Helthcare and tourism – two powerhouse industries of the world.

Medical tourism is runing beyond physical and infrastructural developments and into the realms of quality and sensitivity.

People of various nationalities as well as cultural and relegious backgrounds are seeking medical care around world.

Regional cooperation must bee done.

Around 1100 Water

springs about

The largest river is Vardar

flows to the Aegean see

Most atractiv rivers: Crn

Drim flows to the Adriatic

see, Radika, Crna Reka,

Lepenec, Pcinja and

others.

Three bigger lakes (Ohrid,

Dojran and Prespa) and a

number of small lakes

More then 60 natural

warm springs.

Warm geografic line

network ( srb-bug-mkd,

srb-alb-mkd).

HYDROGRAFIC

3 national parks (108.338 hectares) Pelister, Mavrovo and Galicica

4 strict natural reserves (12. 855 hectares)

3 environments with exceptional natural characteristics ( 2.338 hectares)

33 environments within the category is known as the protected “monuments of nature” (61.655 hectares).

Places good for mountain climbing, paraglayding, walking, biking and hunting (total hunting land 23.035 km2)

137 hunting places

MAVROVO

GALICICA

PELISTER

OPORTUNITIES FOR INVEST:

•Ski-centre Mavrovo – private apartments development

•Winter and Summer Tourism in Strezevo, Nizopole – Pelister GALICICA PELISTER

MAVROVO

STIP

More than 60 thermal springs tapped at several spas

OPORTUNITIES FOR INVEST:

• Katlanovo Spa- Utilization of Geothermal Water Potential

• Geothermal Energy, Health, Recreation and Wellness in Municipality Stip and Kocani

KOCANI

KATLANOVO

KATLANOVO

Debar

Negorci

SPAS AND WELLNESS

SPAS C. Accomodation Medical Treatment

Bansko /Strumica 72 290 beds yes Kezovica/Stip 57 25 yes Negorci/Gevgelija 40 282 yes Banja/Kocani 37-70 - - Katlanovo/Skopje 24-53 200 yes Proevska/Kumanovo 30-40 50 - Debarski Spa 38-48 612 yes TOTAL: 1459

OPORTUNITIES IN INFRASTRUCTURE: two big wellness resort in Gevgelija

Investment Investment OpportunitiesOpportunities

Places for Places for InvestmentInvestment

InfrastructureInfrastructure Adequate TourismAdequate Tourism

Northwest Excellent Shar PlaninaMavrovo

Good WinterSummer

Northeast Good BerovoPehcevo

Shtip

High-scale investment

required

Rural,Eco

Southwest Excellent StrugaOhrid

PrespaBaba Mt.

Good Summer,Culture

Southeast Excellent DojranGevgelijaBanjskoKozuf

High-scale investment

required

Transit,Spa

Winter

Central Excellent

KrusevoTikvesh Region

High-scale investment

required

SummerWine Routes

Skopje Good Convention,All year

OBJECTS

Hotels

Camps

Private

Others

TOTAL

YEAR 2009

(BEDS)

14.567

10.419

24.998

17.116

67.100/1459 only 2,2%

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