Reserve your flights to Macedonia online. Macedonia is a landlocked country on the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia and the disputed territory of Kosovo to the north, Albania to the west, Greece to the south, and Bulgaria to the east. The country is mainly comprised of Macedonians, but includes a minority of Albanians. Physically there are many mountains and hills, clustered around deep valleys. Macedonia has the potential to be a great place to visit with its many sights, varied scenery and richly historical culture. Reserve a special offer flight with Malev to the capital city, Skopje.

The Balkans history of change

Macedonia is also known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as Greece objected to the naming of itself as the Republic of Macedonia. It was thought that this name would represent a problem, as Greece already has a province called Macedonia, with some Slavic populations. The Ottoman Empire held the area for more than 400 years, and the resulting mix of peoples has made the region's national boundaries somewhat unclear. Surviving the upheaval, Macedonia the country still hosts some outstanding Byzantine monuments, as a testament to a previous period of stability and prosperity. Find out about the prices of flights to Skopje.

Skopje's cotton road

Macedonian cuisine's favourites include cabbage with roast pork and the Balkan salad specialities of tomatoes, cucumbers and goats cheese. Probably the most famous former resident of Skopje was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiura, Mother Theresa's own mother. An important Skopje sight is the bridge over the River Vardar, linking different areas of the city. This was built in the 6th century, but was redesigned by the Turkish sultan Murad in the 15th century. This was the pass on the „cotton road" - the trading routes that camels and caravans that needed to traverse this in previous times, as they made their way towards the markets of mainland Europe.
Lake Ohridi is considered by the UN to be a wildlife protectorate, and is certainly a beautiful area. Macedonia's mountainous terrain is spectacular. In Ohrid itself  we can find a town of considerable historical and cultural importance, and we can find Macedonia's oldest monastery, St Pantelejmon, together with the most famous, St Jovan. The first Slavic university was also founded here in the 19th century. We can see the largest collection of iconography in the world, with more than 800 examples of Byzantine art. Ohrid, and its Old Town, are shining examples of antiquity. Fly to Macedonia in under an hour with a special offer Malev flight.