Skopje, Macedonia
What to Visit in Skopje
Every corner of this ancient city has a story. Here are the ones you shouldn't miss.
A masterpiece hidden beneath the ground — Macedonia's sacred heart.
Church of the Holy Savior (Sveti Spas)
Macedonia's Most Spectacular Carved Iconostasis
The Church of Sveti Spas (Holy Savior) is one of Macedonia's most treasured Christian monuments, famous above all for its extraordinary carved wooden iconostasis — a screen separating the nave from the altar, carved over five years by master craftsmen Makarija Frčkoski and his sons. The church is built partially underground, as during the period of its construction it was forbidden by law to build a Christian church taller than a man on horseback. The result is a beautiful, intimate stone sanctuary in the heart of the Old Bazaar quarter.
The city that gave the world its greatest humanitarian.
Memorial House of Mother Teresa
Born Here. Changed the World.
A two-million-euro memorial museum built on the exact site where Mother Teresa — born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje in 1910 — was baptized. Three floors of exhibits, a museum, chapel, and amphitheater tell the story of her remarkable life.