North of town and visible from the road to Kosovo, a large stone and brick aquaduct with 55 arches crosses a grassy valley near an army base. Nobody is certain of the origins of the aquaduct, but the fact that it’s pointing at Skopje’s old bazaar (rather than the ruined ancient city of Scupi) indicates it was built in Byzantine times, and later used by the Ottomans for the bath houses. Visit the aquaduct by turning right directly after passing under the railway bridge on the Kosovo road; then turn right again and drive on until you see a stream and the army base gates; the bridge is 300 metres left up the road beside the stream. When taking pictures be aware you don’t point your camera at the barracks - though probably nobody cares.
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