IMG_8389 - Volino, North Macedonia
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IMG_8398 - The popular resort town of Struga on Lake Ohrid is a pleasant summer retreat. It is even nice on a rainy spring day.
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IMG_8399 - Struga has permanent population of about 16,000 in winter, concentrated along the river.
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IMG_8401 - This first bridge is the Bridge of Poetry, where poets read in the closing event of the Struga Poetry Evenings.
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IMG_8403 - Welcoming many renowned poets, that festival in August has become the world's largest poetry gathering. |
IMG_8408 - The Black Drin River (Drini Zi) starts at Lake Ohrid and divides Struga.
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IMG_8412 - Monument to the Revolution, in Struga, to Macedonian victims of the National Liberation War, during WWII
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IMG_8413 - In summer Struga can house up to 17,000 visitors at a time.
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IMG_8414 - The pretty Naser Hani bridge across the Black Drin River, en route to the main part of Struga
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IMG_8417 - Mustafa Çelebi Mosque in the old town of Struga, North Macedonia
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IMG_8419 - Residential Struga, North Macedonia
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