GUIDE

Przewodnik dla gości

Wi-Fi

Network: Astera-Guest. The password is on the card by the door. Speed is around 100 Mbps. If it drops, unplug the router for 10 seconds.

Appliances

The hob, kettle, fridge and air conditioning are ready to use. The AC remote is in the drawer under the TV. Set 22–24 °C for comfort.

Waste and recycling

Bins are in the courtyard, left of the entrance. Blue for paper and plastic, grey for everything else.

Quiet hours

Quiet hours are 22:00 to 07:00. No parties. Smoking is not allowed inside the building.

Emergency numbers

Emergency: 112. Police: 192. Ambulance: 194. Fire: 193. Lock-out: our 24/7 number.

Getting around

City buses stop 2 minutes away. Taxis: agree the price or use a metered app. The Old Bazaar and square are a flat 15–18 minute walk.

AROUND

Around Astera

Popular places, malls, stores and services near Prespanska 39. Times are approximate.

Sights

Macedonia Square

The city's main square with the Warrior on a Horse monument.

20 min pieszoDojazd

Stone Bridge

15th-century bridge linking the square with the Old Bazaar.

22 min pieszoDojazd

Old Bazaar (Čaršija)

Ottoman-era market streets, mosques, cafés and crafts.

25 min pieszoDojazd

Skopje Fortress (Kale)

Hilltop fortress with views across the city.

30 min pieszoDojazd

Millennium Cross, Vodno

Cable car to the cross on Mount Vodno.

20 min samochodemDojazd

Matka Canyon

Lake, caves and hiking trails outside the city.

35 min samochodemDojazd

Shopping malls

Skopje City Mall

Largest mall in the city, shops, cinema and food court.

10 min samochodemDojazd

East Gate Mall

Modern mall in the east of the city.

10 min samochodemDojazd

GTC Skopje

Central shopping centre next to the square.

18 min pieszoDojazd

Ramstore Mall

Central mall with supermarket and cafés.

20 min pieszoDojazd

Stores & supermarkets

Ramstore supermarket

Large supermarket for groceries.

20 min pieszoDojazd

Vero supermarket

Supermarket chain with long opening hours.

10 min pieszoDojazd

Tinex supermarket

Everyday groceries close by.

8 min pieszoDojazd

Services

Pharmacy (Apteka)

Several pharmacies nearby; some open 24/7.

5 min pieszoDojazd

ATM / bank

Cash machines on the main boulevards.

5 min pieszoDojazd

Exchange office

Currency exchange (menuvačnica) near the station and centre.

8 min pieszoDojazd

City Hospital Skopje

General hospital in the centre.

8 min samochodemDojazd

Food & cafés

Debar Maalo

Neighbourhood of traditional restaurants and bars.

30 min pieszoDojazd

Old Bazaar kebab houses

Try kebapi and burek in the Čaršija.

25 min pieszoDojazd

Vardar Quay cafés

Riverside terraces along the Vardar.

20 min pieszoDojazd

Transport

Skopje bus & railway station

Intercity buses and trains.

5 min pieszoDojazd

Skopje International Airport

Airport shuttle bus or taxi.

20 min samochodemDojazd

Taxi

Reception can call a licensed taxi for you.

Dojazd