The Winding Beauty

One of the biggest and socially and culturally most important tributaries of the Vardar is the river Pcinja. Thanks to the fact that the river flows along the highway Skopje-Thessaloniki and forms a spectacular gorge through which the highway cuts, it is often mistaken for the Vardar itself. Yet, it is the railway line that follows the Vardar (and also offers spectacular views). Unfortunately it is only the airplane travellers who have the privilege to observe both rivers at the same time as the planes landing at Skopje airport usually turn above the city of Veles, just above the place where the Pcinja dischargesits waters into the Vardar at the rate of 14 m³ per second proving that this fast and wild river is not navigable. Read more…