Skopje Fortress

The Fortress ruins of Skopja Fort. Located on a highest hill top in Skopja city. It's a small walk passing Macedonia Square and easy to find. Entrance is free of charge. This is built in 6th century. There are lot to observe if you are a history lover and it is spreaded around a large area. We only visited one part of it as we were not big fans of castle hunting.

Situated at the highest point of the city, The Fortress was built in the 6th century AD with origins from the Roman city of Skupi! The entrance is free and has one of the nicest security guards you can meet, we talked for a few good minutes! Stunning fortress that offers awesome views of the city and many towers to climb, it is also perfect for taking pictures!

One of the landmarks of the city, not greatly maintained. Offers old walls and amazing views but real pitty there is not even a small exhibition or tables that would tell you a bit more about its history and importance. Nice for a Saturday sunny walk but guess not more. Free entrance.

This fortress, also called Kale, sits atop a hill and offers the best panoramic views of the city and the river. Entry is free, which is great. The walls are of Byzantine origin (6th century) and were expanded by the Ottomans. You can walk along large parts of the walls, which makes for incredible photos. The terrain inside is a bit uneven, so it's good to wear comfortable shoes. It's well worth it for the view and the history.

I checked out Skopje Fortress and honestly loved the views, even though a big part of it is under construction right now. Because of that, there’s no real “paid” area to visit, so you can just walk in and explore freely. The place still has a cool old-world vibe and the panoramas over the city are awesome.

The entrance is free, but a security guard nonetheless tried to convince me to pay a "tourist tip" upon entry. The manner in which this happened was off putting and I doubt it's official. Especially considering you'll soon find that the fortress is very badly maintained. There's hardly anything left and the only signs are signs that say "do not cross". The only good thing are the views over the city

It's free but there is not much to do up there. You can walk along the walls and it has great views of Skopje, but there was smog on the day I visited. The interior of the walled area seemed very barren and forgotten. The stairs and wooden platform on the main tower are falling apart. On the plus side, there was a security guy at the entrance, I imagine otherwise it could be unsafe as it is so empty.

This could be so much more of a tourist attraction for Skopje, but has been left to fall into disrepair and has no facilities anymore. Having said that the views are still worth the climb up! Even before you enter there is a great view of the stadium from the car park. Inside just head for the wall on the right and follow to the highest point overlooking the city and river. Here you can see all the sights from an elevated perspective and hopefully benefit from a cooling breeze too!