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  • Shar Mountain

    Shar Mountains and West Vardar/Pelagonia mountain range is a continuation between the Dinaric Alps and Pindus mountain ranges, whereas Osogovo-Belasica mountain chain is a continuation of the Rila-Rhodopes mountain massif. The mountain massif has been formed in the Tertiary Period. The most upper parts of the mountains have been frozen with large amounts of ice and...

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  • Canyon "Matka"

    Matka - A gorge in which a rich complex of mediaeval building survives, including churches, monasteries and remnants of a fortress (the mediaeval town of Matka).There are dozens of caves and large number of endemic plants and animals. The Canyon covers an area of around 5.000ha and is located 15km south-west of  Skopje. By its morphogenetic characteristic...

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  • Kozuf Mountain

    This mountain is situated in the southern part of the Republic of Macedonia and partly in Greece. Its most western parts reach the river Blashnica, and the north-western side stretches in a line, from the Mrzhechko village via the village Konopishte, through the course of Boshava to the city of Demir Kapija. Kozuf is a specific mountain because it is the first natural barrier...

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  • Bistra Mountain

    Bistra is one of the most stunning Macedonian mountains. The name Bistra (eng: clear mountain) comes from the relatively clear climate conditions ruling on this mountain. Bistra is one of the most accessible mountains in Macedonia. Thus, climbing Bistra to enjoy this excellent mountain landscape is much easier. The vast meadows and pastures, immense forests...

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  • Korab Mountain

    Mount Korab ( Macedonian: Голем Кораб, Golem Korab) is the highest mountain of Republic of Macedonia, its peak forming a frontier between two countries Macedonia and Albania. The peak lies adjacent to the Šar Mountains. In 2011, Albania proclaimed the area as part of the Korab-Koritnik Natural Park. Mount Korab is also pictured in...

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  • Nidze Mountain

    Nidze Mountain with highest peak - Kajmaktchalan (2521m) is situated on South-West of Macedonia, on the border with Rep. of Greece. This was a rare-visited mountain in the past, because it was border zone. The mountain is characterized by almost untouched nature: rich pine forests, rivers and pastures Now more and more people climb to Kajmaktchalan. The nature is almost intact...

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  • Osogovo Mountain

    Osogovo or Osogovska Planina is a mountain and ski resort between southwestern Bulgaria  and northeastern Republic of Macedonia. It is about 110 km (68.35 mi) long and 50 km (31.07 mi) wide, the highest peak being Ruen at 2251 m, which constitutes the main orthographic knot on the very border between Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia...

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  • Belasica Mountain

    Belasica, also transliterated as Belasitsa or Belasitza, is a mountain range in the region of Macedonia in Southeastern Europe, shared by northwestern Greece (about 45%), southeastern Republic of Macedonia (35%) and southwestern Bulgaria (20%). The area is particularly famous for the Battle of Kleidion of 1014, which proved crucial for the fall of the First Bulgarian Empire...

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