Struga is situated on the northern part of the Lake Ohrid, on both sides of the Crn Drim river.

Struga is an old settlement dating from the Neolithic period. In Antiquity, Struga benefited greatly from being located on Via Egnatia, the road connecting the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. The old name of Struga was Enhalon, which means 'eel'. This is not surprising, since the eel from the Ohrid Lake start their migration from Struga to the Sargasso Sea. The current name of Struga is of Slavic origin, and it means 'a hunting place'.

Struga is the capital of poetry and one of the cradles of the Macedonian spiritual revival in the 19th century, for it is the birthplace of the outstanding poets and educators, the brothers Dimitrija and Konstantin Miladinov. Here, one is charmed by the source of the Crn Drim river, which flows into Lake Ohrid and runs across it, only to emerge again with its clear and greenish water, and beautify the already delightful town of Struga.

This town is a famous tourist resort, and it is an eternal inspiration for poets from all over the world. Since 1962, each year at the second half of August, the Struga Poetry Evenings held in honor of brothers Miladinov, have gathered poets from all the continents. The Struga Poetry Evenings is one of the oldest, largest, and most renowned poetry festivals in the world.

At the spectacular poetic event entitled "Bridges", poets read their works from the bridge under which the Crn Drim river flows out of Lake Ohrid, before an audience of some ten thousand people. Some of the greatest international poets have been recipients of the Golden Wreath, the highest accolade of the festival.

There are several cultural monuments in Struga and in its vicinity, such as the Monastery of Kalishta, a few kilometers away from the town centre, on the very shores of Lake Ohrid. It is believed that it dates from the 15th century, with frescoes from the 15th and the 16th centuries.

The Chuch Sveta Bogorodica (Holy Virgin) in the village of Vranishta, is believed to be the one where Tsar Samoil was crowned. The church has many doors and the people also call it "the king's church".

St. George, another church in the town, built on the foundations of Samoil's church, has many icons from the 14th, 5th, and 16th century. Near the village of Radolishta, a basilica from the 4th century has been discovered, with an extraordinary beautiful mosaic. Struga's old architecture from the 18th and 19th century can also be included among its cultural and historical monuments.

The historical town of Ohrid, only 15 kilometres from Struga, is also situated on the shores of the beautiful Ohrid lake.