North Macedonia essentials

Underrated and cheap. Skopje's bizarre statues and the ancient lakeside town of Ohrid are the two unmissable stops.

🚨 Emergency numbers in North Macedonia

All Balkan countries accept 112 as the universal EU emergency line. Country-specific numbers route faster in some areas.

Currency

Macedonian denar (MKD)

Language

Macedonian

A neoclassical city that completely rebuilt itself in the 2010s.

UNESCO lakeside town with 365 churches and Europe's oldest lake.

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