IU164. VALLEY OF DEATH, NERINGA

LOCATION South of Nida village The Valley of Death is located. This valley is between the Parnidis and the Sklandytojų (engl. Gliders)dunes. Coordinates: 55.28810949999999, 20.990581499999962 Address: South of Parnidis dune          Photo sources: Wikimedia commons, visitneringa.lt, tripadvisor, www. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Death_Valley_near_Nida. JPG ATTRACTIONS In 1870 – 1872, a French camp of dozen thousands war prisoners […]

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IU163. SUNDIAL-CALENDAR, PARNIDIS DUNE, NIDA

LOCATION This sculpture is on top of 53 meters‘ high Parnidis dune located near Nida. Coordinates: 55.2949616, 20.9885601 Address: Parndis dune, Nida          Photo: visitneringa.lt, ATTRACTIONS Built in 1995, authors: architect Ričardas Krištopavičius, sculptor Klaudijus Pūdymas, ethno cosmologist Libertas Klimka. Obelisk stone of 36t came from Karelia quarry. From an astronomic perspective, […]

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IU162. THOMAS MANN MEMORIAL MUSEUM, NIDA

LOCATION The museum was founded in a typical Curonian Spit residential house in a former sand dune in Nida village. The museum can be accessed by car, bus or passenger boat from Klaipeda or the opposite side of the Curonian Lagoon coast. Coordinates: 55.31348714480714, 21.01334818373823 Address: Skruzdynės str. 17, Nida 93123          Neringosmuziejai.lt, […]

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IU111. CURONIAN SPIT

LOCATION Curonian Spit separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast. It is a curved, thin, 98 km long sand-dunespit anda transboundary property. It is divided between two countries: in the south it belongs to Russia, in the north to Lithuania. Curonian Spit is on UNESCO World Heritage List, GPS 55°16′N 20°58′E.          1. By Laima Gūtmane […]

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IU52. NIDA

LOCATION Nida is a little village in Lithuania. It’s situated at the west side of the country, in the Klaipeda county, just near the Rusia-Lithuania border 55°55′N 21°4′E. It’s located on a Curonian Spit, therefore it’s not easy to get. If you travel from Klaipeda, you would have to take a ferry.         […]

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IU51. KLAIPEDA QUEY

LOCATION Klaipeda is the third biggest City In Lithuania, and the biggest harbor in this country.  It’s situated at the west side of Lithuania at the mouth of the Danga river. Klaipeda is well communicated. The nearest international airport is in Palanga (about 30km from Klaipeda).                   […]

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IU50. PALANGA

LOCATION Palaga is the best known sea resort in Lithuania. It’s situated at the west side of the country, in the Klaipeda county, just near the Latvia-Lithuania border 55°55′N 21°4′E. Palanga is well communicated. It has its airport, which is located 7km from the town. It’s the third biggest airport in Lithuania. The nearest train […]

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