IU360. CANOE TRIP „CRYSTAL WATERS“ IN PLATELIAI LAKE

LOCATION     photo source:  ATTRACTIONS Discover the beauty of the largest and the deepest lake in Samogitia region, famous for its gorgeous natural surroundings and its cultural significance. We will guide you through these crystal clear waters so that you can truly enjoy something that we call the “Wet Wet Experience” – a combination […]

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IU359. SIGHTEEING PLATELIAI

LOCATION Žibininkai „Holiday Park“ – Plungė – Plateliai – Žibininkai photo source:  ATTRACTIONS Morning trip to Plateliai. 48 km (1:10 h), stop in Plungė (0:30 h). Visiting Cold War museum (1:30 h). Canoe trip in Plateliai lake (8:00 h), getting back to „Holiday Park“ (1:10 h) SOURCE www.visitplunge.lt/plunges-tic/ Ekspozicijos

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IU358. SIGHTSEEING HOLIDAY PARK

LOCATION Klaipėda – Kretinga –Žibininkai „Holiday Park“      photo source:  ATTRACTIONS Trip from Klaipėda to Kretinga, visiting Kretinga Museum, Japan Garden. Arrival to „Holiday Park“ and setting up in log cabins. Kretinga Museum is one of the main museums in Samogitia where the manorial culture is represented. The most impressive winter garden in Lithuania is […]

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IU357. CANOE TRIP “DEAD DUNES”,

LOCATION Pervalka – Dead dunes (Nagliai Nature Reserve) – Juodkrantė (14 km). Duration about 5,5 hours. photo source:  ATTRACTIONS This is an unique water route as most of it continues alongside Naglis Nature Reserve where it is forbidden to walk. At the beginning of the trip you will sail beside and see the old Pervalka […]

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IU356. CANOE TRIP “GROBŠTAS”

LOCATION Klaipėda – Nida – Klaipėda Starting in Lithuania. 9.00 h bus trip to Nida, (1:00 h) on the way visiting Juodkrantė (1:30), Cormorant settlement (0:15 h), Dead dunes (0:45 h). Canyon in Nida „Grobštas“ (1 – 3 h). Geting back by bus to Smiltynė (1:00 h).    photo source: own photos ATTRACTIONS During this […]

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IU342. SAMOGITIA HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION The area of Telšiai is the heart of Samogitia. The land, abundant with lakes, forests and picturesque hills perfectly matches the image of an agricultural Lithuanian interior. Tiny villages, often with wooden buildings, sparsely populated, as well as vast spaces provide the feeling of freedom. It is the site of the Samogitian National Park […]

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IU341. ON THE CURONIAN LAND. THE HISTORY

LOCATION The Curonians, a Baltic tribe used to live between the Baltic Sea and the Samogitian Upland. It was in the Middle Ages that their land was divided between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword replaced by the Protestant Duchy of Courland after the Reformation. Only their southern part […]

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IU340. LITTLE LITHUANIA SPIRITUAL DISCOVERY

LOCATION Lithuania Minor (Prussian Lithuania) is a south-western part of Lithuania, conquered by the Teutonic Knights to constitute a part of Prussia. Today divided between Kaliningrad Oblast and Lithuania. It is a well-developed area as far as tourism is concerned, with the unique Curonian Spit. Although Christianity has prevailed here for 600 years, the previous […]

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IU339. ON THE NIEMEN RIVER SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE

LOCATION The area stretching along the Niemen River had constituted the border between the Teutonic State and Prussia, and Lithuania for centuries. It is here that medieval crusades against pagan Balts focused, and that Catholic and Reformation communities, Calvinist and Lutheran ones, co-existed after the Reformation. Jews lived in many villages as well. There are […]

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IU338. DIVING IN PLATELIAI LAKE

LOCATION Zemaiciu, especially Plungė Citizens pride – Plateliai lake. It is the largest and deepest lake in the Lowlands. The deepest point is about 50 meters, and have a great diving possibility. Coordinates 56°2′50″N 21°51′23″E   Lake Plateliai, photo source:  SCENIC CHARACTER Lithuania is a land of lakes. We invite you to experience long lasting indelible […]

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