STRUGA - POETRY AND BRIDGES
The spirit of Struga is tender. Located on the shores of Lake Ohrid, the town is laced with bridges, dotted with delightful architecture and linked by lanes. Everywhere its romantic soul is apparent. The Black Drim River flows through the heart of the town after its journey from the springs near St Naum through Lake Ohrid. From Struga it continues across Albania to the Adriatic Sea.
Struga is well known for its annual international poetry festival  "The Struga Poetry Evenings". Poems are read from the bridges to add to their romance
The Natural History Museum
          
was founded  in 1928 by Dr. Nikola Nezlobinski. Initially featuring his own collection, it now contains a wide variety of insects, birds, fish and animals from the Ohrid and Prespa region.
The Church of St. George,
built in 1835 over the remains of a much older church from the 16th century, stands in the center of Struga. It contains frescoes from the end of 19th century, but its real treasure is a small collection of icons from 13th to 19th century, including the well known icon of St. George from 1267.
Vangel Kodjoman Gallery
Vangel Kodjoman is one of the most prominent contemporary painters of Macedonia. Most of his work has been dedicated to his land and people. His paintings show scenes of old houses leaning over the narrow streets and a life that no longer exists. Some of his paintings are permanently exhibited in this gallery located in the middle of Struga
The Cave Church of Archangel Michael
is a natural cave on a steep rock above the village of Radozda, and one of the oldest cave churches on the shores of Lake Ohrid. Its frescoes, painted on the uneven wall of the cave, date back to the end of 13th century.
Nearby is a fishermen's village with excellent restaurants serving local specialties including the famous Ohrid trout.
The Cave Church of the Nativity of the Virgin
is situated high in the rocks on the western shore of Lake Ohrid near the village of Kalishta in a monastery complex. Entry into the church is gained through a wall into the natural space of the cave. The interior of the church was painted during the 15th or 16th century.
Nearby, on a steep cliff overlooking Lake Ohrid is another cave church, dedicated to
St. Athanasious. The natural opening of the cave has been used as a nave while the apse and the eastern wall are built of craggy stones.
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