Tour of Skopje   

This excursion is included in the programs of the following field schools and it is covered by the reimbursement payment:

- Stobi (The Capital City of Macedonia Secunda) Excavation Project   

- Neanderthal Crossroads: Excavations at the Middle Paleolithic Site Uzun Mera and Peshka Rock-shelter         

Skopje (Skopie) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic center. It was known in the Roman period under the name Scupi. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; remains of Neolithic settlements have been found within the old Kale Fortress that overlooks the modern city center. The rocky promontory on which stands the Fortress was the first site settled by man in Skopje. The earliest vestiges of human occupation found on this site date from the Chalcolithic (4000 BC). Although the Chalcolithic settlement must have been of some significance, it declined during the Bronze Age. Archaeological research suggests that the settlement always belonged to the same culture, which progressively evolved thanks to contacts with Balkan and Danube cultures, and later with the Aegean.    

The tour/price includes:

• An English speaking guide & travel assistant
• Round trip transportation
• All expenses of the guide & travel assistant and the driver
• Travel insurance
• Sightseeing tour of Skopje Downtown and Fortress    
• Entry to the Skopje's Archaeological Museum of Skopje