North Macedonia allows visa-free entry for Russian tourists
Citizens of the Russian Federation will be able to travel to this Balkan country without visas from March 16, 2021 to March 15, 2022.
“Government of the Republic Macedonia The next decision was made to grant Russian citizens the right to visa-free entry without any additional conditions.
During this period, travelers will not need to present at the border tourist vouchers, invitations, letters of guarantee for short-term entry for up to 90 days during each half-year period.
From July 1, 2020, North Macedonia is fully open to tourists, including not asking them for negative coronavirus test results.
There are no direct flights between Russia and Macedonia now, and you can get to the capital, Skopje, for example, with a transfer in Istanbul. Such a ticket will cost at least 21.8 thousand rubles. in one direction.
The lack of direct flights was one of the main reasons that blocked the growth of tourist traffic from Russia. Before the pandemic, Russians most often bought trips to Macedonia as part of combined trips to the Balkans.
Source: ria