FROM VIENNA TO THE WORLD
ARCH ON TOUR 72_SKOPJE - OHRID
macedonian, metabolistic and...exotic
APRIL 02 - 07, 2025
concept and expert accompaniment: Marion Kuzmany / ARCH ON TOUR in collaboration with Erich Raith (architect and former head of the faculty for urban design and planning at the TU Vienna) und Ivan Mirkovski (architect and urbanist, Skopje)
as well as other local experts, architects and consultants: Slavica Janeshlieva, Oliver Arsovski, Martin Pammer, e.a.
tour operator: Mondial GmbH & Co. KG
This very special tour takes us from traditional Ottoman city structures with hidden squares and historic caravanserais to unexpected examples of metabolist urban planning from Japan - built in Skopje! We follow in the footsteps of Kenzo Tange's master plan, which he designed for the reconstruction of the destroyed city after the earthquake in 1963 and a large part of which was realized by local architects. Tange's large-scale social-utopian concept also provided a basis for the development of other visionary projects that have been created in the vibrant Macedonian city on the river from the 1960s to the present day.
For a weekend chill-out we take a refreshment in Ohrid, the city rich in 365 Orthodox cathedrals on the crystal-clear Lake Ohrid. Tranquil drives and walks along the lakeshore lead to interesting historical finds - such as the prehistoric pile-dwelling settlement, selected Byzantine monasteries, as well as culinary discoveries in neighboring Albania.
here to the ROUTE, TOUR PRICE and REGISTRATION
PROGRAM
as of 2024/11/26, subject to modifications
some visits are currently in request
sunrise – sunset at our travel data:
approx. 06:15 - 19:00
Wednesday, 2025/04/02: Skopje - the Ottoman traditional city
individual check-in
09:50 meeting at the boarding gate / Vienna airport
10:25 – 11:55 flight Vienna VIE – Skopje SKP with OS775 (Airbus A320)
coach transfer to the hotel
check-in Macedonia Square Hotel
common lunch at Restaurant Soul Kitchen
city walk along the „main axis“
Main square, Stone Bridge
Old Bazaar (small alleys, shops, coffee houses)
"Daut Pasha Hamam" National gallery
"Cifte Hamam" National gallery
"Kapan Han" caravanserai
Ottoman caravanserai "Suli An" – today's Academy for Fine Arts and Museum (guided visit and welcome by the dean Slavica Janeshlieva)
Museum of the Republic of Macedonia / Kiril Muratovski, Mimoza Nestorova Tomić, 1971-76
Ottoman caravanserai "Kuršumli An"
Bit Pazar
Hill and fortress Kale (view over the city)
individual dinner and stroll through Bit Pazar (recommendations will be provided)
1st night at Hotel Macedonia Square, Skopje
Thursday, 2025/04/03: Skopje - the metabolistic city
breakfast at the hotel
departure by coach / hotel
UKIM University Ss. Cyril and Methodius / Marko Mušič, 1974 (interior visit of the Faculty for Philosophy, the Austrian Library, Faculty of German Studies, ev. welcome by the dean)
New railway station / Kenzo Tange, 1968
City Archive Skopje / Georgi Konstantinovski, 1966-68
Student dormitory „Goce Delčev“ / Georgi Konstantinovski, 1969-77 (interior visit in request)
common lunch at Restaurant Forza
State Hydrometeorological Institute / Krsto Todorovski 1972-75
end of coach at the Post Office
walk along the „city wall“ starting from west, then towards south and the eastern part
Post office and Telecommunications Center / Janko Konstantinov, 1968-81(interior visit in request)
GTC (Gradski Trgovski Centar) Shopping Center / Živko Popovski: 1969-73
free evening
2nd night at Hotel Macedonia Square, Skopje
Friday, 2025/04/04: Skopje - the modern city
breakfast at the hotel
walk
Memorial Mother Teresa, 2009
Old train station Skopje (today's city museum) / Vladimir Gavrilovic, 1931-40 (interior visit)
departure by coach / Old train station
Museum of Contemporary Art / „Tigers“ group: Jirzy Mokrzynski, Wacłav Kłszewski, Eugenius Wierzbicki, 1970 (guided visit and welcome by the director or curator)
