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Advances in science, technology & innovation, Dec 31, 2022

The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on th... more The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on the historic route of Via Egnatia. It is the most important tourist center in the Republic of North Macedonia and therefore faces numerous development challenges. Namely, urban and tourism development has caused several risks and dangers to its protection status in the past which is also prevalent to the present day. Since its proclamation as a World Cultural Heritage Site the city of Ohrid and its surroundings had constantly been trying to find a balance between the increase in tourist visits on one side, and the protection of its cultural and natural values, on the other. This paper will explore the developmental path of this area with its different socio-economic and environmental challenges and impacts in its pursuit to achieve long-term sustainability. In that sense, several strategic documents will be analyzed in which the most recent protection measures and activities have been envisioned to be implemented in the near future. This will also include sustainable solutions and recommendations for improvements mainly in a tourist-developmental and preservation sense. This is important for the city to transform itself into a sustainable, yet highly competitive global tourist destination. Keywords: Ohrid, Protection, Cultural heritage, Tourism development.

Cities' Vocabularies and the Sustainable Development of the Silkroads. Advances in Science Technology & Innovation (1), 2023

The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on th... more The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on the historic route of Via Egnatia. It is the most important tourist center in the Republic of North Macedonia and therefore faces numerous development challenges. Namely, urban and tourism development has caused several risks and dangers to its protection status in the past which is also prevalent to the present day. Since its proclamation as a World Cultural Heritage Site the city of Ohrid and its surroundings had constantly been trying to find a balance between the increase in tourist visits on one side, and the protection of its cultural and natural values, on the other. This paper will explore the developmental path of this area with its different socio-economic and environmental challenges and impacts in its pursuit to achieve long-term sustainability. In that sense, several strategic documents will be analyzed in which the most recent protection measures and activities have been envisioned to be implemented in the near future. This will also include sustainable solutions and recommendations for improvements mainly in a tourist-developmental and preservation sense. This is important for the city to transform itself into a sustainable, yet highly competitive global tourist destination.
Keywords: Ohrid, Protection, Cultural heritage, Tourism development.

Horizonti. Serija A. Opštestveni i humanistički nauki, Dec 10, 2022

This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy ... more This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy for Rural Tourism in the Republic of N. Macedonia in 2019 in which the authors were directly involved. The research involved determining the current state of rural tourism through situation analysis and valorization of various rural tourism potentials. This resulted in specifying concrete values and spatial units for the development of rural tourism. The goal of this paper is to diversify the region's current tourist offer, as well as to create new tourism values for promoting rural tourism development. KEY WORDS: Rural tourism, tourism development, tourist valorization, South-west Planning Region.

Horizonti. Serija A. Opštestveni i humanistički nauki, Dec 1, 2020

This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy ... more This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy for Cultural Tourism in the Republic of N. Macedonia in 2019 in which the author was directly involved. The research involved determining the current state of cultural tourism through situation analysis and valorization of various cultural tourism potentials. This resulted in specifying concrete spatial units and values that have the most favorable opportunities for active inclusion in the current tourism offer. Two types of spatial units were defined - existing and new areas which were zoned and mapped. Existing areas have the aim to enrich the current tourism offer in order to make them more attractive. New areas have the purpose for creating new tourism products and services that will be competitive. This paper examines the South-west Planning Region as the most developed in the country with the aim to promote cultural tourism development.

Zograf, 2011

The paper deals with architecture of the one of the most signifi cant churches in the Prilep regi... more The paper deals with architecture of the one of the most signifi cant churches in the Prilep region that was built in the years around 1280 as a foundation of John, the megas chartoularious of the West. The main focus is on the typological concept of the church, and its' unique combination of a two-domed and two-storeyed structure. In the survey the particular elements of the church structure are elaborated with a reference to the most striking structures that bear such elements in the architecture of the Byzantine sphere of infl uence.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine t... more This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine tourism in the region of Demir Kapija and Florina. Because these two regions are in close proximity to each other it is possible to create interesting and mutual products related to wine tourism. Three different types of wine tourism products are examined. Because sustainable development of wine tourism depends on a site’s location characteristics there are differences in the types of products that can be developed in these two regions. The conducted research takes into account the comparative analysis of connectivity, accessibility and developmental characteristics of these two regions. The goal of this paper is to propose recommendations for undertaking in the future. The reason for conducting this research was the current state of affairs in these two regions related to wine tourism which shows a relatively low usage of the overall existing potentials. Key Words: wine tourism, sustaina...

