Lithuanian Product Manual 2007

LITHUANIAN STATE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM 2006



CONTENTS

BASIC DATA...... 3 COUNTY...... 52 USEFUL INFORMATION...... 3 ALYTUS TOWN AND DISTRICT...... 52 TRANSPORT...... 4 Varėna District...... 53 BY AIR...... 4 RESORT...... 54 BY SEA...... 5 DISTRICT...... 56 LOCAL FERRIES...... 5 VARĖNA DISTRICT...... 57 BY CAR...... 5 COUNTY...... 59 BY COACH...... 5 UTENA DISTRICT...... 59 BY TRAIN...... 6 ANYKŠČIAI TOWN AND DISTRICT...... 61 LOCAL TRANSPORT...... 6 DISTRICT ...... 62 OFFICIALS...... 6 MOLĖTAI DISTRICT...... 63 MINISTRIES...... 6 District...... 65 SOME STATE DEPARTAMENT...... 6 MUNICIPALITY...... 65 LITHUANIAN DIPLOMATIC MARIJAMPOLĖ COUNTY...... 65 REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS...... 6 MARIJAMPOLĖ DISTRICT...... 65 FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC AND DISTRICT...... 66 CONSULAR OFFICES IN ...... 7 ŠAKIAI DISTRICT...... 67 Manual 2007 KAZLŲ RUDA MUNICIPALITY...... 67 PUBLIC TOURIST ORGANIZATIONS...... 8 TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONS...... 8 TELŠIAI COUNTY...... 67 INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TELŠIAI DISTRICT...... 67 INSTITUTIONS...... 8 PLUNGĖ DISTRICT...... 69 CULTURAL CENTRES...... 8 MAŽEIKIAI DISTRICT...... 70 MUNICIPALITY...... 71 REGIONAL INFORMATION...... 9 TAURAGĖ COUNTY...... 71 COUNTY...... 9 TAURAGĖ DISTRICT...... 71 Vilnius...... 9 DISTRICT...... 72 Town and District...... 16 ŠILALĖ DISTRICT...... 74 ŠIRVINTOS DIRSTICT...... 18 Ukmergė District...... 18 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PARKS...... 74 ELEKTRĖNAI...... 19 AUKŠTAITIJA NATIONAL PARK...... 74 ŠVENČIONYS DISTRICT...... 20 DZŪKIJA NATIONAL PARK...... 74 ŠALČININKAI DISTRICT...... 21 KURŠIŲ NERIJA () NATIONAL PARK...... 74 COUNTY...... 21 TRAKAI NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK...... 75 Kaunas...... 21 žemaitija national park...... 75 Kaunas District...... 24 Kaišiadorys District...... 25 HEALTH SPAS...... 75 Birštonas Resort...... 25 DRUSKININKAI...... 75 SANATORIUMS...... 75 DISTRICT...... 27 BIRŠTONAS...... 75 KĖDAINIAI DISTRICT...... 27 PALANG A...... 75 DISTRICT...... 29 NERINGA ...... 76 KLAIPĖDA COUNTY...... 30 special interest travel AND ACTIVE HOLIDAYS..76 KLAIPĖDA...... 30 RURAL TOURISM...... 76 KLAIPĖDA DISTRICT...... 32 CYCLING...... 76 NERINGA RESORT...... 34 HUNTING...... 76

Tourism Tourism Product RESORT...... 36 FISHING...... 76 Šilutė District...... 39 BIRD WATCHING...... 76 DISTRICT...... 41 CULINARY HERITAGE...... 76 District...... 41

INCENTIVE...... 76 ŠIAULIAI COUNTY...... 42 HORSE RIDING...... 76 Šiauliai town and ditrict...... 42 BOATS, SHIPS...... 76 Kelmė District...... 44 GYM &BEAUTY...... 76 RADVILIŠKIS DISTRICT...... 45 WINTER SPORTS...... 76 Akmenė District...... 46 SPORT PARKS...... 76 JONIŠKIS DISTRICT...... 46 BALL GAMES...... 77 District...... 47 GOLF...... 77 ADRENALINE ACTIVITY BUNGEE JUMPING...... 77 PANEVĖŽYS COUNTY...... 47 PANEVĖŽYS...... 47 TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES...... 77 PANEVĖŽYS DISTRICT...... 49 INSIDE LITHUANIA...... 77 Biržai District...... 50 IN THE NATIONAL PARKS ...... 78 ABROAD...... 78 KUPIŠKIS DISTRICT...... 51 ROKIŠKIS DISTRICT...... 51 Inbound Tour Operators...... 78 DISTRICT...... 52 LITHUANIA ON-LINE...... 80 Lithuanian 

basic data fact file CLIMATE Coat of arms: is white knight Area: 65, 300 km.2 The Lithuanian climate is maritime/ (VYTIS) on the red background. Coastline: 90 km. continental. Snow covers the ground Belarus 660 km., 588 km., 103 km., Land borders: with for about three months of the year, CURRENCY () 273 km. the average temperature in winter The national currency is the li-. Population: 3, 403. 2 thousand inhabitants. o 83.5 %, Russians 6.3 %, 6.7 %, Belarus- season is – 4.9 C. Don’t forget your tas (Lt) replaced the rouble on June Ethnic composition: sians 1.2 %, Ukrainians 0.7 %, Jews 0.1 %, Tartars 0.1 %. warm sweater and woolly gloves! 25 1993. The rate is fixed to the Population density: 52 / km.2 Summers are warm; the average tem- euro (€) at the rate 3.4528 Lt = 1 €. Capital: Vilnius (pop. 542, 287). perature in summer is +17 o C. Rain Currency appears in denominations Kaunas (378, 943), Klaipėda (192, 954), Šiauliai (133, is not uncommon, so packing an um- of 500 Lt, 200 Lt, 100 Lt, 50 Lt, 20 Major cities: 883), Panevėžys (119, 749), Alytus (69, 859), brella is highly recommended. Marijampolė (69, 936). Lt and 10 Lt notes, and 5 Lt, 2 Lt, 1 Administrative territo- Lt, 50 ct, 20 ct, 10 ct, 5 ct, 2 ct and 10 counties, 60 municipalities. time rial division: 1 ct (centas) coins. Aukštaitija (central and north-eastern Lithuania), Local time is in Eastern European Cultural and historical Dzūkija (south-eastern Lithuania), Suvalkija (south- Time Zone GMT +2 hours. The day- division: western light saving is applied. RELIGION Lithuania). Žemaitija (north-western Lithuania). The majority of Lithuanian religious Natural and Cultural Reservations (6), National Parks State protected areas: language believers are Roman Catholics. There (5), Regional parks (30). The state language is Lithuanian, are Russian Orthodox, Evangelical The highest hill: Juozapynės 293, 6 m. The longest river: Nemunas 937 km. (475 km. within Lithuania) which belongs to the Baltic branch of Lutherans, Muslims and Judaists as The largest lake Drukšiai 4, 479 ha. the Indo-European family; therefore well. 842 religious communities were The deepest lake Tauragnas 60.5 m. it is akin to Latvian. The Lithuanian registered in Lithuania in 2001. Number of lakes larger 2 language boasts the best-retained an- than 0.5 ha: 2, 830 (total area 880 km. ). Forests: 32 % of the country’s territory. cient vocalic system and a number of MEASURING SYSTEM Manual 2007 morphological peculiarities, known The European metric system is ap- NATIONAL HOLIDAYS in extinct or no longer used lan- January 1 New Year plied to all measurement types. February 16 Lithuanian Statehood Restoration Day guages only, such as Hittite, Ancient March 11 Lithuanian Independence Restoration Day Greek or Sanskrit. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE April 8-9 (2007) Easter (Catholic) Russian, Polish and German are also The electricity supply is 220V, AC, First Sunday of May Mother’s Day widely spoken. English is widely 50Hz. European two-pin plugs are June 24 Joninės (The Midsummer Day) spoken in major cities. July 6 State Day (Crowning of Lithuanian King ) the norm. August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin THE STATE SYMBOLS November 1 All Saints Day Colours of the flag: are three horizon- EMERGENCY NUMBER December 24 Christmas Eve tal stripes- yellow, green and red. General emergency number is 112. December 25 and 26 Christmas HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS 1009 Lithuania first mentioned in the Kvedlinburgh chronicle. XIII century Foundation of the Lithuanian state. The first King of Lithuania Mindaugas (crowned in 1253) has established Grand . 1323 Grand Duke has founded city of Vilnius. The Krėva Treaty between Lithuania and Poland determined marriage of Grand Duke Jogaila with the Polish Princess Jadvyga and Jogaila’s 1385 crowning as King of Poland. One of the terms of the Treaty was Lithuania’s adoption of the Christianity. 1392-1430 During the rule of Grand Duke Lithuania became one of the largest states in Europe extending from the Baltic to the Black Sea. 1569 Under the Lublin Union, Lithuania and Poland merged into a common wealth (Rzeczpospolita), existed until 1795. 1795-1915 The major part of Lithuania was annexed by Russia. 16 February 1918 The Lithuanian Council (Taryba) proclaimed the independent Republic of Lithuania. 1921 Lithuania was admitted to the . 1940-1990 Lithuania was occupied by the . 11 March 1990 Lithuania declared the restoration of its independence. September, 1992 Lithuania became a member of the . May, 1993 Lithuania was accepted to the European Council. November, 2002 Lithuania was invited to join NATO December, 2002 Lithuania was invited to join the European Union 29 March 2004 Lithuania was accepted to NATO 1 May 2004 Lithuania was accepted to European Union Banks, offices and shops are closed on National holidays.T hey may also be closed on the eve of holidays.

USEFUL Hong. kong Special Administrative Portuguese Republic; Romania; Re- Consular Fees Tourism Product Region (only for Hong Kong Spe- public of San Marino; Republic of The following consular fee tariffs INFORMATION cial Administrative Region passport El Salvador; Republic of Singapore; must be applied when issuing visas PASSPORT AND holders); Republic of Hungary; Re- Republic of Slovakia; Republic of of the Republic of Lithuania, estab-

VISA REGULATIONS public of Iceland; Ireland; State of Slovenia; Kingdom of Spain; King- lished by the Resolution No. 1347 Visas are not required from citizens Israel; Republic of ; Japan; Re- dom of ; Confederation of of the Government of the Republic of the following countries public of South Korea; Republic of Switzerland; Republic of Turkey;** of Lithuania approved on 27 October Latvia; Principality of Liechtenstein; ;** The United Kingdom of Principality of Andorra; Republic 2004 amending paragraph 3 of the of Argentina; Republic of Arme- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Ma- Great Britain and North Ireland; The cao Special Administrative Region United States of America; Oriental Resolution No.1135 approved on 16 nia*; Australia; Republic of Aus- November 1994 of the Government tria; Kingdom of Belgium; R public (only for Macao Special Adminis- Republic of Uruguay; The Holy See trative Region passport holders); (State of the Vatican City); Bolivar- of the Republic of Lithuania “On the of Bolivia; Federative Republic of Approval of the Tariffs of Consular Brazil; Negara Brunei Darussalam; Federation of Malaysia; Republic ian Republic of Venezuela; Fees of the Republic of Lithuania Republic of Bulgaria; Canada; Re- of Malta;. kingdom of Morocco public of Chile; People’s Republic (for holders of diplomatic pass- airport transit visas, equated to (A) type visas 35 € of China;* Republic of Costa Rica; port only);United Mexican States; Republic of Croatia; Republic of Republic of Moldova (for holders transit visas, equated to (B) type visas 35 € Cyprus; Czech Republic; Kingdom of diplomatic passport only); Prin- short-term visas, equated to (C) type visas 35 € of ; Republic of ; cipality of Monaco;. kingdom of long-term visas, equated to (D) type visas 60 € Republic of ; French Repub- Netherlands; New Zealand; Repub- group visas (A, B, C) 35 € + 1 € for each person lic; Federal Republic of ; lic of Nicaragua; Kingdom of Nor- Facilitated transit documents 5 € way; Republic of Panama; Republic Republic of Guatemala; Hellenic * For holders of diplomatic and official passport only. Republic; Republic of Honduras; of Paraguay; Republic of Poland; ** For holders of diplomatic, official and special passports only. Lithuanian 

and the Procedure for the Payment airports, some supermarkets, rail- / city code you can find at Lithuanian Post (Lietuvos Paštas) and Refund of Consular Fees of the way and bus stations. Most transac- www.telecom.lt A. Vivulskio Str. 23, Republic of Lithuania”: airport transit tions are usually made in cash. Most Calls within Lithuania 03500, Vilnius, visas, equat ed to (A) type visas establishments accept major credit Local phone: +370 5 233 7575, Visas are being issued in diplomatic cards including Globus, Euro Card, In the city, simply dial the number fax. +370 5 216 3204, missions and consular posts of the MasterCard, Visa and Visa Electron without any code. To make a long [email protected], www.post.lt Republic of Lithuania. A single-en- and (less widely) American Express. distance call in Lithuania, dial 8, wait Express Courier Agencies try short-term visa valid up to 15 Travellers’ cheques are rarely ac- for the dial tone, then dial the area DHL days and a single-entry transit visa cepted by retailers and can only be code and the subscriber’s number. www.dhl.lt/publish/lt/en.high.html valid up to five days may be issued changed in banks and currency ex- International FedEx www.fedex.com at a border control post. change offices. TMA s are common Dial 00 plus the country code and the UPS www.ups.com For further information contact: in large cities. subscriber’s number. phone: Cards TNT www.tnt.com Consular Department of the Public Phone:s use cards only. They Ministry of Foreign Affairs MEDICAL can be purchased at all “Lietuvos MEDIA J.Tumo-Vaižganto Str. 2, Vilnius, No vaccination or health certificates Spauda” (“Lithuanian Press”) kiosks, Newspape rs: are required. Health insurance is post offices, some hotels, restaurants Baltic Times phone: +370 5 236 2400, and other public establishments. fax. +370 5 231 3090/236 2405, advisable. Medicine is widely avail- www.baltictimes.com, able in every town in Lithuania. Mobile Telecommunications [email protected] [email protected], www.urm.lt The three mobile operators in Lithu- Lietuvos Rytas Customs Department COMMUNICATION ania are Bitė, Omnitel and TELE2. www.lrytas.lt, [email protected]; of the Ministry of Finance SERVICES All three companies offer top-up Verslo Žinios A. Jakšto Str. 1/25, Vilnius, SIM card services. General Emergency Number www.vz.lt, [email protected] phone: +370 5 266 6111, Post Services News Agencies: fax. +370 5 266 6005, Fire, Police, Ambulance 112 Major post offices are usually open General Enquiries Baltic News Service [email protected], www.cust.lt 09:00-18:00, Sat. 09.00-14:00. www.bns.lt, [email protected] Information Closed on Sunday. ELTA www.elta.lt, [email protected] CREDIT CARDS Phone: 118 or 1588. Manual 2007 International post rates: letters up to Television: All convertible currencies can be Calls to Lithuania 20 gr.- 1.70 Lt. (airmail), 1.30 Lt. National TV channel www.lrt.lt; exchanged in banks and currency First dial the country code (370) fol- (landmail). Postcards- 1.20 Lt. (air- LNK TV www.lnk.lt; exchange offices (valiutos keitykla) lowed by the area/city code and the mail), 1.00 Lt. (landmail). TV 3 www.tv3.lt; that can be found in major hotels, subscriber’s number. Necessary area Post network is managed by: BTV www.btv.lt

transport Airport information Phone/fax. SN Brussels Spain- Madrid BY AIr +370 460 52 020, info@palanga- Phone: +32 (2) 7233010 GRT- Global Representacion airport.lt, www.palanga-airport.lt Fax.: +32 (2) 7233599 Turistica, There are three international air- Summertime destinations: Copenha- E-mail: Terminal 1, Madrid Barajas Airport, ports in Lithuania - in Vilnius, gen, Billund (Denmark), Hamburg, [email protected] 28042 Madrid, Spain Kaunas and Palanga. Arriving by , Frankfurt-on-Main, Hanover, Czech Republic- Prague Phone: +34 (913) 243134 air is also possible via neighboring Munich and Cologne (Koln) (Ger- Condor Air Travel Service, Italy- Milan countries. many), Oslo (Norway), Dublin (Ire- Departure Hall, Omega, Updated schedule an d ticket reser- land), Moscow, St. Petersburg (Rus- Airport Prague- Ruzyne, Viale Sondrio 3, vation information is available on- sia) and Vilnius. Regular flights are Prague 6, 160 08, Czech Republic 20124 Milan, Italy line at www.avia.lt, www.greitai.lt/ being managed to , Bil- Phone: +420 (2) 20113808 Phone: +39 (02) 67101132 lten/, www.lal.lt, [email protected], lund and Hamburg in winter season. Fax.: +420 (2) 20113585 Fax.: +39 (02) 66718310 at Lithuanian travel agencies, Lithuanian Airlines (FlyLAL) [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] and international airline repre- Head office A. Gustaičio Str. 4, Vil- Great Britain- London FlyLAL, Italy- sentatives. nius, Room 1025 First Floor, at the airport: Vilnius International Airport phone: +370 5 252 5555 North Terminal, AirConsult Rodūnios kelias 10 A. 5 km. south www.lal.lt, [email protected]. London Gatwick Airport Phone: +39 (06) 65953660 from the city centre. Online booking at www.lal.lt/en West Sussex RH6 0PJ, E-mail: [email protected] Airport information London, Great Britain Poland- Warsaw Phone: +370 5 230 6666, Representatives Phone: +44 (1293) 579900 Carlson Wagonlit Travel, 273 9305, fax. +370 5 232 9122, of FlyLAL Fax.: +44 (1293) 579901 Departure Hall, Warsaw International Airport, www.vilnius-airport.lt Ireland- Dublin E-mail: Ul. Zwirki i Wigury 1, Advance Booking Phone: Airline Business [email protected] +370 5 231 2323 Room 211, Collinstown House 00-905 Warsaw, Poland „Skybreak” Phone: +48 (22) 6503281 On-line reservation at www.avia.lt, Dublin Airport, Dublin, Ireland E-mail: [email protected] http//www.greitai.lt/lten/ Phone: +353 ( 1) 8444168 Fax.: +48 (22) 6503282 Estonia- E-mail: [email protected] Direct flights to/from Vilnius Fax.: +353 (1) 8145834 Estair, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, E-mail: [email protected] Moldova- Chisinau Tallinn Airport, Voiaj International Frankfurt/Main, , Kiev, Lon- at the airport: Lennujaama 2, 11101 Tallinn, don, Moscow, , Prague, Riga, ACA Bd. Negruzzi 7, MD-2001, Chi- Estonia sinau, Moldova , Tallinn, Vienna, Warsaw. Phone: +353 (1) 8141969 Phone/fax.: +372 (6) 058887 Tourism Tourism Product Phone: +373 (22) 546464 Kaunas International Airport Fax.: +353 (1) 6961078 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Fax.: +373 (22) 274050 Karmėlava, Kaunas region, 12 km. Greece- Piraeus E-mail: [email protected] from the city centre. The journey Belarus- Minsk Galant, U Zheni, Norway- Oslo takes approximately 25min by car. 2nd Afentouli Avenue, Flyservice TMS Komsomolskaya 8/18, Airport information Phone: 7th floor 18536 Piraeus, Greece Fr. Nansens pl. 8 +370 37 39 93 07, 39 93 96, 220050 Minsk, Belarus Phone: +30 (210) 4286845 Phone: +375 (17) 2063860 0160 Oslo, Norway 75 01 95, 75 01 96 fax. +370 37 39 Fax.: +30 (210) 4528994 Phone: +47 24 148 750 93 50, www.kaunasair.lt, tix.kun@ Fax.: +375 (17) 2272857 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Fax.: : +47 24 148 751 litcargus.lt, [email protected] Greece- Thessaloniki E-mail: [email protected] Belgium- Antwerp „Interservice“ Service of operative management Airep, Netherlands- Amsterdam Macedonia Airport Phone: +370 37 39 92 50, De Keyserlei 44 Kales Airline Services, fax. +370 37 39 93 45, B-2018 Antwerp, Belgium Departure Hall Havenmeesterweg 313, [email protected] Phone: +32 (3) 2335906 Phone: +30 2310 473664-5 1118 CE Schiphol Airport, Direct flights to/from Kaunas: Bil- Fax.: +32 (3) 2262641 Fax.: +30 2310 473661 Amsterdam, Netherlands lund, Hamburg,. kristianstad, Lon- Belgium-Brussels [email protected] Phone: +31 (20) 4069605 don (Stansted), Stockholm (Ska- Kales Airline Services, Spain- Fax.: +31 (20) 4057787 vsta), Dublin, Liverpool, Frankfurt Park Hill, Mommaertslaan 18A, GRT- Global E-mail: (Hahn), Warsaw- London (Lutton) 1st floor, Representacion Turistica, [email protected] and Oslo. All flights are being man- 1831 Diegem, Brussels, Belgium c/Valencia 266, 40, 1a at the airport: aged via Palanga in summer season. Phone: +32 (2) 7160068 08007 Barcelona, Spain Kales Airline Services Phone: +31 (20) 4057765 Palanga International Airport Fax.: +32 (2) 7160086 Phone: +34 (934) 876386 Fax.: +31 (20) 4057767 Liepojos highway 1 E-mail: [email protected] Fax.: +34 (934) 880121 at the airport: E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Lithuanian (30 km. from Klaipėda), 

France- Paris Terminal 5, Arlanda Airport Fax.: + 49 (89) 236621820 kai, Raigardas and Šalčininkai; Discover the World SE-109 45 Stockholm-Arlanda, E-mail: [email protected] from Latvia Būtingė, , 9 Rue de Clapeyron, Sweden at the airport: Saločiai, and Smėlynė; 75008 Paris, Phone: +46 (8) 7978058 “Swissport” from Russia (Kaliningrad) Nida, Phone: +33 (1) 58222004 Fax.: +46 (8) 7978022 Phone: +49 89 9759 2080 Panemunė and . Fax.: +33 (1) 58222010 E-mail: [email protected] Fax.: +49 89 9759 2096 Technical Aid on the Road within E-mail: [email protected] Turkey- Antalya E-mail.: Lithuania by mobile Phone: 1888, at the airport: NILA Tours/GoldAir [email protected] 8-800 0 00 00 . ADP Phone:+90 (242) 3303921 BY SEA (24 hours, calls free of charge). E-mail: [email protected] Fax.: +90 (242) 3303922 Online information on weather con- Russia- Kaliningrad Klaipėda is the last unfrosen port E-mail: [email protected] ditions in the roads www.balticro- Mik-Avia, Turkey- Istanbul on the eastern coast of . ads.net Zhitomirskaya 16/20, “GoldAir aviation tourism Ltd.” There are 6 regular ferry lines for Kaliningrad, Russia Necatibey Cad. Akce Sok. No. 18, passengers and cargo. There is a Car insurance Third party insurance Phone: +7 (4012) 538888 village 5 lot of sample communications with must be purchased at the Lithuanian Fax.: +7 (4012) 538853 Karakoy 34445 Istanbul Lithuania by all means of transport. border on arrival. Green Card holders E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +90 212 244 52 55 www.portofKlaipėda.lt have a 50 % discount. Russia- Moscow Fax.: +90 212 244 52 25 Ferry Lines: flyLAL, E-mail: [email protected] - Povarskaya 24, [email protected] Ports of call Agent LISCO BALTIC SERVICE 121069 Moscow, Russia at the airport: Klaipėda – (Germany) Phone: +370 46 39 36 07 Phone: +7 (095) 2037502 “NILA Tours/GoldAir” Fax.: +370 46 39 36 06 Fax.: +7 (095) 2911207 Ataturk International Klaipėda – Karlshamn (Sweden) E-mail: [email protected]; E-mail: [email protected] Departures Terminal No. 38110 Klaipėda – Copenhagen – Fredericia [email protected]; [email protected] at the airport: Phone: +90 (212) 4654563 (Denmark) http//www.lisco.lt/ Aeroport Maskva GSM.: +90 544 592 97 54 „WmH. Muller Co“ (SCANDLINES BALTI- Phone: +7 (095) 5782186 Fax.: +90 (212) 4654564 CUM SEAWAYS) Manual 2007 +7 (095) 7376060 E-mail: [email protected] Klaipėda – Aabenraa – Aarhus (Den- Phone: +370 46 31 05 61 Fax.: +7 (095) 5782186 Ukraine- Kiev mark) Fax.: +370 46 31 05 61 +7 (095) 7376060 Kiyv Avia E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone/fax.: +38 (044) 4904955 www.scandlines.lt Russia- St. Petersburg E-mail: [email protected] Aviapartner, Ukraine- Simferopol Ferry information and ticket reser- Documents Furshtatskaja 40, Krymaviaservice LTD“ vation Drivers should carry their driving St. Petersburg, Russia Central Airport, Simferopol, Krantas Travel license, car registration and passport Phone: +7 (812) 9378833, 3273687 Republic, Ukraine, 95491 Teatro Str. 5, Klaipėda, Lithuania; at all times. Fax.: +7 (812) 2799601 Phone: +380 652 295321, Phone: +370 46 39 51 11, Petrol E-mail: [email protected] Fax.: +380 652 295012 fax. +370 46 39 52 20, Petrol stations offer unleaded petrol. [email protected] at the airport: E-mail.: [email protected] Many provide repair and car clean- Vienuolio Str. 6, Vilnius; Lithuania; Pulkovo Germany- Berlin ing services. Most of them are open Finland- Helsinki Phone: +370 5 231 3314, 24 hours. „GlobeGround“ [email protected] Airpro Travel, Berlin Tegel Airport Speed limit Departure Hall 4, T2 International I.Kanto Str. 22, Kaunas, Lithuania; 50 km/h in towns and settlements; Phone: +49 30 4101 2649 Phone: +370 37 49 02 02, Terminal, Fax.: +49 30 8875 6169 90 km/h on country roads; Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, [email protected], 130 km/h on highways (110 km/h ticketing-ggb-txl@globeground- www.krantas.lt Helsinki, Finland berlin.com between November 1 and April 1); Phone: 010030010 (in Finland only) Germany- Frankfurt LOCAL FERRIES Seatbelts +358 (9) 82772582, 82772585 “Fraport” Klaipėda Use is compulsory for drivers and (from other countries only) Frankfurt Airport Two small ferries connect Klaipėda all passengers. Children under 12 E-mail: [email protected] Terminal 2, Hall D with Smiltynė on the Curonian Spit are not permitted to sit in the front North America Phone: +49 69 6906 1377 (Kuršių Nerija), leaving from the re- seat. AIR WORLD Fax.: +49 69 6905 9454 spective ports below. Lights toll free line (24/7) E-mail: [email protected] Both trips take around 10 minutes. Cars must keep headlights on dur- in North America: Germany- Hamburg During the summer a ferry also ing the period from September 1 to 1-877-4 LITHUANIAN “Swissport” operates between the city and the April 1. (1-877-4 548482) Maritime Museum Aquarium and Phone: +49 40 5075 2827 BY COACH E-mail: info-NorthAmerica@flylal. Fax.: +49 40 5075 1882 Dolphinarium on the opposite side com The roads in Lithuania as it is con- E-mail: of the lagoon. See www.keltas.lt/en/ 350 Fifth Avenue, #1421, sidered are the best in the Baltic [email protected] for more information. New York, NY 10118 24 hr. information States. The Via Baltica highway Germany- Hanover 401 N. Michigan Ave., #3320, Phone: +370 46 31 11 17. connecting Helsinki with. warsaw Chicago, IL 60611 „Aviapartner“ Old Castle Port Ferry and running through all three Baltic 3050 Post Oak Blvd., #1320, Hanover Airport Žvejų Str. 8, Klaipėda. Tickets, States is currently under construc- Terminal B Houston, TX 77056 phone: +370 46 31 11 17. tion. There is a well-developed Tourism Product 16250 Ventura Blvd., #300, Phone: +49 511 9772165 Open 06:00-24:00 in summer time. domestic and international bus Encino, CA91436-2211 Fax.: +49 511 735895 New Port Ferry network. Coaches are considerably E-mail: 1235 Bay St., #801, Toronto, ON Nemuno Str. 8, faster than trains. M5R 3K4 [email protected] Klaipėda. Information and tickets, Vilnius Bus Station Germany- Cologne 1166 Alberni St. #1406, phone: +370 46 36 70 03. Sodų Str. 22, Vilnius, Lithuania, Vancouver, BC V6E 3Z3 „Swissport“ Open 05:00-02:00 in summer time. Phone: +49 22 0340 2661 Information (in Vilnius or calling Sweden- Stockholm Timetable online www.keltas.lt/en/ from mobile Phone:) Phone: 1661, Kales Airline Services, Fax.: +49 22 0340 2663 E-mail.: BY CAR (calling from other locations) 8- Kungsgatan 44, 5th floor You can reach Lithuania by road 900-01661 SE-111 35 Stockholm, Sweden [email protected] through the following border cross- Eurolines Baltic International Phone: +46 (8) 285780 Germany- Munich Air Services, ing points: Sodų Str. 22, Vilnius, Fax.: +46 (8) 285781 from Poland via Lazdijai and E-mail: [email protected] Sonnenstr. 9, phone: +370 5 215 1377, Kalvarijos; 233 6666, fax. +370 5 215 1376, At the airport: 80331 Munich, Germany from Belarus- Lavoriškės, Medinin- Novia, Phone: +49 (89) 236621827 [email protected] Distances in km. to/from Vilnius to/from major European cities by ROAD Amsterdam 1, 370 Frankfurt 1, 240 Minsk 180 St. Petersburg 660 Athens 2, 260 Helsinki 620 Munich 1, 200 Sofia 1, 350 Belgrade 1, 170 Copenhagen 850 Oslo 1, 050 Istanbul 1, 550 Berlin 830 Lisbon 3, 110 Paris 1, 720 Stockholm 680 Brussels 1, 480 London 1, 730 Prague 910 Tallinn 530 Budapest 910 Madrid 2, 680 Riga 260 Warsaw 390 Bucharest 1, 150 Moscow 800 Rome 1, 710 Vienna 940 Lithuanian 

