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The Place - Popova Sapka, Tetova, Macedonia
Entry to Macedonia, which lies at the eastern end of the former Yugoslavia, is via its capital city, Skopje. Tetova is situated to the North-West of Skopje, at the base of the Sharr Mountains, and lies on either side of the River Shkumbi. It is an old town, and a very important regional centre. The ski area of Popova Sapka is the most well-known winter recreation centre in Macedonia - it is situated in the mountains above Tetova, some 18km away by road, or you can travel via a 7km passenger cable railway. The ski area is large, with 12 passenger cable railways and ski-lifts (in all 11,500m of vertical uplift machinery), and has 20km of marked pistes. The altitude at the top of the ski area is 2510m, and skiing extends down to 1070m. Move to The Race or Macedonia 2002 |