Contemporary planning in tourism means a reception of strategic objectives that will provide a ve... more Contemporary planning in tourism means a reception of strategic objectives that will provide a versatile understanding of the factors and influences and its impact on this problem. Cluster approach in this sense refers to using
new methodology. It is used for the first time in strategic formulations. The validity of this methodology derives from its acceptance by the world institutions that deal with this issue. Experience shows that the cluster module can be applied to different forms of tourist activity. Based on the defined goals, objectives and guidelines, the clusters are differentiated by basis of prioritization criteria. In the Republic of Macedonia the cluster approach is applied to the rural, cultural, mountain, lake and wine tourism. However, methodologically it is an open segment of research on other possible tourism forms. The use of such global experiences will contribute to Macedonia to be one of the countries in which the applicability of this methodology is accepte...

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

The aim of this paper is to investigate a specific type of tourism associated with cultural herit... more The aim of this paper is to investigate a specific type of tourism associated with cultural heritage through the analysis of the key segments that define it. The conducted research is related to a specific area through which it highlights its applicative value. The first part creates a broader context in which cultural tourism should be a part of the tourist offer. The second section focuses on a specific tourist destination, the city of Ohrid, which defines the necessary activities in order to ensure successful development of the cultural tourism. The analysis is based on the application of the SWOT methodology, applied for the wider area of Macedonia, with a detailed case study elaboration for the Ohrid area as most suitable for development of cultural tourism. The analysis differentiates the basic areas: the supply side, the scope of governance, marketing and promotion, with numerous indicated activities necessary to ensure the sustainable development of cultural tourism in an area protected by UNESCO. Generally it should be accepted that if cultural tourism is a complex type of tourism, then for its development the cluster approach should be essential which will ensure involvement of all stakeholders. If a variety of relevant activities are provided in the basic domains of operation which are addressed to each participant in cultural tourism, then its success will be very certain.

Challenges of Tourism and Business Logistics in the 21st Century - ISCTBL 2017 - Conference Proceedings, ISBN 978-608-244-465-9, 2017

This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine t... more This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine tourism in the region of Demir Kapija and Florina. Because these two regions are in close proximity to each other it is possible to create interesting and mutual products related to wine tourism. Three different types of wine tourism products are examined. Because sustainable development ofwine tourismdepends onasite’s locationcharacteristics there are differences in the types of products that can be developed in these two regions. The conducted research takes into account the comparative analysis of connectivity, accessibility and developmental characteristics of these two regions. The goal of this paper is to propose recommendations for undertaking in the future. The reason for conducting this research was the current state of affairs in these two regions related to wine tourism which shows a relatively low usage of the overall existing potentials

Advances in science, technology & innovation, Dec 31, 2022

The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on th... more The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on the historic route of Via Egnatia. It is the most important tourist center in the Republic of North Macedonia and therefore faces numerous development challenges. Namely, urban and tourism development has caused several risks and dangers to its protection status in the past which is also prevalent to the present day. Since its proclamation as a World Cultural Heritage Site the city of Ohrid and its surroundings had constantly been trying to find a balance between the increase in tourist visits on one side, and the protection of its cultural and natural values, on the other. This paper will explore the developmental path of this area with its different socio-economic and environmental challenges and impacts in its pursuit to achieve long-term sustainability. In that sense, several strategic documents will be analyzed in which the most recent protection measures and activities have been envisioned to be implemented in the near future. This will also include sustainable solutions and recommendations for improvements mainly in a tourist-developmental and preservation sense. This is important for the city to transform itself into a sustainable, yet highly competitive global tourist destination. Keywords: Ohrid, Protection, Cultural heritage, Tourism development.

Cities' Vocabularies and the Sustainable Development of the Silkroads. Advances in Science Technology & Innovation (1), 2023

The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on th... more The City of Ohrid represents an important site with UNESCO status of mixed heritage located on the historic route of Via Egnatia. It is the most important tourist center in the Republic of North Macedonia and therefore faces numerous development challenges. Namely, urban and tourism development has caused several risks and dangers to its protection status in the past which is also prevalent to the present day. Since its proclamation as a World Cultural Heritage Site the city of Ohrid and its surroundings had constantly been trying to find a balance between the increase in tourist visits on one side, and the protection of its cultural and natural values, on the other. This paper will explore the developmental path of this area with its different socio-economic and environmental challenges and impacts in its pursuit to achieve long-term sustainability. In that sense, several strategic documents will be analyzed in which the most recent protection measures and activities have been envisioned to be implemented in the near future. This will also include sustainable solutions and recommendations for improvements mainly in a tourist-developmental and preservation sense. This is important for the city to transform itself into a sustainable, yet highly competitive global tourist destination.
Keywords: Ohrid, Protection, Cultural heritage, Tourism development.

Horizonti. Serija A. Opštestveni i humanistički nauki, Dec 10, 2022

This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy ... more This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy for Rural Tourism in the Republic of N. Macedonia in 2019 in which the authors were directly involved. The research involved determining the current state of rural tourism through situation analysis and valorization of various rural tourism potentials. This resulted in specifying concrete values and spatial units for the development of rural tourism. The goal of this paper is to diversify the region's current tourist offer, as well as to create new tourism values for promoting rural tourism development. KEY WORDS: Rural tourism, tourism development, tourist valorization, South-west Planning Region.

