WINE & SPA BREAK IN MACEDONIA

DETOX DAY
Welcome to Skopje! If you landed early and still have time for a spa treatment, we recommend to start it Oriental way: take a hot steam Turkish bath session to prepare your skin for a peeling of the dead skin cells in a hot bubble foam massage, followed by relaxing massage with essential oils.

Dinner will be in traditional restaurant where you will taste a combination of the best Macedonian fresh salads, white sheep cheese and different varieties of pepper relish, together with BBQ tapas, typical Macedonian BBQ “beaten cheese” and fried vegies. You may pair them with Macedonian rakiya (local brendy) and a choice of Macedonian full bodied aromatic wines.

MEET THE 6000 YEARS OLD CAPITAL
After breakfast take a walking sightseeing tour of Skopje. Start with the city walls Kale for a fantastic view over the capital, and visit the Holy Savior church bellow the walls. Follows a walk in the narrow cobblestoned streets of the Old Bazaar lined with art-craft and jewelry shops, and little restaurants and cafes. Over the Old Stone Bridge cross river Vardar into the modern center of Skopje, the Macedonia square with the grand fountain of Alexander the Great, and many monuments and baroque buildings, and walk to Mother Teresa memorial house and the Old Railway Station – monument to the devastating earthquake from 1963. Afternoon is free to enjoy the spa facilities of your hotel: the mega Jacuzzi hot tab, the sauna and the Turkish bath, maybe take another massage from the long list and use our exclusive 15% discount on all massages from the pricelist, and to relax on their hot beds.

THE WINE DAY
After breakfast, the morning is free to enjoy the spa. Continue in the afternoon with winetasting in a wine bar in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, followed by dinner in the wine-bar restaurant.

Our SPA recommendation: pamper your body and soul with an exclusive wine therapy treatment which is offered only in three European countries, including this spa hotel in Macedonia. This treatment includes luxury facial, body and bathing ritual with active ingredients through the use of grapeseed extracts, husks and oil, as well as vine leaf extracts – all professional products with excellent antioxidant and antiaging properties. Enjoy the final bath with a glass of excellent Macedonian wine.

DEPARTURE DAY
It is a departure day, but if you flight leaves later, after breakfast you can visit Skopje shopping malls: they offer many fine branded items at prices similar, or a bit lower than in the more developed countries.