Skopje: the Modern Capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, North Macedonia

Skopje is without a doubt one of the most peculiar cities in the Balkan region. With a history that dates back to the ancient times, the capital of North Macedonia is a diverse and modern European city, where different ethnic, religious and national groups cohabit in harmony.

Since the project Skopje 2014, which re-built the entire city to give it a more classical appeal, Skopje has become one of the most attractive European capitals. See what to expect from a visit to this unknown yet exciting destination of wonderful food and peoples, beautiful neo-classical buildings and statues… statues everywhere!

North Macedonia is bordered by 5 different countries, so reaching Skopje couldn’t be any easier, either by land or plane.

I arrived in Skopje by bus from Thessaloniki. If you’re visiting from Greece, there is a single bus from the company Simeonidis tours leaving at 8 am from Thessaloniki bus station. It arrives in Skopje at around 8:30 am, the journey takes 4h 30m and has a cost of €40 return.

I was flying back home from Thessaloniki, so on the last day of my trip, I had to take the bus back from Skopje to make it to Thessaloniki airport. The journey back leaves at 5 pm from Skopje bus station and arrives in Thessaloniki at 9:30 pm. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).