Isar Fortress – Исар Кале, Štip’s Fortress – Штипско кале This fortress sits on the Isar Hill overlooking the town of Štip (Штип, Shtip) and the Bregalnica river (also called Astibo, Astibos, Astibus) in central Macedonia. Detailed records are not available but this citadel is believed to have been built […]
Skopje Fortress – Скопско Кале – Skopsko Kale The Skopje Fortress is located on the old part of Skopje overlooking the Vardar River. The fortress, perhaps protecting a lost Roman city, was built in the 6th Century during the reign of Emperor Justinian I. Additional walls were added during the 10th […]
King Samuel’s Fortress – Самуилова тврдина (Samuilova Tvrdina) A fortress on the hill in Ohrid is first mentioned by Livius in 3rd Century BC. In 969 AD, an uprising began in Macedonia against the Byzantine Empire. After the successful defeat of the Byzantines, King Samuel (also, Czar Samuil) began his reign […]
Markovi Kuli – Маркови Кули – Towers of Marko This fortress, a medieval citadel, built during the reign of King Marko Mrnjavčević is located on a large hill just above the village of Varoš and overlooking the town of Prilep and the Pelagonija valley. This fortress was constructed with of […]
