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Struga
Place in Southwestern, North Macedonia

Struga

Struga is a town and popular tourist destination situated in the south-western region of North Macedonia, lying on the shore of Lake Ohrid.

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The town of Struga is the seat of Struga Municipality.

Get in

Getting to Struga

There are direct buses from Skopje and other cities in Macedonia to Struga. Also there are buses to Tirana, Albania.

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    Long
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    Minibus

    Gathering point for minibuses going to Ohrid (E 15km).

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    Bus

    A few kiosks selling tickets to various destinations.

See

Worth seeing

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    Church of Saint George

    The oldest and most significant of the churches in the city of Struga.

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    Nikola Nezlobinski Nature Museum
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    Bridge of Poetry

    This bridge crosses the Black Drim River just before it lets out into Lake Ohrid.

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    Halveti Tekje

    This is one of the most representative examples of Ottoman architecture in Struga.

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    Old Bazaar

    Struga's small bazaar is a straight street, named after Josip Broz Tito, and today has more cafes than shops.

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    Miladinovci House
Do

Things to do

Struga Poetry Evenings (Струшки вечери на поезијата (СВП)). The international poetry festival held in the summer (usually, in the second half of August) every year since 1966. There are two rewards given, one for lifetime achievement, and one for a young poet (if you have just published your first book of poetry, send it to UNESCO as they decide who gets this award).

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    Guided hikes by Mountaineering Club Struga

    They often organize hiking tours in the region.

Eat

Where to eat

A dish native to Struga and Ohrid is gjomzele. It is made of flour, water, salt, and some oil. Klimetica,. T'ga Za Jug,. Dardania,. Sv.Nikola, Goce Delcev 88,. Macedonian national restaurant where you can find the most amazing national food. The location of this restaurant is very good, next to the river Drim, where you can enjoy food and relaxing music.

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    Restaurant Aquarius

    Vlado Malevski, 6330 Ustrugha, info@restaurantaquarius.com.

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    Versus Beach Bar
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    Fish restaurant Aleksandrija
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    Restaurant Galija
  5. 05
    Fish Restaurant Ezerski Raj
How locals move

Getting around Struga the local way

  • Get inFrequent local buses (40 denars) and shared taxis (100 denars) to Struga.
  • Get inSeasonal charter flights are available by Enter Air to Warsaw–Chopin and LOT Polish Airlines to Katowice.
  • Get inAn option is to take the train to Bitola and hitch hiking from there.

From Wikivoyage: Ohrid, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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