At 1,350m, the beautiful town of Kruševo is the highest settlement in Macedonia. Steeped in revolutionary history and featuring several museums dedicated to the 1903 Ilinden Uprising and the short-lived anti-Ottoman Kruševo Republic it created, with the help of lots of cultural sights and sensations as well as a hugely popular ski centre, Kruševo provides plenty of nourishment for visitors looking to combine the very best of winter sports with the added bonus of museums, galleries and some quite exquisite architecture. The birthplace of the painter Nikola Martinoski (1903-1973), who’s widely believed to be the founding father of contemporary Macedonian art, Kruševo lies some 150km south of the capital, and at less than three hours away by car can be either visited as a busy daytrip or as a longer holiday thanks to the various accommodation and dining options available in town. The nearby ski resort provides a limited amount of skiing opportunities and a couple of ski lifts at around 1,400m.