2 guides, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.
Very calm; the town is full of families and walked late. The hazards are the steep, polished stone lanes of the old town in rain, the sun on the water, and, in high summer, the crowds on the lakefront and the traffic on the Struga road. Swim at the beaches, not off the rocks below Kaneo where boats come in.
Comfortable: Ohrid Old Town · Kaneo · the lakefront promenade
the old town lanes in rain — the stone is steep and polished smooth
the rocks below Kaneo — boats come in close to the shore there; swim at a beach
the Struga road in high summer — heavy traffic and narrow verges for anyone walking or cycling
Comfortable, and the centre and the bazaar are walked late. The real health risk is the air: in winter Skopje has some of the worst smog in Europe on still days, which matters if you have asthma. Otherwise it is the driving, stray dogs at the edges of town and on Vodno, and the usual care with a phone on a terrace table.
Comfortable: Macedonia Square · Old Bazaar · Debar Maalo · City Park
Winter smog on still days, some of the worst in Europe — check the air-quality reading and stay indoors if you have asthma
Vodno — stray dogs on the forest paths; walk in company and stay on the main trail
the boulevards on foot — drivers do not always stop at crossings
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