Philip II Square

Featuring a 29m tall fountain statue of Philip II Of Macedon.

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August 23rd 2016
Politics. There's a bit of it between Greece and Macedonia and it is probably why it was such a mission to get from Kalambaka, Greece to Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. Local Greeks I had talked to disliked the fact that Macedonia has called itself Macedonia, when it is also the name of Greece's northernmost province and this dislike extends to international level where Greece has blocked Macedonian attem ... read more

Europe » Macedonia » Skopje

International recognition of Macedonia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 was delayed by Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it considered a Hellenic name and symbols. Greece finally lifted its trade blockade in 1995 and the two cou... ... read more

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