Cave Churches Around Lake Ohrid

Struga is a town of poetry. It hosts the "The Struga Poetry Nights", which is an elite global poetry festival. 

Struga is located on the northern side of the Ohrid Lake, where river Crni Drim flows out of the lake. There are Neolithic remains as well as Roman monuments in the town. A special attraction is the unique museum, Dr. Nikola Nezlobinski, where stuffed animals and birds from the Ohrid region can be seen. Some rarities are the two-headed veal and the special 16 kg Ohrid trout. 

Struga is located at the foothill of the mountains, rich with mountain springs. One of the most attractive is the one at the village Vevcani.

A few kilometres from Struga, in the village of Raqdozda, lie the monastery of Holy Mother of Kalista and the cave church from XIV Century. The cave churches of St. Athanasius and St.  Archangel Michael are also located here.  

Guests will arrive in Struga at 09.45. They will be taken to visit the museum Dr. Nikola Nezlobinski. It will take about 40 min to see the museum. This will be followed by sightseeing in the region, which includes a walk through the narrow streets of Struga, visiting the Bridge of Poetry and with an introduction to the work of Miladinovci brothers. (One of the best red wines of Macedonia got its name from their poetry, Konstantin Miladinov, which means, Sorrow for South.)

The tour will continue with a visit to the cave church and the monastery of the Holy Mother of Kalista, in Kalista village. Guests can buy the famous monastery cheese and grapes brandy (rakija).  The next visit will be to the cave church of St Athanasius, in the vicinity of the monastery, followed by a visit to the cave church of St Archangel Michael in the village of Radozda.

The tour will then proceed to Vevcani, to see the Vevchani springs and lunch at the national restaurant. Guests can try the national specialties and homemade wines. 

Guests will be brought back to the hotel at around 18.00.