Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia :: Books

Travel Guides

Short descriptions of Macedonia appear in three of Lonely Planet's regional guides listed in the Overview section: Europe on a Shoestring, Eastern Europe, and Western Balkans. The last of these includes the most detail.

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Macedonia - The Bradt Guide  (3rd edition published November 2009) - Thammy Evans

Many travellers spend only a few days in Macedonia, visiting Ohrid while in transit between other countries; for this purpose any of the above guides should be sufficient. If you would like to explore the country in more depth (which is highly recommended), you will probably be better off with the Bradt Guide.

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Skopje In Your Pocket

Packed with practical information that is difficult to find elsewhere, this city guide is available as a free download.

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In Your Pocket

Background Reading

So far I haven't read any books specifically about Macedonia, but several of the works on Balkan history listed in the Overview may be of interest. Many books dealing with the former Yugoslavia say little about Macedonia. It receives fairly substantial treatment, coloured by the author's usual affinity for the Serbs, in Black Lamb and Grey Falcon..