Lonely Planet: Four reasons to visit Bitola, the city of consuls
With visitors to Macedonia making a beeline for Lake Ohrid and the capital Skopje, Bitola is still waiting for its moment in the spotlight. But this charming city rewards curious travellers with some heavyweight historic sights and effortless cafe culture. Add to that a renowned international film festival, burgeoning local wine production and excellent hiking nearby, and Bitola makes a worthy stop on any Macedonia itinerary. Bitola - A stroll through history Bitola’s architectural elegance won’t come as a surprise once you learn that the town…
Project for restoration of shop windows in old bazaars in Skopje, Bitola and Ohrid
Ministry of Economy is to provide MKD 16,5 million (EUR 267,975) for realization of the project for restoration of the shop windows in old bazaars in Skopje, Bitola and Ohrid. “A total of 182 applications were submitted at the announced public call of which 160 met the requirements. Of these, 115 applications were submitted for Skopje old bazaar, 38 from Bitola and 7 from Ohrid bazaar. Unfortunately, there was no application from the Struga Bazaar,” Economy Minister Kresnik Bektesi said Wednesday prior to signing of the agreements wit…
French Ambassador unveils WWI monument in Bitola
A monument made of granite from Macedonia and stone from France with the names inscribed of Macedonian men and women - victims of the First World War - was unveiled Wednesday in Bitola. The monument was created by high school students from France who cooperated with their peers in Bitola. The memorial has been erected to testify about the events of WWI and the Macedonian Front. " It is a monument to raise awareness about peace and the joint commitment from the French to the Macedonian Front, " France's Ambassador Chr…
Skopje, Ohrid and Bitola “In Your Pocket” guide to be promoted
The first issue of the most famous European tour guide “In Your Pocket” for Skopje, Ohrid and Bitola will be promoted Monday. The guide book was published in 20,000 copies in June this year and distributed to several locations throughout cities. “In Your Pocket” can also be used as a phone app and also via the web site https://www.inyourpocket.com/skopje. “In Your Pocket” is a European city guide publisher and online tourist information provider. As of April 2013, it publishes city guides to 75 destinations and provides free o…
Earthquake jolts Bitola, Resen and Ohrid
An earthquake measuring 4 degrees according to European Macroseismic Scale is felt Saturday in Bitola and its surrounding. The earthquake is also felt in Resen and Ohrid with 3 degrees according to European Macroseismic Scale. The Seismological Observatory at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje registered Saturday the earthquake at 11:55h., 140 kilometers south of Skopje in the neighbouring Greece.
International Classical Music Festival “Interfest” opens in Bitola
The concert of Serbian Chamber Orchestra “St. George” and Macedonian violinist Kostadin Bogdanoski will open Monday evening in Bitola the 26th International Festival of Classical Music “Interfest.” The festival which runs until October 12, will feature artists from Serbia, Italy, Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, France and Macedonia, including a concert will take place in Veles, Milica Sperovic-Ribarski, artistic director of "Interfest” told. Chamber Orchestra "St. George" from Belgrade and soloist Kostadi…
Macedonia: 38th Manaki Brothers film festival opens in Bitola
With the Macedonian premiere of the short film "Krajot na vremeto" by Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski, and later with the premiere of the Bulgarian - Macedonian co - production "Nasoki" by the Bulgarian director Stephen Komandarev, the first of the films in the official selection will start the 38th International Film Camera Festival "Manaki Brothers" in Bitola. The organizers inform that the preparations for the gala opening in the Bitola Culture Center have been completed and the city is full of …
Milcho Manchevski to receive special award Golden Camera 300 in Bitola
International cinematographers’ film festival “Manaki Brothers” will present this year’s special award Golden Camera 300 for outstanding contribution in world film art to Macedonian director and screenwriter Milcho Manchevski. The history of Macedonia and its cinematography turned into a new direction in Venice, when the prestigious “Golden Lion” went into Manchevski’s hands and even more on the day when renowned actor Jeremy Irons uttered his name and the country he comes from at the 1995 Oscars. Manchevski, 57, graduated at the …
Veropoulos Invests €2m In New Macedonian Stores
Greek retailer Veropoulos has opened its eighth Vero supermarket in Macedonia, located in the city of Tetovo, as well as the third Jumbo toy store in the country. The total investment in the two new stores, with a total sales area of 2,600 square metres, amounts to over €2 million. In line with the company strategy for providing support to local producers, the new supermarket offers a wide range of products from 800 Macedonian producers, with which Veropoulos has been working intensively in recent years. Investment Plans Thi…
French Film Festival in Bitola
With the performance of the comedy "Not My Type" by Luka Bello, a two-day "French Film Festival" will be opened tonight in Bitola, organized by the National Center for Culture Bitola and the French Alliance of this city. Four French films will be aired on both festival evenings. - At the opening ceremony, the comedy "Not my type" by Luca Bello will be broadcast at night, with famous actors Emily Dicken, Loick Korberi and Sandra Nkak, while the French thriller will be aired in the night program "The cas…
