In Macedonia, where the ancient river Erigon joins the river Axios, is the ancient site Stobi, big and important city from the antiquity. Stobi was a city in ancient Paionia and Macedonia, built on a very strategic place and sacred location.
The name Stobi means a pillar – “stolb” in today’s Macedonian language.
This archaeological site amazes with its architecture, the ancient theatre, rare mosaics and its important cultural heritage not only of Macedonia and the region, but of Europe and the whole world.
The ancient city Stobi was a witness of the devastation of Macedonian kingdom and its final years before the occupation from Rome.
Stobi was an important city from early to late antiquity, and it was a well known station not only on the ancient macedonian highway which later was reconstructed to Via Egnatia.
This site is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Macedonia.
