Center for scientific research and promotion of the culture
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to review the travel and tourism in Macedonia in the
19th century, and to compare the highlights of the historical development of the world tourism,
by using a comparative approach. The first part of the paper presents the factors affecting
the development of the international travel in Western Europe and around the world and also
presents the greatest achievements that contributed to popularization of the travel, increase of
the number of tourists and tourism establishment. The second part provides information on the
situation of international tourism in Macedonia. The foreign travel books are used as a primary
source of information. The paper describes the accommodation, hospitality, food and leisure
facilities available for travelers, which existed in the 19th century, and with their description,
we determine the level of tourism development in Macedonia at this time
