Old Charshia Market

The Old Market of Macedonia is the largest market in the Balkans outside Istanbul. The bazaar is located on the eastern bank of the Vardar River in Skopje.

Since the XII century, the market was the commercial center of the city and has not lost its importance. Now it is awarded the status of a national cultural reserve. During the Ottoman era, when the market had more than 30 mosques, several caravanserais, various trade shops and other Turkish structures, the status of Charshia rose noticeably. Although the bazaar is dominated by Islamic architecture, it also houses several churches.

In the Old Market there is a covered market, built in the XV century, a clock tower, built in the XVI century, the Gallery of Modern Art in the former building of the Turkish bath, many mosques, the fortress of Skopje, caravanserai, which now house hotels, the Church of the Holy Salvation, a stone bridge and other historically significant buildings.