Jogailos Str. 4, Vilnius, ECOLINES in Lithuania office, tersburg (Russia) and Warsaw (Po- the bus station before departure, phone: +370 5 269 0000, Vytauto Ave. 23, land). More information at or directly from the bus driver on fax. +370 5 269 0690, phone: +370 37 20 20 22, www.litrail.lt many routes. For more information, [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Vilnius railway station see the www.toks.lt, www.kautra. Vytauto Ave. 38, Kaunas, Klaipėda Geležinklio Str. 16, Vilnius, lt, www.busturas.lt, www.klap.lt, phone: +370 37 20 20 20, ECOLINES, Mažvydo Ave. 1, Information Phones: www.panevezioautobusai.lt phone: +370 46 31 01 03 fax. +370 37 20 05 55, Šiauliai +370 5 233 0088, TAXI [email protected] ECOLINES, Vilniaus Str. 154, +370 5 233 0087, Hail a taxi on the street or find one Taikos Ave. 41, Klaipėda, phone: +370 41 39 94 00 +370 5 233 0086. at a designated waiting area featured phone: +370 46 41 55 55, Marijampolė Ticket reservation by the special Taksi sign. Prices fax. +370 46 41 55 41, ECOLINES, Stoties Str. 2B, +370 5 269 2466, +370 5 269 3722, vary from between 1.20Lt/ km. and Klaipė[email protected] phone: +370 343 56 567, fax. +370 5 262 6947. 3.50Lt/ km. Tourists are advised to Savanorių Blvd. 6-5, Panevėžys, Fax. +370 343 56 545 Kaunas railway station ask about the rate before their jour- +370 45 58 28 88, www.ecolines.lt Čiurlionio Str. 16, Kaunas, ney. Avoid cars without the Taksi fax. +370 45 58 25 58, International connections to/from Phone: +370 37 22 10 93/37 22 60. sign. To order a taxi by Phone:, call [email protected] Vilnius with major cities of Austria, Klaipėda railway station 118 or 1588. www.eurolines.lt Belgium, Belarus, Czech Republic, Priestoties 1., Ecolines Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, phone: +370 46 31 36 77. CAR RENTAL Great Britain, Latvia, the Netherlands, Private car rental agencies in Lithu- Vilnius Poland, Russia, Sweden and other LOCAL TRANSPORT ania provide both luxury and stan- ECOLINES booking office, destinations of European countries. dard vehicles. Cars with drivers Sodų Str. 24E-3, BUS can also be provided. The main car phone: +370 5 213 3300, BY TRAIN The bus network in Lithuania con- rental agencies are as follows: Fax. +370 5 213 1836 Train connections to/from Lithuania nects all major regions and towns. Avis www.avis.lt E-mail: [email protected] with Gomel (Belarus), Kaliningrad Express coaches usually go directly Budget www.budget.lt ECOLINES, Vilniaus Str. 45, (Russia), Kharkov (Ukraine), Lvov to the final destination and are faster Europcar www.europcar.lt phone: +370 5 262 0020 (Ukraine), Minsk (Belarus), Mos- than ordinary coaches. Tickets are Hertz www.hertz.lt Manual 2007 Kaunas cow (Russia), Riga (Latvia), St. Pe- availa ble from the ticket office in Baltic Car Lease www.carlease.lt

OFFICIALS Ministry of Finance Lithuanian State Departament of [email protected] J. Tumo-Vaižganto Str. Str. 8a/2, Tourism China, Vietnam, Korea Juozapavičiaus Str. 13, Vilnius, The Lithuanian State is an inde- Vilnius, and Mongolia Phone: +370 5 210 8796, #B30, King’s Garden Villa, pendent democratic republic. The Phone: +370 5 239 0000, fax. +370 5 279 1481, fax. +370 5 210 8753, No.18 Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang foundation of the political and so- www.tourism.lt, [email protected] District, cial system was enforced by the www.finmin.lt, [email protected] Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Cultural 100016 Beijing, CHINA, Fundamental Law (Constitution) of Heritage Protection J. Tumo-Vaižganto Str. 2, Vilnius, Phone: (+86-10) 8451 8520, the Republic of Lithuania, and was Šnipiškių Str. 3, Vilnius, fax. (+86-10) 8451 4442, adopted on 25 October 1992. The Phone: +370 5 236 2444, Phone: +370 5 273 4256, fax. +370 5 231 3090, [email protected] Parliament (), the President, fax. +370 5 272 4058, Czech Republic Government and the courts execute www.urm.lt, [email protected] www.heritage.lt, Ministry of Health Care Pod Klikovkou 1916/2, state power in Lithuania. @heritage.lt 15000 Praha 5, Smichov, President’s Office Vilniaus Str. 33, Vilnius, Europe Committee Phone: +370 5 268 5110, Gedimino Ave. 11, Vilnius, CZECH REPUBLIC, Daukanto Sq. 3, Vilnius, Phone: (+420-2) 572 101 22, phone: +370 5 266 4154, fax. +370 5 266 1402, Phone: +370 5 266 3827, fax. +370 5 266 3745, fax. (+420-2) 572 101 24, fax. +370 5 266 4145, www.sam.lt, [email protected] [email protected] Ministry of Interior Affairs www.euro.lt www.president.lt; State Border Guard Service Denmark and Iceland Seimas Šventaragio Str. 2, Vilnius, Bernstorffsvej 214, DK-2920 Char- Phone: +370 5 271 7130, Savanorių 2, Vilnius, Gedimino Ave. 53, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 271 9305, lottelund, phone: +370 5 239 6060, fax. +370 5 271 8551, Copenhagen, DENMARK, www.vrm.lt, fax. +370 5 271 9306, 239 6068, www.pasienis.lt, [email protected] Phone: (+45-39) 63 62 07, fax. +370 5 239 6289, [email protected] fax. (+45-39) 63 65 32, www.lrs.lt; Ministry of Justice LITHUANIAN DIPLOMATIC dk.urm.lt, [email protected] Government Prime Minister Gedimino Ave. 30/1, Vilnius, REPRESENTATIVE Egypt, Jordan, Syria Phone: +370 5 266 2980, INSTITUTIONS and Lebanon Gedimino Ave. 11, Vilnius, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, phone: +370 5 266 3848, fax. +370 5 262 5940, 47 Ahmed Heshmat Street, Zama- www.tm.lt, [email protected] Croatia, Liechtenstein lek, Cairo, fax. +370-5 266 3877, Löwengasse 47/4, A-1030 Vienna, www.lrv.lt. Ministry of National Defense Arab Republic of Egypt, Totorių Str. 25/3, Vilnius, AUSTRIA, Phone: (+20) 27 36 43 29, Phone: (+43-1) 718 54 67, MINISTRIES Phone: +370 5 273 5519, phone/fax. (+20) 27 36 43 26, fax. (+43-1) 718 54 69, [email protected] Ministry of Agriculture fax. +370 5 278 5245, [email protected] Gedimino Ave. 19/ Lelevelio 6, www.kam.lt, [email protected] Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Estonia Vilnius, Ministry of Social Security Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay Uus.tn.15, Tallinn EE 0100, ESTO- Tourism Tourism Phone: Product +370 5 239 1032, and Labor and Venezuela NIA, fax. +370 5 239 1212, A. Vivulskio Str. 11, Vilnius, Gelly 3530, Capital Fedral, Buenos Phone: (+372) 631 40 30/631 40 53, [email protected], www.zum.lt Phone: (+370-5) 2664 201, Aires, Argentina, fax. (+372) 641 20 13, [email protected] Ministry of Culture fax. (+370-5) 2664 209, Phone: (+54-11) 48 01 60 07, fax. (+54-11) 48 05 82 38, Finland Basanavičiaus Str. 5, Vilnius, www.socmin.lt, [email protected] Ministry of Transport [email protected] Rauhankatu 13 A, 00170 Helsinki, Phone: +370 5 261 9486, FINLAND, fax. +370 5 262 3120, and Communications Belarus Gedimino Ave. 17, Vilnius, ul. Zacharova 68, 220088 Minsk, Phone: (+358-9) 684 4880, www.muza.lt; culture@lr km.lt BELARUS, fax. (+358-0) 684 4882, Ministry of Economy Phone: (+370-5) 239 39 99, fax. (+370-5) 212 43 35, Phone: (+375-17) 285 24 48, [email protected], fi.urm.lt Gedimino Ave. 38/2, Vilnius, France, Tunisia, Andorra, www.transp.lt, [email protected] fax. (+375-17) 285 33 37 Phone: +370 5 262 3863, [email protected], http//by.urm.lt Morocco fax. +370 5 262 3974, SOME STATE Belgium and Luxembourg 22, bd de Courcelles 75017 Paris, www.u km.in.lt; kanc@u km.in.lt Rue Maurice Lietart 48, FRANCE, Ministry of Education DEPARTMENTS 1150 Bruxelles, BELGIUM, Phone: (+33-1) 40 54 50 50, and Science Customs Department Phone: (+32-2) 772 27 50, fax. (+33-1) 40 54 50 75, A.Volano Str. 2/7, Vilnius, A. Jakšto Str. 1/25, Vilnius, fax. (+32-2) 772 17 01, fr.mfa.lt, Phone: +370 5 274 3080, hone: +370 5 266 6111, [email protected], [email protected] fax. +370 5 261 2077, fax. +370 5 266 6005, http//amb.urm.lt/belgija/ Germany www.smm.lt, [email protected] www.cust.lt; [email protected] Canada Charitestr. 9, 10117 Berlin, Ministry of Environment Department of Statistics 130 Albert Str., Suite 204, Ottawa, Germany, A. Jakšto Str. 4/9, Vilnius, Gedimino Ave. 29, Vilnius Ontario K1P 5G4, CANADA, Phone: (+49-30) 890 68 10, Phone: +370 5 236 4800, Phone: (+1-613) 567 54 58, fax. (+49-30) 890 68 15, Phone: +370 5 266 3661, fax. (+1-613) 567 53 15, fax. +370-5 266 3663, fax. +370 5 236 4845, de.urm.lt, www.lithuanianembassy.ca, [email protected] Lithuanian www.am.lt, [email protected] www.stat.gov.lt 

Bonn Office: Phone:+47 221 292 00, [email protected] [email protected] Konstantinstrasse 25 A fax.:+47 221 292 01, Ukraine Czech Republic 53179 Bonn-Bad Godesberg, http//no.urm.lt, [email protected] Buslivska ul. 21, 010901 Kyiv, Birutės Str. 16, Vilnius, GERMANY, Poland UKRAINE, Phone: +370 5 266 1040, Phone: (+49-228) 914 91 12, Al.J.Ch. Szucha 5, 00-580 Phone: (+380-44) 254 09 20, Fax. +370-5 266 1066, fax. (+49-228) 914 91 15, Warszawa, POLAND, fax. (+380-44). 254 09 28, [email protected], [email protected] Phone: (+48-22) 625 33 68, [email protected] www.mzv.cz/Vilnius Hungary, Serbia and Bosnia fax. (+48-22) 625 34 40, Moldova Denmark and Herzegovina [email protected], Str. I. Vasilenco 24/1, Chisinau, T.Kosciuškos Str. 36, Vilnius, Dobsinai utca 4/A, 1124 Budapest, http//www.lietuva.pl MD 2001, MOLDOVA Phone: +370 5 264 8760, HUNGARY Consulate General in Warsaw Phone:+373 22 543 194, fax. +370 5 231 2300, Phone:+36 1 224 79 10, (Poland) fax.:+373 22 234 287 [email protected]; fax.:+36 1 20 23 995 Aleja Ujazdowskie 12, 00-478, [email protected] www.ambvilnius.um.dk [email protected] u Warszawa, POLAND, Georgia Dominican Republic United Kingdom Phone:+48 22 635 97 94, Tengiz Abuladze Str. 27, Tbilisi Consulate General, 84 Gloucester Place, London W1U fax.:+48 22 635 60 54, 0162, GEORGIA T. Vrublevskio 6, 6AU, Great Britain, [email protected] Phone:+995 329 12933, Vilnius, Phone: (+44-20) 74 86 64 01/74 86 Consulate in Sejny (Poland) fax.:+995 322 21793 Phone: +370 5 262 4418, 64 02, ul. 22 LIPCA 9, 16-500 Sejny, [email protected] Fax. +370 5 262 4418, fax. 74 86 64 03, POLAND, The United States [email protected] uk.mfa.lt, [email protected] Phone:+4887 5173790, of America and Mexico Estonia Ireland 90 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Fax.:+4887 5162214, konsejny@ (temporary) 4590 MacArthur Blvd., A. Mickevičiaus Str. 4A, Vilnius, Dublin 4, IRELAND post.pl NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC Phone: +370 5 278 0200, Phone:+353 1 6688292, Portugal 20007-4226, USA Fax. +370 5 278 0201, fax.:+353 1 6680004, Av. 5 de Outubro, 81-1 Esq. Phone:+1 202 234 5860, [email protected], [email protected] Apartado 14160 fax.:+1 202 328 0466, http//www.estemb.lt/

Greece, Bulgaria, Albania 1064-002 Lisboa Codex, [email protected], Finland Manual 2007 49 Vasilissis Sofias Ave, GR-106 76 PORTUGAL, www.ltembassyus.org Klaipėdos Str. 6, Vilnius, Athens, GREECE, Phone:+351 21 799 01 10, Consulate General in Phone: +370 5 212 1621, Phone: +30 210 72 94 356 / +30 fax.:+351 21 799 63 63, Chicago (USA) Fax. +370 5 212 2463, 210 72 94 357, [email protected] 211 E. Ontario, Suite 1500 [email protected], fax.:+30 210 72 94 347, Russia and Armenia Chicago, IL 60611, USA, http//www.finland.lt/ [email protected] Borisoglebskij per. 10, 121069 Phone: (+1-312) 397 03 82, Consulate in Klaipėda Romania Moscow, RUSSIA, fax. (+1-312) 397 03 85, Aukštoji Str. 5-1, Klaipėda Bd. Primaverii, no. 51, Phone:+7 495 785 86 05, [email protected], Tel +370 46 39 08 35, et.1, ap.2, Sector 1 +7 495 785 86 25, http//www.konsulatas.org/ +370 46 39 08 36 Bucharest, 001975, ROMANIA Fax.:+7 495 785 86 00, Consulate General in New York Fax.: (370 46) 310 345 Phone:+40 213115997, +7 495 785 86 49, (USA) France fax.:+40 311035361 [email protected], http//ru.urm.lt 420 Fifth Avenue, 3 Floor, Švarco Str. 1, Vilnius, The Holy See and Maltese Order Consulate General in St. Petersburg New York, N.Y., 10018, USA, Phone: +370 5 212 2979, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 308, (Russia) ul. Ryleyeva 37, Phone:+1 212 354 78 40, +1 212 fax. +370 5 212 4211, 212 3530, 00197 Roma, ITALY, 191123 St.Petersburg RUSSIA, 354 78 49 ambafrance.vilnius@diplomatie. Phone:+39 0668 192 858, Phone:+7 812 327 02 30; Fax.:+1 212 354 79 11, gouv.fr, fax.:+39 0668 809 596 327 31 67, [email protected], http//www.ambafrance-lt.org/ [email protected], http//va.urm.lt fax.:+7 812 327 26 15, http//www.ltconsny.org/ Germany Italy, Malta, Switzerland, [email protected] Sierakausko Str. 24/8, Vilnius, San Marino Consulate General in Kaliningrad FOREIGN DIPLOMATIC Phone: +370 5 210 6400, Viale di Villa Grazioli 9, 00198 (Russia) AND CONSULAR OFFICES Fax. +370 5 210 6446 Rome, ITALY, Proletarskaja 133, Kaliningrad, IN LITHUANIA Georgia Phone:+39 06 855 90 52, RUSSIA, Poškos Str. 13, Vilnius, +39 06 854 04 82 Austria Phone:+74012 95 76 88, Gaono 6, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 273 6959, Fax.:+39 06 855 90 53 +74012 95 94 86, Fax. +370 5 272 3623, [email protected] Phone: +370 5 266 0580, Fax.:+7 4012 95 68 38, fax. +370 5 279 1363, [email protected] Israel, The Republic [email protected] Great Britain of South Africa, Cyprus, Ethiopia [email protected] Consulate in Sovetsk (Russia) Australia Antakalnio Str. 2, Vilnius, 8 Shaul Hameleh Blvd. Amot Ul. Iskry 22, Sovetsk 238750, Phone: +370 5 246 2900, Mishpat Blgd, Consulate: Vilniaus 23, Vilnius, Russia, Phone: +370 5 212 3369, Fax. +370 5 246 2901, Tel Aviv 64733, ISRAEL, Phone:+7 401 61 38 165, www.britain.lt, Phone:+972 3 6958 685, fax. +370 5 212 3369, fax.:+7 401 61 39 159 [email protected] [email protected] fax.:+972 3 6958 691, Spain Consulate in Klaipėda [email protected] Belarus c. Pisuerga 5, 28002 Madrid, Mindaugo 13, Vilnius, Žvejų Str. 2-523, Klaipėda Japan, Philippines SPAIN, Greece 2-11-25 Oyamadai, Setagaya-ku Phone: +370 5 266 2200, Tokyo 158-0086 JAPAN Phone:+34 91 702 21 16, fax. +370 5 266 2212, Didžioji Str. 33/Rūdininkų +34 91 70 221 18 Str. 2, Vilnius, Phone: (81 3) 3703-6000 [email protected], www.belarus.lt

Fax.:+34 91 31 040 18, Phone: +370 5 261 0526, Tourism Product Fax.: (81 3) 5758-8281 Belgium +34 91 56 479 92, Fax. +370 5 261 0536, [email protected] K.Kalinausko 2B, Vilnius, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Tajikistan [email protected], [email protected] www.emblituania.es Phone: +370 5 266 0820, Conulate Gornij Gigant, Iskenderovo 15, fax. +370 5 212 6444, 480099 Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN, Consulate of the Republic of Lithu- Didžioji Str. 33/Rūdininkų Str.2, ania in Valencia (Spain) [email protected], Vilnius Phone:.+732 72 934 606, http//www.diplomatie.be/vilnius/ fax. (+732-72) 935 153, Julio Antonio 3-1-2, Valencia Tel +370 5 263 6692, 46007, SPAIN Canada Fax. +370 5 261 1287 [email protected] Jogailos Str. 4, Vilnius, Latvia Phone:+34 963816291, +34 [email protected] 639911879, Phone: +370 5 249 0950, Hungary Rupniecibas iela 24, LV-1010 Riga, fax. +370 5 249 7865, LATVIA, Fax.:+34 963816292 Jogailos Str. 4, Vilnius, Sweden [email protected], Phone: +370 5 269 0038, Phone:.:+371 7 321 519, +371 7 http//www.canada.lt/ 320 948, Grevgatan 5, BV 114 53 Stock- Fax. +370 5 269 0039, Fax.:+371 7 321 589, [email protected], holm, SWEDEN China [email protected], http//lv.urm.lt Phone:+46 8 667 54 55; Algirdo Str. 36, Vilnius, Consulate in Kaunas The Netherlands +46 8 103 018, Phone: +370 5 216 2861, Tiškevičių Str. 14, Kaunas Laan van Meerdervoort 20, 2517 Fax.:+46 8 667 54 56, 216 2862 Tel +370 37 38 57 55, AK The Hague, [email protected], fax. +370 5 216 2682, Fax. +370 37 38 57 55 THE NETHERLANDS, [email protected], se.urm.lt http//www.chinaembassy.lt/, [email protected] Phone:+31 70 385 5418, Turkey, Azerbaijan, [email protected] The Holy Sea (Vatican City State) fax.:+31 70 385 3940, amb.nl@ Uzbekistan, Iran Colombia Apostolic Nuncio’s Embassy, urm.lt, http//nl.urm.ltd Mahatma Gandi Cad. No. 17/8-9, Consulate Kosciuškos Str. 28, Vilnius, Norway 06700 G.O.P., Ankara, TURKEY, Rožių Ave. 4-7, Vilnius Phone: +370 5 212 3446, Henrik Ibsens gate 100, N-0244 Phone: (+90-312) 447 07 66, Tel +370 5 231 2696, Fax. +370 5 212 4228, Oslo, NORWAY, fax. (+90-312) 447 06 63, fax. +370 5 279 1388 [email protected] Lithuanian 