The Tent: “Sodom and Gomorrah” at the city park / Sergej Nikoljski, Milan Mijalkovic, 2013
National Opera and Ballet / Biro 71 (Štefan Kacin / Jurij Princes / Bogdan Spindler / Marjan Uršič), 1972-80 (welcome by the director Oliver Arsovski and special "backstage tour")
individual lunch (or ev. common lunch)
House on Vodno-Hill / Sergej Nikolski, Ivan Mirkovski, 2015
Barracks settlement: historic earthquake emergency shelters (interior visit of an original barrack)
Austrian Embassy residence: welcome by the embassador Mag. Martin Pammer and invitation for coffee
Parking garage facade / PPAG with Milan Mijalkovic and Goricanka architekti, 2013
Strip city: Opština Aerodrom
Šuto Orizari - Roma settlement
end of coach at the hotel
common dinner at Restaurant Matto Napoletano
3rd night at Hotel Macedonia Square, Skopje
Saturday, 2025/04/05: Ohrid historic center
breakfast at the hotel, check-out
departure by coach / Hotel Macedonia Square
by coach to Ohrid (approx. 3 hrs)
check in Hotel Royal View and Hotel City Palace, Ohrid
common lunch at Taverna Momir Ohrid
guided city walk through the historic center of Ohrid:
House of Robev family, city museum (museum visit)
Crkva Sveta Sofija (church of Saint Sophia), 1037-56
walk along the waterfront promenade Ohrid
Church Saint Jovan Kaneo / 14th century
Ohrid fortress
in good weather: by boat to Radožda
walk to Via Egnatia / 146-120 BC
common dinner (Ohrid-trout!) at Restaurant Albatros in Radožda
by coach back to Ohrid (approx. 40 min.)
(in bad weather: 15 min by coach and common dinner at Restaurant Meče)
1st night at Hotel Royal View and Hotel City Palace, Ohrid
Sunday, 2025/04/06: along lake Ohrid
breakfast at the hotel
departure by coach / hotels
coach tour along the lake
"The Bay of Bones Museum" reconstruction of a prehistoric pile dwelling settlement
Trpejca / walk through the village, individual coffee break
Monastery of Saint Naum / 9th-14th century
common lunch and walk in Pogradec, Albania
back to Ohrid by coach (approx. 1 hr)
free evening in Ohrid
2nd night at Hotel Royal View and Hotel City Palace, Ohrid
Monday, 2025/04/07: return to Vienna
breakfast at the hotel, check-out
07:30 departure by coach / hotels
transfer to Skopje airport (approx. 3 hrs)
12:40 – 14:15 flight Skopje SKP - Vienna VIE by OS778 (Airbus A320)
ROUTE
2025/04/02: 10:25 – 11:55 flight Vienna VIE – Skopje SKP by OS775 / airport transfer, visits by foot and coach in Skopje / 1st night at Macedonia Square Hotel, Skopje
2025/04/03: visits by foot and coach in Skopje / 2nd night at Macedonia Square Hotel, Skopje
2025/04/04: visits by foot and coach in Skopje / 3rd night at Macedonia Square Hotel, Skopje
2025/04/05: by coach to Ohrid, visits by foot in Ohrid, by boat to Radožda / 1st night at Hotel Royal View and Hotel City Palace, Ohrid
2025/04/06: visits by foot and coach along Ohrid lake, in Trpejca and Pogradec / 2nd night at Hotel Royal View and Hotel City Palace, Ohrid
2025/04/07: airport transfer, 12:40 – 14:15 flight Skopje SKP - Vienna VIE by OS778
TOUR PRICE per person in a double room 2.190 EUR (incl. tax) / 235 EUR single room supplement
including: direct flights (Economy class) by Austrian Airlines Vienna-Skopje and return, 5 nights incl. breakfast at selected and centrally located hotels (2x at Hotel Macedonia Square in Skopje, 2x with lake-view at Hotel Royal View and Hotel City Palace, Ohrid), 7-8 common meals (mostly incl. beverages) in selected, authentic restaurants; all entrance fees to museums and guided visits, etc.; airport transfers and 6 days private coach; tips, tourist taxes; expert guided tours, program and expert accompaniment by DI Marion Kuzmany, DI Dr. Erich Raith and DI Ivan Mirkovski
not included: individual program and meals, partly beverages at common meals, coffee breaks, individual program, taxi rides
here to the REGISTRATION until latest 2024/12/22
max. 22 persons
good walking ability is required for this tour!
here to the TRAVEL AND CANCELLATION TERMS
Fotos: Archive ARCH ON TOUR