Travel Destinations

Summer Cultural Hotspots

Tour operators predict the success of the summer season by the indicators of the 1st of May holiday. If the weather is fine and tourists overcrowd their favourite destinations then the whole summer would be like this. And indeed, this was one of the hottest days in the decade, and the tourist sites such as Ohrid, Dojran and Matka had record numbers of visitors. So, we are to expect a hot and long summer and lots of tourists. Indeed, more and more visitors, from many European countries, such as Germany, Holland and Czech Republic are visiting Macedonia. There are new visitors from distant lands like Russia and Finland, as well as regional connoisseurs from Croatia, Slovenia and Bulgaria. Judging by their satisfied faces in holiday snapshots, one might conclude that this year’s tourist offer is good and that, finally, people working in the sector have learned their job. Part of the tourist programme is of course cultural, including visits to ancient sites, cultural heritage spots, public institutions, museums, galleries and festivals. Read more…