Indonesia Malta Poland S. Daukanto Sq. Str. 15, Consulate Consulate, Subačiaus Str. 2, Vilnius Embassy, Smėlio Str. 20A, Vilnius, LT-5800 Klaipėda, Pilies Str. 24, Vilnius Tel +370 5 249 8604, Phone: +370 5 270 9001, Phone: +370 46 31 21 56, Tel +370 5 261 0981, Fax. +370 5 212 2196 Fax. +370 5 270 9007, Fax. +370 46 31 21 58 Fax. +370 5 261 0981 [email protected] [email protected], [email protected] Italy Mexico http//www.polandembassy.lt/ Consulate in Kaunas Vytauto Str. 1, Vilnius, Consulate, Ozo Str. 25 Verslo Consulate General: Smėlio 22A, K. Petrausko Str. 26, Kaunas Phone: +370 5 212 0620, centras, 6 a., Vilnius Vilnius, Phone: +370 37 33 30 31, Fax. +370 5 212 0405, Phone:. +370 5 246 1981, Phone: +370 5 270 9004, Fax. +370 37 33 25 91 [email protected], http// Fax. +370 5 248 5090 Fax. +370 5 270 9009, [email protected] www.ambvilnius.esteri.it/ambas- [email protected] [email protected] Thailand ciata_vilnius Morocco Consulate in Klaipėda: Consulate Jogailos Str. Str. 9/1, Japanese Consulate, Kirtimų Str. 57 D, Kalvos Str. 4, Klaipėda, Vilnius Chancery Office of Embassy, Vilnius Phone: +370 46 31 01 83, Tel +370 5 268 1892, M.K. Čiurlionio Str. 82B, Vilnius, Fax.: +370 46 30 03 64 Phone: +370 5 262 0209, Fax. +370 5 212 5591 Phone: +370 5 231 0462, [email protected] [email protected], http//www. Fax. +370 5 231 0461. Fax. +370 5 262 0203 Romania thaiconsulate.lt/ Kazakhstan [email protected] Vivulskio Str. 19, Vilnius, Turkey Birutės Str. 20A/35, Vilnius, The Netherlands Phone: +370 5 231 0557, Didžioji Str. 37, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 212 2123, Business Centre 2000, Floor 3, Fax. +370 5 231 0652, Phone: +370 5 264 9570, Fax. +370 5 231 3580, Jogailos Str. 4/Vilniaus Str. 17, [email protected], Fax. +370 5 212 3277, [email protected], 2001 Vilnius, http//www.romania.lt/ [email protected], [email protected] www.kazakhstan.embassy.lt Phone: +370 5 269 0072, Russia The Ukraine South Korean Fax. +370 5 269 0073, Embassy, Latvių Str. 53/54, Vilnius, Teatro Str. 4, 2600 Vilnius, Consulate General, [email protected], Phone: +370 5 272 1763, Phone: +370 5 212 1536, Goštauto Str. 40, http//www.netherlandsembassy.lt/ Fax. +370 5 272 3877. Fax. +370 5 212 0475, Vilnius, Norway [email protected], [email protected] Manual Phone: 2007 +370 5 236 2755, Embassy http//www.rusemb.lt/ Consulate in Šalčininkai Fax. +370 5 236 2754, Mėsinių Str. 5/2, Vilnius, Consulate General, Vilniaus Str. 45, Šalčininkai [email protected] Phone: +370 5 261 0000, K.Donelaičio Str. 21, 5800 Consulate in Visaginas Kyrgyz Fax. +370 5 261 0100, Klaipėda, Parko Str. 6, LT- 31140 Visaginas Consulate, Kauno Str. 1, [email protected], Phone: +370 46 49 99 52, Phone: +370 698 48 163 LT- 03212 Vilnius http//www.norvegija.lt/ Fax.: +370 46 41 07 60, Consulate in Klaipėda Latvia Consulate, village Donelaičio Str. ruskonsul@Klaipėda.omnitel.net Kalvos Str. 4, Klaipėda Embassy, M.K. Čiurlionio Str. 76, 62, Kaunas, Sweden Phone: +370 46 31 46 00, Vilnius, Phone: +370 37 32 04 56, Embassy, Didžioji Str. 16, Vilnius, Fax. +370 46 31 46 01 Phone: +370 5 213 1260, Fax.: +370 37 32 01 24 Phone: +370 5 268 5010, [email protected] Fax. +370 5 213 1130, [email protected] Fax. +370 5 268 5030, USA [email protected] Maltese Order ambassaden.vilnius@foreign. Akmenų Str. 6, Vilnius, Consulate, Pylimo Str. 6-9, Office of Embassy, Gedimino Ave. ministry.se, Phone: +370 5 266 5500, Klaipėda, 56B, Vilnius, www.swedenabroad.com/vilnius Fax. +370 5 266 5510, 266 5530 Phone/fax. +370 46 31 02 23, Phone: +370 5 249 8604, Consulate in Klaipėda, www.usembassy.lt; [email protected] Fax. +370 5 249 7463. “Baltijos Verslo Centras”, [email protected] PUBLIC TOURIST Association of Lithuanian [email protected] CULTURAL CENTRES automobilists EU PHARE Program American Centre ORGANIZATIONS Antakalnio Str. 28, Vilnius, Geležinio Vilko Str. 12, Vilnius, Pranciškonų Str. 3/6, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 210 4433, Phone: +370 5 264 9340, TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONS Phone: +370 5 266 5862, +370 5 210 4444, fax. +370 5 260 8281, fax. +370 5 212 0445, Lithuanian Tourism Association [email protected], [email protected], www.phare.lt, [email protected] www.usembassy.lt A.Juozapavičiaus Str. 13-501, http//www.las.lt/ Nordic Council of Ministers The British Council Vilnius Association of Lithuanian tourist Didžioji Str. 5, Vilnius Jogailos Str. 4, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 212 2211, Phone/fax. +370 5 272 6191, information centres Phone: +370 5 264 4890, [email protected], http//www.ltas.lt fax. +370 5 212 2423, Laisvės Ave 36, Kaunas, fax. +370 5 264 4893, Lithuanian Association of Hotels phone: +370 37 32 34 36, http//www.norden.lt/, www.britishcouncil.lt and Restaurants fax. +370 37 42 36 78, [email protected] A.Jasinskio Str. 16, Vilnius, [email protected] International Monetary Fund Jewish Cultural Centre phone/fax. +370 5 249 7478, Lithuanian Cyclist’s Community (IMF) Representative Office Pylimo Str. 4, Vilnius, [email protected], http//www.lvra.lt/ PO Box 190, LT-91001 Klaipėda Gedimino Ave. 11-207, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 261 3003, Lithuanian Rural Tourism Phone: +370 615 91 773, Phone: +370 5 262 6624, fax. +370 5 212 7915, Association Fax.: +370 46 49 29 26 fax. +370 5 212 4504, [email protected], www.litjews.org K.Donelaičio Str. 2-201, Kaunas, [email protected], www.bicycle.lt [email protected], French Cultural Centre World Health Organization Didžioji Str. 1, Vilnius, Phone: +370 37 40 0354, INTERNATIONAL fax. +370 37 40 0350, c/o Ministry of Health, Phone: +370 5 231 2984/85, REPRESENTATIVE Vilniaus Str. 33-304, Vilnius, fax. +370 5 231 2987, Tourism Tourism [email protected] Product Association of Lithuanian INSTITUTIONS Phone: +370 5 212 6743, [email protected], Museums Delegation of European fax. +370 5 212 6605, www.centrefrancais.lt Saltoniškių Str. 58, Vilnius, Commission http//www.euro.who.int/, Goethe Institute phone: +370 5 279 0918, Naugarduko Str. 10, Vilnius, [email protected], [email protected] Gedimino Ave. 5, 01103 Vilnius, fax. +370 5 279 0213 Phone: +370 5 231 3191, World Bank of Reconstruction Phone: +370 5 231 4433/34, [email protected], fax. +370 5 231 3192, and Development fax. +370 5 231 4432, www.museums.lt [email protected], Jogailos Str. 4, Vilnius, www.goethe.de/vilnius, Phone: +370 5 210 7680, Recreation and www.eudel.lt [email protected] Open Society Fund of Lithuania fax. +370 5 210 7681, Italian Institute of Culture Tourism Educologists [email protected], Association of Lithuania Didžioji Str. 5, Vilnius, Universiteto Str. 4, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 268 5511, www.worldbank.lt H. Manto Str. 84, Klaipėda, European Bank of Reconstruction Phone: +370 5 261 4568/261 1076 Phone: +370 46 39 85 67, Fax. +370 5 268 5512, [email protected], www.osf.lt, [email protected] and Development mob. +370 687 35 023, Šeimyniškių Str. 1A, Vilnius, Japanese Information [email protected] UNESCO Šv. Jono Str. 11, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 263 8480, and Cultural Centre Lithuanian Travelers’ Union Phone: +370 5 210 7340, fax. +370 5 263 8481, Čiurlionio Str. 82B, Vilnius, Žemaitės Str. 6, Vilnius, fax. +370 5 210 7343, [email protected], Phone: +370 5 231 0465 Phone: +370 5 233 5930, [email protected], www.ebrd.com fax. +370 5 231 0461 fax. +370 5 213 5255, http//www.unesco.lt/. International Organization Polish Institute [email protected] UNICEF of Migration Didžioji Str. 23, Vilnius, Lithuanian Motorists’ Club Aušros Vartų Str. 3, Vilnius, A. Jakšto Str. 12, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 264 9332, Lvovo Str. 9, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 212 7718, Phone: +370 5 261 0115, fax. +370 5 264 9333, phone/fax. +370 5 272 1273, fax. +370 5 212 7717, fax. +370 5 261 1326, [email protected], [email protected] http//www.un.lt/lt/unicef/, [email protected], www.iom.int http//www.lenkukultura.lt Lithuanian 

REGIONAL Vilnius, St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s Church chael church was commissioned as phone: +370 5 262 6470, Antakalnio Str.1/1, Vilnius. a family mausoleum by Sapiega, INFORMATION phone/fax. +370 5 262 0762, Phone: +370 5 234 0229 Chancellor of Grand Duchy of [email protected] This church is the pearl of Lithu- Lithuania. Vilniaus Str. 22, Vilnius, anian . The St. Nicolas’ Church phone: +370 5 262 9660, interior is a unique example of high Šv. Mikalojaus Str. 4, Vilnius. fax. +370 5 262 8169, baroque sculpture and relief work. Phone: +370 5 262 3069 [email protected], http://www.vilnius.lt/ Approximately 2 000 biblical, The oldest church in Lithuania, Geležinkelio Str. 16, Vilnius, mythological and historical statues and the oldest still standing Gothic phone/fax. +370 5 269 2091, created in 1677-98 by Italian stucco building in Vilnius city, St. Nicolas [email protected] masters decorate the interior and church was built in 1320 by Ger- Konstitucijos Ave 3 (Vilnius Mu- make it breathtakingly beautiful. man merchants before Lithuania’s nicipality), Vilnius, The Gates of Dawn adoption of Christianity. phone: +370 5 211 2031, Aušros Vartų Str. 12, Vilnius. St. Philip’s and [email protected] Phone: +370 5 212 3513 St. Jacob’s Church www.vilnius-tourism.lt The Gates of Dawn – the XVI Lukiškių Str. 10, Vilnius. Information: tourism resources in century renaissance- originally Phone: +370 5 212 4611, County population: Vilnius and sightseeing, attractions, formed part of the town fortifica- fax.: +370 5 212 5110 849. 5 thousand inhabitants. events, leisure activities, accom- tions. In 1671 Carmelites built a Present appearance the church has The county consists of Vilnius modation, places to eat and cater- chapel to house a holy image of since 1746. This is the highest sin- City Area, Elektrėnai, Šalčininkai, ing, transport, tourism resources in the Virgin Mary, reputed to have gle nave church in Lithuania. For Širvintos, Lithuania and other. miracle-working powers. The many years the church and Domini- Švenčionys, Trakai, Ukmergė and Guided tours: chapel’s interior was refurbished can monastery nearby was used as a Vilnius Districts. “Discover the Old Town of Vilnius”- in the neo-classical style in 1829. war hospital. tour starts every day at 2 pm from Note the votive offerings fastened Square near Belfry. Dura- to the silver wall-panels. This is a CHURChES OF OTHER tion: 2 hours. (during the season); famous pilgrimage site for Eastern CONFESSIONS Manual 2007 “The Republic of Užupis” – dura- Catholics. Synagogue tion: 2,5 h. This event is organized St. John’s Church Pylimo Str.39, Vilnius. for groups. Šv. Jono Str.12, Vilnius. Phone: +370 5 261 2523 “The Legends of Vilnius: a ghostly Phone: +370 5 268 7155 This Synagogue built in 1903 in trip” – duration: 2 h. This event is The hall- like gothic Church of Str. the Mauritanian style is the only organized for groups. John was reconstructed in 1738-49 one left intact from 105 pre-war “A trip to Medieval City” – dura- in a late baroque style and with its synagogues and Jewish chapels in tion: 2,5 h. This event is organized belfry formed the main ascent in Vilnius. for groups. Vilnius University building com- Kenessa “The National Evening”- duration: plex. Late baroque contours con- Liubarto Str.6, Vilnius. 2,5 h. This event is organized for Vilnius territory: forming to the gothic structure cre- Phone: +370 5 244 7107 2 groups. ate a unique original building. The Karaites are the smallest reli- 401 km. “ Noblemen Feast at the Tiškevičiai Vilnius population: St. Casimir’s Church gious community settled in Lithua- Palace”- duration: 3, h. This event Didžioji Str.34, Vilnius. nia in the XIV century today mainly 589.2 thousand inhabitants. is organized for groups. Location: East- Sout-hern Lithuania Phone: +370 5 212 1715 based in Trakai. They adhere to the There are also available private It was the first baroque style church Old Testament and Decalogue. This The capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, is sightseeing and thematic excursions the country’s largest and most beau- in Lithuania built in 1604-18 and Kenessa is the only one in Vilnius. in Vilnius, Vilnius’s surrounding The Cathedral of the Dormition tiful city and also one of the oldest and Trakai. later rebuilt for several times. Fi- nally, during. world. war I, it was of the Holy Mother of God cities in Europe. Vilnius was built Available reservation: Maironio Str.14, Vilnius. at the confluence of the rivers Neris Accommodation: hotels, guesthous- converted into a Protestant temple. Today services in Russian and Lith- Phone: +370 5 215 3747 and Vilnia and it is surrounded by es, hostels and B&B; Built in XIV century after many picturesque wooded hills. Transport: car and bus hire; bicycle uanian languages are held there. The Bernardine’s Church fires and reconstructions it takes According to the ancient legend, hire. the present appearance in the end Grand Duke Gediminas fell asleep Souvenirs for sale: Maironio Str.10, Vilnius. Phone: +370 5 260 9292 of XIX century. tired after hunting and dreamt the Books and maps of Vilnius and Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas Iron. wolf standing on the hill and Lithuania, souvenirs, video, DVD’s The gothic style church was built in the XVI century. At present it is un- Didžioji Str.12, Vilnius. howling extremely loudly. In the and CD’s, international Phone cards, Phone: +370 5 261 8559 morning Gediminas asked the pagan other small items for your memory der restoration. Many folklore and classical music performances take Grand Duke Algirdas’ wife built priest what the dream meant. The of Vilnius. this church in XIV century. Gothic priest’s answer was “Build a city in place in it all year round. The Church of the Holy Spirit Byzantine church after many reno- the place where the wolf was stand- ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE vations was enriched by Baroque ing and the fame of the city will VILNIUS catholic Dominikonų Str. 8, Vilnius. Phone: +370 5 262 9595 elements. spread around the world”. This is to CHURCHES Evangelical Lutheran Church show how history of the city of Vil- This church built at the end of the The Cathedral XIV century, was reconstructed Vokiečių Str.20, Vilnius. nius was started. (St Stanislav and St. Vladislav Ca- several times. After it was given Phone: +370 5 212 3792 First time Vilnius was mentioned thedral) to Dominican monks, a monastery This little church was built in 1555 Tourism Product in historical documents in 1323. Katedros Str. 1, Vilnius. was built nearby. Its present ap- and combines itself Gothic and Subsequent history of the city was Phone: +370 5 261 1127 pearance dates back to the XVIII Baroque style elements. Famous as turbulent as the nation’s. Over The classically styled Cathedral century, when the interior was re- architect J.K.Glaubitz built the gor- many centuries it has been repeat- was redesigned and reconstructed geous rococo altar in 1741. paired after being damaged by fire. edly plundered during wars, devas- by Lithuanian architect L. Stuoka- Now it is the main centre of the pol- Reformed Evangelical Church tated by many fires and has suffered Gucevičius in the XVIII century on ish-speaking Catholic community Pylimo Str.18, Vilnius. numerous occupations. Yet, the city the site of an ancient wooden pagan in Vilnius. Phone: +370 5 279 1052 managed to retain its unique charac- temple. The most interesting is the The Church of the Holy This church built in the first part of ter as a northerly cultural meeting chapel of St. Casmir (1623-1636) Trinity & Bazillion Gate XIX century is one of the best exam- point at the crossroads of Roman, built in early baroque style. Excur- Aušros Vartų Str. 7B, Vilnius. ples of late Classical architecture in Byzantine, European and Eurasian sions to the Cathedral basements Phone: +370 5 212 2578 the country. It was closed by Soviets worlds. It is a place where the great- are arranged. The ensemble of church, monas- in 1953 and transformed into exhibi- est architectural styles of Europe- St. Anne’s Church tery, belfry and gate was built in the tion hall and later to cinema theatre. gothic, renaissance, baroque and Maironio Str. 8, Vilnius. XVII century. The most attractive Piatnickaya Church classical- stand side by side and Built in 1520-1572, the church of is the recently restored late baroque Didžioji Str.2, Vilnius. compliment each other. St. Anne is considered to be a gothic gate. Today there is a working mon- At the XIV century it was the first Vilnius’ Old Town covers 359 hect- masterpiece and represents the peak astery and functioning church of stone church in Lithuania. Grand ares of the city. UNESCO designat- of gothic architecture in Lithuania. the Bazillion monks. Duke Algirdas’s wife constructed ed the Old Town as a World Heritage According to the legend, Napoleon St. Michael’s Church it. According putative facts Han- Site. Today Vilnius is the centre for Bonaparte was so enraptured by this Šv. Mykolo Str.9, Vilnius. nibal, the African slave and the political, economic and cultural life church that he expressed his desire Phone: +370 5 261 6409 grandfather of Russian poet Alex- of Lithuania. to bring the church back to France Built between 1594 and 1625 in ander Pushkin was baptized in it by Vilnius TIC: Didžioji Str. 31, on the palm of his hand. the style of Renaissance, St. Mi- the Peter The Great at 1705. Lithuanian 

PLACES TO VISIT You can enjoy picturesque scenery Guided tours in English, Lithuanian, Pylimo 4, Vilnius. The Gediminas Castle from the top of the hill. and Russian. The idea of the mu- Phone:. +370 5 212 7914 and Lower Castle Statue of Grand Duke Gediminas seum is to convey through art the www.litjews.org Castle Hill, Arsenalo Str.5, Vilnius. Cathedral Square, Vilnius. meaning of the geographic centre of Television Tower Phone: +370 5 261 7453 The monument for the honored Europe. Sausio 13-osios Str. 10, Vilnius. Lower Castle, Arsenalo Str. 3A, founder of Vilnius City stands quite Every year artists from all over the Phone: +370 5 252 5333. Vilnius. on the same place where Gediminas world come here to create this fun www.lrtc.lt Phone: +370 5 212 1813, saw in a dream an iron wolf influ- and funky sculpture park. The result Theatre, Music & Cinema +370 5 262 8080 enced him to build a city. is a collection of 70 sculptures by na- Museum of Lithuania Wealthy and prosperous Lithuanian Statue of King Mindaugas tional and international artists. Vilniaus Str. 41, Vilnius. nobility built the Lower and Upper Arsenalo Str. 1 Vilnius. In front of Pavilniai and Phone: +370 5 262 2406. Castles of Vilnius. Once there were the National Museum. Verkiai Regional Parks Railway Museum several castles, but now you can ex- A monument to Mindaugas, the only Žaliųjų ežerų Str. 53, Vilnius. Mindaugo Str. 15, Vilnius. plore only fragmented remains. The King of Lithuania, was erected in Phone: +370 5 272 9834, Phone: +370 5 269 3741, front of the National Museum of gothic Gediminas Castle houses the phone/fax. +370 5 272 9835 fax. +370 5 261 9102 historical museum and gives a pos- Lithuania. The 3.5 –meter monu- ment was created by sculptor Regi- It is wonderful chance to rent a bike Museum of the Lithuanian Bank sibility to glance at Vilnius from a and spend weekend on a trip visiting Totorių Str. 2, Vilnius. bird’s eye view. mantas Midvikis and portrays King Mindaugas sitting on the throne and the most picturesque places of banks Phone: +370 5 268 0333. After recent archeological research, of Neris and Žalieji Ežerai (Green www.lb.lt residential palace basements are holding the royal regalia – scepter and an orb, the symbol of power. In Lakes). A guide makes acquaintance A.Mickiewicz`s Memorial opened to pubic and are used for with the natural and historical values Apartment- Museum concerts, performances and exhibi- historical documents Mindaugas was called Mindaugas the Wise. It is not of suroundings. You can order a car- Bernardinų Str. 11, Vilnius. tions. A museum in one of buildings riage to visit Verkiai manor house and Phone: +370 5 261 8836. of Lower Castle complex contains a difficult to guess why Lithuanians gave him such a name – in the be- Kalvarijos “Cross Road” symbolized A.Pushkin Memorial Museum wealth of archeological exhibits col- the Christ purgatory to Golgotha. The Subačiaus Str. 124, Markučiai, lected during this research. ginning at the XIII century Mindau- gas managed to implement policies trip by hydrofoil along Neris River Vilnius, Manual Presidential 2007 Palace which turned to nothing many of the from Vilnius Centre to Verkiai RP is Phone: +370 5 269 0080. S. Daukanto Sq.3, Vilnius. plans of the Crusaders’ Order. also available. Vilnius Picture Gallery Phone: +370 5 266 4154, Frank Zappa Monument Didžioji Str. 4, Vilnius. fax. +370 5 266 4145 K. Kalinausko Str. 1, Vilnius. Vilniaus Str. 33, Sudervė, Vilnius Phone: +370 5 212 4258. www.lrp.lt The monument for the famous rock- District. Vilnius University This palace was built in the XIV cen- and-roll musician in Vilnius is the Science Museum tury for the bishop. During the year of Phone/fax. +370 5 249 0202. only one in the world. It was build www.neriesparkas.lt Šv. Jono Str. 12, Vilnius, 1812 two famous men- Tsar Alexan- by local fans. If you ask – why der I and Napoleon Bonaparte stayed [email protected] St. John’s Church. Frank Zappa? The answer would be The Neris Regional Park is valuable Museum-Apartment here. The palace was redesigned in – why not. the XIX century when Mikhail Ku- by rare plants and fauna included of singer B.Grincevičiūtė Užupis Angel The Red Book. With a guide you can A.Vienuolio Str. 12-1, Vilnius. tuzov, the Russian General Governor Užupio, Malūnų and Paupio square. of Lithuania, moved into it. Today af- visit Bražuolė and Botanical Phone: +370 5 261 7422 The symbol proclaims the symbolic Reserves, nature monuments, wa- A. Venclova Memorial Museum ter renovation, the late classical-style independent Republic of Užupis. building houses offices of President ter springs and mystical stones with Pamėnkalnio Str. 34, Vilnius. Rasų Cemetery runes character. Phone: +370 5 262 8525. of Lithuania. Rasų Str.32, Vilnius. Vilnius University www.vilniausmuziejai.lt From the beginning of XIX century MUSEUMS Marija and Jurgis Šlapeliai Universiteto Str.5, Vilnius. this cemetery cuddled many notable Phone: +370 5 268 7298, The information about all Memorial House Lithuanian people – famous painter Lithuanian museums is available Pilies Str. 40, Vilnius. fax. +370 5 268 7009 www.vu.lt and composer M.K.Čiurlionis, the The Vilnius University was found- at www.muziejai.lt Phone: +370 5 261 0771. patriarch of Lithuanian Independence Artillery Bastion Amber Museum-Gallery ed in 1579 and is one of the oldest J. Basanavičius, as well as Polish universities in Eastern Europe. The Bokšto Str. 20/18, Vilnius. Šv.Mykolo Str. 8, Vilnius. figures- the heard of J.Pilsudski who Phone: +370 5 261 2149. Phone: +370 5 262 3092 construction of the University build- joint Vilnius` part to Poland in 1918. ings was carried on over centuries www.lnm.lt www.ambergallery.lt Catch the moment to visit this place Higher Castle Museum under the changing influences of in All Saint’s Day, 1 November. gothic, renaissance, baroque and (Gediminas’ Tower) THEATERS Antakalnis Cemetery Arsenalo Str. 5, Vilnius. Didysis Vilniaus teatras classical styles. Surrounded by four Karių kapų Str. 11, Vilnius. streets, the campus is made up of Phone: +370 5 261 7453. (Vilnius Great Theatre) It also called as the Soldier’s Cem- Museum of Applied Arts Verkių Str. 29, 14 corps, Vilnius 12 buildings, some of them having etery. Polish and Soviet soldier’s, multiple structures, the Church of Arsenalo Str. 3A, Vilnius, Phone: +370 605 50 192 many famous Lithuanian people lie Phone: +370 5 262 8080. Str. John and a belfry. The buildings here for the eternal sleep. Seven cus- www.dvt.lt are set around 12 courtyards of dif- www.lnm.lt E-mail: [email protected] toms officers murdered according Museum of Genocide ferent shapes and sizes. Soviet authorities order and 13 civil- Valstybinis Jaunimo teatras Victims (KGB) Kairėnai Botanical Park ians killed near TV tower by Soviet (State Youth Theatre) Aukų Str.2A, Vilnius., Kairėnų Str.43, Vilnius. paratroopers at 13 January 1991 dur- Arklių Str. 5, Vilnius Phone: +370 5 231 7933, ing political transformations in the Phone: +370 5 249 6264 Phone: +370 5 262 5556 fax. +370 5 231 7429 E-mail: [email protected] www.jaunimoteatras.lt Tourism Tourism Product Perestroika period. [email protected], In 2003 the remains of the Napo- www.genocid.lt E-mail: [email protected] www.botanikos-sodas.vu.lt leon’s army were also found here. House of M.K.Čiurlionis Lietuvos Nacionalinis Dramos Professor J.E. Gilibert (1741–1814) The monument is situated near the Savičiaus Str. 11, Vilnius. Teatras (Lithuanian National has founded Botanical Garden of main path, on the right side. Phone: +370 5 262 2451, Drama Theatre) Vilnius University in 1781 by. The phone/fax. +370 5 212 6414. Gediminas Ave 4, Vilnius garden occupied an area of 300 m² VILNIUS SURROUNDINGS Memorial Apartment of Phone: +370 5 262 6471 and contained about 2000 species of Geographic centre of Europe V. Krėvė-Mickevičius www.teatras.lt E-mail: plants from various countries of the 25 km. to the north of Vilnius, Tauro Str.10-1, Vilnius. [email protected] world. Later by the efforts of famous nearby the Molėtai highway. Phone: +370 5 262 0148. Lietuvos Nacionalinis Operos ir naturalist G.A. Forster (1754–1794) The geographical centre of Europe Memorial Apartment Baleto Teatras (Lithuanian Na- of V. Mykolaitis-Putinas another tract of land was acquired (from the Atlantic to the Urals) tional Opera and Ballet Theatre) Tauro Str.10-3, Vilnius. for the Botanical Garden. Now the lies at 25°19’ longitude and 54°54’ A. Vienuolio Str. 1, Vilnius Phone: +370 5 262 4480. park occupies 199 hectares and con- latitude, just north of Vilnius (It Phone: +370 5 262 0727, tains about 9000 species of flora. was established in 1989 according Radvilos palace, Vilniaus Str. 22, Vilnius. +370 615 51 000 The Hill of Three Crosses to calculations made by the French www.opera.lt Kalnų parkas, Vilnius. On the right National Geographic Institute). Phone: +370 5 262 0981. Lithuanian National Museum E-mail: [email protected] bank of the Vilnia River Open Air Museum Russian Drama Theatre According to a myth, seven Francis- of the Centre of Europe Arsenalo Str.1, Vilnius. can monks were crucified here. The Joneikiškės village, Vilnius District, Phone: +370 5 262 9426 of Lithuania first crosses were built in XVII cen- 19 km. from Vilnius, near the Utena www.lnm.lt J. Basanavičiaus Str. 13, Vilnius tury. During the Stalin’s regime the highway. Lithuanian State Jewish Museum Phone: +370 5 262 7133, three crosses were pulled down and Phone: +370 5 237 7070, Pamėnkalnio Str. 12, Vilnius. +370 5 262 0552 buried. A new memorial was rebuilt phone/fax. +370 5 237 7077. Phone: +370 5 262 0730, www.rusdrama.lt +370 5 262 4590 E-mail: [email protected]

