Landlocked in the heart of the Balkans, The Republic of Macedonia is one of Europe’s youngest, smallest countries, but is simultaneously one of its oldest nations. Mountainous Macedonia still has an air of mystery to it. Simultaneously ancient and brand new, it\u2019s struggling to find its place in the post-communist world.<\/p>\n
Macedonia Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. The capital \u2013 Skopje – known for its sprawling Old Bazaar quarter and historic buildings turned in museums<\/p>\n 2. The immortal city of Ohrid is the sublime lakeside point that for many represents the culmination of the Macedonian experience, a kingdom of light and water, a repository of ancient ruins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Landlocked in the heart of the Balkans, The Republic of Macedonia is one of Europe’s youngest, smallest countries, but is simultaneously one of its oldest nations. Mountainous Macedonia still has an air of mystery to it. Simultaneously ancient and brand new, it\u2019s struggling to find its place in the post-communist world. Macedonia Highlights: 1. The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1212],"tags":[1218,1217,1219,430,349],"class_list":["post-9890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-balkan-destinations","tag-albania-tour-operators","tag-albania-tours","tag-balkan-tour-operators","tag-balkan-tours","tag-visit-albania-3"],"yoast_head":"\n