About MACEDONIA
Modern Macedonia gives its visitors all the possibilities to spend as much time on the fresh air as it is even possible. Different hiking tours of the most varied difficulty and duration, mountain climbing, fishing, rafting, alpinism, numerous ancient monasteries and picturesque churches, endless Ohrid Lake and absolutely cozy Skopje, the capital of the country are annually charming thousands of foreign travelers from the whole world.
The ancient monuments of the medieval times are spread nowadays just all over the whole territory of the country and the carefully protected local wild nature make this country one of the best travel destionations, intended for the active kinds of entertainment.
Even though, that Macedonia has a lot of unique and quite interesting things to show to its visitors, the country nowadays is still considered one of the most unexplored tourist destinations. Its great ancient ruins of the past, distinctive tiny villages and high mountain peaks are still considered mysterious natural treasures f the country that are not wll enough explored by the foreign visitors. Coming to Macedonia means not only discovering all of these beauties, but also exploring the unusual combination of two different cultures Macedonians and Albanians, Turks and Greeks.
Skopje is the capital of the country and the most visited travel destination of Macedonia. Besdes that the list of other large local cities includes the cities of Bitola, Kumanovo, Ohrid and Tetovo.
Every year lots of interesting events and entertainments are held in the cities of the country, including the Summer Festival in Ohrid with the numerous fairs, musical concerts and dancing shows, The International Jazz Fesrival of Skopje and so on.
The main sightseeings of the country are represented by its architectural monuments of the old ages and the historical heritage in general, which includes ancient monasteries, churches and fortresses spread all over the country. The places that should be included in everyone s must-see list in Macedonia are the famous Ohrid Lake with its national parks and crystal cleared emerald waters, Mavrovo National Park with its mountain peaks and stunning landscapes, the National Park of Galichitsa, Vodno Mountain and its Millenium Cross and some other nature zones that are nowadays carefully protected.