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Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre Phone: /fax. +370 5 262 8678 Coca-Cola Plaza www.filharmonija.lt T. Vrublevskio Str. 4, Vilnius Keistuoliai Theatre Savanorių Str. 7, Congress Palace Phone: +370 5 261 1877 Laisvės Ave 60, Vilnius. phone: +370 5 265 2525, 1567, Vilniaus Str. 6, www.okt.lt Phone: +370 5 242 4585, www.forumcinemas.lt, phone: +370 5 261 8828, E-mail: [email protected] phone/fax. +370 5 246 0514 [email protected] www.lvso.lt. Valstybinis Vilniaus [email protected], Forum Cinemas Akropolis Ledo Rūmai Mažasis teatras www.keistuoliai.lt Ozo Str. 25, Ąžuolyno Str. 5, (The State Small Theatre Old Town Theatre phone: +370 5 248 4848, phone: +370 5 242 4444, of Vilnius) Naugarduko Str. 20, Vilnius. www.forumcinemas.lt, fax. +370 5 242 4400, Gedimino Ave 22, Vilnius Phone: +370 5 213 4064. [email protected] [email protected] Phone: +370 5 261 3195 Siemens Arena www.vmt.lt CINEMAS CONCERT HALLS Ozo Str. 14, E-mail: [email protected] Skalvija National Philharmonic phone: 1653, Puppet Theatre “Lėlė” Goštauto Str. 2/15, Aušros Vartų Str. 5, www.siemens-arena.com, Arklių Str. 5, Vilnius. phone: +370 5 261 0505 phone: +370 5 266 5233, [email protected] ART GALLERIES Gallery Address, phone:, Fax., E-mail Didžioji 19, phone: +370 5 261 1702, Photograph Gallery Alternatyvaus meno centras Užupio 2, phone/fax. +370 5 262 0083 [email protected] Pilies Str. 44/2, phone: +370 5 261 2094, Gedimino Ave. 43, phone: +370 5 261 5054, Akademija Prospekto Gallery fax. +370 5 261 9944, [email protected] fax. +370 5 261 1665, [email protected] Pranciškonų Str. 6, phone/fax. +370 684 13 902, Bokšto Str. 4/2, phone/fax. +370 5 212 3236 Amatų gildija Russian Culture Centre Gallery [email protected] [email protected] The Gallery of Pamėnkalnio 1/13, phone/fax. +370 5 262 4552 the Artists’ Association Vokiečių Str. 28/17, phone: +370 5 231 4537, Rūtos Gallery +370 659 55 950, fax. +370 5 231 2665,

Aušros Vartų Str. 7, phone/fax. +370 5 212 1319, Manual 2007 Arka [email protected] [email protected] Paupio Str. 5, phone: +370 5 215 3958, Užupio Str. 3-5, phone/fax. +370 5 215 4550, Black Ceramics Workshop fax. +370 699 42 456, [email protected] Tadas phone: +370 685 55 525, [email protected], Vokiečių Str. 2, phone: +370 5 262 3476, www.tadasgutauskas.lt Contemporary Art Centre fax. +370 5 262 3954, [email protected], www.cac.lt Užupio Str. 3, phone: +370 5 231 2318, Užupio Gallery Exhibit Hall of Painter’s Union Vokiečių Str. 2, phone: +370 5 261 9516 [email protected] Maironio Str. 3, phone: +370 5 279 1508, Vilniaus Str. 39, phone/fax. +370 5 212 2949, Intro Vartai Gallery [email protected] www.intro.lt [email protected] Latako Str. 3, phone: +370 5 261 1995, Kairė-Dešinė Verpstė Gallery Žydų Str. 2, phone: +370 5 262 5887 [email protected] Žemaitijos Str. 11/23, phone: +370 5 212 4727, Vitražo manufaktūra Stiklių Str. 6, phone: +370 5 212 1202, info@ “Lietuvos Aidas” Gallery fax. +370 5 212 0251, [email protected], (Stained glass manufactury) stainedglass.lt www.lagalerija.lt Totorių Str. 22, phone: +370 683 00 340, Young Artists’ Old Town Studio “Šv. Jono gatvės” (St. John’s street) Šv. Jono Str. 11, [email protected] The Gallery “Šv. Jono gatvės” phone: +370 5 212 4154, fax. +370 5 212 4154, Išganytojo Str. 2/4, phone/fax. +370 5 212 3020, Znad Wilii Gallery [email protected] [email protected] J. Basanavičiaus Str. 1/13, phone: +370 5 23138 Meno Niša (Art Niche) A. and A. Tamošaitis Domininkonų Str. 15, phone: +370 5 212 3233, 11, [email protected] Gallery “Židinys” [email protected] HOTELS Name Address / Website Phone: / fax. Rooms Services Price / Lt ***** CROWN M. K. Čiurlionio Str. 84 +370 5 213 6711 Central location, café, conference facilities, sauna, car 108 226-873 PLAZA VILNIUS www.cpvilnius.com +370 5 274 3411 parking, internet Vilnius-Riga, road A2 (19 km.), ***** LE MERIDIEN +370 5 273 9700 Conference facilities, car parking, conference facilities, [email protected] 189 460-700 VILLON +370 5 265 1385 internet, café, sauna, swimming pool, gym hall www.lemeridien.lt Pilies Str. 24, +370 5 212 2894 Old town, car parking, conference facilities, café, sauna, ***** NARUTIS 50 450-2200 [email protected] www.narutis.lt +370 5 262 2882 swimming pool, gym hall ***** RADISSON Didžioji Str. 35/2 +370 5 212 0110 Old town. Restaurant, conference facilities, sauna, fit- 120 450-1750 SAS ASTORIJA www.radissonsas.com +370 5 212 1762 ness centre. Gaono Str. 7, ***** RELAIS & +370 5 264 9595 Central location, café, conference facilities, car parking, [email protected] 44 604-3800 CHATEAUX STIKLIAI +370 5 212 3870 sauna, swimming pool, gym hall www.stikliaihotel.lt Pilies Str. 10 +370 5 210 7777 Old town. Restaurant, sauna, parking, conference and **** ATRIUM 28 430-690 [email protected] w ww.atrium.lt +370 5 210 7770 internet facilities available. Tourism Tourism Product Bokšto Str. 19 +370 5 266 0840 Old town, conference facilities, restaurant, bar, bowling, **** BARBACAN PALACE [email protected] 33 165-800 +370 5 266 0841 underground parking. www.barbacan.lt

**** BEST WESTERN Konstitucijos Str. 14, +370 5 273 9595 Central location, café, conference facilities, sauna, car 114 311-466 NAUJASIS VILNIUS [email protected] www.hotelnv.lt +370 5 273 9500 parking, internet Vytenio Str. 9/25, +370 5 268 3300 Central location. Car parking, conference facilities, **** CENTRUM [email protected] 100 342-800 +370 5 213 2760 internet, café, sauna, www.centrum.lt L.Stuokos-Gucevičiaus Str. 3, +370 5 212 3515 Old town location, conference facilities, café, restaurant, **** CITY PARK [email protected] 75 200-300 +370 5 210 7460 swimming pool, sauna, internet. www.citypark.lt Vilniaus Str. 2/15 +370 5 269 1919 Central location. Restaurant, café, conference facilities, **** CONGRESS [email protected] 80 360- 660 +370 5 251 4280 internet, sauna and fitness centre, parking available. www.congress.lt Raugyklos Str. 7/2 +370 5 251 4111 Central location. Cafe, conference and internet facilities, **** CONTI [email protected] 88 180-400 +370 5 251 4100 parking available. www.contihotel.lt **** EUROPA Aušros Vartų Str. 6, +370 5 266 0770 Old town, car parking, conference facilities, café, sauna, 39 230-460 IMPERIAL www.hoteleuropa.lt +370 5 261 2000 sport hall Ligoninės Str. 7, +370 5 266 0322 **** GROTTHUSS 21 Old town, restaurant, car parking, internet. 420-700 www.grotthusshotel.com +370 5 266 0323 Šeimyniškių Str. 1, +370 5 210 3000 Central location, car parking, café, internet, sauna and **** HOLIDAY INN [email protected] 134 483-967 +370 5 210 3001 fitness facilities www.holidayinnvilnius.lt Lithuanian 11

Maironio Str. 13, **** MABRE +370 5 212 2195 Central location, car parking, conference facilities, inter- [email protected] 41 320-880 RESIDENCE HOTEL +370 5 212 2240 net, café, sauna, swimming pool, gym hall www.mabre.lt Gedimino Ave. +370 5 266 6200 Central street. Conference facilities, café, sauna, fitness **** NOVOTEL 16 [email protected] 159 414-622 +370 5 266 6201 centre, parking. www.novotel:com Gedimino Ave. 52/1, +370 5 212 0670 Central location, car parking, conference facilities, **** RATONDA [email protected] 48 360-520 +370 5 212 0669 internet, café, sauna, www.centrum.lt Konstitucijos Ave. 20, **** REVAL +370 5 272 6200 Freshly renovated, city centre located, conference www.revalhotels.com/eng/ 291 380-1208 HOTEL LIETUVA +370 5 272 6210 facilities lietuva/ **** SCANDIC Gedimino Ave. 23, +370 5 268 1910 60 Central location, sauna, café, conference facilities 249-604 HOTEL NERINGA www.scandic-hotels.com +370 5 261 4160 Bernardinų Str. 8/8 **** SHAKESPEARE +370 5 266 5885 Old town. Restaurant, conference and internet facilities, [email protected] 31 280-760 HOTEL +370 5 266 5886 parking and non smoking rooms available. www.shakespeare.lt Raitininkų Str. 4, +370 5 272 3888 Car parking, conference facilities, internet, café, sauna, **** ŠARŪNAS [email protected] 57 280-600 +370 5 272 4355 sport hall www.hotelsarunas.lt Dariaus ir Girėno Str. 61 +370 5 216 7898 *** ACAPELLA 10 Close to airport, restaurant 179-279 www.hotelaccapella.lt +370 5 216 7241 Rodūnios kelias Str. 8, +370 5 232 9304 *** ADELITA 28 Next to airport, car parking 70-340 [email protected] +370 5 213 6463 +370 5 272 2250 *** BALATONAS Latvių Str. 38, www.balatonas.lt 17 Car parking, internet, café, sauna, conference facilities 159-269 +370 5 272 2134 Ukmergės Str. 363, +370 5 238 8000 *** BALTPARK 83 Car parking, sauna, conference facilities, 229-349 www.baltpark.com +370 5 238 8555 C. Sugiharos Str. 3, +370 5 230 5778 Café, conference facilities, car parking, sauna, Manual *** BEAUTY 2007 ISLAND [email protected] 10 160-470 +370 5 270 5778 pool, gym hall www.sugihara.lt Stiklių Str. 3, +370 5 266 0860 *** CENTRO KUBAS 14 Central location, café, conference facilities, car parking 320-360 www.centrokubas.lt +370 5 266 0863 Bazilijonų Str. 3 +370 5 210 7306 Central location. Restaurant, conference and internet *** CITY GATE [email protected] 29 200-390 +370 5 210 7307 facilities, parking, non smoking rooms available. www.citygate.lt T.Ševčenkos Str. 16 +370 5 266 0730 *** E – GUEST HOUSE 34 Café, car parking, conference facilities 180-450 www.e-guesthouse.lt +370 5 233 5710 J. Jasinskio Str. 14, +370 5 251 4477 Central location, car parking, conference facilities, *** EUROPA CITY VILNIUS 128 238-480 www.hoteleuropa.lt +370 5 251 4476 restaurant Sausio 13-osios Str. 2, +370 5 216 8934 *** KAROLINA 100 Conference facilities, café, bowling club, car parking, 170-450 [email protected] +370 5 216 9341 Naugarduko Str. 76, +370 5 233 3663 *** POLONEZAS 33 Café, car parking, conference facilities 120-240 www.polskidom.lt +370 5 233 3596 Vingrių Str. 25, +370 5 262 2828 *** RINNO 17 Central location, conference facilities, car parking 240- 360 www.rinno.lt +370 5 262 5929 Tilto Str. 2A +370 5 212 7056 *** SENATORIAI 11 Central location. Cafe. Parking. 150-350 www.senatoriai.lt +370 5 212 6372 Žemaitės Str. 15 +370 5 213 3193 *** ŽEMAITĖS 63 Car parking, café 200-300 www.hotelzemaites.lt +370 5 213 3337 Gedimino Ave. 12 +370 5 261 5460 Central location. Café, parking and internet facilities ** AMBASSADOR [email protected] 18 240-360 +370 5 212 1716 available. www.ambassador.lt Aušros Vartų Str. 12 +370 5 264 4880 Old town. Café, conference and internet facilities, rooms ** DOMUS MARIA 39 179-299 www.domusmaria.vilnensis.lt +370 5 264 4878 for disabled and non-smokers, parking available. Slucko Str. 8, +370 5 210 2700 ** ECOTEL VILNIUS 168 Central location, conference facilities, café 159-240 www.ecotel. lt +370 5 210 2707 Pylimo Str. 63 +370 5 260 9626 ** MIKOTEL 26 Central location, car parking 50-280 www.mikotel.lt +370 5 260 9627 Gėlių Str. 5 +370 5 264 8833 ***MIKOTEL COMFORT 57 Central location. Parking available. 180-310 www.comfort.lt +370 5 264 8832 Sodų Str. 14 +370 5 273 8012 Close to the bus and railway station. Café, conference ** PANORAMA 203 149-249 www.hotelpanorama.lt +370 5 213 3881 facilities, internet, parking. +370 5 272 4013 * VICTORIA Saltoniškių Str. 56 www.victoria.lt 42 Café, internet, conference facilities 109-255 +370 5 272 4320 RŪDNINKŲ VARTAI Rūdninkų Str. 15/ 46 +370 5 261 3916 17 Café, sauna, 14 seat hall for seminars 200- 400 GUEST HOUSES Name Address / Website Phone: / fax. Rooms Services Price / Lt Ligoninės Str. 5 +370 5 212 2225 Old town location, restaurant, internet and park- **** AAA MANO LIZA [email protected] 8 280-400 +370 5 212 2608 ing available www.hotelinvilnius.lt Šv. Ignoto Str. 12 +370 5 212 3426

Tourism Tourism ***APIA Product 12 Old town. Parking and internet available. 280-410 [email protected]; www.apia.lt +370 5 212 3618 Subačiaus Str. 1 [email protected] +370 5 262 2909 Situated in old town with restaurant, internet, **** IDA BASAR 7 290-540 www.idabasar.lt +370 5 262 2909 parking. Tilto Str. 3 +370 5 210 7370 **** DVARAS 8 Old town, car parking, café-restaurant. 259-449 [email protected] www.dvaras.lt +370 5 261 8783

Aušros Vartų Str. 3A +370 5 261 9695 *** GRYBAS HOUSE [email protected] 10 Old town, car parking, bar. 280-450 +370 5 212 2416 www.grybashouse.com A. Vivulskio Str. 13A, ***TELEKOMAS GUEST +370 5 264 4861 www.telecomguesthouse.lt 15 Car parking, café 75-320 HOUSE [email protected] +370 5 264 4860 LOW BUDGET Name Address / Website Phone: / fax. Services Price / Lt ***A.V. GODA Kalvarijų Str.265 +370 5 277 7773 19 Good connection with centre 120- 160 ** JERUZALĖ Kalvarijų Str. 247, +370 5 271 4040 9 Café, conference facilities, car parking, sauna, 80-170 www.jeruzale.com +370 5 276 2627 swimming pool [email protected] **VELGA Geležinio Vilko Str. 3 +370 5 231 1435 40 Parking lot, pets allowed 50- 80 ** SKRYDIS Rodūnios kelias Str. 8 +370 5 232 9099 64 Next to airport 60-180 [email protected] +370 5 230 6498 * VIEŠBUTIS Šv. Stepono Str. 11 +370 5 216 0254 18 Close to the old town. 60- 180 +370 5 216 0321 * JAUNIMO SVEČIŲ NAMAI Konstitucijos Ave. 25, +370 5 272 2270 10 Central location 80-200 www.jnn.lt +370 5 272 5651 [email protected] * MILŽINŲ PAUNKSMĖ Kedrų Str. 6 +370 5 233 9887 27 Close to the center 50-160 +370 5 216 3929 Lithuanian 12

BED & BREAKFAST Phone:+370 5 231 3440, Rimanto Daunoravičiaus B&B Vilnius district Adakrio Marcinkaus B&B +370 698 18 848 Juozapavičiaus Str. 3–45 Stiklių Str. 14–11 Jurgitos Eidžiulytės B&B Phone:+370 612 11 565 Phone:+370 5 262 7864 Vingrių Str. 13-22 [email protected] Albinos Daunoravičienės B&B Phone:+370 682 49 671 Sauliaus Buteliausko B&B Basanavičiaus Str. Str. 3–3 Kazio Stankevičiaus B&B Plytinės Str. 32 Phone: +370 698 37 251/ Bernardinų Str. 5–9 Phone:+370 5 231 5904 [email protected] Phone:+370 5 261 5134 Stanislovo Ostrovskio B&B Aleksandro Loginovo B&B Klasika Žygimantų Str. 14–25; Vaduvos Str. 22–13 Kalvarijų Str. 235 Žygimantų Str. 14-9; A.Vivulskio Str. Str. 12-7; Phone:+370 686 01 399 Phone:+370 5 277 7772 District territory: 2129 km.2 Dalios Pabarčienės B&B E-mail [email protected] Apkasų Str. 17-41; District population: Vokiečių Str. 13–31 Laiminos Gurvičienės B&B Apkasų Str. 5-2 88.6 thousand inhabitants. Phone:+370 682 48 245 A.Vienuolio Str. Str. 14–34 Phone: +370 5 243 6902, Vilnius area is most special [email protected] Phone:+370 5 241 8504 +370 699 32 672 and beautiful places in Lithuania. Danguolės Daukšienės B&B Marijos Rastenienės B&B Stasio Lukšo B&B Facts of Vilnius area: Saulės Str. 15/23–1 Paupio Str. 31A Širvintų Str. 32 Town- Nemečinė, Phone:+370 5 210 6112 Phone:+370 5 264 3113 Phone:+370 5 275 3484 Boroughs- , [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Maišiagala, Mickūnai, Šumskas. Mariaus Linarto B&B (Zebis) Tadeušo Secinskio B&B Area of the region- 212 915 hectares Erikos Saulutės of which 6 667 hectares is built-up Sibiro Str. 6 Rinktinės Str. 46–17 Repšienės B&B Phone:+370 698 77 050 territory, 98 236 hectares are used Phone:+370 5 260 0707 Kęstučio Str. 38/7-2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Vaidutės Stundžaitės for farming, 80 803 hectares of for- Natalijos Koženevskajos B&B Phone:+370 5 273 3891, Bružienės B&B est, 5 136 hectares of water, 5, 367 +370 656 33535 Vingrių Str. 21–1 hectares of roads, 16 854 hectares is Vingrių Str. 13–21 Manual 2007 [email protected] Phone:+370 5 244 0920 Phone:+370 5 233 6341, a territory of other point of interest. Evaldo Brazlauskio B&B Povilo Avižos B&B +370 686 09 357 Population: 88 600 of which 61, 3  Aušros Vartų Str. 20–1 Sodų Str. 13–10, 12, 13 [email protected] Poles, 22, 4  Lithuanians 8, 4  Rus- sians, other 4, 4 . Each group of Phone:+370 5 215 4585 Phone:+370 615 38 559 Vidos Justinos other nationality can freely cherish Giedrės Jakubauskienės B&B Ramunės Morkūnienės B&B Stankevičienės B&B Latako Str. 1/2–30 Žemaitijos Str. 1/34–14 their own traditions. Nugalėtojų Str. 1F The Region is devited into Phone:+370 5 261 6364 Phone:+370 5 262 8101 Phone:+370 5 270 0187 Reginos Dineikienės 23 local administrations: [email protected] Vyto Karnakausko B&B Avižieniai, Bezdonys, Buivyd- B&B (Regvanga) Gintaro Pociaus Liubarto Str. 17 ziai, Dukštos, Juodšiliai, Kalve- B&B (Florens) Vytenio Str. 3–2 Phone:+370 5 275 2495 liai, Lavoriškes, Maišiagala, Mari- Sodų Str. 4–4 Phone:+370 683 57 573 [email protected] jampolis, , Mickūnai, Phone:+370 5 261 1231 [email protected] Vytauto Masiulio Nemenčine, Nemežis, Paberžė, [email protected] Reginos Tupko B&B B&B (Paupio namai) , Riešė, , Rukai- Ingridos Drukteinytės B&B Gudų Str. 18–1 Paupio Str. 31A niai, Sudervė, Sužionys, Šatrininkai, Kalvarijų Str. 178B–106 Phone:+370 5 238 4877 Phone:+370 5 264 3113, Zujūnai, Nemenčinės town. Continued on page 13 CONFERENCE FACILITIES Number of Name Address Phone: Fax. Facilities halls/ places EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE CENTRES Laisvės Str.5, [email protected] All necessary top-quality conference LITEXPO +370 5 245 1800 +370 5 245 4511 9/ 6-1800 www.litexpo.lt audio and video equipment HOTELS M. Čiurlionio Str. 84 internet connection, graph/ multime- ***** CROWN [email protected] +370 5 274 3400 +370 5 274 3411 8/ 6-535 dia/ photo slides projector, screen, TV, PLAZA VILNIUS www.cpvilnius.com video, laptop, simultaneous translation Highway A2 Vilnius-Riga, 19 km. MicroPhone:, internet connection, ***** LE [email protected] +370 5 273 9700 +370 5 273 9730 46/ 6-1000 graph/ multimedia/ photo slides projec- MERIDIEN VILLON www.lemeridien.lt tors, Screen, TV, video, laptop internet connection, graph projector, Pilies Str. 24 Multimedia projector, Writing board, ***** NARUTIS [email protected] +370 5 212 2894 +370 5 262 2882 3/ 18-200 Screen, TV, video, Laptop, Simultaneous www.narutis.com translation Didžioji Str. 35/2 ***** RADISSON internet connection, photo slides pro- [email protected] +370 5 212 0110 +370 5 212 1762 8/ 4-170 SAS ASTORIJA jector, screen, TV, video Tourism Product www.RadissonSAS.com Liejyklos Str. 11/23 graph/ multimedia/ photo slides **** ARTIS [email protected] +370 5 266 0366 +370 5 266 0377 2/ 30-50 projector, screen, TV, video, laptop, www.centrum.lt simultaneous translation equipment. Bokšto Str. 19 graph/ multimedia/ photo slides projec- **** QUALITY HOTEL [email protected] +370 5 266 0840 +370 5 266 0841 1/ 40-100 tor, screen, TV, video, laptop, simultane- BARBACAN PALACE www.barbacan.lt ous translation equipment. internet connection, Graf/ Multime- Konstitucijos Str. ****BEST WESTERN dia projector, Photo slides projector, 14 [email protected] +370 5 273 9595 +370 5 273 9500 7/ 10-450 NAUJASIS VILNIUS screen, TV, video, laptop, simultaneous www.hotelnv.lt translation Aušros Vartų Str. 6, internet, graph/ multimedia/ photo **** EUROPA [email protected], +370 5 266 0770 +370 5 261 2000 2/12-55 slides projector, screen, laptop, simulta- ROYALE VILNIUS www.groupeuropa.com neous translation Šeimyniškių Str. 1, internet connection, graph projector, **** HOLIDAY www.holidayinnvilnius.lt, +370 5 210 3000 +370 5 210 3001 5/ 12-250 multimedia projector, screen, simultane- INN VILNIUS [email protected] ous translation Maironio Str. 13, **** MABRE internet connection, multimedia projec- www.mabre.lt +370 5 212 2087 +370 5 212 2240 1/ 32-80 RESIDENCE HOTEL tor, photo slides projector, TV, laptop [email protected] Gedimino Str. 16 graph/ multimedia/ photo slides projec- www.accorhotels.com **** NOVOTEL VILNIUS +370 5 266 6200 +370 5 266 6201 7/ 14-125 tor, screen, TV, video, laptop, simultane- www.novotel.com ous translation equipment.