Horizonti. Serija A. Opštestveni i humanistički nauki, Dec 1, 2020

This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy ... more This paper is the result of the conducted research activities in the preparing of a Sub-strategy for Cultural Tourism in the Republic of N. Macedonia in 2019 in which the author was directly involved. The research involved determining the current state of cultural tourism through situation analysis and valorization of various cultural tourism potentials. This resulted in specifying concrete spatial units and values that have the most favorable opportunities for active inclusion in the current tourism offer. Two types of spatial units were defined - existing and new areas which were zoned and mapped. Existing areas have the aim to enrich the current tourism offer in order to make them more attractive. New areas have the purpose for creating new tourism products and services that will be competitive. This paper examines the South-west Planning Region as the most developed in the country with the aim to promote cultural tourism development.

Zograf, 2011

The paper deals with architecture of the one of the most signifi cant churches in the Prilep regi... more The paper deals with architecture of the one of the most signifi cant churches in the Prilep region that was built in the years around 1280 as a foundation of John, the megas chartoularious of the West. The main focus is on the typological concept of the church, and its' unique combination of a two-domed and two-storeyed structure. In the survey the particular elements of the church structure are elaborated with a reference to the most striking structures that bear such elements in the architecture of the Byzantine sphere of infl uence.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine t... more This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine tourism in the region of Demir Kapija and Florina. Because these two regions are in close proximity to each other it is possible to create interesting and mutual products related to wine tourism. Three different types of wine tourism products are examined. Because sustainable development of wine tourism depends on a site’s location characteristics there are differences in the types of products that can be developed in these two regions. The conducted research takes into account the comparative analysis of connectivity, accessibility and developmental characteristics of these two regions. The goal of this paper is to propose recommendations for undertaking in the future. The reason for conducting this research was the current state of affairs in these two regions related to wine tourism which shows a relatively low usage of the overall existing potentials. Key Words: wine tourism, sustaina...

Contemporary planning in tourism means a reception of strategic objectives that will provide a ve... more Contemporary planning in tourism means a reception of strategic objectives that will provide a versatile understanding of the factors and influences and its impact on this problem. Cluster approach in this sense refers to using
new methodology. It is used for the first time in strategic formulations. The validity of this methodology derives from its acceptance by the world institutions that deal with this issue. Experience shows that the cluster module can be applied to different forms of tourist activity. Based on the defined goals, objectives and guidelines, the clusters are differentiated by basis of prioritization criteria. In the Republic of Macedonia the cluster approach is applied to the rural, cultural, mountain, lake and wine tourism. However, methodologically it is an open segment of research on other possible tourism forms. The use of such global experiences will contribute to Macedonia to be one of the countries in which the applicability of this methodology is accepte...

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

The aim of this paper is to investigate a specific type of tourism associated with cultural herit... more The aim of this paper is to investigate a specific type of tourism associated with cultural heritage through the analysis of the key segments that define it. The conducted research is related to a specific area through which it highlights its applicative value. The first part creates a broader context in which cultural tourism should be a part of the tourist offer. The second section focuses on a specific tourist destination, the city of Ohrid, which defines the necessary activities in order to ensure successful development of the cultural tourism. The analysis is based on the application of the SWOT methodology, applied for the wider area of Macedonia, with a detailed case study elaboration for the Ohrid area as most suitable for development of cultural tourism. The analysis differentiates the basic areas: the supply side, the scope of governance, marketing and promotion, with numerous indicated activities necessary to ensure the sustainable development of cultural tourism in an area protected by UNESCO. Generally it should be accepted that if cultural tourism is a complex type of tourism, then for its development the cluster approach should be essential which will ensure involvement of all stakeholders. If a variety of relevant activities are provided in the basic domains of operation which are addressed to each participant in cultural tourism, then its success will be very certain.

Challenges of Tourism and Business Logistics in the 21st Century - ISCTBL 2017 - Conference Proceedings, ISBN 978-608-244-465-9, 2017

This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine t... more This paper examines the current situation and the possibilities for developing sustainable wine tourism in the region of Demir Kapija and Florina. Because these two regions are in close proximity to each other it is possible to create interesting and mutual products related to wine tourism. Three different types of wine tourism products are examined. Because sustainable development ofwine tourismdepends onasite’s locationcharacteristics there are differences in the types of products that can be developed in these two regions. The conducted research takes into account the comparative analysis of connectivity, accessibility and developmental characteristics of these two regions. The goal of this paper is to propose recommendations for undertaking in the future. The reason for conducting this research was the current state of affairs in these two regions related to wine tourism which shows a relatively low usage of the overall existing potentials