Private Day Tour of Skopje on North Macedonia from Tirana

Private Day Tour of Skopje on North Macedonia from Tirana

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13h
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Overview

Discover the capital of North Macedonia on this private day tour to Skopje from Tirana. Known as the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, Skopje has a fascinating history dating back to ancient times and has been influenced by many civilizations and medieval kingdoms.

Often called the “City of Statues,” Skopje is famous for its monuments, historic landmarks, and the iconic Vardar River, whose bridges connect the two distinct sides of the city. On one side, you will explore the modern part of Skopje, largely rebuilt after the devastating earthquake of 1963. On the other side lies the charming Old Bazaar area, where the city’s oriental heritage comes to life with mosques, hammams, narrow streets, and the historic Skopje Fortress.

During this private experience, you will discover the unique blend of cultures, traditions, and architecture that make Skopje truly special.

Activity location

Skopje Art Bridge
- Skopje Center
- 1000, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Skopje Art Bridge
- Skopje Center
- 1000, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia

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Private Tour

13h
English

Pickup included

Travellers

Language options: English

Starting time: 7:00

Price details

RM 1,847.38 x 1 AdultRM 1,847.38

Total

What's included, what's not

Hotel Pick Up and Drop off
All Road Taxes and Fuel Expenses
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance Fees in the mentioned Attractions
Tour Guide
Lunch, Snacks and Drinks
Private Expenses & Souvenirs

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Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Tirana (Pass by)

Return to Tirana in the evening. Drop off at the hotel or anywhere in the city.

Skopje Art Bridge

10m
Admission ticket included

The tour will start close to the city center, next to the bridges of Vardar River. According to a mega Infrastructure Plan, Skopje 2014, the City was heavily redecorated and restored. Almost most of the history is also represented through the Statues, Memorials, and 2 extra significant bridges, “The Eye Bridge” and “The Art Bridge”. A lot of high importance buildings are also built next to the bridges making it one of the most attractive and picturesque parts of the city.

Skopje Eye Bridge (Pass by)

A unique Bridge builds and decorated in 2014. Along the bridge are proudly standing as statues the most important historical figures in the history of Macedonia and not only.

Skopje

We will leave Tirana and Drive toward the City of Skopje. In its one-way distance of 300 kilometres, we will be able to see and experience the difference between cities, regions, and countries. The memory of the communist days is still vivid in both countries and all the region, where you can still pass by old industrial complex, bunkers, and slogans where the communist period and its leaders were glorified to the sky. Once we enter the city, we will notice that city is now hugely spread, and build in the base of Yugoslavian and Modern blocks. A lot of change when the city was highly damaged at the earthquake of 1963, as 80 % of the city was destroyed.

Old Bazaar, Skopje

During the Ottoman period, Skopje was a city of High Importance. It was developed and a lot of its infrastructure was given the oriental shape and characteristic. The earliest settlers and documents mentioning the bazaar are from the late 12th century when it is described as on of the biggest marketplace in the Balkans, but it quickly expands and turns to the most lively part of the city during the Ottoman Period. According to the Ottoman Traditions and Customs, the cities and the Bazaars with Bedesten in their compounds were of high importance and testify for a high value of goods and exchange.

Shot Bar Bezisten (Pass by)

Known also as a very important part of the Bazaar, Bezisten was a closed area incorporated in the marked, covered with dooms, like mosques. It is where most valuable items where trade like Gold, Silver, and Jewelry. Being covered was easier to protect it from being robbed and also increase the prestige and elegance. According to the Ottoman Documents, the Bazaars with Bezistens had a higher rank in the society levels.

Kurshumli an (Ottoman caravanserai)

10m
Admission ticket included

Located into a very strategic position, between the east and west, Skopje was also a stopping place for al the travelers and caravans. In these circumstances, during the Ottoman Period, a lot of Hans bloomed in the city when Kurshumli Han is probably the biggest one remained. Located in the Old Bazaar it was a resting place for the travelers and their horses. With a capacity of around 100 horses, it has also been used as war horses stable and prison.

The Stone Bridge (Pass by)

The only Old bridge remaining in the city centre of Skopje, connecting both sides of Vardar River.

Church of the Ascension of Jesus

15m
Admission ticket included

Located in between the eastern wall of Skopje Castle and the Old Bazaar this is one of the most remarkable Orthodox Churches in the city who has survived the time. Build in the mid 16th century, in a foundation of an older church, this church is famous for its fantastic wooden iconostasis and all hand-carved wooden part. It also has remarkable frescos in the main doom meeting the Orthodox Style, under the Byzantian school of Religious Art.

Kapan Han

5m
Admission ticket included

Known also as one of the most frequented guesthouses from merchants and traders while traveling, it is now a valuable relic of the hotelier life, back in the 17th century.

Skopje Fortress Kale

20m
Admission ticket included

Situated upon a dominant hill, over the city the fortress has been the earliest settlement of life in the early Skupi. Although restored, the outer walls are representing the importance of the castle and how it has been a key position in the city through all history. Definitely one of the best locations for great photos of the city.

Tirana

Hotel Pick Up included

Memorial House of Mother Teresa

15m
Admission ticket included

Mother Theresa or Gonxhe Bojaxhiu is born is Skopje into a local Albanian family, native in the city. Educated from an early age at an Albanian Catholic School she decided to dedicate her life to God and to the poor. She lived most of her life in India and today her birthplace house is transformed into a museum.

Mustafa Pasha Mosque

10m
Admission ticket included

Build at 1492, as Mustafa Pasha Testament, this is one of the most remarkable Mosques of Skopje today. It is believed that has been build on the foundations of an early medieval church, and it has not been damaged by the earthquake of 1963. Renovated for the last time in 2011 it is a symbol of multi-religious prisms of the city and society.

Macedonia Square

Definitely, it is the hart of the city where one of the most important families of Antiquity and the History of Macedonia and Balkans is represented through pompous statues. The Great Alexander is proudly stating in the center of the square and his parents Philip II and Olimpia are staying on the other side of the river, in the smaller square under his father’s name. The new face of the city and all the Baroque architecture build around has also given the city a new, different character.

Location

Activity location

Skopje Art Bridge
- Skopje Center
- 1000, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia

Meeting/Redemption Point

Skopje Art Bridge
- Skopje Center
- 1000, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, Republic of North Macedonia

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