Veles is a city located in the Povardarie region of Macedonia. It has about 46,000 residents. Veles is a town with a rich and varied cultural tradition.

Understand

Veles view

Get in

Veles is located on the international highway, E-75, which connects Central Europe to the Aegean Sea, 55km SE from Skopje.

See

St Panteleimon Church

• 1 St. Panteleimon church. This three aisle basilica type church was made in 1840 by Andrej Damjanov. This impressive cathedral, with its large space and galleries, is home to beautiful icons painted by Dimitar Andonov Papradski, Georgi Zografski, and other artists. 

• 2 Veles Clock tower (Саат кула Велес) (in the central city area). Built in the first half of the 18th century, the tower served as watchtower for Ottomans. Towards the end of the 18th century, the tower was converted into a city clock. 

• 3 Koco Racin memorial house (Спомен куќа на Кочо Рацин). Koco Racin (Kosta Solev) (1908-1943) was a Macedonian revolutionary and poet, who is considered a founder of modern Macedonian literature. 

• 4 Kosturnica memorial (Спомен Костурница). The monument, built in the shape of a flower symbolizing a German helmet of the Second World War, broken in four pieces. There is also a museum about the history of the town during that period. 

• Mladost lake (Veles lake) (8 km N, near Otovica village). The artificial lake. 

• 1 Saint Jovan Vetersko monastery (Манастир Свети Јован Крстител Ветерско) (15 km, in the vicinity of Vetersko village). Was built in 1670 on a rock and can be seen from the rest of the area. 

Sleep

It looks there are no hotels directly inside Veles. The closest option will be Motel Montenegro Rivijera which is about 3 km away from the city center.

• 1 Motel Montenegro Rivijera, Skopski Pat (3 km away from the city), ☏ +389 43 212 223. Check-in: 11:00, check-out: 14:00. Quite a decent option on a E-75 Belgrade-Athens highway. Rooms equipped with AC, TV, good size fridge, private bathroom. Friendly and helpful staff. double 2200 denars. 

• 2 Hotel Romantique, Ezero Mladost (8 km away from the city, in the nort-east area of Lake Veles). Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Rooms come with AC, private bathroom and a balcony. Hotel has a restaurant and an outdoor pool. Wi-Fi. double 3700 denars. 

Go next

Site of the excavations in Stobi

• 2 Solunska Glava peak (Солунска Глава) (30km from Veles). One of the highest mountain picks in Macedonia, 2 540 m height. Accommodation is available at the mountain house Ceples. 

• Stobi - the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia Salutaris dating from 197 BC. The surviving mosaics and other archaeological finds are of exceptional value.