Struga

The old bridge over the river Black Drim.

Struga is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of the Republic of Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. The old name of the city is Enchalon, the ancient Greek word for eel, a kind of fish that lives in the Lake Ohrid. Struga is located in an open valley on Lake Ohrid. The Black Drim river starts at the lake and divides the city.

Struga is also a place of important cultural significance in the Republic of Macedonia, as it is the birthplace of the poets Konstantin and Dimitar Miladinov. The main event of the cultural life in Struga is the world's largest poetry gathering. Its called
Struga Poetry Evenings, whose laureates have included several "Nobel Prize for Literature"-winners such as Joseph Brodsky, Eugenio Montale, Pablo Neruda, Seamus Heaney and many others since 1966.

River Black Drim

There are several cultural monuments in Struga and in its vicinity such as the Monastery of Kališta, a few kilometers away from the town center, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid. It is believed that it dates from the 16th century, with frescoes from the 14th and the 15th centuries. The Church Sveta Bogorodica (St. Mary) in the village of Vraništa, is believed to be the one where Tsar Samuil was crowned. Near the village of Radolishta, a basilica from the 4th century has been discovered with a mosaic.

"Zenska Plaza" cafe-bar

You can enjoy three kinds of beaches in Struga called Male beach(Maska plaza), Female beach(Zenska), and Galeb Beach. A cafe-bar located on Female beach (called Zenska Plaza) have built a patio on the beach and a pier, which is a popular place at summertime. When sitting on the pier drinking coffee, it feels like your in the middle of the Lake. Out of the town center there is a popular restaurant built into a mountain-wall called Biser (Pearl). One of the restaurant's walls is actually the rocks of the mountain-wall.