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Quiet during the Day, Busy at Night

One of the most beautiful monuments in the Old Bazaar, Skopje urban core, is Kursumli An (pronounced koorshoomli an). It is part of the system of public buildings which proved the town’s importance in the past. Only in the Old Bazaar there were three ans, predecessors of contemporary hotels and hostels. They were part of the so-called caravanserai buildings which welcomed merchants and other travellers throughout the Ottoman Empire. Today Skopje’s Ottoman inns still welcome visitors: Suli An houses the Art Academy and Museum of the Old Bazaar, Kapan An has several restaurants, and Kursumli An, the biggest and most beautiful among them, is a major cultural venue. Read more…