This document summarizes two projects related to heritage resource management and tourist promotion in northeastern Macedonia. The first project involved creating an evaluation study and promotional materials for the Bislim canyon to develop alternative tourism there. The second project mapped important cultural and natural sites in northeastern Macedonia to identify tourist routes connecting these heritage locations. Both projects aimed to better manage regional heritage resources and increase tourism in the area.

1. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Vasilka Dimitrovska (HAEMUS, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia)
Ivica Milevski (Institute of Geography, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia)
Viminacium, Serbia
September 30, 2014

2. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Map of Northeastern region with municipalities
Republic of Macedonia

3. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Heritage of the Northeastern region
Republic of Macedonia

4. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
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•MMuunniicciippaalliittyy ooff KKuummaannoovvoo
•AAggeennccyy ffoorr FFiinnaanncciiaall SSuuppppoorrtt iinn AAggrriiccuullttuurree
aanndd RRuurraall DDeevveellooppmmeenntt ooff tthhee RReeppuubblliicc ooff
MMaacceeddoonniiaa
•MMuunniicciippaalliittyy ooff KKrraattoovvoo
•DDeevveellooppmmeenntt CCeenntteerr ooff tthhee NNoorrtthheeaasstt RReeggiioonn
ooff tthhee RReeppuubblliicc ooff MMaacceeddoonniiaa

5. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
PROJECT
Evaluation study of natural
and cultural potentials for development
of alternative tourism in the Bislim canyon

6. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
PPHHAASSEE 11 --ppaappeerr ssttuuddyy
PPHHAASSEE 22 -- ffiieelldd ttrriippss
PPHHAASSEE 33 -- wwooooddeenn iinnffoo ttaabblleess
Evaluation study of natural and cultural potentials
for development of alternative tourism in the Bislim canyon

7. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Location of Bislim canyon

8. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Location of Bislim canyon

9. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Panoramic view of Bislim canyon

10. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
PPHHAASSEE 11 –– ppaappeerr ssttuuddyy
BBOORRRRIINNGG 
Evaluation study of natural and cultural potentials
for development of alternative tourism in the Bislim canyon

11. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
PPHHAASSEE 22 -- ffiieelldd ssttuuddyy
EENNYYOOIINNGG 
Evaluation study of natural and cultural potentials
for development of alternative tourism in the Bislim canyon

12. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Field trips to Bislim canyon for documenting the heritage

13. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Field trips to Bislim canyon for documenting the heritage

14. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
PHASE 33 -- sseettttiinngg uupp tthhee iinnffoo ttaabblleess
EENNYYOOIINNGG 
Evaluation study of natural and cultural potentials
for development of alternative tourism in the Bislim canyon

15. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Wooden boards for Bilim canyon

16. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Wooden boards for Bilim canyon

17. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Wooden boards for Bilim canyon

18. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
Wooden boards for Bilim canyon

19. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Touris promotion of Bislim canyon
If you don’t have selfie, you haven’t been there 

20. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
PROJECT
The study for mapping of tourist routes
in Northeast Macedonia

21. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
Map of Northeastern region with municipalities
Republic of Macedonia

22. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
SStt.. NNiicchhoollaass cchhuurrcchh ((1144cc..)),, PPssaacchhaa MMeeddiieevvaall BBrriiddggee iinn KKaarrttoovvoo
KKookkiinnoo -- BBrroonnzzee aaggee ssiittee aanndd pprreehhiissttoorriicc oobbsseerrvvaattoorryy
Natural and cultural heritage of Northeast Macedonia

23. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
SStt.. GGeeoorrggee cchhuurrcchh ((11331133)),, KKuummaannoovvoo RReemmaaiinnss ffrroomm aanncciieenntt bbaassaalltt vvoouullccaannoo,, NNaaggoorriicciinnoo
Zebrnjak –– mmoonnuummeenntt ddeeddiiccaatteedd ttoo WWWWII
Natural and cultural heritage of Northeast Macedonia

24. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
EEaarrtthh ppyyrraammiiddss iinn KKuukklliiccee
WWaatteerrffaallll iinn ZZlleettoovvoo
SStt.. JJooaakkiimm OOssooggoovvsskkii mmoonnaasstteerryy ((1144.. cc..)),, KKrriivvaa PPaallaannkkaa
Natural and cultural heritage of Northeast Macedonia

25. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
Discobolus with volcanic bombs in front of Cocev kamen, archaeological
site and sanctuary. Location was in use from prehistory until late middle
ages and it is a part of the tourist offer in Kartovo region
Natural and cultural heritage of Northeast Macedonia

26. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
•• LLooccaattiioonn
•• TTyyppee ooff mmoonnuummeenntt
•• NNaattuurraall oorr ccuullttuurraall vvaalluuee ooff tthhee llooccaattiioonn
•• AAuutthheennttiiccaattiioonn llooccaattiioonn
•• PPrreesseerrvvaattiioonn ooff mmoonnuummeenntt
METHODOLOGY - Some criteria

27. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
•• TTyyppee ooff vviissiitt
•• TToouurriisstt ccaappaacciittyy ooff tthhee ssiittee
•• SSaaffeettyy ooff tthhee llooccaattiioonn
•• TTrraavveell aavvaaiillaabbiilliittyy ooff llooccaattiioonn
•• MMoorree aattttrraaccttiivvee zzoonnee
•• DDeeggrreeee ooff uussee
•• AAbbiilliittyy ffoorr ggrroouuppiinngg iinn cceerrttaaiinn ttoouurriisstt rroouuttee
•• AAttttrraaccttiivveenneessss ooff tthhee llooccaattiioonn
METHODOLOGY - Some criteria

28. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
•• NNaattuurraall vvaalluuee,, uunniiqquueenneessss
•• AAeesstthheettiicc vvaalluuee
•• AArrcchhiitteeccttuurraall,, hhiissttoorriiccaall oorr aarrttiissttiicc vvaalluuee
•• EEdduuccaattiioonnaall vvaalluuee
•• SSoocciiaall vvaalluuee
•• RRaarriittyy,, rreepprreesseennttaattiivveenneessss
•• TTrraaddiittiioonn ttiieess -- bbiinnddss wwiitthh lleeggeennddss,, mmyytthhss,, ssttoorriieess ......
•• SSaattiissffyy cceerrttaaiinn ggooaallss ((ppiillggrriimmaaggee ......))
METHODOLOGY - Some criteria

29. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
Kratovo region
Route: The road of volcanic stone
Maps of the Tourist Routes
One day tour
Two days tour

30. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
The study for mapping of tourist routes
Kratovo region
Maps of the Tourist Routes
Route: The war landscape as a challenge
Route: Byzantine Blue of Medieval Emperors

31. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
Summery map of the tourist routes and itineraries

32. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
Project: Study for mapping of tourist routes in Northeast Macedonia
Kratovo region
Maps of the Tourist Routes
Some results so far ...

33. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
The study for mapping of tourist routes
Kratovo region
Maps of the Tourist Routes
Some results so far ...

34. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
CCOONNCCLLUUSSIIOONN

35. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
of Northeast Macedonia
HHEERRIITTAAGGEE IISS AALLWWAAYYSS ‘‘IINN’’

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of Northeast Macedonia
HHEERRIITTAAGGEE RREESSOOUURRSSEE
MMAANNAAGGEEMMEENNTT IINN TTHHEE
RREEPPUUBBLLIICC OOFF MMAACCEEDDOONNIIAA

37. Heritage Resource Management and Tourist Promotion
Thank you for your attention
Vasilka Dimitrovska
HAEMUS - center for scientific research and promotion of culture
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
www.haemus.org.mk
contact@haemus.org.mk
Ivica Milevski
University Ss. Cyril and Methodus
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics,
Institute of Geography, Skopje, Republic of
Macedonia,
www.igeografija.mk
ivica@iunona.pmf.ukim.e
du.mk
of Northeast Macedonia
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