Skopje Old Bazaar
The Skopje Old Bazaar is the largest Ottoman bazaar in the Balkans outside Istanbul, a grid of cobblestone streets with mosques, hammams, caravanserais, and coppersmith workshops. Free to walk.
Fortress in Skopje
Kale Fortress
Kale Fortress sits on a hill above the Old Bazaar, a Byzantine and Ottoman fortification with walls, towers, and views over the entire city and the Vardar River. Free. The fortress grounds include archaeological remains spanning 6,000 years. Budget travelers climb up from the bazaar, walk the walls, and look down at Skopje’s bizarre mix of Ottoman, brutalist, and neoclassical 2014 statues.
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