Skopje Macedonia to Serbia

Travelled:438km tolls €4.80 Macedonia, €3.50 Serbia

Stay: Serbia A1 Autoroute rest stop parking €3 N43.7496 E21.4530

Visited: Skopje Macedonia

We left Ohrid MK at around 7am and followed the main highway up to Skopje. There was a large section of road that they were currently working on but as we left so early the road over the mountain was not too busy. 

Having stopped along the way to have breakfast,  we eventually arrived in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, around 10:30 and managed to find a parking spot at Kale Fortress. 

Archaeologists Have found that there has been inhabitants on the hill since prehistoric times. As we strolled the battlements we were rewarded with great views of the city and the Vardar River. From here we could see the symbol of the city the ‘Stone Bridge’ which connects Macedonia Square, the biggest in the country, to the Old Bazaar. The bridges’ foundations were laid in 1451 and has often been damaged since. The last reconstruction was in 1994.

 We drove back down the hill into town and as parking was impossible, Mark double parked with the hazards on and I went to have a look at Mother Teresa Memorial House as this were she lived from 1910-28. 

We then drove out of the city and to the border of Serbia. It took us only 1/2hr to cross the 2 check points. 

We continued along the autoroute towards Belgrade but stopped at 6pm along the way at a rest stop near Cicevac.