IU180. KRETINGA TOWN HALL SQUARE, KRETINGA

LOCATION: Town Hall square – 17th-20th century urbanistic value. It’s embellished by an Independence monument in 1930. Coordinates: 55.888939, 21.241836 Address: Kretinga   photo source: https://wikitravel.org/en/Krteinga ATTRACTIONS  There is a monument built in memorial of the Kretinga city, church and monastery founder, The Great etemon of Lithuania and voivode of Vilnius Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius (1560-1621) […]

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IU179. PALANGA BRIGDE, PALANGA

LOCATION 470 metres long promenade bridge, that stretches out to the sea and is continuation of J. Basanavičius avenue. Coordinates: 55.9199609,21.0472309,17         Address: Vytauto str. 85A, Palanga 00006 ATTRACTIONS Earls Tiškevičiai, that ruled Palanga in the 19th century, built this bridge hoping for development of shipping, but the location was bad due to sand constantly casted […]

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IU178. ŠILUTĖ HUGO SHEU MUSEUM, ŠILUTĖ

LOCATION The museum was founded in the end of the 19th century in Šilo karčemos old manor house, bought by a landlord from Klaipėda Hugo Scheu. Coordinates: 55.3408852,21.459961,132    Address: Lietuvininkų str. 4, Šilutė 99185 ATTRACTIONS  Thanks to a famous East Prussia and Klaipėda region public and cultural enthusiast of Šilutė city, the museum was founded. […]

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IU177. BIRUTĖ PARK, PALANGA

LOCATION The park takes approximately 101,3 ha place, out of which woods – 60ha, meadows 24,5 ha,  flower gardens 0,5 ha, water 1,16 ha. Beaches and park on the coastal area is approximately 1,5 km long. Various paths and roads takes approximately 18 km. Coordinates:55°54′19.58″ N, 21°3′19.21″ E, 55.905439°, 21.055337° Address:  Vytauto str. 15, Palanga […]

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IU176. AMBER MUSEUM, PALANGA

LOCATION This museum was founded in earl Tiškevičius palace on the coast of the Baltic sea, near the beach. Coordinates: 55° 54′ 25″ N, 21° 3′ 21″ E55.906944°, 21.055833°           Address: Vytauto str. 17, Palanga ATTRACTIONS This division of Lithuanian Art Museum in Palanga exhibits amber, it’s amber and articles thereof and provides information on this […]

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IU175. NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN VILLAGE „VINETU KAIMAS“, ŠLIKIAI

LOCATION It’s a theme village, located in one of the most beautiful river valley between Klaipėda and Kretinga. Coordinates: 55°51’07.5″ N21°12’38.8″E or 55.852083, 21.210778 Address: Šlikių str. 63, Šlikių village, Klaipėda district LT-96337 ATTRACTIONS „Vinetu village“ is an entertainment area not only for the children, but also for the adults. Educational programs, sleepover in tepee […]

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IU174. DINO PARK, RADAILIAI

LOCATION It’s a theme entertainment and relaxation park near Klaipėda, in Radailiai, 7 km from city centre. Coordinates:  55°47´10”N, 21°13´9”E             Address: Pušyno str. 9, Radailiai, Klaipėda district 92404 ATTRACTIONS  37 different natural size dinosaur models are exhibited here. The biggest one – 12 m high and 20 m long. There are also entertainment areas for […]

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IU173. VENTĖ CAPE, VENTĖ

LOCATION The cape on the coast near the Curonian Lagoon is called Ventės ragas (Vente‘s horn).  It’s 5,5 km long and 2,2 km wide peninsula, where an ornithological station is based with bird traps and a museum. Coordinates: 55.341028°, 21.189931°, Address: Ventė cape, Ventė small town, Šilutė district ATTRACTIONS The castle and the church stood […]

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IU172. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM „FISH ROUTE“, DREVERNA

LOCATION Educational culinary water route in the Curonian Lagoon, delta of river Nemunas, Minija, King Vilhelm Canal. One of the stops is in Dreverna ethnographic farmstead of Gižas. Address: Žvejų str. 13, Dreverna ATTRACTIONS When taking talking the cruise four different types of boats are taken. This program “Žuvies kelias” also invites to see a […]

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IU171. KING WILHELM CANAL, DREVERNA

LOCATION The Canal begins near Lankupiai, where it branches off river Minija, then goes northwest through Dreverna, reaches Klaipėda and joins with Malkų įlanka (Malku bay) near container terminal and „Vakarų laivų gamykla“ (west ship factory). There is a hydrogeological reserve. Coordinates: 55.643077, 21.164476 Address: Kairių str. 13, Klaipėda, Lietuva / Lankupių str. 15, Lankupiai, […]

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