A community that doesn't care which language you speak, but how to understand you
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A community that doesn't care which language you speak, but how to understand you

TravelGVG TeamTravelGVG Team
August 17, 2025
2 min read
You walk into a shop: "Good day, how can I help you." They hear your accent and after two sentences you're already at: "Are you from Serbia? No problem, here you go..." If someone from Greece enters behind you - the conversation easily switches to Greek. If you're more comfortable in English - you'll get that too, without much thought. The same principle applies to the taxi driver who effortlessly switches from "Where are you going?" to the English version, or to the waiter who speaks Macedonian at one table, Greek at another, and Serbian at a third. Gevgelija is a small border town, but with the habits of a cosmopolitan center. For decades it has lived with travelers, truck drivers, tourists and transit families, so languages here aren't about prestige, but are tools for everyday life. Gas stations, restaurants, taxis, shops - every workplace is a small live language course. No wonder many people from Gevgelija know two or three, and some even four languages. Not with "textbook" phrases, but with natural, living speech: to ask, to order, to get by. For visitors, this means one thing: no barriers. You'll understand the reception, you'll order what you want in a restaurant, you'll get directions, advice or recommendations without feeling lost. The town, through its people, becomes a translator. It's from this everyday magic of understanding that the heart of TravelGVG is born. Our portal isn't just a business directory, but a digital extension of that very Gevgelian instinct - the instinct for understanding. That's why it's multilingual itself, available in Macedonian, Serbian, English and Greek. Just as the people of Gevgelija easily switch languages in live conversation, so does TravelGVG offer you the same information in the language you feel most comfortable in. So when we say Gevgelija is an easy town for foreigners, we're not talking about geographical location. We're talking about the location of the heart, and about how easy and simple it is to receive a sincere "welcome" - in the language of your heart.