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| ABOUT STRUGA |
The city of Struga is situated on the shore of the Ohrid Lake. It has been known since the time of the Ilirs, and many old writers of traveling guides have noted that Struga was a very vivid city, with developed trade, great markets and the houses of the wealthy citizens were always beautiful and decorative. That is why the well-known saying: "There is no other place like Struga" exists since then.
In this tourist region there are 65 tourist units where the accommodation can reach up to 16.298 visitors at a time.
In the course of the year 60.000 tourists visit Struga, which is equivalent to 330.000 overnights. Since 1961 Struga is the host of an internationally known festival of poetry known as "Struga Poetry Evenings". The festival is held every year towards the end of August and is the world's largest event of this kind. The Struga Poetry Evenings and "the traveling of the eel" are the two main world attractions that Struga's inhabitants are proud of.
From the other anthropogenic valuables, it is worth visiting the commemorative house of the Miladinov brothers, as well as the interesting attraction, the
museum of Dr. Nikola Nezoblinski where the fauna of the Ohrid Lake is presented.
Struga is also the birthplace of the most eminent cultural activist
Vojdan Chernodrinski.
Among the more important cultural monuments is the church
"St.George", whose effigies date from the 13 to 19 centuries.
In another church which has the same name ("St.George") built
in 1267, where a mosaic from the 5th century has been
discovered. It is worth visiting the fishermen village Kalishta and
the church St.Bogorodica that is on the lake shores itself and
the cave church St.Atanasij. |
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