ROUTE

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KLAIPĖDA–PALANGA–ŠVENTOJI–PALANGA–KLAIPĖDA

2-day tour (approx. 88 km / 55 miles) Museum, amber processing studio, a church of St. Mary, J. Basanavičius Pedestrian Street and Cycling from Klaipėda through Giruliai Forest a pier heading 470 hundred metres into the sea and the , a former in Palanga, cable bridge over the Šventoji River, soviet military polygon area, to Palanga Samogitian Pagan Sanctuary (Žemaičių alka), Resort and back. a reconstructed paleoastronomic observatory Sights: Seaside Regional Park (the Dutchmen’s and pagan place of worship from the 14th Šventoji cap – a 24-metre-high cliff, the fishing village of century, and impressive sculpture of Karklė, Plazė Lake, the former lifeguard station in “the Fisherman’s Daughters” in Šventoji. ), Palanga Botanical Park and Amber Overnight stay in Palanga (1 night).

INFORMATION • Nida, Naglių St 8, tel. / fax +370 469 51 256, e-mail [email protected], www.nerija.lt Local tour operators (for bicycle tours and other travel services): • Juodkrantė, L. Rėzos St 54, tel. / fax +370 469 53 490, • LITURIMEX Cycling Holidays Liepų St 21, Klaipėda, e-mail [email protected]; tel. +370 46 31 06 08, e-mail [email protected], Palanga www.liturimex.lt; • Kretingos St 1, tel. +370 460 48 811, fax +370 460 48 822, • Krantas Travel, Teatro Sq 5, Klaipėda, tel. +370 46 39 51 11, e-mail [email protected], www.palangatic.lt; e-mail [email protected], www.krantas.lt; Šilutė (Town And District) • Dorlita, Tomo St 10A–1, Klaipėda, tel. +370 46 41 13 46, • Lietuvininkų St 10 / Parko St 2, Šilutė, Palanga e-mail [email protected]. tel. +370 441 77 795, fax +370 441 77 785, e-mail [email protected], www.siluteinfo.lt; Travel services and their approximate summer season • Pakalnės St 40A, Šilutė District, rates: tel. +370 441 61 685 / 58 154. • Bicycle rental – 7–9 EUR / day; • A return trip to Klaipėda by ferry from Germany (Kiel)– Tourism Information Centres abroad: from 100 EUR / person in 4-bed cabin plus 11 EUR / Finland bicycle; from Sweden (Karlshamn) – from 90 EUR / • Kapteeninkatu 7, 00140 Helsinki, tel. +358 9 633 777 17, person for a Pullman seat plus 9 EUR / bicycle; fax +358 9 622 777 18, e-mail info@liettua.fi, www.liettua.fi; • A return trip by plane to Klaipėda (Airport in Palanga) – Poland from 250–300 EUR; • Al. Ujazdowskie 51, 00-536 Warszawa, tel. +48 22 584 70 52, • Transfer by boat from Nida to the Nemunas River Delta – fax +48 22 584 70 53, e-mail [email protected], 15 EUR / person, 85–115 EUR for a small boat (up to 8–10 www.litwatravel.com; cyclists), 175-280 EUR for a big boat (up to 25–30 cyclists); Spain • A return ferry ticket to Smiltynė in Klaipėda – 0.5 EUR / • El centro de la información turística de Lituania, SEA BALTIC person, bicycle – for free!; L’Encarnacio, 70, bajos, 08024 Barcelona, • Overnight at camping (Nida)– 3 EUR / person and 3 EUR / tel. +34 93 285 3285, fax. +34 93 334 3469, tent, at guesthouse / countryside holidays farmstead – e-mail [email protected], www.lituaniatur.com; 10–15 EUR / person, economy class hotel – 15–30 EUR / Germany person, middle class hotel (2*–3*) – 20–50 EUR / person, • Baltikum Tourismus Zentrale, Katharinen St 19–20, high class hotel (4*–5*) – 45–75 EUR / person and more; 10711 Berlin-Wilmersdorf, tel. +49 030 890 090 91, Remark: Accommodation rates on the increases fax +49 030 890 090 92, e-mail [email protected], up to 100% in July-August. www.baltikuminfo.de. • Breakfast – 5 EUR / person, lunch or dinner – 8–12 EUR / person, beer in shops – 0.5 EUR / bottle, Other useful contacts: draught beer in bars – 1–1.5 EUR / pint; Virtual Bicycle Information Centre / international bicycle • English speaking guide / tour leader – 75-100 EUR / day; tourism project, “BaltiCCycle”, PO Box 61, LT-01002 • Museums – 1–2 EUR / person or donations. , tel. +370 699 56009, fax +370 5 278 4074, e-mail: [email protected], www.bicycle.lt. For more information on the Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route, (Information on bicycling and services: bicycle shops, repair specialised and tourist services for cyclists look on the workshops and bicycle rent, cycle maps and travel guides, Klaipėda websites www.bicycle.lt and www.travel.lt or ask at the on-line reservation of quality rental bicycles and their tourism information centres. delivery / collection services in the Baltic States); A cycle travel guide The Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route that Lithuanian Cyclists’ Community, PO Box 190, LT-91001 is published in three languages (Lithuanian, English and Klaipėda, tel. +370 615 91773, e-mail [email protected], German), allows planning of a cycle trip according to your http: // ldb.dviratis.lt /. individual needs. A copy of the guide is available at tourist information centres, or you can order it at the BaltiCCycle virtual map store on www.bicycle.lt.