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Konstitucijos Str. 20 **** REVAL All necessary top-quality conference www.revalhotels.com +370 5 272 6272 +370 5 272 6210 19/ 12-600 HOTEL LIETUVA audio and video equipment [email protected] Gedimino Ave. 23 internet connection, graph/ multime- **** SCANDIC www.scandic-hotels.com/neringa, 370 5 268 1910 +370 5 261 4160 1/ 30 dia/ photo slides projector, screen, TV, HOTEL NERINGA [email protected] video MicroPhone:, internet connection, Raitininkų Str. 4 graph/ multimedia/ photo slides **** ŠARŪNAS [email protected] +370 5 272 3888 +370 5 272 4355 6/ 12-230 projectors, screen, TV, video, simultane- www.hotelsarunas.lt ous translation Ukmergės Str. 363, internet connection, graph/ multime- *** BALTPARK [email protected] +370 5 238 8000 +370 5 238 8555 3/ 20-200 dia/ photo slides projector, screen, TV, www.baltpark.com video, laptop, simultaneous translation Vytenio Str. 9/25, internet, graph/ multimedia/ photo *** CENTRUM [email protected] +370 5 268 3300 +370 5 213 2760 5/ 10-120 slides projector, screen, TV, video, UNIQUESTAY HOTEL www.uniqestay.com laptop, simultaneous translation ***KAROLINA Sausio 13-osios Str. 2 internet, graph/ multimedia projector, HOTEL AND [email protected] +370 5 245 3939 +370 5 216 9341 12/ 10-500 laptop, simultaneous translation CONFERENCE CENTRE http//hotelkarolina.lt Slucko Str. 8 internet, graph/ multimedia/ photo ** ECOTEL VILNIUS [email protected] +370 5 210 2700 +370 5 210 2707 3/ 10-100 slides projector, screen, TV, video, www.ecotel.lt laptop, simultaneous translation MEETING VENUES internet connection, multimedia pro- CONTEMPORARY Vokiečių Str. 2 +370 5 262 3476 +370 5 262 3954 5/ 20-1000 jector, photo slides projector, screen, ART CENTRE [email protected] www.cac.lt TV, video, laptop Konstitucijos Str. 26 All necessary top-quality conference Manual FORUM 2007 PALACE [email protected] +370 5 263 6666 +370 5 210 3133 6/14-650 audio and video equipment www.forumpalace.lt Didžioji Str. 31 Accessibility for wheel users, TOWN HALL [email protected] +370 5 261 8007 +370 5 261 0617 4/ 30-350 parking, business equipment, www.vilniausrotuse.lt internet, multimedia projector. VILNIUS Žygimantų Str. 6, Accessibility for wheel users, parking, +370 5 262 8127 +370 5 212 0966 1/1000 CONGRESS HALL [email protected] www.lvso.lt business equipment, internet, OHP. Ozo Str. 14A Equipped with modern curtaining SIEMENS ARENA [email protected] +370 5 247 7576 +370 5 247 7578 7/50-9500 system www.siemens-arena.com LITHUANIAN NATIONAL A. Vienuolio Str. 1 Business equipment, OHP, simultane- OPERA AND BALLET [email protected] +370 5 262 0093 +370 5 262 3503 2/250-1004 ous interpretation equipment THEATRE www.opera.lt Aušros Vartų Str. 5 THE NATIONAL PHILAR- Business equipment, internet, [email protected] +370 5 266 5210 +370 5 266 5266 2/180-678 MONIC HALL multimedia, OHP www.filharmonija.lt Vilniaus Str. 39/6 Business equipment, internet, TEACHERS‘ HOUSE [email protected] +370 5 262 3514 +370 5 261 6452 10/10-500 multimedia, OHP www.kultura.lt LITHUANIAN Gedimino Ave. 4 Business equipment, internet, multime- NATIONAL [email protected] +370 5 262 1593 +370 5 262 0051 2/160-660 DRAMA THEATRE www.teatras.lt dia, simultaneous interpretation INSTITUTE OF INTERNA- Vokiečių Str. 10 TIONAL RELATIONS AND +370 5 251 4137, Business equipment, internet, multime- [email protected] +370 5 251 4134 2/18-150 POLITICAL SCIENCE OF +370 5 251 4134 dia, simultaneous interpretation, OHP www.tspmi.vu.lt VILNIUS UNIVERSITY INTTERNATIONAL Rodūnios kelias 10A +370 5 232 9306, Business equipment, internet, +370 5 232 9122 2/80 VILNIUS AIRPORT [email protected] +370 5 273 9305 multimedia, OHP Joneikiškės, Vilnius District Business equipment, internet, multime- THE EUROPIAN PARK [email protected] +370 5 237 7077 +370 5 237 7077 2/34-100 dia, OHP www.europosparkas.lt

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Name Address Phone: Cuisine Name Address Phone: Cuisine FORTAS Algirdo Str. 17 +370 5 265 2526 American GABI Šv. Mykolo Str. 6 +370 5 212 3643 Lithuanian AUKSINIS Gedimino Str. 64 +370 5 249 6909 Chinese FENIKSAS LOKYS Stiklių Str. 8 +370 5 262 9046 Lithuanian MARCELIUKĖS ČILI KINIJA Žirmūnų Str. 68a +370 5 277 4111 Chinese Tuskulėnų Str. 35 +370 5 272 5087 Lithuanian KLĖTIS NAUJIEJI RYTAI Užupio Str. 4 +370 5 215 4499 Chinese

Tourism Tourism Product STIKLIAI ALUDĖ Gaono Str. 7 +370 5 262 4501 Lithuanian TRYS KLEVAI Pilies Str. 16/2 +370 5 261 6296 Chinese ŽEMAIČIŲ Vokiečių Str. 24 +370 5 261 6573 Lithuanian LA PROVENCE Vokiečių Str. 22 +370 5 261 6573 French SMUKLĖ STIKLIAI Gaono Str. 7 +370 5 264 9580 French DA ANTONIO Vilniaus Str. 23 +370 5 262 0109 Italian City Hall, Didžioji DA ANTONIO FRESKOS +370 5 261 8133 International Pilies Str. 20 +370 5 261 8341 Italian Str. 31 TRATTORIA IDA BASAR Subačiaus Str. 3 +370 5 262 8484 International SORRENTO Pylimo Str. 21 +370 5 264 4737 Italian MEDININKAI Aušros Vartų Str. 8 +370 5 266 0771 International ČILI PICA Gedimino Ave. 23 +370 5 261 9071 Pizza NARUTIS Pilies Str. 24 +370 5 261 7722 International MAMBO PICA Upės Str. 6 +370 5 232 6831 Pizza SKONIS PIZZA JAZZ Savanorių Str. 16 +370 5 233 8246 Pizza Trakų Str. 8 +370 5 212 2803 International IR KVAPAS Middle FINJAN Vokiečių Str. 18 +370 5 261 2104 TORES Užupio Str. 40 +370 5 262 9309 International Eastern VANDENS MEMNOSO Middle Verkių Str. 100 +370 5 271 1666 International Didžioji Str. 40/2 +370 5 260 8990 MALŪNAS KOLOSAI Eastern KABUKI Didžioji Str. 28 +370 5 260 9020 Japanese POLONEZAS Naugarduko Str. 76 +370 5 210 4168 Polish Konstitucijos Ave. ČAGINO J. Basanavičiaus Str. MIYAKO +370 5 248 7060 Japanese +370 5 261 5555 Russian 7A (Europa) RESTORANAS 11-10 AMATININKŲ Didžioji Str. 19/2 +370 5 261 7968 Lithuanian LITERATŲ UŽEIGA Gedimino Ave. 1 +370 5 261 1889 Scandinavian SVETAINĖ AUKŠTAIČIAI Antokolskio Str. 13 +370 5 212 0169 Lithuanian UKRAINOS Algirdo Str. 5 +370 5 265 0302 Ukrainian ČILI KAIMAS Vokiečių Str. 8 +370 5 231 2536 Lithuanian VAKARAI FORTO DVARAS Pilies Str. 16 +370 5 261 1070 Lithuanian BALTI DRAMBLIAI Vilniaus Str. 41 +370 5 262 0875 Vegetarian Lithuanian 14

CASINO Name Address Phone: Casino Planet J. Basanavičiaus Str. 4 +370 5 272 5385 Casino Tornado Pamėnkalnio Str. 38 +370 5 264 4616 City Casino Sodų Str. 14 (hotel Panorama) +370 5 233 3870 Grand Casino World A. Vienuolio Str. 4 +370 700 55 599 Olympic Casino Konstitucijos Ave 20 (Reval Lietuva hotel) +370 5 231 4930 Nesė Casino Pamėnkalnio Str. 7 +370 700 55 555 Nautilus Casino Gedimino Ave 16 (Novotel hotel) +370 5 249 9991

ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC CLUBS Name Address Phone: Name Address Phone: BRODVĖJUS Mėsinių Str. 4 +370 5 210 7208 PABO LATINO Trakų Str. 3/2 +370 5 262 1045 COZY Dominikonų Str. 10 +370 5 261 1137 VILLA LATINA Didžioji Str. 28 +370 5 261 1996 GRAVITY J. Jasinskio Str. 16 +370 5 249 7966 PROSPEKTO PUB Gedimino Ave 2/1 +370 5 212 0832 HELIOS Didžioji Str. 28 +370 5 261 5040 HEAVEN CLUB Justiniškių Str. 64 +370 5 270 5135 INTRO Maironio Str. 3 +370 5 279 1508 NEW YORK CLUB Kalvarijų Str. 85 +370 5 273 1273 LITHUANIAN WILD CLUB Gedimino Ave 24 +370 5 262 4473 STYLE 69 Gedimino Ave 28 +370 689 63 567 MAMBO CLUB Upės Str. 6 +370 5 232 6831 PB CLUB (PRAMOGŲ BANKAS) Pamėnkalnio Str. 7 +370 700 55555 METELICA A. Goštauto Str. 12 +370 5 262 0029 TAMSTA Subačiaus Str. 11 +370 5 212 4498 Manual 2007 ABSINTH Gedimino Ave. 46 +370 5 249 6668 ARTISTAI PUB Šv. Kazimiero Str. 3 +370 5 212 1268 NERINGA CLUB Gedimino Ave 23 +370 5 261 4058 PAPARAZZI Totorių Str. 3 +370 5 212 0135 NEW ORLEANS A. Vienuolio Str. 4 +370 700 55 599 SOLE LUNA Universiteto Str. 4 +370 5 212 0925

Continued from page 13 VILNIUS DISTRICT Šilo St. 2, Bezdonių town, Bezdo- Village, Vilnius area, Museum work hours: Wednesday, COUNTRYSIDE nys local administration, Vilnius phone: +370 5 242 6284, Thursday, Friday 1:00 pm- 5:00 ACCOMMODATION area, +370 611 55 168. pm. Sakalauskų homestead, phone: +370 5 269 6476, Elvyros Savčenko, Saturday, Sunday 11:00 am- 1:00 Šaltoniškių village, +370 682 40 886 Kukutiškių Village, Vilnius area, pm. Riešė local administration, Aurelijaus Mainelio homestead, phone: +370 5 261 5681 Čekoniškių verbų ir Vilnius area, nearby Žaleso Vilkiškių village, Paberžė local buities seklyčia - (Pikeliškių) lake. Places to visit Vilniaus District, administration, Vilnius area, Park of Europe fax. +370 5 247 5195, phone: +370 601 07 095 Čekoniškių village, phone: +370 686 13 396, Joneikiškių Village, Vilnius area Zujūnų local administration, Jurijaus Oženkos homestead, Phone: +370 5 237 7077, Vilnius area. (20 km. North-West e-mail: [email protected] Barčialaukio steading, Riešė Vinco Kuncos homestead, fax. +370 5 237 7070, from Vilnius), Ličiūnų village, Paberžė local ad- local administration Vilnius area, [email protected], phone: +370 678 37 529. ministration Vilnius area, phone: +370 5 277 0020, www.europosparkas.lt Sirokomlė’s Museum phone: +370 5 231 0381, +370 615 99 242, “Vilniaus žirgynas” (Horse- Bareikiškių village, +370 698 20 271 e-mail [email protected] farm) local administration, Irenos Sakalauskienės home- Justino Sakalausko homestead, Žirgų St. 12, Žemoji Riešė Village, Vilnius area, stead, Saltoniškių village, Riešė local Vilnius area Phone: +370 5 243 6402 Sakiškių village, Bezdonys local administration Vilnius area, Phone: +370 5 265 2901, +370 5 250 4275 administration, Vilnius area, phone: +370 5 230 4872, Places to stay for night phone: +370 5 237 3121, Všį “Prospero” riding center Hotel “Bajorų užeiga” +370 686 11 192. Phone: +370 5 244 6901 +370 686 13 396, Justino Sakalausko homestead, Sudervės St.10, Avižieniai Village, fax. +370 5 247 5195 VĮ “Stručių augintojų centras” Vilnius area Saltoniškių village, Riešė local (ostrich farm) Phone: +370 5 243 1423, Eolantijos Latakienės home- administration Vilnius area, stead, Gaisų St. 10, Gineitiškių Village, +370 5 243 1428. phone: +370 5 230 4872, Vilnius area E.mail: [email protected] Glitiškių village, Paberžė local ad- Phone: +370 5 231 9861, ministration Vilnius area, +370 686 11 192. http//www.bajoruuzeiga.lt Aleksandro Ilguno homestead, +370 698 48 311 Hotel “Villon” phone: +370 5 232 5803, On the summer break time groups +370 698 11 239 Jurkiškių steading, Sudervė local Ežeraičių village, Avižieniai local administration, Vilnius area, of people are taught fictile art. administration Vilniaus area, Vitos Bukinos homestead, Gaisų St. 10, Gineitiškių Village, Riešės St.18 Riešės village, Riešė phone: +370 5 243 8118, Vilnius area Phone: +370 5 273 9700, local administration, Vilnius area, +370 682 12 250. Phone: +370 5 231 9861, +370 5 273 9730, phone: +370 5 246 9314, Vladimiro Ščerbinsko home- mob. Phone: +370 698 48 311 [email protected]. Tourism Product +370 612 58 253 stead, net, Eugenijaus Šeškausko home- http//www.hotelvillon.lt Daržininkų village, Senojo kelio Museum stead, g., Nemėžis local administration, Piligrims house Piliakalnio Str.17, Ginetiškių vil- Ethnographic Museum Vilniaus St. 6, Šumskas town, Vilnius area, lage, Zujūnai local administration, of Vilnius area phone: +370 5 235 5185, Vilnius area, Vilnius area, Švenčionių Str. 14, Nemenčinė, Phone: +370 5 253 2191 phone: +370 5 235 3267, +370 685 31 955. Vilnius area. Cultural center +370 685 56 002, Ivonos Staniševskos homestead, Phone: +370 5 237 1382. Švenčionių Str. 12, fax. +370 5 231 0569, Rastinėnų village, Sudervė local The museum has several exhibi- Nemenčinė town, Povilo Krivickio homestead, administration, Vilnius area, tion halls. The main exposition Vilnius area Dvarkiškių village, phone: +370 5 249 0247, counts nearly 200 exhibits, which Phone: +370 5 237 1271 Rukainiai local administration, +370 688 55 080. number constantly increases. All Motel “Vilnoja” Vilnius area, Michalo Stefanovičiaus home- exhibits are gained from Vilnius M.Zdziechovskio Str. 27, Sudervės phone: +370 5 253 2103, stead, Rėvos village, Nemenčinė region. In the Museum are orga- village, Vilnius area, +370 612 89 171 local administration, Vilnius area, nized exhibitions of handmade Phone: +370 5 249 0346, Teresos Matukanskienės phone: +370 617 49 151 exhibits, painting, woodcrafts and fax. +370 5 249 0347, homestead, various cognitive cultural shows. http//www.vilnoia8m.com Vilniaus St.30, Maišiagalos town, Recreation camps The museum also organizes tourist Aušros Lingienės Motel Maišiagala local administration, Zosės Šatienės, Gaveikių trips around the Vilnius area. Nemėžio village, Nemėžis local Vilnius area, Village, Vilnius area, In the museum are opened pottery administration, Vilnius area, phone: +370 5 249 4131, phone: +370 5 258 6321, and textile workshops. Phone: +370 5 247 2166, +370 656 39 190 +370 650 66 671. Subsidiary Museums: Sužionys +370 687 80 873, Teodozijos Jančevskos cultural centre, Glitiškės cultural homestead, Gintauto Vileitos, Gaveikių fax. +370 5 247 2166

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Trakai Town and tre of Lithuania. Trakai is considered end of the XIV century by Kęstutis, The Užutrakis Estate District the birthplace of the Grand Duke of and was finished by his son Vytautas On the shore of Galvės Lake stands Lithuania- Vytautas the Great. Two in the beginning of the XV century. a XVI century middle – XX cen- castles – on a peninsular and on an In the XVII-th century the castle was tury beginning Užutrakis estate. The Island was built. The distinctive fea- desolated. In the XX-th century it manor house was built according to ture of Trakai is that the town was was rebuilt. the project of Polish architect Juzefas built and preserved by people of dif- The Peninsula Castle (XIV c.), Husas, while French landscape archi- ferent nationalities: Karaites, Tartars, Kęstučio street, Trakai tect and biologist E.F.Andre designed Lithuanians, Russians and Polish. The building of the castle is reputed the park. Both Christian and. karaites com- to has been started by Duke Kęstutis MUSEUMS munities were granted separate self- in 1377 and was finished during the Trakai Castle Museum government- Magdebourg – rights. reign of Grand Duke Vytautas in Pilies island, Trakai lost its political significance in 1414-1430. The castle was guarded Trakai. the XVI century. At XVII century the with the help of 11 defence towers. Phone: +370 528 53 946, +370 528 town was plundered and burnt, the Dominican Monastery (XVIII c.), District population: 53 945 fax. +370 528 55 288 castles were destroyed. The island Kęstučio street 4, Trakai The Museum of History is 37.0 thousand inhabitants. castle was rebuilt in the second half In the premises of the former Do- Trakai Town population: established in the Island Castle. of the XX century. minican monastery is established Ethnographic Exhibition 6.1 thousand inhabitants. Today it is a popular museum of his- the administration of Trakai History Location: East- Southern Lithuania. of Karaites tory. Different festivals and concerts Museum. Karaimų Str. 22, Trakai. Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, take place in the island castle during Chapel of St. John Phone: +370 528 55 286 Kau-nas, by train from Vilnius. all summer. Nepomuk (XVII c.) It reflects the traditional life -of lo Distance from Trakai Trakai TIC: Vytauto Str. 69, This pole stands on a former town cal people Karaites settled there by to Vilnius – 30 km. LT-21001 Trakai, square. It was the center of the town. 2 Duke Vytautas in XIV century as his District territory: 1208 km. phone/fax. +370 258 51 934, The Church of the Visitation guards. District population: 37.0 thousand [email protected], www.trakai.lt of St.Virgin Maria (XV c.), Exhibition of Religious Art Manual 2007 2 District territory: 1208 km. Excursions: Sodų Str. street 8, Trakai Kęstučio Str. 4, Trakai. Lakes and wonderful landscape sur- The significant historical objects of The church is famous for the Trakai Phone: +370 528 53 941, round Trakai. Trakai Region covers Trakai (2.5 hours) picture of the Mother of God. +370 528 58 244, +370 611 85 612. Trakai Historical National Park and Russian Orthodox Church of St. The exhibition is located in the Do- Aukštadvaris Regional Park. PLACES OF INTEREST God’s Mother’s Birth (XIX c.), minican Monastery. Trakai Town started developing in The (Island) Castle Vytauto street 32, Trakai the XIII century as a state centre and (IX – XV c.) Kenessa, ACCOMMODATION first mentioned in 1337. It is the only Eastern European castle, Karaimų street 30, Trakai POSSIBILITIES At that time it became an important built on an island. The construction A building of Karaites cult (in Calling from abroad add 370, inside political and an administrative cen- of the Island Castle was started in the Karaites language – a temple). the country- 8. HOTELS Name Address/ e-mail Phone: / fax. Rooms/ Services Price / Lt Beds Leisure and business Antakalnis village, Mob. +370 614 00 040 30 / 50 Sauna, steam bath, from club “AERODREAM“ Trakai District Tel/fax. +370 528 42 441 banquet /conference hall 50 bed price [email protected] www.aerodream.lt www.aerosvajone.lt AKMENINE REZIDENCIJA Bražuoles village, Mob. +370 698 30 544 8 / 16-32 Restaurant, conference hall, 295 – 795 Trakai District Phone/fax. +370 528 25 186 wine cellar, sauna with a pool, vilas per room [email protected] www.akmenineuzeiga.lt SALOS Kranto Str. 5b, Trakai Phone: +370 528 53 990 10 / 22-32 Restaurant, night club 100-220 [email protected] Phone/fax. +370 528 53 991 per room www.salos.lt STIRNIŲ MALŪNAS Vosiliukai village, Phone: +370 5 243 8406 8 / 20 Restaurant, banquet 140-260 Trakai District i Fax. +370 5 243 8407 /conference hall, bath per room [email protected] www.stirniumalunas.lt TRAKAI SPORT CENTRE Karaimų Str. 73, Phone: +370 528 55 501 43 / 94 Cafe, conference hall, sport halls 156–288 HOTEL [email protected] Fax. +370 528 55 387 per room www.sc.trakai.com Tourism and entertainment Gedimino Str. 26, Trakai Phone: +370 528 25 048 106 / 212 Restaurant, 150 centre “TRASALIS” [email protected] www.trasalis.lt Fax. +370 528 59 114 banquet/conference hall per room GUEST HOUSES ROTUŠĖ Vytauto Str. 1, Trakai Mob. +370 686 54 135 7 / 22 Open in summer 50 per room Phone/fax. +370 528 55 148 KEMPINGAS SLĖNYJE Slėnio Str. 1, Trakai Phone: + 370 528 53 880 36 rooms Cafe, sauna, banquet/conference 70-250 Tourism Tourism Product [email protected] Fax. + 370 528 53 880 hall per room www.camptrakai.lt CAMPING

Slėnio Str. 1, Trakai Phone/fax. 40 places for tents Cafe, sauna, hotel, banquet/con- KEMPINGAS SLĖNYJE [email protected] +370 528 53 880 60 places for caravans ference hall, bicycles www.camptrakai.lt Mob + 370 685 59 630 Sauna, outdoor swimming pool, Jovariškės village, Mob + 370 652 42 150 20 places for tents banquet/conference halls, boat, 10 places ANTANAS GEDVILAS Trakai District Phone/fax. 10 per person yacht, children playground, for caravans [email protected] +370 528 74 494 basketball court, paragliding MOTEL MALDIS Madžiūnai village, Trakai District Mob. +370 686 34 272 15 / 31 Cafe, sauna and swimming pool, 70-150 [email protected] www.maldis.lt Phone/fax. +370 528 61 104 banquet hall, bowling per room

REST HOUSES VILKOKŠNIS Jankovicai village, Mob. +370 682 63 267 120 beds Saunas, banquet hall, boats, water 17-45 Trakai District Mob. +370 686 64 050 bicycles, volleyball court per bed [email protected] Fax. +370 5 270 0717 www.alvora.lt VERUBĖ village, Trakai District Mob.+370 698 16 533 150 beds Saunas, banquet hall, sport activi- 100-120 [email protected] Phone: +370 528 59 043 ties, horse back riding per room www.kaimoturizmas.lt Phone/fax. +370 5 264 0064 Lithuanian 16

BED & BREAKFAST Vytauto Str. 99, Trakai Mob. +370 659 13 009 Sauna, table games, “Ant ežero kranto” [email protected] Mob. +370 659 13 010 6 places 3 rooms bicycles, boats www.pailsekite.dar.lt Phone/faks. +370 528 55 100 Mob. +370 610 46 020 Gilušio Str. 1, Trakai “Autravita“ Mob. +370 612 28 990 house (4 places, 2 rooms) [email protected] Phone: +370 528 52 930 Mob. +370 684 89 431 Bakšienė J. Šaudyklos Str. 5, Trakai 13 places 6 rooms Boats Phone: +370 528 52 626 Mob. +370 605 96 326 6 places Bakštonienė I. Trumpoji Str. 7a, Trakai Phone: +370 528 52 616 3 rooms Guest house Karaimų Str. 13, Trakai Mob. +370 656 24 562 12-16 places “Karaimų 13“ [email protected] Phone/fax. +370 528 51 911 6 rooms Mob. +370 680 99 741 Klerauskienė D. Mikulionio Str. 7- 2, Trakai 6 places 2 rooms Phone: +370 528 51 328 Birutės Str. 10, Trakai Mob. +370 656 14 948 Ladavoskaja T. 8-10 places 4-5 rooms Sauna, boats [email protected] Phone: +370 528 51 848 Mob. +370 614 45 917 Narkevič S. Bernardinų Str. 15, Trakai Phone: +370 528 52 255 Mob. +370 685 11 760 „Pas Nijolę“ Birutės Str. 46, Trakai House (7 places, 3 rooms) Phone: +370 528 51 185 Mob. +370 670 49 638 8 places Sauna, banquet hall, Pažereckienė G. Mikulionio Str. 7-1, Trakai Phone: +370 528 52 644 3 rooms boats “Sodyba prie Šaudyklos Str. 6 Trakai Mob. +370 676 37 626 8 places Sauna, banquet hall, Lukos ežero” [email protected] Phone: +370 528 52 811 4 rooms bicycles Mob. +370-612 33 041 Karaimų Str. 29, Trakai „Trakų sala“ Phone: +370 528 55 179 17 places 5 rooms [email protected] Fax. +370 5 272 591

Karaimų Str. 83, Trakai Mob. +370 685 20 229 Sauna, banquet hall, Manual 2007 Zurlienė A. 6 places 3 rooms [email protected] www.ilsekis.ten.lt Phone: +370 528 51 402 boats, bicycles

RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Name Address/ e-mail Phone/fax. Beds Facilities Aldas & Aldona Statkonys village, Trakai District Mob. +370 689 50 301 Near Ungurys Lake, steam bath, banquet hall, places for 50 farmstead [email protected] Phone: + 370 528 51 563 tents, children playground, boats Penkininkai village, Trakai District Antanaitytės Mob. +370 618 48 658 Near Margis Lake, saunas, banquet hall, boat, tennis court, [email protected] 20 farmstead Mob. +370 650 17 907 basketball court www.viskasturizmui.lt/antanaitytes Pušyno Str. 6, Aukštadvaris, Mob.+370 699 25 985 Near Navas Lake, sauna, banquet hall, boats, separate Bielinis A. Trakai District Mob. +370 616 29 130 20 guest houses with kitchen, children’s playground, basket- [email protected] Phone/fax. +370 528 65 346 ball court, canoes, bicycles Žuklijai village, Trakai District Dalgedų [email protected] Mob. +370 611 22 742 40 Near Vilkokšnis Lake, sauna, banquet hall, boats, bicycles farmstead www.dalgedusodyba.lt Penkininkai village, Trakai Mob.+370 687 94 766 Near Margis Lake, sauna, basketball court, bicycles, chil- Droseika P. District [email protected] Phone/fax. +370 5 279 0900 dren’s playground Žvejų Str. 15, Aukštadvaris, Trakai Mob. +370 618 49 560 Near Navos Lake, sauna, banquet hall, boat, outdoor out- Daugirdienė S. District [email protected] 25 Phone: +370 528 65 583 doors swimming pool, children playground www.kaimoturizmas.tinkle.lt Mob. +370 685 59 630 Near A km.ena Lake, sauna, outdoor swimming pool, ban- Jovariškės village, Trakai Gedvilas A. Mob.+370 652 42 150 50-70 quet, conference halls, boat, yacht, children playground, District [email protected] Phone: +370 528 74 494 basketball court, paragliding Senasis Tarpupis village, Trakai Dis- Near Meduvys Lake, 2 baths, banquet /conference hall, „Jazzhotel“ trict Mob. +370 631 11 677 20 boats, bicycles, sledges, skis, paragliding, places for tents, farmstead [email protected] Mob. +370 615 83 573 caravans www.jazzhotel.lt Mob. + 370 686 33 863 Bražuolės village, Trakai District Kairys J. Mob. + 370 615 76 195 10 Sauna, banquet hall, places for tents, caravans [email protected] Phone/fax. + 370 528 52 313 Near Dvarčiai Lake, 2 saunas, banquet hall, children play- Raudoniškės village, Kudarauskas G. Mob. + 370 686 08 168 30 ground, places for tents, boats, canoes, tennis court, vol- Trakai District leyball ground Varatniškės village, Mob. +370 618 12 835 Mickevič T. 10 Near A km.ena Lake, steam bath, banquet hall, boat Trakai District Phone: +370 528 74 412 Miciūnai village, Mob. + 370 616 30 808 Mūchlia E. 30 Sauna, banquet hall Trakai District Mob. + 370 652 86 973 Žverynas village, Trakai District Near Žvirgždė Lake, sauna, banquet hall, places for tents, Navikas J. [email protected] Mob. +370 670 22 542 21 tours by jeeps, events-concerts, show programs

www.justinosodyba.lt Tourism Product Strėvos village, Trakai District Mob. +370 686 49 175 Near Gilušis Lake, steam bath, sauna, banquet hall, boats, Sakalauskienė P. 12-14 [email protected], www.villa.lt Mob. +370 686 49 200 volleyball ground Krakės village, Trakai District Mob. +370 685 61 665 Near Krakės Lake, sauna, boats, canoes, banquet halls, Skirka V. 33-57 [email protected] Phone: +370 528 65 726 places for tents, children playground, basketball court

Suraučių Purvynai village, Trakai District Near Baluosys Lake, sauna, banquet hall, children play- Mob. +370 685 84 220 12-25 farmstead [email protected] ground, places for tents and caravans, bicycles, boat Jovariškės village, Trakai District Mob. +370 688 29 396 Near A km.ena Lake, steam bath, outdoor swimming pool, “Trakai” farmstead [email protected] www.sodyba- Mob. +370 698 22 889 70 banquet hall, basketball court, bicycles, places for tents, trakai.lt Phone/fax. +370 528 74 467 caravans, internet, canoe Pušyno 5, Aukštadvaris, Phone: +370 528 65 381 Near Navas Lake, boats, tennis play, bicycles, banquet Ulevičienė G. Trakai District 20 Mob.+370 615 10 438 hall [email protected] „Vilaroma“ Padvarionys village, Trakai District Mob. +370 610 20 701 8 Sauna, banquet hall Vėžiakojisvillage, Trakai District Near Vaisietis Lake, steam bath, banquet hall, fireplace, „Vėžiakojis“ farmstead Mob. + 370 682 57 611 20 www.veziakojis.tk children playground, basketball court, places for tents Purvynai village, Trakai District Near Nava Lake, sauna, banquet hall, boats, places for Mob. +370 687 28 907 “Purvynai “ farmstead [email protected] 24 tents, children playground, basketball court, bicycles, in- Faks. +370 528 52 082 www.kaimoturizmas.net ternet Draugystės 22, Aukštadvaris village, Trakai District Mob. +370 652 48 830 Near Nava Lake, sauna, banquet hall, boats, places for Zubrickienė N. 18 [email protected] Phone: +370 528 65 310 tents, children playground, basketball court, bicycles www.turizmas.mums.lt Nikronys village, Trakai District Mob. +370 688 16 468 Avižienė J. 15-20 Sauna [email protected] Phone/fax. +370 5 267 7476 Skrebės 13 Aukštadvaris, Vasiliauskienė S. Mob. +370 676 37 326 Trakai District Lithuanian 17

EATING OUT Name Address/ Phone: /fax/e-mail Cuisine Restaurant „AERODREAM“ Antakalnis Village, Trakai District, Lithuanian phone: +370 528 42 441, fax. +370 528 42 441 European [email protected] www.aerodream.lt www.aerosvajone.lt Restaurant Bražuoles village, Trakai District, European “AKMENINĖ REZIDENCIJA” mob. +370 698 30 544, mob. +370 614 86 654, faks. +370 528 25 186 Caucasian info@a km.enineuzeiga.lt www.a km.enineuzeiga.lt Restaurant “APVALAUS STALO KLU- Karaimų 53a, Trakai, European BAS” (“ROUND TABLE CLUB”) mob. +370 699 13 769, phone: +370 528 55 595, fax.+370 528 51 760 [email protected] www.a km.enineuzeiga.lt Restaurant “CSARDA” Aukštadvario 28a, Trakai, Hungarian mob. +370 616 29 011, phone: +370 528 53 908, fax. +370 528 51 050 [email protected] www.csarda.lt Restaurant “KYBYNLAR” Karaimų 29, Trakai, Karaiten phone: +370 528 55 179, mob. +370 698 06 320 [email protected] [email protected] www.kybynlar.lt Restaurant “SALOS” Kranto 5b, Trakai, Lithuanian phone: +370 528 53 990, +370 528 53 991, fax. +370 528 53 991 European [email protected] www.salos.lt Kaukazian Restaurant “STIRNIŲ MALŪNAS” Vosiliukai village, Trakai District, Lithuanian mob. +370 652 38 508, phone: +370 5 243 8406, fax. +370 5 243 8407 European [email protected] www.stirniumalunas.lt Kaukazian Restaurant “TRAKŲ DVARKIEMIS“ Užukampis village, Trakai District, Lithuanian phone: +370 5 204 0129, fax. +370 5 204 0130 European [email protected] www.trakudvarkiemis.lt Karaitian Café “DIADELFA” Karaimų 73, Trakai, Lithuanian mob. +370 686 89 221, phone: +370 528 55 585, fax. +370 528 55 387 European [email protected]

Manual Café “KEMPINGAS 2007 SLĖNYJE” Slėnio 1, Trakai, Lithuanian phone: + 370 528 53 880, fax. + 370 528 53 880 [email protected] www.camptrakai.lt „KIBININĖ“ Karaimų 65, Trakai, Karaitian mob. +370 659 08 452, phone: +370 528 55 865, fax. +370 528 55 865 Lithuanian [email protected] www.kibinas.lt Café „KIUBETĖ“ Vytauto 3a, Trakai, Karaitian mob. +370 686 39 740, phone: +370 528 59 160, fax. +370 528 59 160 European Café – bar “MARKIZAS” Karaimų 25, Trakai, mob. +370 687 45 372 European Karaitian Lithuanian Karaimų 20a, Trakai, Lithuanian „TRYS LANGAI“ mob. +370 682 21 445, phone: +370 528 53 801, +370 528 51 518 European Café “TURISTAS” Karaimų 66a, Trakai, European phone: +370 528 59 164, mob. +370 687 88 172

ŠIRVINTOS DIRSTICT Širvitos District is the smallest ceramics art centre in natural haven. The village on the banks of the Riv- in Lithuania, but is rich in well- Pakalniškiai, Kernavė er Neris is said to have been the first preserved cultural and historical District, Širvintos region, capital of Lithuania, before Trakai heritage. First, there’s the Kernavė +370 687 26 000. and Vilnius. Behind the 1920s brick Archaeological and Historical Res- Jonas Pivoras private museum church stand five castle mounds dat- ervation, where the first capital of of accordions (Harmonicas), ing from the XVII century. Lithuania was established. Also, in Kernavė, Recent archaeological excavations Musininkai, find a chapel built in +370 382 47 396. uncovered a medieval settlement honour of Barbora Radvilaitė, the The studio-gallery of sculpture dating back to the XII century. En- Queen of the XVI cen-tury Pol- of Povilas Malinauskas, joy a breathtaking view of the Neris District territory 906 km.2 ish-Lithuanian State, the well-pre- Čiobiškis. Valley from the top of the hills. served village of Mikalajūnai com- District population The studio-gallery of sculpture Come here during traditional folk 20. 2 thousand inhabitants. plete with 6th century architecture, of Julius Gridžiuška, plus a host of unique manor houses events as achient Midsumer and Location Eastern Lithuania Alionys, autumn equinox celebration, Living in Šešuolėliai I, Bartkuškis and +370 382 43 701. Getting there by bus from Vilnius, archeology days and many folk mu- Čiobiškis, and a wooden church in Kernavė Archaeological Ukmergė and Panevėžys sic performancies. Alioniai, grand shrines in Čiobiš- and Historical Reservation Distance from Vilnius 49 km. The unique locality of Kernavė Širvintos TIC: Vilniaus 61, Širvin- kis, Sirvintos, and Še- of Kernavė: šuolėliai II. Kerniaus 4, Kernavė, has complemented the list of the tos, 19120, Širvintos District, World’s culture and nature heritage. +370 382 51 590, 19172, Širvintos District, Kernavė region was incorporated fax. +370 382 30 270, MUSEUMS phone: +370 382 47 371, www.sirvintos.lt Farmstead-gallery Mirnabalis. fax. +370 382 47 391, into the UNESCO world heritage [email protected] Mirnabalis-the chamotte (fireclay) www.kernave.org list of protected areas in 2004. Tourism Tourism Product Ukmergė District Ukmergė is a town being one of the most popular rivers among tourists MUSEUMS oldest in Lithuania with a rich his- are Šventoji, Siesartis and Širvinta Ukmergė tory. Presupposed founded in 1225 Rivers and impressive Lakes – Le- Ethnographical Museum,

it was often harmed by wars, fires nas, Žirnajai and Kurėnai. Kęstučio sq 5, and epidemics. The Old Town of The spots worth to visit: a small town phone: +370 340 53 327, Ukmergė was formed in late XIX of with the revived XV cen- +370 340 63 957 and early XX centuries and it is con- tury castle – palace and Renaissance fax. +370 340 63 327, venient to make a tour on foot. The church of XVI century, Užulenis uk [email protected] Church of Peter and Paul in Ukmergė village- the birthplace of pre-war Ukmergė is one of the first churches built af- Lithuanian Republic President’s A. Ethnographical Museum, Administrative Centre: Ukmergė. ter Christianize of Lithuania. The Smetona, where is a manor house Vepriai branch, Vepriai village, District territory: 1395 km.2 Ukmergė District, oldest witnesses of town history is and school. Vepriai village has old District population: phone: +370 340 41 219 50.9 thousand inhabitants. the mound near junction of Šventoji religions customs and impressive Ukmergė Ethnographical Ukmergė population: River and Vil km.ergelė Stream and nature. There are (in Šaltupės forest) Museum, Uzugiris branch, 30.6 thousand inhabitants. the Castle Park where in 11th – XIV one of the biggest stone- Mokas (7, Užugiris school, Location: Central Lithuania. and XV – XVIII centuries were Bas- 6x6, 6x2, 5 m) and lots of springs, Užzugiris village Ukmergė District Arrival to Ukmergė: by bus from tions, which protected Ukmergė. some of their mineral. Vepriai Dis- Phone: +370 615 68 232 Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Utena Today Ukmergė is a small, cozy and trict is famous as a place of iron-fall. Ukmergė Ethnographical and Kėdainiai. green town. Vepriai village is located in the cen- Museum, Distance from Ukmergė The region of Ukmergė is particular tre of meteorite crater; on that score Užugiris branch, Uzugiris school, to Vilnius: 78 km. attractive of its natural, cultural and the structure of the soil is quite un- Užugiris village Ukmergė District www.ukmerge.lt historical variety of monuments. The wonted. Phone: +370 615 68 232 Lithuanian 18

ACCOMMODATION Owner address phone: fax., E-mail rooms/ beds facilities

+370 340 60 074 UAB Baltik Moebela. Molcanova Kauno 5 Ukmerge +370 340 60 078 22/36 breakfast Baltik.moebel@ ukmerge.omnitel.ne

RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Rooms/ Owner Address Phone: Fax., e.mail. Facilities Beds Slabada village, Vepriai, +370 340 41 255 Pine forest., near a river, biking, fishing K.Bajorinienė +370 687 18 172 2/ 6 Ukmergė District [email protected] and national dishes +370 698 13 441, Near Žirnajai Lake, fishing, boating, V. Masiukas Virbalai village, Želva, Ukmergė District [email protected] 4/ 8 +370 340 57 628 playing basketball, football, table tennis Jurdonys village, , +370 698 51 235 +370 340 53 243 J. Žviniene 6 / 16 Swimming in a lake, biking, fishing Ukmergė District +370 698 39 021 [email protected] Near Alausas Lake. Ideal place to organize Antalausai village, Žemaitkiemis, G. Petronis +370 372 35 019 +370 372 35 019 5 / 20 seminars or meetings. Swimming, billiard, Ukmerge District fishing, football, basketball Urniežiai village, Pivonija +370 655 02 223 B. Norusaitiene Ukmerge District Radiškiai village, Žemaitkiemis, S.Masiulionis +370 698 32 959 [email protected] Ukmerge District EATING OUT Name Address Phone: Fax., e-mail. Cuisine DU BOKALAI Vasario 16–osios 17, Ukmergė +370 340 56 635 Lithuanian beer pub MŪZA Vytauto 8, Ukmergė +370 340 61 480 +370 340 61 480 European cafe

GAMA Kauno 18a, Ukmergė +370 618 11 040 European cafe Manual 2007 GREITA Kestucio sq 2a, Ukmergė +370 340 63 250 European cafe PB Vytauto 7, Ukmergė +370 340 61 939 European cafe FOCUS PICA Gedimino 31, Ukmergė +370 340 56 405 www.barkalina.lt European and American pizza [email protected] VIESNAGE Kauno 16a, Ukmergė +370 340 53 860 European cafe VILKMERGE Kauno 9, Ukmergė +370 340 52 079 OPTIMA 13 PICA Kauno 43, Ukmergė +370 340 63 333 OPTIMA 13 PICA Vilniaus 98B, Ukmergė +370 340 64 644 KURENAI UŽEIGA Kurėnai village, Vidiškiai, Ukmergė District +370 340 48 467 [email protected]

ELEKTRĖNAI tablished that the municipality area er in 1960. The new formed water Road Museum, is 50.9 thousand hectares (0,8 per basin joined 8 lakes. At present the Kauno 14, , cent of the total area of Lithuania), Electric Power station uses only 3 phone: +370 528 26 913. the population is 28,9 thousand in- per cent its power. It is the most im- Geology Museum, habitants (0,4 per cent of the total portant reserve of Ignalina Nuclear Kauno 1a, Vievis, population of Lithuania). Power plant. phone: +370 528 26 492, There are 2 tows in the municipality: Elektrenai is situated on the bank +370 5 216 0967 Elektrėnai and Vievis, a small town of the Elektrėnai Lake with many Regional studies museum of the Semeliškės and 276 villages. islands and bays which is the most main school in Kietaviškės, Elektrėnai municipality is situated favourite place of recreation of resi- Saulės 3, Kareivonių village, Elektrėnai territory: 50, 9 km.2 in the southaest of Lithuania in Vil- dents and guests. They can sail by Elektrėnai District, Elektrėnai population: nius region. Geographical position sailboats, water-bicycles as well as phone: +370 528 64 46 30 of the municipality territory is very go in various water sports. 28. 9 thousand inhabitants. ENTERTAINMENT Location: East-Southern Lithuania. good and the communication is very Well equipped Ice Palace attracts convenient (the territory is crossed many visitors. People of Elektrėnai The Capitals Golf club Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, by the highway Vilnius – Klaipėda like to go skating and playing hock- Golf course in Pipiriškės Kaunas. and by the very important railway). ey. Many famous Lithuanian hockey 18 – hole round of golf Distance from Elektrėnai The municipality center Elektrėnai, – players began their career in this Pull cart or golf cart to Vilnius: 50 km. established in 1961 when the power palace. Full service range plant was started to build in the mid- Training center Elektrėnai Municipality was es- way between Vilnius and. kaunas. www.capitals.lt tablished on 19 March 2000 upon ELEKTRĖNAI TOURISM Neighborhood of the largest Lithu- AND BUSINESS Phone: +370 620 17 181 execution of reform of the country anian towns prompts small business, Fair-park “Children’s world”, territory administrative units. At the development of the suburban econo- INFORMATION CENTRE Ice palace, pool and saunas in Elek- moment of establishment the new my, beautiful landscapes, abundance Rungos 12, Elektrėnai, trenai sport centre, municipality was almost 55 thousand of archaeological and cultural mon- phone: +370 528 54 325, phone: +370 528 39 760 hectares in area; the population was uments educational tourism. e-mail [email protected] Paragliding, about 32 thousand inhabitants. After Elektrėnai town is situated on a phone: +370 652 25 602 Tourism Product incorporation of the cadastre territo- halfway of the highway Vilnius- MUSEUMS Entertained fishing in “Fisher- ry of Liutonys village in Kaišiadorys Klaipėda. The town began to grow Literature and Art Museum, Run- men’s House”, District in 2002 and having taken a up after the resolution to construct gos 24, Elektrėnai, phone: phone: +370 528 26 008, census of the population, it was es- Thermal Power Plant on Strėva Riv- +370 528 34 014, +370 528 35 839 e-mail [email protected]

RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Address Phone: Facilities Alinkos village, Elektrėnai local admin- Works all the year. Sauna, gathering mushrooms, R. Nikolajevienė +370 675 29 651 istration, Elektrėnai District berries, bicycles Daugirdiškės village, Semeliškės local Works all the year. Sauna, bicycles, boats, fishing, D. Cemnolonskienė +370 698 07 110 administration, Elektrėnai District gathering mushrooms, berries, sport grounds Liaukiškiai village, Beižioniai local Works all the year. Sauna, bicycles, boats, fishing, A. Venskienė administration, Elektrėnai District +370 680 29 606 gathering mushrooms, berries www.venskus.com Klevinės village, Semeliškės local Works all the year. Sauna, sport grounds, boats, +370 524 10 999 G. Noruškevičienė administration, Elektrėnai District fishing, gathering mushrooms, berries +370 698 22 003 www.namija.lt Nestrėvaičio 5, Semeliškės village, Works all the year. Sauna, sport grounds, boats, G. Sindaravičienė +370 686 63 011 Elektrėnai District fishing, gathering mushrooms, berries, airboats Keliakiemis village, Vievis local admin- Works all the year. Camping, sauna, sport grounds, P. Pavlovas +370 686 78 279 istration, Elektrėnai District boats, fishing, gathering mushrooms, berries Kazokiškės village, Kazokiškės local Works all the year. Sauna, sport grounds, boats, E. Virpša +370 605 95 360 administration, Elektrėnai District fishing, gathering mushrooms, berries Keliakiemis village, Vievis local admin- Works all the year. Sauna, sport grounds, boats, E. Malūkas +370 686 32 733 istration, Elektrėnai District fishing, gathering mushrooms, berries Lithuanian 19

PLACES TO VISIT OTHER ACCOMMODATION SERVICES Churches: Name Address Phone: Facilities Modern majestic St. Maria the Bažnyčios 4a, Vievis, Hotel Vevelija +370 528 27 569 Cafe Queen of Martyrs Church in Elektrėnai District Elektrėnai St. Ann Church and God’s Mother Elektrėnai profession learning centre Rungos 20, Elektrėnai +370 698 04 991 taking-to-Heaven Orthodox Church in Vievis EATING OUT Number of St. Trinity Church in Kietaviškės Name Address Phone: E-mail St. Laurence church and St. Nicho- seats las orthodox church in Semeliškės Abromiškės village, Šaltinėlis +370 528 59 194 [email protected] 60-70 Church of the holy Virgin Victress Elektrėnai District in Kazokiškės A. Rakač cafe Rungos 12, Elektrėnai +370 616 38 465 60-70 The church of Apotheosis of the 38 km. Vilnius-Kaunas Bilduko virtuvė +370 655 09 317 50-80 Cross in Beižionys highway café, Vievis Manors: Vilniaus, 31, Vievis, The manor and the park of Paneriai Sėkmės užeiga +370 528 26 164 [email protected] 50 Gabriliava manor and the park Elektrėnai District Café in sport, tourism and Abromiškės manor and the park Draugystės 20, Elektrėnai +370 528 39 218 [email protected] 40 Notabilities of the villages: entertainment centre Grabijolai village. The old tooled Café-pizza bar” Gazas” Elektrinės 6, Elektrėnai +370 528 34 204 46 Grabiljolai village is northeast from Kazokiškės (4 km.), established at Café-pizza bar “Avanti” Elektrinės 11, Elektrėnai +370 619 85 329 50 river Neris. It is the village of the middle of XVIII cent. The oldest The lime of Kurkliškės The stone with footmarks of Christ, The hills and the manor of Dau- house of village is about 300 years at Pagojo lake Marry and the lamb at Neris, oppo- girdiškės village. It is visible two old. Living houses and household Tree stones of Laičiai village site KernavėThe mythological stone well-known places of Lithuania

Manual constructions 2007 are built at the ends The stone of Migliniškės – of chanterelle, Jagėlonių village, from them: the old capital Trakai to the street; the sprouts grow about stone of the temper at Guronys Elektrėnai District and the new one- Vilnius the street. ŠVENČIONYS DISTRICT serving as ornithological reserves. Švenčionys Tourist Information STATE PARKS Also of note are the settlements Centre INFORMATION CENTRES: nearby renowned by archaeologists Laisvės 1, Švenčionys, phone/fax. for their Neolithic archaeological +370 387 51 047, Aukštaitija national park monuments. The most popular tour- [email protected], Palūšė village, Ignalina District, ist route is along the Žeimena River. www.svencionys.lt Phone: +370 386 53 135. The greatest treasure of the region is [email protected] the huge pine forest, covering some MUSEUMS Asveja regional park 53 % of the total territory. Of note Nalšia Museum village, Molėtai District. are , Sirvėta and Asveja Adutiškio 2, Švenčionys, Phone/fax. + 370 383 47 222. phone: Regional Parks. The region covers a [email protected] part of Aukštaitija National Park. +370 387 51 831. District territory: 1, 692 km.2 One of the most famous historical www.nalsia.lt District population: monuments is the XVIII century Ethnographical historical regional Labanoras village, Labanoras ward, 35.2 thousand inhabitants. Cirkliškis Estate. Because of active museum displaying the heritage of Švenčionys District. Location: Southern Lithuania owners the place takes an important ancient spiritual and cultural val- Phone: +370 387 47 142, Getting there by bus from Vilnius place in the cultural life of Lithu- ues. Founded in 1945, this museum phone/ fax. +370 387 31 357. features over 50,000 individual ex- and Ignalina anian elite. Many famous artists and [email protected] Distance from Vilnius 86 km. musicians visit it frequently. hibits. The Švenčionys area is particularly The most significant churches are Museum of Reškutėnai Sirvėtos regional park famous for its unique and untouched the wooden Labonoras Holy Virgin Reškutėnai village, Švenčionėliai Šventos village, Švenčionių ward, nature, blue-eyed lakes and lush green Mary’s church, and the Strunaitis ward, Švenčionys District, Švenčionys District. forests. There are around 300 lakes in church. It is worth to visit the ancient phone/fax. +370 387 47 644, Phone: +370 387 47 424, total. The largest, the Kretuonai lake, watermills in Bruknynė, Strūnaitis +370 387 47 633. phone/fax. + 370 387 47 524. is unique, comprising of six islands Archaeological research and handi- [email protected] and Pakretuonė. crafts of local amateurs. ACCOMMODATION Name Address Phone: Rooms/Beds Facilities This guest house is located beside the Sariai lake. Each house has Petruškos village, There are 22 a kitchen with a refrigerator, gas stove and dishes. The restrooms Rest homes Sariai ward, +370 650 39 119, two-room cottages are located out doors. There is a function room, bathhouse sauna, “Sarių sala” Švenčionys District +370 688 34 012 for rent. swimming pool, shop and bar. There is a basketball court, beach, and paddleboat rental. Pailgis village, 250 beds in sum- Rest homes ward, +370 387 54 000, mer, 50 beds all year Near Pailgis lake, 6 conference/ banquet halls, basketball, volley- “Pailgio perlas” Švenčionys District +370 387 54 584 round ball grounds, water bikes, bicycle rental, fishing Tourism Tourism Product +370 387 66 297, Guesthouse A.Rymo 8, +370 387 52 612, Number of rooms- “Šviesa” Švenčionys +370 387 65 347, 11, number of The guesthouse is in the Švenčionys town centre. [email protected] places-20

Countryside tourism The farmstead is arranged in the middle of the Labanoras Wood. Kiauneliškis village, Number of rooms-3, A regional park, wonderful landscape, quietness, fishing, gather- Viktoras Paukšta Kaltanėnai ward, +370 652 67 572 number of places- ing mushrooms, picking berries and ecologically clean farm await Švenčionys District 12. visitors. The Eiseta River and Lake Kiaunas are nearby.

