More than city beautification, after a massive city facelift, Skopje has reinvented itself. The controversial “Project 2014” has been widely criticised as an overpriced frivolous display of nationalistic kitsch, some even labelling it a mini Vegas. New museums, government buildings, bridges and countless monuments (preferably with a water feature) laying claim to historical Macedonian figures have been …
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It is not surprising Lake Ohrid is considered the “Pearl of Macedonia” After a hot summer in Athens, we didn’t realise how much we needed to get out of the city for a good dose of fresh air until we crossed the border from Greece into the Republic of Macedonia. Driving into Ohrid the …