North Macedonia
Skopje
An Ottoman bazaar on one bank, marble statues on the other.
- Average dorm bed
- €13 / night
- Average private room
- €31 / night
- Partner hostels
- 0
- Best time to go
- April–June and September–October
Skopje in short
Skopje is two cities separated by a river. On one side, a huge Ottoman bazaar of mosques, caravanserais and grill houses. On the other, a state-funded rebuild of neoclassical facades and enormous statues.
The contrast is strange and genuinely interesting, and the whole centre is walkable in an afternoon.
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Why visit Skopje?
Old Bazaar
The largest surviving Ottoman market in the Balkans outside Istanbul, and still a working one.
Stone Bridge and the statues
The rebuilt centre is unlike anywhere else in Europe — love it or not, it is worth seeing.
Canyon Matka
A gorge with kayaks and caves, half an hour from the city by bus.
Things to do
Čaršija food crawl
Kebapi, ajvar and burek across the bazaar for a handful of euros.
Kale Fortress
Free to enter, with views across both halves of the city.
Mother Teresa Memorial House
Small, free and built on the site where she was baptised.
Canyon Matka by kayak
Rent by the hour and paddle into the Vrelo cave at the far end.
What a bed costs in Skopje
Dorm bed
€13
Average across partner hostels, per night
Private room
€31
Two people sharing, per night
Average NEXT PASS saving
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