Struga Travel Guide

 
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  •   Struga
    by MacedonianUK
  •   Struga
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  • Struga on the Crni Drim river
      Struga on the Crni Drim river
    by Pijlmans
  • Where lake and river meet
      Where lake and river meet
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  • Bridge over the Crni Drim
      Bridge over the Crni Drim
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Things to Do  

Sightseeing and restaurant, all in one

Sightseeing and restaurant, all in one, Struga

 merak Says:  From Ohrid, take a taxi where the drivers ask "Struga?". That costs just 50 dinars to share the lift whith 2 or 3 other people. That taxis drive going out from the market to the main street. To the other side, facing to Struga, they wait about 100m further.Recommendable... 

Where Lake and River Meet

Where Lake and River Meet, Struga

 Pijlmans Says:  Lake Ohrid is provided with water from the springs at St Naum. The water flows through the lake, to Struga, where it flows into the river Crni Drim. This is quite a spectacular sight!There is a little park with benches at the beginning of the river, and from the bridge over... 

Struga Pictures

Struga Pictures, Struga

 Pijlmans Says:  Some more pictures of this nice and quiet town along the Crni Drim river. 

Natural History Museum, Struga

Natural History Museum, Struga, Struga

 Pijlmans Says:  The Natural History Museum in Struga houses over 10000 examples of flora and stuffed fauna from the Ohrid and Prespa regions in the southwest of Macedonia.The museum is located on the west site of the river Crni Drim, downstream of the center of Struga, on Boro Kalajdzioski... 

Church of St Nikola

Church of St Nikola, Struga

 Pijlmans Says:  Close to Lake Ohrid and the first bridge over the river (the Poets' Bridge), and west from the river Crni Drim, you will find a tiny church dedicated to St Nikola. 

Struga Streetlife

Struga Streetlife, Struga

 Pijlmans Says:  Struga has a small and busy shopping street, pedestrians only. 

Old houses in Struga

Old houses in Struga, Struga

 merak Says:  Struga is not such an attractive city like Ohrid, but you can find also some old houses in the city centre. Let's hope that they will get renovated one day... 

Hotels  

Hotel DRIM: right in the middle of things still very serine...

Hotel DRIM: right in the middle of things still very serine..., Struga

 MacedonianUK Says:  Hotel DRIM (as the river Black Drim) is situated on the edge of the lake shore at Struga where the river Black Drim empties into the river bed and goes onvards to the Adriatic..It lay on the main bridge over the river and about 5 min walk to the main pedestrian and shopping... 

Hotel Drim: Resort just a step from town

Hotel Drim: Resort just a step from town, Struga

 tayloretc Says:  The Hotel Drim is a nice resort in a great central location, with a large private beach, services like laundry and hair stylists, indoor and outdoor pools and other sports facilities, a wonderful playground for the kids, and one of the better breakfast buffets I’ve had... 

L&T Apartments: Apartments with a view

L&T Apartments: Apartments with a view, Struga

 Pijlmans Says:  L&T Apartments is located at the shore of Lake Ohrid, just outside the center of Struga. There are six self-catering apartments, and each apartment can house up to 4-5 persons.The owner is VirtualTourist member Ezerski, called Zarko Mukoski in real life. Zarko helped me out... 

Private accomodation in Struga

Private accomodation in Struga, Struga

 merak Says:  Didn't stay there, they only showed it to me. One double room whith balcony for 10 Euro. 9 beds in the same stage, up to 6 people expected (?), 5 Euro per night and person.Bathroom well acconditioned in nearly German home standard. 

Restaurants  

Sv Nikola Restaurant: Dining on the banks of river

Sv Nikola Restaurant: Dining on the banks of river, Struga

 MacedonianUK Says:

Restaurant Geneva: Just have a beer here

Restaurant Geneva: Just have a beer here, Struga

 Pijlmans Says:  We had lunch in restaurant Geneva, located on the west shore of the Crni Drim river. This is a great place to sit alongside the river with a beer, watch the fish, the view, and the kids playing in the water in the summer.The meat dish I had there was terrible. The fish even... 

Transportation  

to istanbul... very long long way

to istanbul... very long long way, Struga

 BoraArasan Says:  it made me very surprised.At 12:00 pm there is a bus from struga autogar to istanbul daily. 

Going to Albania from Struga

Going to Albania from Struga, Struga

 BoraArasan Says:  Ýf you want to go Albania from Struga by bus you have just to options.05:30 bus. it costs 650 MD12:30 bus. it costs 800 MD as one way, 1200 MD as round trip prices.But both of these busses can be delayed nearly one hour. 

Bus station Struga

Bus station Struga, Struga

 MacedonianUK Says:  Struga & Ohrid are not conected to the National railway network of Macedonia. Only public transport is bus.STRUGA BUS STATION TIME TABLESInternational linesStruga - Skopje - Belgrade 17.30Struga - Sofia 18.30 every fridayStruga - Istanbul 12.00Domestic linesStruga - Kicevo -... 

From Prishtina to Struga

From Prishtina to Struga, Struga

 bytycci Says:  There is a bus from Prishtina/Pristina to Struga, leaving Pr at 14:30 every day except Sunday. 

Shopping  

Don't leave Macedonia whithout a silver filigrane!

Don't leave Macedonia whithout a silver filigrane!, Struga

 merak Says:  A small jewellery shop selling silver filigranes. You may find them also in Ohrid and in the Bashcharshiya of Skopje, but don't leave the country whithout some piece as a souvenir. Filigranes are sold by wheight. For 3,7 g I payed 1000 denars on the street. 

Sports & Outdoors  

Swimming against the stream

Swimming against the stream, Struga

 merak Says:  There where the river Crni Drim goes in from the lake, the stream is very tough and you can train your condition swiming against it.The water is clear and there are ladders all the river long for people to get in. And locals do it. 

Favorites  

the bridges

the bridges, Struga

 say-no-more Says:  Struga is also known for its wonderful bridges over the river Crn Drim.At the spectacular poetic event entitled "Bridges", poets read their works from the bridge under which the River Crn Drim flows out of Lake Ohrid, before an audience of some ten thousand people. Some of... 

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 Struga lies at the northern point of Lake Ohrid. It is a small town, and has a long sandy beach. Characteristic of Struga is the long boulevard along the river Crni Drim, with restaurants and bars...... 

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Struga, the grand lady of the Lake

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 T'ga za Jug Orelski krilja kak da si metneh i v nasi st'rni da si preletneh! Na nasi mesta ja da si idam, da vidam Stambol, Kukus da vidam, da vidam dali s'nceto i tamo mratcno ugrevjat, kako i... 

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STRUGA

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 Theres always something to do. Youll never be bored 

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struga

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 Struga is situated on the northern part of the Lake Ohrid, on the both sides of river Crn Drim. Here, one is charmed by the source of the river Crn Drim, which flows into Lake Ohrid and runs across... 

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