+370 698 87 330, Juodynėlis individual +370 387 69 461, Number of rooms- This modern farmstead situated within Labanoras Regional Park Vytautas Šerėnas farm, Kaltanėnai ward, [email protected] 10, number of offers a quiet rest for three families in individual buildings. One Švenčionys District www.serenas.lt places-20. may visit Sculpture Park here. Mozūriškė village, Number of rooms-8, Petras Telyčėnas Labanoras ward, +370 686 16 100, number of places- The farmstead is situated by a small lake Ežys in pinewoods. There Švenčionys District +370 680 34 907 25. is a separate house for holidaymakers and a place for parties. +370 655 70 917, Jūratė Kiauleikienė Labanoras small town, +370 655 20 530, Number of rooms-6, The farmstead is arranged in old buildings. The rooms are comfort- “Labanoras” Labanoras ward, [email protected] number of places- able, with antique furniture and all conveniences. There is a cozy Švenčionys District www.hotellabanoras.lt 20. restaurant on the ground floor and an outdoor café.

Berniūnai individual +370 685 35 397, Number of rooms-4, Kristina Bandzienė farm, Kaltanėnai ward, [email protected] number of places- The farmstead is situated within Aukštaitija National Park. “Elenutės namai” Švenčionys District www.atostogoskaime.lt 15. Lithuanian 20

ŠALČININKAI DISTRICT ACCOMMODATION phone: +370 380 51 345, CATERING Giedriaus Klimkevičiaus farm- fax.: +370 380 51 345 DK sted, Medžiotojų namai Vilniaus Str. 48, Vilkiškių village, , Šalčininkų District, Šalčininkai, Turgelių sen., [email protected], phone: +370 614 02 994 Šalčininkų District, phone: +370 682 41 155, Karčiama info@klimkynė.lt, fax.: +370 5 265 1682 Nepriklausomybės Str. 21, phone: +370 682 41 155, Selena Šalčininkai, fax.: +370 614 44 865 Šalčininkėlių village, phone: +370 380 51 451 Eisiga Šalčininkų District, Kęsminta Vilniaus Str. 82, Eišiškiai, phone: +370 380 32 185, Vilniaus Str. 31, Šalčininkų District, fax.: +370 380 32 185 Šalčininkai, phone: +370 380 56 408, Viltrasta phone: +370 380 51 345 2 fax.: +370 380 57 292 Vilniaus Str. 2, Šalčininkai, Viltrasta District territory 1491, 4 km. Šalčininkų District District population 38.4 Kęsminta Vilniaus Str. 2, Šalčininkai, Vilniaus Str. 31, Šalčininkai, phone: +370 687 91 623, phone: +370 687 91 623 thousand inhabitants. fax.: +370 380 34 054

KAUNAS COUNTY of the . Numerous CHURCHES as a Russian Orthodox Cathedral. territory: other buildings crowd together in a Cathedral The Town Hall 8050 km.2 stimulating mixture of arts and ar- Vilniaus 1, Kaunas, Rotušės square, Kaunas. chitecture of different times. Kaunas phone: +370 37 32 40 93 This city symbol dominates in the is a city of very old and established Built in 1408, the cathedral is unique panorama of the town and is located cultural traditions and a place where because it is the only Gothic church in the middle of the square. This

generations of Lithuanian artists, of Byzantine design in Lithuania. building constructed in gothic style Manual 2007 composers and writers lived and The reconstruction at 1655-1660 in 1542 and later renovated in 1771- have left their imprint. Their works added some forms of Renaissance 80 represents a transitional period are on display in various museums and Baroque style to this architec- from baroque into early classicism. and galleries, of which two are es- tural masterpiece. There are 9 altars At present it is functioning as a wed- pecially notable. The Art Gallery of in the church. ding palace. M.K.Čiurlionis displays the work of The House of Perkūnas The Cloister of Pažaislis Kaunas County population: this great painter and composer, who Aleksoto 6, Kaunas, T. Masiulio 31, 749 thousand inhabitants. earned his place in the history of art. phone: +370 37 30 29 94 phone: +370 37 45 64 85 Location: Central Lithuania. The largest collection of paintings The House of Perkūnas is one of the The most outstanding baroque mon- Consists of: Kaunas City Area, most original examples of late Goth- ument is the Pažaislis monastery, a Birštonas, , Kaišiadorys, is located at a gallery dedicated to M. Žilinskas, a man who in his life- ic architecture in Lithuania. Built at collection of buildings dating from Kaunas, Kėdainiai, Prienai and the end of the XV century, it served the XVII and XVIII centuries. This Raseiniai Districts. time was a great patron of arts and donated his private collections to his as a Jesuit chapel. In the XIX centu- is among the loveliest examples of home town Kaunas. ry it served as a school and later as ecclesiastical architecture in North- Kaunas the first Kaunas Drama Theatre. In ern Europe, unified architecturally by its hexagonal design and a ma- Kaunas Region TIC: the XIX century it was dedicated to jestic cupola, with its facade propor- Laisvės Ave. 36, Kaunas, be the Temple of Perkūnas, the God tioned according to the principles phone: +370 37 32 34 36, of Thunder. Today grade-school art classes are held here and on week- of Italian baroque, and its interior Phone/fax. +370 37 42 36 78, ends visitors can drop inside to see decorated with subtly colored fres- e-mail [email protected], handicrafts made by local artists. coes and statues. http//visit.kaunas.lt The Church of Str. Francis Church of St. Gertrude, Excursions: and Jesuit Monastery Laisvės 101a, Kaunas- Temporal Capital Rotušės 7, 8, 9, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 22 99 65 District territory: 1496 km.2 of Lithuania –3 hours by foot phone: +370 37 42 30 98 Built in the second half of the XV District population: Kaunas Old Town Architecture – This late baroque church built in c. it is a very nice and cozy gothic style architectural monument that 86.1 thousand inhabitants. 2-3 hours by foot 1666, was renovated in 1825 after fortunately remained during ages. Kaunas territory: 157 km.2 A. Mickiewicz in Kaunas- many fires and then given to Ortho- Kaunas Seminary of Priests Kaunas population: 1 hour by foot dox believers. After. world. war I it A.Jakšto 3, 379 thousand inhabitants. Tour round Kaunas – was returned to the Jesuits, but they lost it again during soviet times when phone: +370 37 32 37 34 Location: Central Lithuania. 3 hours by bus it was a vocational school. It was The complex of buildings was built in Distance from Kaunas to Vilnius: Kaunas Forts and Fortress- given back to believers in 1990. the second half of the XVI c. as Ber- 102 km. 3 hours by bus The Church of St.Michael the Arch- nardino Monastery. Its central part is Literaly Kaunas – 2.5 hours by bus angel one of the most beautiful buildings Getting in: Non Traditional Kaunas – 5 hours Nepriklausomybės 14, Kaunas, of . Tourism Product By bus from Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas “Mūsų Odisėja” TIC, phone: +370 37 22 66 76 neibourhood countries by Eurolines M.K.Čiurlionio Str. 15, Built in between 1891 and 1893 by PLACES TO VISIT bus connection. www.eurolines.lt, LT-3000 Kaunas, Russian architects in the neo-Byzan- Laisvės Alėja (Liberty Avenue) www.kautra.lt Phone: +370 37 40 84 10, tine style symmetrical building was The heart of Kaunas By plane from Billund, Oslo, Ham- fax. +370 37 40 84 11, destined for the army of the Kaunas This pedestrian avenue of stark burg, Kristainstad and Palanga. Sche- e-mail [email protected], castle. Since it has all the aspects of contrast and held delightful by the dule at www.kaunasair.lt www.turinfo.lt/english/english.htm an Orthodox Church people called city’s residents is relatively mod- By train from Warsaw, St.Petersburg, Excursions: it simply Soboras. During the So- ern. It is of 1.621 km. length and Riga, Vilnius, Klaipėda, Pakalniškiai ecological path viet period it was turned into an art links the Old Town to the new one. www.litrail.lt (Kaunas Lagoon gallery and recently has reopened to St.Michael’s Church, called “Sobo- The earliest known references to Regional Park) – 4 hours public worship. ras”, dominates the eastern part of Kaunas, Lithuania’s second larg- Old Town Architectural Wonders The Church of Vytautas the Great, the walkway. The main theatres of est city appeared in records dating – 2 hours by foot Aleksoto 3, Kaunas, the city are located on this street. from 1361. The city’s old town, City by the Rivers of Nemunas phone: +370 37 20 38 54 Remember: Smoking is prohibited picturesquely dominating junction and Neris – 3 hours by foot Built at the beginning of the XV along the whole street. of two rivers, is a fascinating com- Kaunas Forts – 3 hours by bus century in a gothic style, it originally Vilnius StreetIt is the most beautiful bination of archaeology, architec- Rumšiškės Folk Museum – belonged to the Franciscan monks. pedestrian street in the Old Town of ture and history. Here one finds the 5 hours by bus The church has been reconstructed Kaunas. The majority of buildings remains of the castle dating back Panemunė Castles (Kaunas – numerous times, the last in 1990. remained from the XVI century; to the XIII-XVI centuries, standing Panemunė) – 7 hours by bus During the Russian- French War it the others were reconstructed. Even as evidence of the ancient battles was used for ammunition storage. Phone: booths and street-lamps between Lithuania and the knights ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE From 1845-1853 it actually served show that you walk down the street Lithuanian 21

connecting the old and the new parts 1931. Although it’s been closed since ART GALLERIES of the city. 1997 due to the company`s manage- Kaunas Castle ment problems, it has been planned Gallery Address, phone:, fax., e-mail Papilio 17, Kaunas. to open again in the near future. On Albertas Galerija Vilniaus 22, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 20 26 55 Built in the XIII century, this castle the other hand, the Žaliakalnis line was Lithuania’s first defensive bas- has been operating since 1935. Both Artists` House Putvinskio 56, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 22 44 75 tion. The surrounding walls were offer splendid views of the city and Du Safyrai Gallery Zamenhofo 13, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 22 77 80 initially over two meters wide and its suburbs. 13 meters high. However, in 1362, Botanical Garden Eglė Gallery Raguvos 9/2, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 20 58 72, after a three-week long siege, the Z.E.Žilibero 6, Kaunas, Valančiaus 25, Kaunas, phone: +370 611 27 534. crusaders destroyed it. A stronger phone: +370 37 39 00 33 Kauno Gallery Rotušės 27, Kaunas, phone: +370-37 33 71 66 castle was constructed in 1368. This An oasis of ponds, parks and quiet castle originally had four towers, paths, the Botanical Garden exhib- Kauno Vilniaus 22, Kaunas, phone/fax. +370-37 20 09 22 Langas I Gallery but over the centuries the Neris Riv- its both medicinal and decorative er washed them away, forcing the plants. Kauno Valančiaus 5-6, Kaunas, phone/fax. +370-37 20 55 38 northern walls to collapse. At pres- Rumšiškės Open-Air Museum Langas II Gallery A-1 Highway, turn to Rumšiškės, ent the Historical Museum is located Arteritorija K. Donelaičio 62, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 20 84 98 at the Castle. phone: +370 346 47 392. Devil’s Museum Open from Easter to November 1. Kaunas K. Donelaičio 16, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 22 17 79 Putvinskio 64, Kaunas, Four villages representing Lithu- Picture Gallery phone: +370 37 22 15 87 ania’s major regions (Aukštaitija, D. Vabolis Šv. Gertrūdos 56, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 20 56 85 Open since 1966, this museum Dzūkija, Suvalkija and Žemaitija) Art Gallery houses over 2, 000 devils of differ- are preserved in this open-air mu- ent shapes, sizes and origins based seum 22 km. from Kaunas. Saulutė Gallery S. Daukanto Sq. 15; Kaunas, phone: +370-37 20 75 20 upon the personal devil collection T.Ivanauskas Zoological Museum, Photographic Gallery Rorušės sq 1, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 32 17 89 Manual of Lithuanian 2007 folk artist and zealous Laisvės 106, Kaunas, collector A. Žmuidzinavicius (1876- Phone/fax. +370 37 229 675. Audejėlė Ramybės 86, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 26 15 51 1966). Now devils from Asia, Af- The Museum was established in A. Satas Gallery Savanorių 334, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 70 78 55 rica, the former USSR and Europe 1919. Presently more than 140 thou- stand side by side. And, off course, sand inhabitants.exhibits are kept in MUSEUMS phone: +370 37 20 04 10 new devils are always welcome. the depository and over 14 thousand The information about all fax.: +370 37 20 74 77 Lithuanian State inhabitants.of them are shown at the Lithuanian museums is available Tadas Ivanauskas M.K. Čiurlionis Art Gallery, exhibition. According to the wishes at www.muziejai.lt Zoological Museum Putvinskio 55, Kaunas, of citizens effigies can be made at a Ceramics Museum, Laisvės Ave. 106, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 22 14 17, museum`s laboratory. Free of charge Town Hall cellar, phone/fax. +370 37 22 96 75 fax. +370 37 22 26 06 documentaries about nature are Rotušės sq 15, Kaunas, Museum of Folk Music M.K.Čiurlionis was one of the most shown in the museum`s cinema hall. phone: +370 37 20 35 72. and Instruments acknowledged Lithuanian composers The Garden of Devil’s Museum Zamenhofo 12, Kaunas, and painters. The museum exhibits Military Museum (A. Žmuidzinavičius Collection), phone: +370 37 42 22 95. Vienybės sq, Kaunas more that 300 works of this mystic Putvinskio 64, Kaunas, phone: Museum of Lithuanian Phone/fax. +370 37 32 07 65, modernist of the beginning of XX. +370 37 22 15 87. Medicine and Pharmacy Zoo phone: +370 37 32 09 39 Lithuanian State Rotušės sq 28, Kaunas, Radvilėnų 21, Kaunas, Monumental busts for famous Lith- M.K. Čiurlionis Art Gallery, Phone: +370 37 20 15 69 phone: +370 37 33 25 40 uanian politicians and writers were Putvinskio 55, Kaunas, Communication Kaunas Zoo was founded in 1938. unveiled here; the Eternal Fire is phone: +370 37 22 14 17 development museum Zoo maintains more than 1, 200 in- burning here; wooden crosses com- fax.: +370 37 22 26 06, dividuals of 250 different species, memorate those who were killed for [email protected] Rotušės sq 19, Kaunas, and makes new acquisitions every Lithuanian independence. M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Phone: +370 37 42 49 20 year. Special events every year are In the middle of the square the Nepriklausomybės sq 12, Kaunas, Military Museum the grand season opening in mid- monument is erected as a symbol of phone: +370 37 22 28 53. of Vytautas The Great May and Joninės (St. John’s Day) Lithuanian independence. Ninth Fort, K.Donelaičio 64, Kaunas, celebration on June 24. Garden of Žemaičių kelias 73, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 32 09 39/ 32 07 65 Funiculars Lithuania’s Presidents phone: +370 37 37 77 15. fax.: +370 37 32 07 65 Skriaudžių 8 and Aušros 6, Vilniaus Lithuanian Sports Museum, phone: +370 37 38 65 95, A small park is a very pleasant place Muziejaus 7, Kaunas, THEATRES +370 37 42 58 82. to walk among the statues of former phone: +370 37 22 06 91 Academic State Built in the early 1930s, these are presidents A.Stulginskis, village Maironis Lithuanian Drama Theatre, very few among such lifts in Europe. Grinius and A.Smetona. Literature Museum Laisvės 71, Kaunas, The line started running in Rotušės 13, Kaunas, phone: +370 37 22 40 64 HOTELS

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EATING OUT NIGHT CLUBS IN KAUNAS Name Address Phone: Cuisine Name Address Phone: Laisvės Ave. 79, 55 LAIPSNIAI +370 37 75 08 70 Lithuanian AMERIKA PIRTYJE Vytauto Ave. 71, Kaunas +370 37 20 14 89 Kaunas COMBO Raudondvario pl. 107, Kaunas +370 37 36 12 09 Nemunas pier (near AITRA Vytautas’ church) +370 37 22 05 85 Chinese EUROPA J. Gruodžio Str. 19, Kaunas +370 37 30 27 10 Kaunas EXIT Maironio Str. 19, Kaunas +370 37 20 28 13 A. Mickevičiaus Str. LOS PATRANKOS Savanorių Ave. 124, Kaunas +370 37 33 82 28 AMIGOS 22/Kęstučio Str. 32, +370 37 20 63 41 European Kaunas METELICA Laisvės Ave. 46a, Kaunas +370 655 09 988 AVILYS Vilniaus Str. 34, Kaunas +370 37 20 34 76 European PUB FORTAS K. Donelaičio Str. 65, Kaunas +370 37 20 74 31 Kęstučio Str. 93, SIENA Laisvės Ave. 93, Kaunas +370 37 42 44 24 ČARLSTONAS +370 37 20 29 93 European Kaunas VENERA Savanorių Ave. 64, Kaunas +370 37 42 67 35 Gruodžio Str. 19/21, EUROPA +370 37 30 27 10 European VIVA ROMA Savanorių Ave. 111, Kaunas +370 37 20 16 75 Kaunas ZEPELINUS Kovo 11-osios Str. 22, Kaunas +370 37 45 21 96 KUNIGAIKŠČIŲ M. Daukšos Str. 28, +370 37 32 08 00 MENĖ Kaunas ŽEMYN UPE M. Valančiaus Str. 24, Kaunas +370 37 42 45 49 Šiaurės Ave. 5a, LEGENDA +370 37 40 84 56 Lithuanian Kaunas Kaunas District Kaunas District Laisvės Ave. 93, Phone/ fax. +370 37 38 30 70, MIESTO SODAS +370 37 42 44 24 European Kaunas [email protected] Putvinskio Str. 38, Founded in 1992 in order to preserve POMPĖJA +370 37 42 20 55 European Kaunas the unique landscape of Kauno Mari- os, its natural ecosystem and cultural

Manual 2007 Savanorių Ave. 404, PORTOFINO +370 37 49 03 02 European Kaunas heritage. Wonderful walking and bi- cycle paths stretch it thought. You SENIEJI RŪSIAI Vilniaus Str. 34, Kaunas +370 37 20 28 06 European should visit Pažaislis unique baroque Pramonės Ave. 15, SUDARUŠKA +370 37 45 59 87 Lithuanian architectural ensemble – Cloister of Kaunas 17-18 c., Rumišiškės Open-Air Folk T. Masiulio Str. 18E, SVARSTYKLĖS +370 37 45 24 33 European District territory: Museum, remains of Palemonas Fort Kaunas 1 496 km.2 and a Museum of famous Lithuanian Briedžių takas 1, poet S. Neris.. wonderful possibil- TĖVYNĖ +370 37 38 03 82 Lithuanian District population: Kaunas 86.1 thousand inhabitants. ity is provided to spend a weekend M. Valančiaus Str. 24, going by regular ship from Pažaislis ŽEMYN UPE +370 37 42 45 49 European Kaunas PLACES TO VISIT Cloister to Rumšiškės Folk Museum Architectural Savonorių Ave. 255, and back in one day. DELANO +370 37 30 74 45 Fast Food Kaunas ensemble Zapyškis Church of St. John, Rudondvaris, Kaunas District. Zapyškis, the left bank of the Nemu- Savanorių Ave. 321A, MCDONALD’S +370 37 31 03 55 Fast Food Composed of palace of Renaissance nas River, Kaunas castle, reconstructed in XVII c., the It was built in a gothic style con- SVETAINĖ “TAKIO- K. Donelaičio Str. 27, +370 37 30 61 03 Fast Food northern and the southern oficines, sidering the valuable monument of JI NERIS” Kaunas greenhouse, stables, granaries. The XVI c. Lithuanian gothics. From the VIVA BLYNAI, Laisvės Ave. 53, +370 37 40 00 04 Fast Food estate suffered from fires, wars, dur- beginning of XX c. not used for VIVA KOLDŪNAI Kaunas ing the rising of 1830-1831. cult. Sacral mucic concerts, cultural Laisvės Ave. 57, After reconstruction the palace at events are held here in summer ARENA PIZZA +370 37 20 15 42 Italian Kaunas the XIX the estate survived till the Memorial park dedicated for the K. Donelaičio Str. 66, end of the end of the II nd war when Battle of Žalgiris ČIAU +370 37 20 03 00 Italian Kaunas the palace and greenhouse were Cinkiškis village, 22 km. Nemuno Str. 45, burnt. In 1962-1967, the castle was Kaunas- Klaipėda highway. DA MICHELE +370 37 20 15 89 Italian Kaunas rebuilt and the museum of counts It was started to found the park in Tiškevičiai and composer J. Nauja- 1990, celebrating 580 anniversary of Laisvės Ave. 68, PIZZA JAZZ +370 37 20 43 35 Italian Kaunas lis was placed in it. the battle. In 10 ha area, many plant- Kauno Marios Regional Park ings, trees are grown, 1 roadside pole, Jonavos Str. 260, Miškininkų 2, Vaišvydava, and 13 roof poles were built. SPORTO BARAS Klaipėda-Kaunas 211 +370 37 76 50 00 Lithuanian pub km., Kaunas GUEST HOUSES Vilniaus Str. 16 (rūsyje), CRAZY HOUSE +370 37 22 11 82 Lithuanian pub Kaunas Name Address Phone/fax. MEDŽIOTOJŲ Rotušės a. 10, Kaunas +370 37 32 09 56 Lithuanian pub FORMULA- VERNER Kaunas District self-govern- phone: UŽEIGA ment, Garliavos sen., Garliava, +370 375 51 800,

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Owner Address Phone/fax. S. Daukanto Str. 14, BELLA TOSCANA +370 37 20 08 40 Lithuanian pub Virbališkių village, Kaunas A. Pukelis [email protected] Kaunas District Laisvės Ave. 61, JUMS +370 37 20 37 05 Lithuanian pub Padubysio village, Phone: +370 698 36 295, Kaunas E. Zalensas Kaunas District fax.: +370 372 62 274 SKLIAUTAS Rotušės Sq. 26, Kaunas +370 37 20 68 43 Lithuanian pub BERNELIŲ Valančiaus Str. 9, Analkiu km., Vilkijos ward, Phone: +370 37 55 62 13, +370 37 20 09 13 Lithuanian St. Sadauskas UŽEIGA Kaunas Kaunas District +370 680 14 060 BERNELIŲ Donelaičio Str. 11, +370 37 20 77 00 Lithuanian Phone: +370 698 77 207, UŽEIGA Kaunas D. Juraitienė Zapyškiai, Kaunas District +370 617 14 806. Maironio Str. 28, [email protected] KATPĖDĖLĖ +370 37 22 49 67 Lithuanian Kaunas Paštuvos village, Kaunas Phone: +370 686 02 664, KONRADO Laisvės Ave. 49a, V. Adamonis +370 37 20 87 33 Lithuanian District [email protected] UŽEIGA Kaunas Bernatonių village, Kaunas TADO BLINDOS Kęstučio Str. 93, V.G. Vegys phone: +370 37 54 84 65 +370 37 20 29 93 Lithuanian District SMUKLĖ Kaunas Laisvės Ave. 36b, Didžiųjų Lapių village, phone: +370 374 70 237, ŽALIAS RATAS +370 37 20 00 71 Lithuanian V.Motiejūnas Kaunas Kaunas District fax.: +370 374 70 237 Lithuanian 24

COUNTRYSIDE ACCOMMODATION Owner (name) Address Phone/fax. ALDONA BAKUTIENĖ Mozūriškiai, Kaunas District phone: +370 37 54 42 89 ARVYDAS BILVINAS Skrebenų village, Kaunas District phone: +370 37 20 50 74

AUDA MARGARITA PEIMIENĖ Jadagonių village, Kaunas District, [email protected] phone: +370 37 44 06 04 AUŠRELĖ VILKONIENĖ Akacijų Ave. 35, Kulautuvos town, Kaunas District [email protected] phone: +370 37 54 31 87, fax.: +370 37 54 31 87 GITANA JEGERSKIENĖ Kaunas District, , Beržų g. phone: +370 37 37 78 28, fax.: +370 37 37 78 30 LEOPOLDO JULIJAUS M. Valančiaus Str. 7A, Raudondvario village, phone: +370 37 54 99 58 GERMANO GRANGE Kaunas District [email protected] NATALIJA NELENDROVA Kaunas Distric, Neveronių sen. phone: +370 37 37 55 02, fax.: +370 37 37 54 94 Kaunas District, Ringaudų sen., Ringaudai, NEMUNO TURAS phone: +370 37 56 37 66, fax.: +370 37 56 38 63 Žalgirio Str. 38 [email protected] PARADISE Vaišvydavos village, Kaunas District [email protected] phone: +370 656 35 300 Kaunas District, Kulautuvos sen., RIMANTAS PETRAUSKAS phone: +370 37 38 96 84 , Kranto Str. 7 ROMA ZALENSIENĖ Padubysio village, Kaunas District VILIJA SEDLECKIENĖ Kaunas District, Zapyškio sen., Papiškiai [email protected] phone: +370 698 70 044 Manual 2007 B&B Owner (name) Address Phone/fax. DAIVA ČAPKAUSKIENĖ Centrinė Str. 23A, Ramučiai, Kaunas District phone: +370 687 88 167, fax.: +370 37 43 20 66

