Radozda

Radožda lies on the western shore of Lake Ohrid below a limestone cliff near the Albanian border, a fishing village of stone houses along the water known for its trout restaurants. Above it, cut into the rock face and reached by a stepped path, is the cave church of Archangel Michael, with frescoes of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries painted directly onto the rock. The village lies within the inscribed Ohrid region.

What you actually see

• The cave church - Archangel Michael cut into the cliff with medieval frescoes.
• The rock frescoes - painting applied directly to the cave wall.
• The fishing village - stone houses and boats along the shore.
• The cliff - the limestone face rising directly behind the village.

When to go

May to September is the season. The church may be locked and a keyholder found in the village. Summer weekends fill the restaurants.

Honest expectations

The cave church is often locked and access needs finding someone in the village. The path up is steep. Lake trout on the menus is frequently farmed rather than the protected wild species.

Nearby

Struga is north, and the Albanian border is south.