Historical legacy of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, pristine nature, seaside and SPA resorts are the main attraction points of Lithuania. Domestic tourism is also highly popular. Lithuanians also prefer to spend their vacations in Lithuania. Most tourists visit the big cities— Vilnius, Klaipėda, and Kaunas, seaside resorts, such as Neringa, Palanga, and Spa towns – Druskininkai, Birštonas. While the local travellers enjoy a lot exploring less famous but locally very important small towns, farmsteads, mansions, ethnographical villages.
July 2021
Observation Site at Avikalnis Hill (near Juodkrantė)
The observation site arranged on the top of Avikalnis Hill opens the view of the blown sand plane of Avikalnis Horn and one of the most picturesque panoramas of the Curonian Spit: valley, Grey (Dead) Dunes in Nagliai Nature Reserve, fragments of Juodkrante ancient forest. There is the southern part of the parabolic dune...
Cognitive Path in Nagliai Strict Nature Reserve (near Pervalka)
Nagliai Nature Reserve area – 1669,01 ha. It stretches from the north to the south for 8 km and it is 2 km wide on average. The highest dunes are Agila (53 m) and Vingis (51 m). The entire length of the dunes is made of ravines of the most intricate patterns blown by...
Resorts
Seaside resorts: • Palanga – the summer capital of Lithuania with sandy beaches • Nida – a world heritage site with unique nature • Juodkrantė – a resort in Neringa, Curonian Peninsular, Kursiu Nerija National park. Spa towns: • Birštonas – a balneological resort and a spa town, surrounded by pine forests. • Druskininkai – a developed spa town with...
Nemunas Delta Regional Park
Where the Nemunas, Lithuania’s largest river, spills into the Curonian lagoon, it splits into four distributaries: the Skirvytė, the Atmata, the Pakalnė and the Gilija. The result is a wetland delta of surpassing beauty, teeming with birds and bristling with rushes, lilies and small patches of forest. If you’re in Nida, or Šilutė, or...
Curonian Spit
The Curonian Spit is a sandy peninsula traversing nearly 100 kilometers and is a short boat drive from the city of Klaipeda (Lithuania’s third-largest city). The area is famed for the largest undulating dunes in Europe and was formed nearly 5,000 years ago through sea currents. The Spit houses gorgeous amber beaches and distinctive...
Moment of Nature
Vecekrug Dune (in Preila) Vecekrug (Old Inn) Dune is the highest dune (67,2m) of the Curonian Spit. Its name originated from Curonian word “vece” – “old” and “kruogs” – “inn”, reminding about the former inn located at the foot of Dune. The entire dune is covered with mountain pine massifs. Planting of this pine was...
Parnidis Dune and Sundial (in Nida)
An observation point is arranged on the top of Parnidis Dune. This is one of the most popular places of tourist attraction around Nida. A sundial was installed here in 1995. Original idea by an architect R. Krištapavičius, sculptor - K. Pūdymas, astronomical calculations by R. Klimka. This particular area was not randomly selected...
Hot air balloon rides
The sun rising over the city, the lakes nestled in the woods, the rivers winding through the land, the castles emerging from the fog, and the glittering manor houses. You can never get enough of Lithuania from above. Vilnius is one of the few cities in Europe where hot air balloons are allowed to...
