One of the biggest cities in Republic of Macedonia is Prilep. Prilep is located in the northern part of Pelagonia Plain, and covers 1,675 km2. Its population counts 76,246 citizens. The distance between the capital city of Skopje and Prilep is only 128km. Prilep is also well-known as “the city under Marko’s towers” since it is located under the Towers of the famous hero King Marko. King Marko is one of the most important persons for the history of Prilep. He is known as powerful, clever ruler and fighter against the Turks. According to historical sources, Prilep as a city was first mentioned in 1014.
The location of the city was among the most important strategic, political and military areas. The majority of people is Macedonian, but also there are minority of Roma, Serbs and Turks. Since Prilep belongs to the central part of the Republic of Macedonia, some of basis for the standard language are developed here. So the dialect is almost same as the official Macedonian language.
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Prilep as one of the beautiful cities in Republic of Macedonia, has several hotels.
One is The Salida Hotel which is placed in the southern end of the city. The hotel has 29 rooms and 4 luxury apartments placed on 3 floors. All in all it counts 60 beds. The room service is available 24 hours. Each room is outfitted with a bath, an international direct telephone line, a free wireless internet connection, mini bar, central air conditioning, cable TV and SOS alarm. Prices vary from 30 Euro to 75 Euro according to the accommodation and the place of the room. The Salida Hotel has an excellent restaurant which offers not only the traditional Macedonian cuisine, but also an International cuisine as well. The hotel has its own parking space, and also a gas station and a huge super market which works 24/7.
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Macedonia is a little-known country just north of Greece, and it is the origin place of the Greek conqueror Alexander the Great. While I was in the region, I decided to drive up to Prilep (the fourth major city in Macedonia) for a short three-day trip. I had a good travel insurance for my trip, so no worries about traveling around; so here’s my itinerary.
Day 1
I arrive in Prilep after a few hours of driving from Greece. It’s not as far as I thought, being from Canada the distances between places are quite large, but in Europe everything is so compact. I sign in at the Kristal Palas, the most luxurious (and safest) hotel in Prilep. The location is perfect (a mere 10 minute walk from the city center), the rooms are clean and the service is prompt and friendly. As I am hungry, I take a quick shower and head down to the restaurant. A simple menu, with a touch of the local food. I love to taste local food, so I wasn’t disappointed.
Prilep
The city isn’t the safest at night, so I decide to take a short walk around the hotel neighbourhood before the sun sets. The architecture is simply stunning; a fascinating mix of the very old and the very new. Ancient 12th century churches battle for space with modern office buildings. Tired from my day of driving, I head back to my room and fall asleep instantly–I don’t understand Greek very well, so I can’t watch TV.
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If you like history, then Macedonia is a great country to visit. In the heart of the Balkan peninsula, Prilep is the fourth city in importance in the country, with a population of 66 000. All you need is a plane ticket, travel insurance, some good shoes and somewhere to stay; there’s a lot of historical sites to visit in Prilep.
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The city is home to the Institute of Old Slavic culture. In this center you will learn about the history of the region, and about Slavic culture. Check with your hotel or call the institute for guided tours and visit hours. It’s the perfect spot to start your visit of Prilep.
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Several years of tradition have marked Prilep as a city of Beer. Everything started as a small idea in 2003, but ended as brilliant. There were countable small stands of beer from the local breweries and outside, and a very few grill stands. Local bands had a role to entertain the visitors. Three amazing days spent in dancing, drinking beer and eating grill had seemed to be more than good for the citizens of Prilep, so they decided to make this “experimental” festival its tradition. Today, people live for these three-four days of beer, and talk about them over the whole year. The festival has become famous not only in the Republic of Macedonia, but also abroad. It takes place in the middle of the summer. The Beer Fest is located in the centre of the city, on the city square.
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What can I say about the nightlife in our tobacco city – Prilep? I, as a young citizen of Prilep can say that there is a nightlife which can sometimes be very interesting, exciting and full of fun, entertainment, laughter and positive energy, but also sometimes can be boring, monotonous and banal like I would say, in every other city in the world. Why? Because I strongly believe that we, the citizens of every city, in this case Prilep, create our own nightlife just like our everyday life. We chose the places to go to, the people to hang out with and the things to do, in other words everything.
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The monument sculptured by nature, Marko’s Towers is located on the north of the city of Prilep. On its three sides, it is surrounded by the mountain Babuna, and only on the west side by the Prilep field. The narrow and rocky hill called Marko’s Towers comprise numerous, diverse small denudation forms that represent outstanding fine sculpture of relief. Such forms can be followed in the wider area of Prilep, through to Kajmakcalan and Mariovo area, but such variety of micro relief forms such as Marko’s Towers, up till now is not observed.
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Municipality of Prilep (Opstina Prilep) is located in the western part of the Central Macedonia. It covers 1194,44 km2 from Pelagonia Plain, and has a population of 69.27 km2 population density. The municipality covers the area of Prilep and Prilep’s part of Mariovo. The municipality borders with the Municipality of Cashka, Dolneni, Kavadarci, Krivogastani and Novaci. 76 768 inhabitants live in the Municipality of Prilep. 73 351 live in the city. Most of the inhabitants are Macedonians, and a small number are Roma, Serbs, Turks and Albanians. Since the municipality is in the centre of Republic of Macedonia, the dialect is almost same as the standard Macedonian language.
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Forgiveness is an interesting mix of pagan masks and sounds, drums and creative individual masks. The atmosphere could feel only those who are present that day in Prilep. That day is filled with happiness, hanging out, creativity and friendship with the unknown. The adrenaline can bring you to the sky that day; because of the masks representing criticism, joy, displeasure, pleasure etc.
On the occasion of the Christian holiday of Forgiveness, Prilep, every year on Sunday holds a carnival under masks. The Carnival of Forgiveness Prilep restored ancient tradition of what people say, “pretend” as it did our ancestors who primarily had in mind the belief that through camouflage chase evil spirits at the threshold of spring, symbolizing fertility and spiritual January wealth of the people.
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