What You Will Do
Complete Skopje experience !
Would you like to visit the favorite weekend destination of Skopje citizens ?
This tour is combination of Skopje walking tour and visit to nearby mountain Vodno.
Morning walk in the city center and Skopje Old Bazaar with our experienced and professional tour guide.
At 11 o’clock you will be picked up by our driver to visit Vodno mountain,
part of nature just few kilometers from the city center
You will start with St. Panteleimon monastery and its unique fresco paintings from 12th century.
Drive on the mountain with panoramic view of Skopje valley and possible visit to the Millennium cross on the top of the mountain with cable car (closed on Monday). Back to Skopje in the afternoon
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Below the gate
1
Memorial House of Mother Teresa
30 minutes
Visit inside the memorial house with explanation provided by the local guide.
The Mother Teresa Memorial House is dedicated to the humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mother Teresa can be found in her hometown Skopje, where she lived from 1910 to 1928. Construction of the house began in May 2008. The project was financed by the Government of Macedonia and carried out by the Ministry of Culture. It is a modern, transformed version of Mother Teresa's birth house with a multifunctional but sacral character. Inside the house, part of her relics are preserved, which were transferred to Skopje with support of the Roman Catholic Church of Skopje. There is a museum which includes realistic sculptures of Mother Teresa and members of her family. One sculpture shows Mother Teresa as a ten-year-old child, sitting on a stone and holding a pigeon in her hands.
2
Old Bazaar, Skopje
45 minutes
Walk in the narrow streets of Skopje old bazaar.
The Old Bazaar is situated on the eastern bank of the Vardar River, stretching from the Stone Bridge to the Bit-Pazar.] As one of the oldest and largest marketplaces in the Balkans, it has been Skopje's center for trade and commerce since at least the 12th century.
Beside its importance as a market place, the Old Bazaar is known for its cultural and historical values. Although Ottoman architecture is predominant, remains of Byzantine architecture are evident as well, while recent reconstructions have led to the application of elements specific to modern architecture. The Old Bazaar is still home to several active mosques, two churches and a clocktower,
3
Skopje Fortress Kale
30 minutes
The Fortress Kale is located on the eponymous hill, in the very center of Skopje, on the left bank of the river Vardar and partly in the western part of the bazaar. According to the information so far, the area on which today's fortress is located was inhabited since the prehistoric times, i.e. sometime around IV to III millennium BC. The fortress was again inhabited sometime around the 7th to 6th century BC. This settlement was protected by walls and existed sometime until the IV or III century BC.
4
Mountain of Vodno
1 hour
Visit to Vodno mountain near Skopje
5
Church of St. Panteleimon
30 minutes
Visit the church with our guide and see the unique frescoes from 12th century. Valid only for Friday departures - Monday closed
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