Tourist Information Centres in the Lithuanian Coastal Region: Klaipėda • Turgaus St 7, tel. +370 46 41 21 86, fax +370 46 41 21 85, Minijos St 119 (“Baltpark” hotel), +370 46 38 08 03, e-mail [email protected], www.klaipedainfo.lt; • Smiltynės St 11, tel. +370 46 40 22 56, fax +370 46 40 22 57, e-mail [email protected], www.nerija.lt; Gargždai (Klaipėda District) • Klaipėdos St 15, tel. / fax +370 46 47 34 16, e-mail tourgargzdai@delfi.lt, www.klaipedos-r.lt; Neringa • Nida, Taikos St 4, tel. +370 469 52 345, fax +370 469 52 015, e-mail [email protected], www.visitneringa.com; THE CURONIAN SPIT TRAIL

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KLAIPĖDA–JUODKRANTĖ–––NIDA–KLAIPĖDA

3-day tour (55 or 110 km / 35 or 70 miles) Dolphinarium in Smiltynė, the Hill of Witches and a colony of grey herons and cormorants in Klaipėda 3 alternatives for return to Klaipėda: Juodkrantė, the Dead Dunes near Pervalka, a) – by bicycle Preila–Pervalka–Juodkrantė– fishermen’s houses in the old town of Nida, the Klaipėda (approx. 55 km / 35 miles); Great Dune of Parnidis, the Thomas Mann b) – by boat to the harbours of Šturmai or House and Museum, Mizgiris Amber Gallery (Mingė) located in other side of the and Museum, the Lutheran church in Nida, and and cycle back to the ancient Curonian cemetery. Klaipėda via –Priekulė (approx. Inland sights: Ventės Ragas Ornithological 55 km / 35 miles); Station and a 19th century lighthouse, Minija c) - cruise by regular boat from Nida back to (Mingė) Village – the Venice of . Klaipėda via Juodkrantė (4.5 hours). Overnight stay in Juodkrantė (one night) and Nida (1 or 2 nights) when the return route is Sights on the Curonian Spit: 50 km sand a) or c) and Ventė / Kintai (1 night) when the beach, the Klaipėda Sea Museum and return route is b). Juodkrantė

