We are happy to meet you in Skopje and this page is a little token of care: one place to hold all the information relevant for your stay.
Of course, if you need our assistance at any time, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team members.
We know that first visits to a new city can feel overwhelming even when they are exciting and beautiful, and that it can sometimes be hard to decide where to go, what and where to eat, and what you absolutely shouldn’t miss. That’s why we’ve carefully prepared a small care package for you with exactly these recommendations, along with a few tips we hope you’ll find useful.
Take a look at the care package below or
ACCOMMODATION
- Hotel Holiday Inn Skopje
Phillip II of Macedon 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
You will be accommodated in single rooms (unless required otherwise)
Check in: 14:00h
Check out: 12:00h
Heartefact will cover lunch for all participants on the Forum:
14 May – lunch
15 May – lunch
- Public safety re: gender expression, women and non-conforming persons in public spaces
Generally very safe
Incidentally stares or comments
- General safety, traffic, health, environment and weather
Safe city (traffic surveillance) as of recently, traffic is generally calm, still chaotic in smaller streets
Sunny & cloudy, typical May temperature 23 – 26℃, long term forecast for 13-16 May 19 – 23℃.
Seasonal allergies are common due to a high presence of hay fever triggers.
LOCAL ECONOMY AND OTHER LOGISTICS
- Shops/supermarkets working hours 08:00 – 20:00h (many little shops open 24hrs)
- Bars working hours: 09:00 – 00:00 (01:00 over the weekend)
- Currency
Macedonian Denar, only accepted, cards very common
1 EUR = 61.5 MKD (coffee 2-3 EUR, median taxi ride 4-5 EUR, drink in a bar 3.5-6 EUR)
- Public transport
Fairly reliable (single ride~0.65 EUR, accessible via app)
Airport-Holiday Inn-Airport bus ticket, one way: 199 MKD (3.25EUR) cash or card on the bus – all info is available at the website
- Telecommunications
Western Balkans roaming free zone (for holders of GSM numbers from: Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro)
Free wi-fi is accessible mostly everywhere
RECOMMENDED EVENTS
13.05.2026 at 19:00
Performance: CODOMESTICATION by Krõõt Juurak & Alex Bailey (Estonia/UK, based in Austria)
Theatre for Children and Youth
4 Dimitrie Chupovski street
14.05.2026 at 20:00
RAILWAY WORKER AT THE END OF WORLD PERFORMATIVE [RADIO] ESSAY
Cinema of the Railway Building
26 BORKA TALESKI STREET
capacity limited at 30
Mandatory pre-registration by 13 May, by sending and email at [email protected] with the subject: HEARTEFACT REGISTRATION FOR PERFORMANCE.
15.05.2026 20:30
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
Drama Theatre Skopje
15 Shakespeare street
text_Paula Vogel
direction_ Tara Manić
Heartefact Production
Mandatory reservations by sending an email at [email protected] with the subject HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE.
IMPORTANT LOCATIONS
- Hotel Holiday Inn Skopje
Phillip II of Macedon 5, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia - International Airport Skopje
Автопат „Александар Македонски, MK 1043, North Macedonia - International Bus Station Skopje
MK MK, Владимир Комаров, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia - Cinema of the Railway Building
26 Borka Taleski street - Youth Center “Matichno”
75 Ilinden Boulevard - Public Room
22 50-ta Divizija street - City Park
- River Matka canyon
X73X+92V, Matka, North Macedonia - Pharmacy open 24/7
Blvd. Partizanski Odredi бр. 25/1-35, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia - Vegan 365 Kitchen (local ethical vegan fast food, animals’ rights hub, etc.)
St. Clement of Ohrid Blvd Skopje MK, 1000, North Macedonia - Skopje Old Bazaar
- PHI University Clinic for Surgical Diseases „St. Naum of Ohrid“ Skopje
11th October St., Skopje 1000, North Macedonia - Cafe Kotur (our designated friendly coffee/meeting/cocktails bar)
Nikola Vapcarov nb.7, Skopje 1000, North Macedonia
Last but not the least, please respect the Code of Conduct:
Dear All,
While at the Culture for Development Forum in Skopje
When sharing the knowledge, expertise, data or struggle
Let us all be respectful of
each other, each other’s time
the tight schedule
the open format
the local community
the environment and
Let us doom-scroll as little as possible, while others speak
Let us all do so by self- and co-regulating,
Let us be patient, respectful and prompt and
Let us leave as little waste behind us as possible.