LOCATION The exposition of the Samogitian village of Samogitian Museum “Alka” was established in Telsiai, on the southwestern shore of Lake Mastis. Open –air museum activities, photo source: wikimedia commons. ATTRACTIONS The main task of this exposition is to depict folk life in a natural environment, to preserve authentic folk architecture monuments as a […]
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LOCATION „Lukstas Rest Park“ is located in the heart of Varniai Regional Park, near Lake Lukstas, which is the second largest lake in Samogitia. It is communicated with center of Telsiai with roads and by bike, bus and short car drive. Lukstas Rest Park in the evening, photo source: wikimedia commons. PHOTO SOURCES: 1-5 wikimedia […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION This museum is the only one in Europe that is established in one of the first ex-Soviet Union underground ballistic missile shafts. It is located in Plokštinės forest, near Plateliai town and lake. Coordinates: 369504, 6212682 (LKS); 56.030391, 21.906232 (WGS); 56° 1′ 49.41″, 21° 54′ 22.44″ (WGS). Address: Šilinė street 4, Plokščiai, Plungė dstr. […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION It’s a unique museum, established in Mosėdis, Skuodas region, on both sides of the river Bartuva banks, picturesque valley of 14,5 ha. Coordinates: 56.1652494,21.5719742,17. Address: Salantų str. 2, Mosėdis, Skuodas district photo source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosedis_stones_A_24.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosedis_stones_A_22.jpg. ATTRACTIONS The whole territory of the park is a recreational zone. Stones’ outdoor exposition with rare wood and other plats collection […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION The park is located in northern west Lithuania, Northern West Samogitian Plateau, territories of Kretinga, Skuodas and Plungė regions’ municipalities. It takes 13 265 ha. Address: Laivių str. 9, Salantai photo source: https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salant%C5%B3_regioninis_parkas. ATTRACTIONS The Salantai Regional Park was founded to protect the old valley landscape of the Erla, Salantas and Minija Rivers, as […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION It’s a private farmstead-museum, whose owners used decorate with stones and sculptures thereof. Address: Plungės str. 18, Gargždelės village, LT – 97318 Kretinga district photo source: http”//wikimapia.org/13455339/Orvidai-museum. ATTRACTIONS The founder of the farmstead – Lithuanian artist, hewer Vilius Orvidas. From 1973 he and his father brought stones destined to be broken into pieces – […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION Imbarė hillfort is located in Salantas and Pilsupis rivers’ confluence. It’s one of the earliest and most beautiful Western Lithuania’s hillfort. Coordinates: 56°01′34.2″, 21°33′21.2″. Address: Imbarė village, Kretinga district photo source: https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaizdas:Imbar%C4%97s_piliakalnis_nuo_Salant%C5%B3-Kretingos_kelio_2013.JPG. ATTRACTIONS People used to live here in the late Neolithic, and 1000 BC moved on top of the hillfort, where fortified settlement […]
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LOCATION After turning into Dauginčiai drive forward till you reach Kalno street (approx. 1,2 km, there is a link). When driving on Kalno str. You will face a T-shape crossroad – turn right. Drive forward until you reach the signs informing about the beginning of path and parking lot (approx. 1,7 km). Part of the […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION Kartena hillfort is located in the left bank of river Minija, atop the hill stooped in front of the town. It’s dated from the 10th-13thcentury and is called Pilale, Pilimi (reg. to castle). Coordinates: 55°54′37.0″ 21°28′32.4″ . Address: Kartena village, Kretinga district photo source: https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartenos_piliakalnis ATTRACTIONS Legend tells, that atop the hill, near Kartena, […]
Continue ReadingLOCATION This is a mythological recreational (cognitive), active forest relaxation park between Šventoji and Darbėnai, near Palanga city. The cognitive paths are located in a pyramid-shaped forest territory. Coordinates: 56° 1′ 49.25″ N 21° 12′ 33.02″ E. Address: Sausdravų village, Kretinga district, 97261 photo source: https://wikitravel.org/shared/File:2010_09_30_Kretinga_Sun_observatory.jpeg#mw-jump-to-license. ATTRACTIONS This park cherishes the old Baltic people’s (east) cultural […]
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