BALTIC SEA

Pervalka

Preila

INFORMATION For more information on the Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route, specialised and tourist services for cyclists look on the Local tour operators (for bicycle tours and other travel websites www.bicycle.lt and www.travel.lt, or ask at the Nida services): tourism information centres. • LITURIMEX Cycling Holidays Liepų St 21, Klaipėda, A cycle travel guide The Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route that tel. +370 46 31 06 08, e-mail [email protected], is published in three languages (Lithuanian, English and www.liturimex.lt; German), allows planning of a cycle trip according to your • Krantas Travel, Teatro Sq 5, Klaipėda, tel. +370 46 39 51 11, individual needs. A copy of the guide is available at tourist Tourism Information Centres abroad: e-mail [email protected], www.krantas.lt; information centres, or you can order it Finland • Dorlita, Tomo St 10A–1, Klaipėda, tel. +370 46 41 13 46, at the BaltiCCycle virtual map store on • Kapteeninkatu 7, 00140 Helsinki, tel. +358 9 633 777 17, e-mail [email protected]. www.bicycle.lt. fax +358 9 622 777 18, e-mail info@liettua.fi, www.liettua.fi; Poland Travel services and their approximate summer season Tourist Information Centres in the Lithuanian Coastal Region: • Al. Ujazdowskie 51, 00-536 Warszawa, tel. +48 22 584 70 52, rates: Klaipėda fax +48 22 584 70 53, e-mail [email protected], • Bicycle rental – 7–9 EUR / day; • Turgaus St 7, tel. +370 46 41 21 86, fax +370 46 41 21 85, www.litwatravel.com; • A return trip to Klaipėda by ferry from Germany (Kiel)– Minijos St 119 (“Baltpark” hotel), +370 46 38 08 03, Spain from 100 EUR / person in 4-bed cabin plus 11 EUR / e-mail [email protected], www.klaipedainfo.lt; • El centro de la información turística de Lituania, bicycle; from Sweden (Karlshamn) – from 90 EUR / • Smiltynės St 11, tel. +370 46 40 22 56, fax +370 46 40 22 57, L’Encarnacio, 70, bajos, 08024 Barcelona, person for a Pullman seat plus 9 EUR / bicycle; e-mail [email protected], www.nerija.lt; tel. +34 93 285 3285, fax. +34 93 334 3469, • A return trip by plane to Klaipėda Airport in Palanga) – Gargždai (Klaipėda District) e-mail [email protected], www.lituaniatur.com; from 250–300 EUR; • Klaipėdos St 15, tel. / fax +370 46 47 34 16, Germany • Transfer by boat from Nida to the Nemunas River Delta – e-mail tourgargzdai@delfi.lt, www.klaipedos-r.lt; • Baltikum Tourismus Zentrale, Katharinen St 19–20, 15 EUR / person, 85–115 EUR for a small boat (up to 8–10 Neringa 10711 Berlin-Wilmersdorf, tel. +49 030 890 090 91, cyclists), 175–280 EUR for a big boat (up to 25–30 cyclists); • Nida, Taikos St 4, tel. +370 469 52 345, fax +49 030 890 090 92, e-mail [email protected], • A return ferry ticket to Smiltynė in Klaipėda – 0.5 EUR / fax +370 469 52 015, e-mail [email protected], www.baltikuminfo.de; person, bicycle – for free!; www.visitneringa.com; • Overnight at camping (Nida) – 3 EUR / person and 3 EUR / • Nida, Naglių St 8, tel. / fax +370 469 51 256, Other useful contacts: tent, at guesthouse / countryside holidays farmstead – e-mail [email protected], www.nerija.lt Virtual Bicycle Information Centre / international bicycle 10–15 EUR / person, economy class hotel – 15–30 EUR / • Juodkrantė, L. Rėzos St 54, tel. / fax +370 469 53 490, tourism project, “BaltiCCycle”, PO Box 61, LT-01002 person, middle class hotel (2*–3*) – 20–50 EUR / person, e-mail [email protected]; Vilnius, tel. +370 699 56009, fax +370 5 278 4074, high class hotel (4*–5*) – 45–75 EUR / person and more; Palanga e-mail: [email protected], www.bicycle.lt. Remark: Accommodation rates on the Curonian Spit increases • Kretingos St 1, tel. +370 460 48 811, fax +370 460 48 822, (Information on bicycling and services: bicycle shops, repair up to 100% in July–August. e-mail [email protected], www.palangatic.lt; workshops and bicycle rent, cycle maps and travel guides, • Breakfast – 5 EUR / person, lunch or dinner – Šilutė (Town And District) on-line reservation of quality rental bicycles and their 8–12 EUR / person, beer in shops – 0.5 EUR / bottle, • Lietuvininkų St 10 / Parko St 2, Šilutė, tel. +370 441 77 795, delivery / collection services in the Baltic States). draught beer in bars – 1–1.5 EUR / pint; fax +370 441 77 785, e-mail [email protected], www.siluteinfo.lt; Lithuanian Cyclists’ Community, PO Box 190, LT-91001 • English speaking guide / tour leader – 75–100 EUR / day; • Pakalnės St 40A, Šilutė District, Klaipėda, tel. +370 615 91773, e-mail [email protected], • Museums – 1–2 EUR / person or donations. tel. +370 441 61 685 / 58 154. http: // ldb.dviratis.lt /. THE LAND OF THREE WATERS BY BICYCLE

