Film director Milco Mancevski has recently finished the forth video for touristic promotion of Macedonia in the series called "Macedonia Timeless" and is expected to be premiered on CNN in due time. The video was written and directed by Mancevski.

MACEDONIA offers an intriguing variety of tourism opportunities. Explore its pristine great outdoors, and enjoy local hospitality in traditional villages. Marvel at the countrys sheer wealth of historic sites and remarkable, varied architecture. At the same time, vibrant festivals and nightlife, urban amenities and luxury are also easy to find in Macedonia.

Macedonia's millennia-old heritage of diverse cultures and civilizations has endowed the country with a wealth of significant sites. These range from Neolithic times through the ancient Macedonian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman eras, and include the medieval kingdom of Samoil.

In modern times, Macedonian artists, musicians and writers have also been recognized around the world for their creative works.

For such a small country, Macedonia boasts a bewilderingly complex history, one which defies neat explanations and which has kept researchers and regular folks constantly occupied with investigating, and debating, their findings. The country's territory has been continuously settled through all periods of human civilization, and has been both the center of great empires and a decisive battleground where rival powers sparred, including the ancient kingdoms of Macedon and its contemporaries, the Roman empire, Byzantium, medieval Bulgarian, Serb and Macedonian kingdoms, the Crusaders, the Ottoman empire and the contemporary Balkan states.

Despite a turbulent past, however, Macedonia's people today are peace-loving, friendly and optimistic about a common future among the greater European family of nations.

For those looking to delve deeper into what Macedonia is all about, the following categories provide useful information about basic facts regarding the country, including its governance and opportunities for business investment. (less info)