Thursday, August 4, 2011

MACEDONIA

GENERAL
Accommodations & Tours – berovobooking.com.mk; for country inns.

DEMNIR KAPIJA
Hotels
Popova Kula Hotel – Bulevar na Vinoto br. 1; 011-389-4336-7400; popovakula.com.mk; 11 rooms; tower with 360° views and nice bar at top; restaurant has extensive menu.

NEGOTINO
Sights & Sites
Bovin Winery – 1440 Negotino; 011-389-4365-5322; bovin.com.mk; 1st boutique vineyard to emerge after Macedonian independence.

OHRID (and Plaosnik)
Hotels
Aleksandar Villa – N. Raca b.b.; 011-389-70-391-125; aleksandarvilla.com.mk; nice pool.

Restaurants
Cuba Libre – Prvata Plaza Posle Mostot; cubalibreohrid.com; bar on beach.

Sights & Sites
Lake Ohrid – among deepest fresh water lakes in world; UNESCO World Heritage site.

SKOPJE
Hotels
Kamnik Hunting Lodge – Kamnik bb.; 011-389-2252-3522; kamnik.com.mk; 15 business-like rooms; 1st class restaurant; top notch winery; and rifle range.
Stone Bridge Hotel – Kej Dimitar Vlahov 1; 011-389-2324-4900; stonebridge-hotel.com; in oldest, most colorful part of city.

Restaurants
Vinoteka Temov – Gradishte 1-a; 011-389-2321-2779; near old bazaar; wine bar with limited menu (salads and appetizers) but lots of local wines.

STOBI
Sights & Sites
Stobi Ruins – Highway E-75 (off Gradsko exit); ancient Paeonia located on ancient world’s main road that leads from Danube River to Aegean Sea; where River Crna joins Vardar River;
Stobi Winery – Avtopat bb; 011-389-4325-1914; not scenic but near ruins.

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