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KLAIPĖDA–PALANGA–KLAIPĖDA–PRIEKULĖ–KINTAI–VENTĖ– ŠILUTĖ–RUSNĖ–NIDA–JUODKRANTĖ–KLAIPĖDA

7-day tour (approx. 215 km / 135 miles) Sights: Nature trail in Aukštumala Swamp, old town of Šilutė, Rusnė Ethnographic Palanga Itinerary: Fisherman’s Farmstead – an open air Day 1: Arrival in Klaipėda, preparation for travel. museum, Polder Museum and a 19th century Overnight stay in Klaipėda. lighthouse in Uostadvaris Harbour. Day 2: Klaipėda–Palanga–Klaipėda (approx. Overnight stay in Nida. 55 km / 35 miles). Bicycling to Palanga and Day 5: Nida. back through Giruliai Forest and Seaside A day of rest for swimming and sunbathing or Regional Park. going for a stroll around Nida and it’s Sights: the Dutchmen’s Cap – a 24-metre-high surroundings. coastal cliff, the fishing village of Karklė, Plazė Sights: the Great Dune of Parnidis and the Lake, the former lifeguard station in ruins of the sundial, fishermen’s huts with Klaipėda Nemirseta), Palanga Botanical Park and Amber straw roofs, the Thomas Mann House and Museum, church of St. Mary, J. Basanavičius Museum, the Mizgiris Amber Gallery and Pedestrian Street and a pier heading 470 Museum, the Lutheran church in Nida and an metres into the sea. ancient Curonian cemetery. Overnight stay in Klaipėda. Overnight stay in Nida. Day 3: Klaipėda–Priekulė–Dreverna–Kintai– Day 6: Nida–Preila–Pervalka–Juodkrantė– Ventė (approx. 55 km / 35 miles). Bicycling Klaipėda (approx. 55 km / 35 miles). through fishing villages of Pamarys Region. Bicycling through the Curonian Spit on asphalt Inland sights: Ventės Ragas Ornithological bike path and forest trail. Station and a lighthouse of the 19th century. Sights: Wooden path to the Dead Dunes Juodkrantė Priekulė Overnight stay in Ventė. beyond Pervalka where opens a panoramic Dreverna Day 4: Ventė–Kintai–Šilutė–Rusnė– view of both the and the Curonian Uostadvaris–Nida (approx. 50 km / 30 miles). Lagoon, a colony of grey herons and Bicycling through Pamarys Meadows and cormorants and the Hill of Witches in Rusnė island; you should bear in mind that in Juodkrantė. The Sea Museum and spring these meadows are flooded. Crossing Dolphinarium in Smiltynė, Klaipėda. BALTIC SEA the Curonian Lagoon by boat from Uostadvaris Overnight stay in Klaipėda. Pervalka harbour to Nida. Day 7: travelling home from Klaipėda. Kintai

