A week in North Macedonia

Seven days across North Macedonia: Tetovo, Kumanovo, Centar Župa, Ohrid and Bitola. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Tetovo

One day in Tetovo, North Macedonia

  1. Memorial Museum of Central Committee of the Communist Party of MacedoniaMuseum · On the map
  2. Ss. Cyril and Methodius CathedralCathedral · 0.1 km on from Memorial Museum of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Macedonia · On the map
  3. Icon Gallery (Tetovo)Museum · Next to Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral · On the map
  4. Tetovo Region MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Icon Gallery (Tetovo) · On the map
  5. Šarena MosqueMosque · 0.6 km on from Tetovo Region Museum · On the map
  6. Alim Beg's HouseMuseum · 0.3 km on from Šarena Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 2.1 km on foot along the streets: about 25 min of walking.

Day 2: Kumanovo

One day in Kumanovo, North Macedonia

  1. Church Holy Trinity, KumanovoTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Marshall Tito Square, KumanovoSquare · 0.2 km on from Church Holy Trinity, Kumanovo · On the map
  3. Nova Jugoslavija SquareSquare · 0.1 km on from Marshall Tito Square, Kumanovo · On the map
  4. Tatar Sinan Bey Mosque, KumanovoMosque · 0.4 km on from Nova Jugoslavija Square · On the map
  5. Kumanovo MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Tatar Sinan Bey Mosque, Kumanovo · On the map
  6. Memorial Ossuary, KumanovoMonument · 0.9 km on from Kumanovo Museum · On the map

6 stops, 2.6 km on foot along the streets: about 32 min of walking.

Day 3: Centar Župa

One day in Centar Župa, North Macedonia

  1. House of Kuze FrčkovskiMonument · On the map
  2. House of Velimir ǴinovskiMonument · 0.2 km on from House of Kuze Frčkovski · On the map
  3. House of Filimon, Niko and Samoil KukoskiMonument · 0.2 km on from House of Velimir Ǵinovski · On the map
  4. House of Slavko BrezovskiMonument · 0.1 km on from House of Filimon, Niko and Samoil Kukoski · On the map

4 stops, 1.3 km on foot along the streets: about 26 min of walking.

Day 4: Ohrid

One day in Ohrid, North Macedonia

  1. Church of St. John at KaneoTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Saint PanteleimonTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Church of St. John at Kaneo · On the map
  3. PlaošnikArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Saint Panteleimon · On the map
  4. Church of St. SophiaMosque · 0.2 km on from Plaošnik · On the map
  5. Ancient Theatre of OhridTheatre or opera house · 0.3 km on from Church of St. Sophia · On the map
  6. Samuil's FortressArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Ancient Theatre of Ohrid · On the map

6 stops, 2.2 km on foot along the streets: about 35 min of walking.

Day 5: Ohrid

One day in Ohrid, North Macedonia

  1. Robevi family houseMuseum · On the map
  2. Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and National MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Robevi family house · On the map
  3. Sveta Bogorodica PerivleptaTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and National Museum · On the map
  4. LychnidosArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Sveta Bogorodica Perivlepta · On the map
  5. Ali Pasha MosqueMosque · 0.4 km on from Lychnidos · On the map
  6. Haci Turgut MosqueMosque · 0.5 km on from Ali Pasha Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 1.9 km on foot along the streets: about 27 min of walking.

Day 6: Bitola

One day in Bitola, North Macedonia

  1. Heraclea LyncestisArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Bitola ZooZoo or aquarium · 0.4 km on from Heraclea Lyncestis · On the map
  3. People's MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km on from Bitola Zoo · On the map
  4. Nativity of the Theotokos ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from People's Museum · On the map
  5. Magnolia SquareSquare · 0.3 km on from Nativity of the Theotokos Church · On the map
  6. Albanian Alphabet MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Magnolia Square · On the map

6 stops, 4.7 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 1 min of walking.

Day 7: Bitola

One day in Bitola, North Macedonia

  1. Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, BitolaCathedral · On the map
  2. St. Demetrius ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Bitola · On the map
  3. Clock Tower of BitolaTower · 0.1 km on from St. Demetrius Church · On the map
  4. Jeni MosqueMuseum · 0.1 km on from Clock Tower of Bitola · On the map
  5. Ishak Çelebi MosqueMosque · 0.2 km on from Jeni Mosque · On the map
  6. Gazi Hajdar Kadi MosqueMosque · 0.5 km on from Ishak Çelebi Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 1.8 km on foot along the streets: about 21 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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