Part history museum, part national propaganda machine, this is a formidable memorial to North Macedonia's past occupation, land struggles and revolutionary heroes. The museum is dark, literally (the walls are black and lighting is low) and figuratively (gruesome giant oil paintings depict scenes of battle and betrayal, and physical reconstructions include a bloodied child's cradle and a dead revolutionary hung from the rafters). It's not suitable for children. The guides can be interesting and knowledgable but they do offer a one-sided perspective.
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Tetovo's beautiful Painted Mosque is like something out of the Arabian Tales and quite unique in the Balkans. First built in the 15th century, it was鈥
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Framed by mountains and with a serene, peaceful atmosphere, Sveta Bogorodica is a special spot. Still home to nuns, this working monastery has 18th鈥
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The Daut Pa拧a Amam (1473) were once the largest Turkish baths outside of 陌stanbul and they make a magical setting for the permanent collection of Skopje's鈥
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Archaeological Museum of Macedonia
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This supersized pile of Italianate-styled marble has been a giant receptacle for Skopje's recent splurge on government-led monuments to boost national鈥
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Sitting in the inconspicuous village of Staro Nagori膷ane, some 15km northeast of Kumanovo, this 14th-century church has some magnificent frescoes and鈥
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Nearby Skopje attractions
1. Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia
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The mirrored-glass entrance is bizarrely unwelcoming, but once inside this is a moving museum with fascinating displays that commemorate the all-but-lost鈥
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Located just over the Stone Bridge heading into 膶补谤拧颈箩补, Sveti Dimitrija is a three-aisled church from the 19th century inside a small courtyard. There鈥
3. National Gallery of Macedonia
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The Daut Pa拧a Amam (1473) were once the largest Turkish baths outside of 陌stanbul and they make a magical setting for the permanent collection of Skopje's鈥
4. Archaeological Museum of Macedonia
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This supersized pile of Italianate-styled marble has been a giant receptacle for Skopje's recent splurge on government-led monuments to boost national鈥
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This gigantic square is the centrepiece of Skopje's audacious nation-building-through-architecture project and it has massive statues dedicated to鈥
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Dominating the skyline of Skopje, this Game of Thrones鈥搘orthy, 6th-century AD Byzantine (and later, Ottoman) fortress is an easy walk up from the 膶补谤拧颈箩补鈥
0.23 MILES
Partially submerged 2m underground (the Ottomans banned churches from being taller than mosques), this church dates from the 14th century and is the most鈥
0.25 MILES
膶补谤拧颈箩补 is Skopje's hillside Ottoman old town, evoking the city's past with its winding lanes filled with teahouses, mosques, craftspeople's shops, and鈥