PMFL: Pelister beats Pobeda in the Macedonian football league
Pelister beat Pobeda in the most anticipated match of the opening games of the Macedonian football league on Sunday. Playing away in Prilep, the Bitola team won 2:1 with goals from Ive Trifunovski (24th minute) and Lucas (68th minute. The only goal for Pobeda was scored by Borce Manevski when he converted a penalty in the 51st minute. In other games, Academy Pandev, which debuts in the first league, nearly beat Shkupi in an away game in Skopje. Doriev scored in the 77th minute to put the team associated with striker Goran Pandev in th…
5th Bitola Shakespeare Festival begins
Shakespeare Collage - stage and music performance, produced by National Theatre Bitola, will have the honor Wednesday evening to open the 5th Bitola Shakespeare Festival, which this year brings together 12 theater companies from Bulgaria, Russia, Kazakhstan, Romania, Slovakia, US and Macedonia. The festival kicks off the activities within the cultural summer in Bitola 'Bitfest 2017'. This year the festival offers performances of Shakespeare's masterpieces by Turkish National Theatre - Othello; Dramatic Theatre “Ivan …
Cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno wins lifetime achievement award of Manaki Brothers festival
Italian cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno has been named this year’s recipient of the Golden Camera 300 for lifetime achievements, the Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers’ Film Festival said Monday. The 94-year-old director of photography is considered the founder of post-war Italian cinema with its ties to Italian neo-realism. Rotunno has shot a myriad of cult movies and his is also known for his legendary cooperation with the director Federico Fellini, with whom he has worked on eight movies, including the award-winnin…
Pelister wins the Macedonian football Cup
Pelister brought the Macedonian Cup trophy to Bitola, after beating Shkendija in the finals. Playing in Strumica, Pelister held back the attacking oriented Shkendija team during the regular time as well as the extended time. Shkendija players Besart Ibrahimi and Besart Abdurahimi failed to score in their penalty attempts. Pelister missed one penalty attempt but in the end goals from Filip Petrov, Goce Todorovski, Martin Kovacev and Baze Ilijoski were enought for the cup. It is the first time in 16 years that Pelister won the cup, and with…
International Monodrama Festival Bitola 2017 kicks off
Ten monodramas from Estonia, Croatia, Russia, the Netherlands, Poland, Israel, Slovenia, Germany and Macedonia will compete for prestigious Grand Prix at the 19th edition of International Monodrama Festival Bitola 2017, which kicks off Friday evening in Bitola’s Cultural Centre. The play “Wedding Game” starring Igor Dzambazov and Vesna Petrusevska will open the festival. The festival’s competition programme which will begin on Saturday includes monodramas performed by actors Vyacheslav Rybnikov (Estonia), Juraj Aras (Croatia), Val…
Bitola's national theater to perform in St. Petersburg
The Bitola National Theater is in Saint Petersburg, with its musical performance "Shakespeare Forever" at the Vera Komisarzhevskaya theater. It is part of a marathon festival dedicated to Shakespeare. "We expect to perform before a full house. There is great interest both in our performance, as well as in the Foltin group which will perform with us, but also have a stand-alone concert. The performance includes many notable actors from Macedonia and Russia, but we must point out 89 year old acting legend Ivan Krasko"…
Macedonia: Construction of Negotino-Bitola gas pipeline according to plans
Construction works on the 92 kilometers long major gas pipeline between Negotino and Bitola via Kavadarci and Prilep are progressing according to plans. The estimated value of the investment amounts to 37 million euros and it is expected that the gas pipeline will be put into operation in mid- 2019 at the latest. By the end of 2017, gas will reach Kavadarci, while the section to Prilep will be completed in fall 2018. VMRO-DPMNE leader and former Prime Minister of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski stressed that this strategic project is import…
Construction of Negotino-Bitola gas pipeline according to plan
Works for the construction of a 92-kilometer major gas pipeline linking Negotino and Bitola via Kavadarci and Prilep are under way. An estimated €37 million will be invested in the construction. The gas pipeline is expected to be put into function in mid-2019 at the latest. By the end of 2017, Kavadarci will become the first consumer of natural gas with Prilep following suit in September or October 2018. In parallel, nearly 60% of the Stip-Negotino gas pipeline is finished and is slated for inauguration by year's end. A gas pi…
Process for construction of secondary and tertiary gas pipeline launched
The calls for construction of the secondary and tertiary gas pipeline through public-private partnership are published Saturday in Macedonian newspapers and will be also available in the European Union's public procurement database TED. This launches the process of secondary and tertiary gas distribution process in Macedonia, expected to cost about EUR 150 million. It will encompass 17 municipalities in the Skopje region, 36 municipalities in the East region and 26 municipalities in the West region. "I believe these calls…
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