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Butel

Butel is a neighbourhood in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Butel Municipality.

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The place

Butel is a neighbourhood in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Butel Municipality.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Butel

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Arena ”Philip II. of Macedonia / Toše Proeski / Todor”

    National Arena Toše Proeski is a sports stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but also for concerts or athletics.

    3.7 km · multi-purpose stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje

    The Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (Macedonian: Универзитет „Св.

    3.7 km · Public university in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Skopje Fortress

    The Skopje Fortress, commonly referred to as Kale, is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River.

    3.9 km · fortress, archaeological and cultural heritage site in Macedonia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Old Bazaar

    The Old Bazaar also known as Turkish Bazaar is a bazaar located in Skopje, North Macedonia, situated on the eastern bank of the Vardar River, stretching from the Stone Bridge to the Bit-Pazar and from the Skopje Fortress to the Serava river. The Old Bazaar falls primarily within the borders of Čair Municipality but a part of it is located in Centar Municipality.

    3.8 km · bazaar in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Mustafa Paşa Mosque

    Mustafa Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque located in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia.

    3.7 km · Ottoman-era mosque in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Skopje Aqueduct

    The Skopje Aqueduct is an aqueduct and archaeological site located in the neighbourhood of Vizbegovo, 2 km northwest of central Skopje, North Macedonia. The Skopje Aqueduct is the only aqueduct in Macedonia, and one of three largest and well preserved in the former Yugoslavia along with Diocletianus Aqueduct near Split, Croatia and Bar Aqueduct in Montenegro.

    2.8 km · bridge in Macedonia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Sultan Murad Mosque

    The Sultan Murad Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the 15th century on top of the Monastery of Saint George which was destroyed when Ottoman commander Pasha Yiğit Bey captured Skopje from Vuk Branković in 1392.

    3.6 km · Ottoman-era mosque in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia

    The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia, formerly and still unofficially known as the Museum of Macedonia, is a national institution in Macedonia and one of the oldest museums in the country. It is located in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, near the Skopje Fortress.

    3.6 km · museum in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje

    The Contemporary Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is the biggest and most modern museum in the country.

    3.6 km · museum in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Kapan Han

    Kapan Han is a han in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Bosnian general Isa-Beg Isaković, ruler of Skopsko Krajište, in order to provide a regular source of income for his endowment.

    3.9 km · caravanserai in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Butel

Airports
Skopje (SKP), 17 km · Priština Adem Jashari (PRN), 69 km · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle (OHD), 112 km
  • Ohrid → Butel
    115 km · quickest by road, 3h 41m · $14–20
  • Prishtina → Butel
    75 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · $7–10
  • Niš → Butel
    149 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · din1,000–1,330
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Butel

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Butel. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inInstead of wasting your money, you could try hitch-hiking but first take a train/bus as close to the border as possible (Kumanovo/Palanka or Kjustendil) and try from there.

From Wikivoyage: Skopje, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    ThasosGR

    10 ways of moving, 17 sources

    305 km
  2. 02
    Mount AthosGR

    9 ways of moving, 21 sources

    319 km
  3. 03
    MljetHR

    9 ways of moving, 28 sources

    332 km
  4. 04
    KorčulaHR

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    368 km
  5. 05
    HvarHR

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    423 km

If you know how people move in Butel – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Butel

Butel is 4 km from Skopje, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Šuto Orizari Municipalitylocal administrative unit (opština) in North Macedonia, one of the ten municipalities of the city of Skopje2.5 km
  • Čair Municipalitylocal administrative unit (opština) in North Macedonia, one of the ten municipalities of the city of Skopje3.6 km
  • Vizbegovovillage in Macedonia400 m
  • Radišanivillage in Macedonia3.1 km
  • Šuto Orizarisettlement in Šuto Orizari Municipality, Skopje, Macedonia2.8 km
  • Smilkovcivillage in Macedonia3.6 km