

Gevgelija is often referred to as "Macedonian Las Vegas", particularly because of the number of casinos in and around the city.

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The first few photos I made from the car I was driving in. It's the main street in the town.

Гевгелија Gevgelija (1) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (2) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (3) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (4) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (5) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (6) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (7) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

[Skopje/Скопје]

The old Turkish bath, today an art gallery

Гевгелија Gevgelija (8) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The hotel/casino Apollonia

Гевгелија Gevgelija (9) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The city library named after the revolutionary "Goce Delchev"

Гевгелија Gevgelija (10) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The central pedestrian street

Гевгелија Gevgelija (11) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Some buildings

Гевгелија Gevgelija (12) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (13) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (14) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

[Skopje/Скопје]

More buildings...

Гевгелија Gevgelija (15) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (16) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (17) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (18) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (19) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (20) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (21) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

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Гевгелија Gevgelija (22) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (23) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The city museum

Гевгелија Gevgelija (24) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (25) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (27) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (26) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Very interesting residential building from the 1950's

Гевгелија Gevgelija (28) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

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Гевгелија Gevgelija (29) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (30) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (31) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (32) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (33) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (34) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (35) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

[Skopje/Скопје]

To be continued...

 

[El_Greco]

Fascinating! Some interesting old buildings there too!

 

[Skopje/Скопје]

Гевгелија Gevgelija (36) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The bus station

Гевгелија Gevgelija (37) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (38) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

This is some industrial building, my guess is - tobacco factory

Гевгелија Gevgelija (39) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (42) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

And some dental center

Гевгелија Gevgelija (40) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (41) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

[Skopje/Скопје]

Some residential parts of the town have kind of Mediterranean charm, if you ask me

Гевгелија Gevgelija (43) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (44) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (45) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (46) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (47) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

We are at the pedestrian street in the city's center

Гевгелија Gevgelija (48) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (49) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

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Гевгелија Gevgelija (50) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (51) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Remains of the old town

Гевгелија Gevgelija (52) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (53) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (54) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (55) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Supermarket

Гевгелија Gevgelija (56) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

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Гевгелија Gevgelija (57) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

A bank

Гевгелија Gevgelija (58) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (60) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The city theater

Гевгелија Gevgelija (59) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (61) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The police station

Гевгелија Gevgelija (62) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Local tavern

Гевгелија Gevgelija (63) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

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Гевгелија Gevgelija (64) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The city hall

Гевгелија Gevgelija (65) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (66) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (67) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Гевгелија Gevgelija (68) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Well, that was Gevgelija, small town with warm climate and nice & friendly people.

Next for presentation will be the village of Dojran on the Dojran lake, about 30 km east of Gevgelija.

I hope you enjoyed.

 

[christos-greece]

Looking good, very nice; nice new thread

 

[Skopje/Скопје]

Dojran (Macedonian: Дојран [ˈdɔjran]) was a city on the west shore of Dojran Lake in the south-east part of the Republic of Macedonia. Today, it is a collective name for two villages on the territory of the ruined city: Nov (New) Dojran (settled from the end of World War I to World War II) and Star (Old) Dojran, which contains both old ruins and recent construction, especially hotels, resorts and restaurants.

Dojran is 170 km from Skopje, 59 km from Strumica and some 30 km from Gevgelija. The nearest airports are Thessaloniki International Airport and Skopje Airport.

The old city of Dojran was totally ruined during the First World War and after the Second World War the modern villages were established.

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Some random shots of the village Star Dojran

Дојран Dojran (1) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (2) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (3) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The ruins of the church St. Iliya (built in 1874, destroyed in the two World Wars, today is under reconstruction).

Дојrан Dojran (4) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The path along the lake shore for the pedestrians

Дојrан Dojran (5) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The newer part of the village Star Dojran

Дојrан Dojran (6) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

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Дојrан Dojran (7) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (8) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Unfinished (and abandoned) hotel building from the era of the socialism

Дојrан Dojran (9) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (10) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (11) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

The beach St. Nickolas

Дојrан Dojran (12) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

 

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Дојrан Dojran (13) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (14) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (15) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (16) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (17) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

Дојrан Dojran (18) by george k. 1981, on Flickr

TO BE CONTINUED...

 

[General Electric]

Some very nice places here, good road trip. I like the church St. Iliya, and some charming houses. The lake shore look natural and preserved. kay:

 

[yansa]

Nice City Library, City Museum and Church St. Iliya! kay:
#5/3 and #12/3 also have their charme.

 

[Gratteciel]

Very nice pics; specially the lake shore and St Iliya!

 

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