This document provides information about Macedonia, including its natural wonders, traditions, and cultures. It highlights several churches and historical sites worth visiting, such as the Church of St. Spas in Skopje and St. Sophia in Ohrid. Traditional Macedonian foods like tavce gravce (baked beans) and shopska salata are mentioned. The document also lists some of Macedonia's indigenous wine varieties and describes the process of making ajvar, the national sauce. Macedonia has national parks like Pelister and Galicina that feature beautiful natural scenery. Skopje, the capital city, contains notable landmarks like the Stone Bridge and its old train station clock that stopped during a 1963 earthquake.

2. A small and beautiful
country nestled in the
southeast of Europe,
Macedonia offers its
visitors a unique blend
of natural wonders,
traditions and cultures-
as well as a long
tradition of unrivaled
hospitality.

3. Characteristic of the lake are the fishing boats
and the fishermen’s huts standing on stilts
above the surface of the water. The method of
fishing here is very original and very old,
performed with the help of the cormorants,
gulls and other birds that fly above the lake,
directing the fish into the baskets where they
are gathered in huge quantities.

4. The Church of St Spas-Skopje
Plaosnik - Ohrid
St Sophia - Ohrid

5. tavce gravce
(baked beans)
shopska salata (a salad
made of sliced tomato,
cucumber and onion,
topped with ground soft
white cheese)
selsko meso (pork
chops and
champignon
mushrooms in a
rich brown gravy)
Tga za jug, Roze, Vranec,
Smederevka, Merlot, classic
Cabernet Sauvignon
Making ajvar (the national
sauce, made from sweet
red peppers)
Good location of vineyards
combined with knowledge and
traditions determined success in
winemaking since ages.

6. ;
PelisterGalicica
Mavrovo

7. The Aqueduct of Skopje
Stobi
Antique Theater – Ohrid
Heraclea -Bitola
Skupi

8. On one day every July, St. Peter’s Day, locals and tourists alike
are invited to attend the traditional Macedonian wedding
celebrations at Galicnik.The three-day feast, which includes much
song, dance, eating and drinking, uses traditional customs,
costumes, and rituals and dances that have been passed down
over the centuries.

9. Gajda
Zurla
Kaval
Teskoto (The Hard One )
The Ohrid region dances
Dances from the Vardar valley

12. Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia, with more
than a quarter of the population of the country, as well as its political, cultural,
economic, and academic centre.

13. Skopje from sky

14. The clock on this old train
station stopped at 5:17 am
since the morning of 26 July
1963, when this piece of the
grand modernist station of
Skopje was one of the few parts
of the city that remained
standing after a massive
earthquake crushed the city.

15. Stone Bridge, Skopje

16. Some sculpture in the centre of
Skopje

17. Some notable people born in
Skopje or its surroundings also are:

18. Sister cities
Skopje is twinned with: