{"id":2994,"date":"2025-04-28T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.envidiaviajeradelamala.com\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:26:09","slug":"skopje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/envidiaviajeradelamala.com\/en\/skopje\/","title":{"rendered":"Skopje (Apr 28, 2025):"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>We took this trip visiting several cities and countries. Here's the complete route:<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

Sofia (Bulgaria)
Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
Koprivshtitsa (Bulgaria)
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History of Skopje in a few lines:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>

Origins:<\/strong><\/h3>

Skopje has over 2,000 years of history. It was founded as an Illyrian settlement and later became the Roman city of Scupi.<\/p>

Antique:<\/strong><\/h3>

Under the Roman and later Byzantine Empires, it was an important military and commercial center in the Balkans.<\/p>

Middle Ages:<\/strong><\/h3>

It passed through Bulgarian and Serbian hands, becoming the capital of the Serbian Empire in the 14th century.<\/p>

Ottoman era:<\/strong><\/h3>

From the 15th to the 19th century, Skopje was under Ottoman rule, which left a strong cultural and architectural influence.<\/p>

20th Century:<\/strong><\/h3>

Following the Balkan Wars and World War I, it became part of Yugoslavia. In 1963, a major earthquake destroyed much of the city, which was subsequently rebuilt with modern architecture.<\/p>

Present:<\/strong><\/h3>

Today it is the capital of North Macedonia, famous for its mix of styles: Ottoman bridges, Orthodox churches, socialist architecture and the Skopje 2014 project, which added neoclassical monuments and buildings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/span>General conclusions \u2726\u2726<\/span><\/path><\/svg><\/div>

Skopje (Macedonia): a very new city, so it doesn't have much history. It's very cheap; if you're nearby, you can go, but otherwise, it's not really worth it. You can see the whole city in a morning. Keep in mind that you can't pay by card almost anywhere; we had read about it, but we didn't think it was true nowadays. We bumped into Alec Baldwin, but it took us a while to react enough to take a picture with him.<\/p>

A very new city, where Mother Teresa was born. There's no roaming, and Wi-Fi is hard to find. Everything must be paid for in cash. It's a cheap city, and you can't drink alcohol.<\/p>

Interesting facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

Customs:<\/strong><\/p>

The customs process really caught our attention. We went by bus, and when you arrive at Bulgarian Customs, the customs officer boards the bus and checks all the passports. Then you have to get off the bus, and they repeat the process at the office window.<\/p>

Then the bus travels 10 meters, you have to get back on, and it travels another 20 meters to the Macedonian customs office, where the exact same process is repeated: the Macedonian customs officer gets on, checks everyone's passport inside the bus one by one, and then makes everyone get off again for a check at the office window. It's a bit surreal, but that's how it is. The return trip is the same.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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