North Macedonia Travel
Partly Balkan, partly Mediterranean, and rich in Greek, Roman, and Ottoman heritage, North Macedonia (not to be confused with Central Macedonia, which is an administrative region of Greece that once was the Kingdom of Macedonia where Alexander the Great was born) has an interesting past and a complicated national identity. Macedonia was born in 1991 after the collapse of Yugoslavia. After years of unyielding UN-mediated dialogues with Greece (who wanted a monopoly on the name Macedonia), regarding the name concern, in June 2018, Macedonian Head of State Zoran Zaev and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras declared that an agreement (referred to as the Prespa Contract) had been reached under which the Macedonian republic would be known as the Republic of North Macedonia.
Through this series of articles, I intend to share our stories and experiences of traveling across North Macedonia with our fellow photography and travel enthusiasts. I hope they help you plan your travels across this beautiful country!
Skopje is the capital and also the biggest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, social and economic hub. To me, it is hands down one of the most beautiful Eastern European capital cities. The massive architectures built under the redevelopment project 'Skopje 2014' (a €560 million controversial makeover in a country whose one-fourth population is unemployed and one-third lives below the poverty line) focused on reshaping Skopje to attract foreign investments has left the city surprisingly beautiful but non-Balkan.