Preila Ventė INFORMATION websites www.bicycle.lt and www.travel.lt, or ask at the Šilutė tourism information centres. Local tour operators (for bicycle tours and other travel services): A cycle travel guide The Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route that • LITURIMEX Cycling Holidays Liepų St 21, Klaipėda, is published in three languages (Lithuanian, English and Nida tel. +370 46 31 06 08, e-mail [email protected], German), allows planning of a cycle trip according to your www.liturimex.lt; individual needs. A copy of the guide is available at tourist • Krantas Travel, Teatro Sq 5, Klaipėda, tel. +370 46 39 51 11, information centres, or you can order it e-mail [email protected], www.krantas.lt; at the BaltiCCycle virtual map store on Tourism Information Centres abroad: • Dorlita, Tomo St 10A–1, Klaipėda, tel. +370 46 41 13 46, www.bicycle.lt. Finland e-mail [email protected]. • Kapteeninkatu 7, 00140 Helsinki, tel. +358 9 633 777 17, Travel services and their approximate summer season rates: fax +358 9 622 777 18, e-mail info@liettua.fi, www.liettua.fi; • Bicycle rental – 7–9 EUR / day; Tourist Information Centres in the Lithuanian Coastal Region: Poland • A return trip to Klaipėda by ferry from Germany (Kiel)– Klaipėda • Al. Ujazdowskie 51, 00-536 Warszawa, tel. +48 22 584 70 52, from 100 EUR / person in 4-bed cabin plus 11 EUR / • Turgaus St 7, tel. +370 46 41 21 86, fax +370 46 41 21 85, fax +48 22 584 70 53, e-mail [email protected], bicycle; from Sweden (Karlshamn) – from 90 EUR / Minijos St 119 (“Baltpark” hotel), +370 46 38 08 03, www.litwatravel.com; person for a Pullman seat plus 9 EUR / bicycle; e-mail [email protected], www.klaipedainfo.lt; Spain • A return trip by plane to Klaipėda Airport in Palanga) – • Smiltynės St 11, tel. +370 46 40 22 56, fax +370 46 40 22 57, • El centro de la información turística de Lituania, from 250–300 EUR; e-mail [email protected], www.nerija.lt; L’Encarnacio, 70, bajos, 08024 Barcelona, • Transfer by boat from Nida to the Nemunas River Delta – Gargždai (Klaipėda District) tel. +34 93 285 3285, fax. +34 93 334 3469, 15 EUR / person, 85–115 EUR for a small boat (up to 8–10 • Klaipėdos St 15, tel. / fax +370 46 47 34 16, e-mail [email protected], www.lituaniatur.com; cyclists), 175–280 EUR for a big boat (up to 25–30 cyclists); e-mail tourgargzdai@delfi.lt, www.klaipedos-r.lt; Germany • A return ferry ticket to Smiltynė in Klaipėda – 0.5 EUR / Neringa • Baltikum Tourismus Zentrale, Katharinen St 19–20, person, bicycle – for free!; • Nida, Taikos St 4, tel. +370 469 52 345, 10711 Berlin-Wilmersdorf, tel. +49 030 890 090 91, • Overnight at camping (Nida) – 3 EUR / person and 3 EUR / fax +370 469 52 015, e-mail [email protected], fax +49 030 890 090 92, e-mail [email protected], tent, at guesthouse / countryside holidays farmstead – www.visitneringa.com; www.baltikuminfo.de. 10–15 EUR / person, economy class hotel – 15–30 EUR / • Nida, Naglių St 8, tel. / fax +370 469 51 256, person, middle class hotel (2*–3*) – 20–50 EUR / person, e-mail [email protected], www.nerija.lt; Other useful contacts: high class hotel (4*–5*) – 45–75 EUR / person and more; • Juodkrantė, L. Rėzos St 54, tel. / fax +370 469 53 490, Virtual Bicycle Information Centre / international bicycle Remark: Accommodation rates on the Curonian Spit increases e-mail [email protected]; tourism project, “BaltiCCycle”, PO Box 61, LT-01002 Vilnius, up to 100% in July–August. Palanga tel. +370 699 56009, fax +370 5 278 4074, • Breakfast – 5 EUR / person, lunch or dinner – • Kretingos St 1, tel. +370 460 48 811, fax +370 460 48 822, e-mail: [email protected], www.bicycle.lt; 8–12 EUR / person, beer in shops – 0.5 EUR / bottle, e-mail [email protected], www.palangatic.lt; (Information on bicycling and services: bicycle shops, repair draught beer in bars – 1–1.5 EUR / pint; Šilutė (Town And District) workshops and bicycle rent, cycle maps and travel guides, • English speaking guide / tour leader – 75–100 EUR / day; • Lietuvininkų St 10 / Parko St 2, Šilutė, on-line reservation of quality rental bicycles and their • Museums – 1–2 EUR / person or donations. tel. +370 441 77 795, fax +370 441 77 785, delivery / collection services in the Baltic States); e-mail [email protected], www.siluteinfo.lt; Lithuanian Cyclists’ Community, PO Box 190, LT-91001 For more information on the Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route, • Pakalnės St 40A, Šilutė District, Klaipėda, tel. +370 615 91773, e-mail [email protected], specialised and tourist services for cyclists look on the tel. +370 441 61 685 / 58 154. http: // ldb.dviratis.lt /