Western North Macedonia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
western part of North Macedonia
About Western North Macedonia
EscapeSkopjepast the mountains towards west, and one of the first thing you notice in the landscape are the red Albanian flags of the double-headed eagle, small and huge, flying everywhere: houses, utility posts, gas stations. If it's summer, you can also see long queues of cars celebrating a wedding, again flying the eagle banners. Don't worry—you have not crossed unknowingly into Albania, this region is where the Albanians of North Macedonia mainly live. They seem to be a pretty nationalistic community, and the ethnic identities play an important role in daily lives in this country. Then move towards the mountains to south, where the ancients named "the land of the lynx", and south ofKičevo, the minarets give way for the belfries and huge hilltop crosses, and the Albanian banners for the
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