Kaišiadorys District RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION- FARMSTEADS Owner (name) Address Phone/fax. ALGIO BERNATAVIČIAUS SODYBA Palomenės village, Palomenės sen., Kaišiadorių District phone: +370 687 99 450 EIDUTČIO STAŠAITČIO SODYBA Navapolio village, Kruonio sen., Kaišiadorių District phone: +370 687 49 198 ROKVALDO Stasiūnų village, Žiežmarių apylinkės sen., Kaišiadorys District phone: +370 686 00 830, BARTUSEVIČIAUS SODYBA [email protected] fax.: +370 373 52 888 ROMO KALEINIKOVO SODYBA Marių Str. 74, Rumšiškės town, Rumšiškių sen., Kaišiadorių District phone: +370 699 36 047 2 District territory: 1087 km. STASĖS BLANDIENĖS KAIMO Kaišiadorys District self-government, Kruonio sen., Basonys II phone: +370 37 72 85 95 District population: TURIZMO SODYBA 37 thousand inhabitants. STASIO STANKEVIČIAUS Dainavos village, Paparčių sen., SODYBA Kaišiadorių District phone: +370 652 60 914 CATERING ŪKININKĖS E.VINICKIENĖS Kaišiadorių District self-government, Palomenės sen., phone: +370 699 55 989 CENTRO PICERIJA, KAIMO TURIZMO SODYBA Kaspariškės Gedimino Str. 116, VITALIAUS Bačkonių village, Žiežmarių apylinkės sen., phone: +370 699 91 099 Kaišiadorys, Kaišiadorių District PRASCIENIAUS SODYBA Kaišiadorių District [email protected] fax.: +370 346 41 373

COUNTRYSIDE ACCOMMODATION Owner (name) AddressOwner (name) Address Phone/fax. Phone/fax. DALIOS SODYBA StasiūnųDALIOS SODYBA village, Kaišiadorių DistrictStasiūnų village, Kaišiadorių District phone: +370 687 phone:15 256 +370 68715256 JOLANTA-RASA KETRIENĖ MaironioJOLANTA-RASA Str. 12, KETRIENĖRumšiškių town,Maironio Kaišiadorių Str. 12, District Rumšiškių town, Kaišiadorių Districtphone: +370 346 phone:47 379 +370 47379 PAS PONĄ RumšosPAS PONĄ Str. 33, Rumšiškių town,Rumšos Kaišiadorių Str. 33, District Rumšiškių town, Kaišiadorių Districtphone: +370 346 phone:47 339 +370 34647339 fax.: +370 346 47 fax.:339 +370 34647339 SEKIONIŲ RANČA SekioniųSEKIONIŲ village, RANČA Kaišiadorių DistrictSekionių village, Kaišiadorių District phone: +370 346 phone:46 418 +370 34646418 fax.: +370 346 46 fax.:418 +370 34646418 SKARDIS KaišiadoriųSKARDIS District, Kaišiadorių District self-government, phone: +370 611 phone:36 086 +370 61136086 Žiežmarių sen., Strošiūnai I Žiežmarių apylinkės sen., Strošiūnai I ŽYDROJI LAGŪNA VosyliškiųŽYDROJI LAGŪNA village, Kaišiadorių VosyliškiųDistrict village, Kaišiadorių District phone: +370 346 phone:69 833 +370 34669833

fax.: +370 346 69 fax.:833 +370 34669833 Tourism Product

Birštonas Resort out in Regional Park of the Great Ne- tidy and quiet resort town offers pic- Birštonas TIC munas Loops has provided respite for turesque views for the visitors that Jaunimo 3, LT-59219 Birštonas, travelers throughout its history. might be found in the Regional Park phone/fax. +370 319 65 740 In its early years Birštonas was a of the Great Nemunas Loops wind- [email protected], favored hunting area of the Grand ing for 59 km. around Birštonas. www.birstonas.lt, www.travel.lt Duke Vytautas and his guests from While riding the bicycles or travel- The active rest offers: around Europe. ing by canoes visitors are cought by By bike : 10 km. through Žvėrinčius In 1846 it was certified that the very the views of marvelous exposures forest along the Nemunas River first patient was cured in the town by recalling the times after ice-age, banks, 37 km. – through Naudžiūnai the local mineral waters, although might rest under centuries old oak and Siponys forests to the Nemunas the use of the waters for curative trees or climb the chain of castle River. 2 Territory: 124 km . purpose had been used for many hills along the rivers. By canoe: 2 days trip on the Verkne Population: years before that. The small resort town is famous of River (40 km.), 3 days trip on the 3.2 thousand inhabitants. Now Birštonas is famous not only its sport events that attract thousands Nemunas River and its loops (75 km.). Canoe rent. Location: Central Lithuania. for its curing mineral waters that are of strongmen contest fans, hot air Arrival: widely used in two spa hospitals but By boat: 1 hour long excursion on the balloons fiesta, rowing marathons Nemunas River by boat “Vytenis”. by bus from Kaunas, Vilnius. also for the fact that it hosts a small and so on. Birštonas is a home for Distance Birštonas - Vilnius: 94 km. By hot air balloon: unforgettable plant bottling mineral water having the oldest international Jazz festival picturesque view from bird flight. the oldest tradition of such a kind in Lithuania that is held every two By carriage: unique picturesque sur- A small resort town Birštonas, popu- of production in Lithuania.Small, lation 3.2 thousand inhabitants, spread years in March. roundings. Lithuanian 25

Downhill skiing: in winter there are Birštonas District, HOTEL two downhill skiing tracks (160 m. Nemajūnai village, Name Address Tel E- mail and 300 m. long). phone: +370 319 43 754 The only one neo-gothic wooden Algirdo 34, seklytele@sonatahoPhone:lt, Sonata +370 319 65 825 PLACES TO VISIT church in Lithuania. LT-59204 Birštonas www.sonatahoPhone:lt Directorate and Visitor’s Vytautas hill. There used to be a Center of the Nemunas wooden castle in the XIV century, GUEST HOUSES Loops Regional Park held to protect area from crusaders, Name Address Tel/fax. E- mail Facilities Tylioji 1, LT-59206 Birštonas, later for hunting. Café, organizes en- tel/fax. +370 319 65 613 Grand Duke Vytautas Statue. tertainments, offers [email protected], www.vstt.lt Inaugurated in 1998. Sculptor Str. Lelijų 3, programmes: hot +370 319 61 300 info@audenis. The park is situated in an ethno- Jokūbonis. It is placed near the Vy- Audenis LT–59207 air balloon flights, /01 www.audenis.lt lt, graphic region of Lithuania where tautas hill. Birštonas fishing, hunting, anyone can find places still un- Bust for writer Balys Sruoga. riding, playing touched by civilization, a farmer’s Sculptor Str. Plechavičius. Reminds tennis. Lelijų 5, settlement or cultural monuments. that the writer who while living in Birštono LT–59207 +370 682 56 061 Playing tennis Protected species of animals live Birstonas wrote his famous book turas there, rare plants, valued ecosystems “Forests of the Gods”. Birštonas Birutės 21, and cultural treasures might be seen. Sculpture for Martynas Mažvydas. Birštono LT-59217 +370 610 12 656 There are many places for recre- The first Lithuanian book creator. tulpė ation; camping, hiking, bird watch- Sculptor Vl. Žuklys. Birštonas ing, berry and mushroom picking, Decorative sculpture „Girl with RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION fishing, various sporting locations fife“. Sculptor Antinis Jr. and orienteering. A guide service Monument of J. Basanavičius. Owner Address Tel/fax. round the picturesque Nemunas Patriarch of revival of Lithu- Šaltinėnų village, V. Dubikovienė +370 686 70 328 River Loops and a rent of tourist in- ania nation that is placed in Birštonas municipality ventor is provided. the J. Basanavičius Square. Manual Birštonas 2007 Museum Sculptor A. Aleksandravicius. Vytauto 9, LT–59211 Birštonas, Hill of songs – near the church- ment included into the list of the IMPORTANT INFORMATION: phone/fax. +370 319 65 605 wooden sculptures for different North. west Europe most valuable Birštonas Municipality – [email protected] tunes of songs. geological objects. Siponiai out- Jaunimo 2, LT-59206 Birštonas, The exposition is based on the ex- The biggest stained-glass “Lietu- crop – natural monument protected phone: +370 319 65 555 hibits collected by regional research- va “ in Lithuania placed in Culture by the state. Pudding stone “Ožkų Police - Jaunimo 2, LT–59206 ers of Birštonas Secondary School. center (area – 142 sq. m.). Author V. pečius” – is in the territory of Prie- Birštonas, Collection contains more than 8000 Švarlys. nai municipality, but the beauty of it phone: +370 319 65 538, 02, 112 Memorial of partisans, situated might be seen from the side of the Fire Station- B. Sruogos 15, things reflecting Birštonas life and territory of Birstonas municipality. history. in Birstonas surroundings in the phone: +370 319 65 765 Paverkniai hill (Ginkus hill)- part Out - patient Department- Birštonas Sacral Art Museum J. Basanavičius’ square. of it has landsliped in to the Verkne Birutės 10, LT-59217 Birštonas, Sculptor A. Dulksnys. Jaunimo 8, River. phone: +370 319 67 018 phone: +370 319 65 699 Memorial path to commemorate the Kernuvė outcrop. [email protected] victims of Stalinism Pharmacy – Jaunimo 8, LT-59206 Jundeliškės manor famous for its Birštonas, The museum, set up in the year Wooden sculptures carved by folk dahlia flowers. Writer S. Moravskis 2000, displays two memorial exhi- artists on a steep slope on the left phone: +370 319 65 570 was the first one, who took these Post Office- S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno bitions commemorating Vincentas bank of the Nemunas symbolizing flowers to Lithuania, to this manor. Sladkevičius, Cardinal of Roman pain and losses of the relatives of Matiesionys village – known of the 14, , and Archbishop, the victims. homeland of the famous Lithuanian phone: +370 319 65 652 martyr Teofilis Matulionis; there is Žvėrinčius oak - one of the big- linguist professor Jonas Kazlauskas. Parking service – B. Sruogos 25, also a sacral art exposition, display- gest tourist attractions in Zverincius This grange is decorated by wooden LT-59209 Birštonas, ing works of religious art. forest. A few years ago it was blow sculptures of Ipolitas Uzkurnis. phone: +370 319 65 808 Church of St. Anthony of Padua down. According to a legend, Grand Biuvette Banks: Birutės 14, LT–59217 Birštonas, Duke Vytautas used to rest under it. Birštonas is known for its mineral SC bank “ Hansabankas”- phone: +370 610 12 656 Nearby there is a pine tree of un- water. Buvette is the place where J. Basanavičiaus 16, LT–59211 The church in Neo-Gothic style, usual look. everyone can taste mineral water. Birštonas, phone: +370 319 65 101 built in 1890-1909. Life of emigrating birds can be seen One biuvette is near Sanatorium SC “Šiaulių Bankas” - Jaunimo 3, Church of St. Apostles in the Nemunas River islands. “Tulpės”, other – near Sanatorium LT–59219 Birštonas, Petras and Povilas Skevoniai outcrop - natural monu- “Versmė”. phone: +370 319 67 023 CONFERENCE FACILITIES Name Address Phone: Fax. Number of Facilities halls/ places Sanatorium “ Versmė” B.Sruogos 9, LT-59542 Birštonas, +370 319 65 673 +370 319 65 663 1/ 240 Synchronous translation, multimedia, [email protected], www. overhead projector versme.com Sanatorium “Tulpės” B. Sruogos 4, LT-59541 Birštonas, +370 319 65 525 +370 319 65 520

Tourism Tourism Product [email protected], www.tulpe.lt Birštonas Branch of Kestučio 8, LT-59210 Birštonas, +370 319 65 +370 319 65 790 1/30 1/20 All necessary appliances and equipment Training Center of SSIFB [email protected] 791 /92 1/12 for demonstration of visual material Municipality Jaunimo 2, LT-59206 Birštonas, +370 319 65 555 +370 319 65 555 1/90 1/30 There are two halls for coffee breaks.

[email protected], www.birstonas.lt Directorate and Visitor’s Tylioji 1, LT-59206 Birštonas, +370 319 65 613 +370 319 65 613 1/50 Center of the Nemunas [email protected], www.vstt.lt Loops Regional Park Summer resort “Birštono Turistu 18, LT-59107 Birštonas, +370 687 98 797, Nemuno vingis” www.kortas.lt/turizmas +370 698 02 017 SANATORIUMS Name Address Phone: Fax. E- mail Facilities Sanatorium B. Sruogos 9, +370 319 65 673 +370 319 65 663 registraturaversme@ Catering and accommodation. Provides rehabilitation “Versmė” LT–59542 Birštonas is.lt, www.versme.com and sanatorium treatment services. Swimming pool, sauna, billiards, hairdresser’s and cosmetology services, chemist’s, organizes conferences. Sanatorium B. Sruogos 4, +370 319 65 525 +370 319 65 520 [email protected], Catering and accommodation. Provides balneological “Tulpės” LT–59541 Birštonas www.tulpe.lt treatment. There are specialized departments for patients with nervous system disorders, digestion problems, joint, gynaecological and oncological diseases as well. Sauna, swimming pool. Lithuanian 26

OTHER ACCOMMODATION SERVICES Name Address Phone: Fax. E- mail Facilities Birštonas Branch of Kestucio 8, Organizes conference, semi- +370 319 65 790/01 +370 319 65 790 [email protected] Training Center of SSIFB LT-59210 Birstonas nars. There is a bar- café. Summer resort “Birstono Turistu 18, +370 687 98 797, www.kortas.lt/turizmas Nemuno vingis” LT-59107 Birstonas +370 698 02 017 Birštonas Sport Base of Birutės 19, Lithuanian Institute of +370 319 65 595 +370 319 65 595 LT–59217 Birštonas Physical Education EATING OUT Name Address Tel/fax. E- mail Number of seats [email protected], Restaurant “Sonata” Algirdo 34, LT–59204 Birštonas +370 319 65 825 www.sonatahotel.lt [email protected], Restaurant “Seklytėlė” Prienų 10, LT-59202 Birštonas +370 319 65 800 www.sonatahoPhone:lt Café-Bar “Audenis” Lelijų 3, LT–59207 Birštonas +370 319 61 300 [email protected], www.audenis.lt 30 Bar – Café Kęstučio 8, LT-59210 Birštonas +370 319 65 502 50 Cultural Centre Café Jaunimo 4, LT–59206 Birštonas +370 600 36 233 [email protected] 30 Vaižganto 2, Tea-shop +370 319 65 527 LT-59211 Birštonas Pizzeria “Pizza Fun” Birutės 3, LT-59217 Birštonas +370 659 00 250 [email protected] Jundeliškių village, Inn “Klėtis” +370 687 91 952 30

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PRIENAI DISTRICT creates an impressive sight from the RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION air. Prienai District is a rich with a numerous historical monuments as Owner (name) Address Phone:, e-mail well as mounds, burial sites, church- A.Narkeliūnienė Pikelioniu village, +370 685 12 620, +370 319 56 937, es and artistic monuments. You can Stakliškiu sub Dis- [email protected] visit the wooden churches of Prie- trict, Prienai District. nai, Nemajūnai, and Balbieriškis were built by folk artists and contain G. Labanauskas Radomisles village, +370 616 19 307, many valuable art objects. Stakliskiu substrict, fax.: +370 373 32 800, Prienai District [email protected] Prienai region municipality, phone: +370 319 61 102; fax.: +370 319 B. GRIŽIENĖ Prienų District +370 686 44 034, [email protected] District territory: 1031 km.2 61 199; www.prienai.lt e-mail ad- District population: ress: [email protected] 35. 7 thousand inhabitants. Tourism information: GANDRĖ Prienų District +370 686 44 034, [email protected] Location: Central Lithuania. Phone: +370 319 61 108; fax.: +370 Arrival: by bus from Kaunas. 319 6 11 99, e-mail adress: rasa@ Užuguostis, 370 65236164, Distance Prienai - Vilnius: 98 km. prienai.lt Prienų District [email protected] www.prienai.lt Pociunai avia-tourism center: L. Bisikirskiene Kristapiskiu village, +370 612 77 272, Glider Airplane Manufacturer Stakliskiu substrict, [email protected] The Prienai District is situated at the Pociūnai, LT-4340 Prienų District, Prienai District juncture of very important routes phone: +370 319 60 567, connecting the cities of Vilnius, fax. +370 319 60 568 Kaunas, Marijampolė and Alytus. [email protected], www.lak.lt Lithuania, phone: +370 685 44 045, Phone: +370 319 60 192, The Nemunas River and its tribu- Kaunas parachute club: fax. +370 674 06 795, e-mail adress: +370 319 60 193 taries Jiesia, Peršekė and Verknė all Veiverių st. 132, Kaunas, Lithuania, [email protected]; www.kaask.lsf.lt Bee keeping by regional farmers and contribute to the beauty of the re- phone: +370 98 10 510, The nearby town of Prienai is home villagers provides a large percent- gion. Nemunas makes a 17- km. long +370 31 96 05 71, to one of the worlds’ foremost glider age of the natural honey product re- loop (like a teardrop) coming within [email protected]; manufacturers. To visit and view quirements for Lithuania. From the 1.2 km. of completing the loop near www.skydive.lt their operation contact by Phone:. honey product a honey-liquor, called Prienai. These and other “loops” Kaunas county Midus Industry in Stakliškės “Midus,“ is processed just a 15” drive or “bends” along with 37 lakes of aviation sports club: UAB “Lietuviškas Midus”, from Birštonas. For more informa- various sizes dotting the landscape Veiverių st. 132, LT 3018 Kaunas Trakų 9, Stakliškės; tion about this industry contact:

KĖDAINIAI DISTRICT Kėdainiai is a geographical centre Reformists church, 4 market places Kėdainiai TIC: Tourism Product of Lithuania and ensures good con- are still remaining from XVII centu- Didžioji 1, LT-57248 Kėdainiai, nections with all parts of Lithuania. ry, a minaret built in the end of XIX phone/fax. +370 347 60 363 National roads corresponding the century and Skinderiškių Dendrol- [email protected], European standards including the ogy Park which contains more than www.visitkedainiai.lt international highway VIA BAL- 700 species and forms of trees and Sighseeing tours: TICA crosse the region. Geographi- bushes made in unusual forms. Kedainiai-A town by the cal centre of the Lithuanian Republic One of more places worth to visit Nevėžis River-2 hours (55o19’ N and 23o54’ E) was officially is Paberžė, a small settlement with Kėdainiai- the Geographical Centre marked in the village of Ruoščiai. wonderful valleys on the banks of of Lithuania- 3 hours Kedainiai is one of lucky fame Lith- the rivulets Liauda and Nykis. Visi- Sightseeing trips round Kėdainiai uanian towns that unique historical tation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Region – 5-6 hours District territory: 167.7 thousand ha and architectural structure of old Church, the estate of count Šilingas District population: town remained completely during and the Museum of the 1863 Upris- MUSEUMS 33.4 thousand inhabitants. ages. The name of Kėdainiai first ing. People from all Lithuania come Museum of Kėdainiai Region, Kėdainiai population: mentioned by Livonian Chronicle in here for spirit of this peaceful place. Didžioji 19, Kėdainiai, phone: +370 31.8 thousand inhabitants. the 1372. At the 2002 year was 630 The second is Šeteniai village – a 347 53 685, Location: Central Lithuania. anniversary of Kėdainiai. birthplace of Czeslaw Milosc the [email protected] Arrival to Kėdainiai: by bus from Numerous archaeological, histori- Nobel Prize winner. The writer de- The Museum of Kėdainiai Region Kaunas, Panevėžys, by train from cal, architectural monuments and a picted natural beauty of his native was founded in 1921 and is one of Vilnius, Kaunas, unique old city testify a majestic his- land in the novel “Isa Valley”. A the oldest in Lithuania. The main Šiauliai and Klaipėda. tory of Kėdainiai. modern cultural centre of C. Milosc unique exhibits: portraits of the Distance from Kėdainiai The old town boasts of the Town has been established in the rebuilt Kėdainiai rulers, set of furniture to Vilnius: 139 km. Hall, a renaissance-style Evangelical barn of the estate. made of antlers from the mansion of Lithuanian 27

Apytalaukis, unique crosses, made The Birthplace/Cultural the manor, in front of it a decorative art items in church: paint- by the folk artist V. Svirskis and his centre of Czeslaw Milosz, pool was dug and to the southeast ings, altars, and sculptures. disciple M. Gurskis are displayed in Šeteniai, Vilainiai neighbourhood, from those some ponds. Manor and Park of Dotnuva, Aka- the exposition halls. Kėdainiai region, The mound of Bakainiai, Surviliškis demija, Dotnuva neighbourhood, Mausoleum of Dukes Radvilas, mob. tel: +370 688 25 375, neighbourhood, Kėdainiai region. Kėdainiai region. The manor of Dot- Senoji 1, Kėdainiai, www.milosz.lt This is one of the highest and most nuva has been known since the XVI phone: +370 347 53 685 In 1999 in the birthplace of Č. beautiful mounds in the District, al- c. It used to belong to the noblemen A family mausoleum of the dukes Milošas in Šeteniai, on the slope of lowing a splendid panoramic view. Izakovskiai, Mločkai, Bžostovskiai, Radvilas in the vault of the majestic the Nevėžis River, in the place of The river Liaudė surrounds the Šcytai, Gradauskai. In the first half Church built in Renaissance style. In former granary, the cultural centre mound from three sides and from the of the XIX c. it belonged to Counts the crypt, the relics of Duke Kristu- of the Nobel Prize winner, writer north it is protected by a bulwark. It Chrapovickiai, who repaired the pas Radvila Perkūnas (Thunder), Czeslaw Milosz was established. proofs that in the old times there used manor splendidly. It was visited by his grandson Jonušas Radvila and Literary evenings, meetings, con- to be a well-fortified castle, which in the Tsar Alexander the First with his other members of the family rest in ferences are being organised here; 1372 was mentioned by crusaders wife Jekaterina (Catherine). In the peace in palatial Renaissance-and- there is an exhibition dedicated to and in the XVIII century the Swedish middle of the XIX c. Count Kreicas Baroque-styled sarcophagi. Czeslaw Milosz. During the interna- had their fortifications here. planted a wonderful park around the Multicultural Centre, tional symposium of wood sculptors Paberžė St. Virgin Apparition Senoji rinka 12, Kėdainiai, „Isos slėnis-2001“ the statues were manor, which is now an attractive Church and a, keeping-place” of phone: +370 347 51 778 created dedicated to Šeteniai and decoration of the town. In 1919 a The Multicultural Centre was opened Czeslaw Milosz. the collection of liturgical clothes, School of Agriculture and Forestry on the 6th of August 2002 in the Mikalojus Katkus Memorial Mu- Paberžė, Gudžiūnai neighbourhood, was established in Dotnuva Manor. Small Synagogue. This centre in- seum, Ažytėnai, Krakės neighbour- Kėdainiai region. A. Mackevičius, In 1922 it was named the Technical troduces culture of all the nations, hood, Kėdainiai region, who worked as a priest in Paberžė School of Agriculture and Forestry which once lived here. phone: +370 347 42 853 in 1856-1863, was one of the leaders was established in Dotnuva Manor. Juozas Paukštelis The memorial museum of the writer of the Uprising of 1863. In his care In 1922 it was named the Technical Memorial museum, Mikalojus. katkus is established in 1858 a wooden church of St. Vir- School of Agriculture. In 1924 the Manual Vydūnas 2007 Str. 14, Kėdainiai, in Ažytėnai village, at the former gin Apparition was built. One can Academy of Agriculture was estab- phone: +370 347 53 934 farmstead. The exhibits and sur- examine the original monuments in lished, which in 1947 was trans- The museum was founded in the roundings reflect his life, creative the churchyard and in the cemetery, ferred to Kaunas, and the settlement house of the writer Juozas Paukštelis work and village mode of life in the a “keeping-place” of the collection is still called Akademija. in 1988. There he lived in 1938. The XIX–XX centuries. of unique canonicals, prayer-books, Skinderiškiai Dendrology Park, exhibition tells us about the writer, The Museum of the 1863 Uprising, lamps, bells, pots, sun-shaped cross- , Krakės neighbourhood, other writers and men and women of Paberžė, Gudžiūnai neighbourhood, es, millstones, wood carving articles Kėdainiai region. Skinderiškiai letters of Kėdainiai Region. Kėdainiai region, and other valuable items in the recto- Dendrology Park is of the same Vytautas Ulevičius phone: +370 347 46 323 ry and a nearby granary, which were value as botanical gardens. The park wooden sculptures museum, Paberžė is a small settlement situ- collected by Father Stanislovas. is famous for a great variety and J. Basanavičius Str. 36, Kėdainiai, ated in the northern outskirts of Terespolis Manor and Park, Tere- diversity of woody plant species. It phone: +370 347 53 685 Kėdainiai region. A museum of the spolis, Gudžiūnai neighbourhood, is divided into the following geo- Oak sculptures are exhibited. The 1863 Uprising was established in Kėdainiai region. Located 32 km. graphical groups of plants: Europe- most impressive is a chess board: 1993. Its exposition tells about the north-west of Kėdainiai, Terespolis an, Siberian, Caucasian, Mid-Asian some oak figures reach the height of course of the uprising, its suppres- manor palace was built in the end as well as those of China-Japan, the 1 metre and 17 centimetres. sion, tsarist repressions against the of the XIX. c. – beginning of the East of North America, and the West Town Hall, participants and supporters of the XX c. The modern palace was es- of North America. The founder, the Didžioji Str. 1, Kėdainiai, rebellion. tablished by Counts Chrapovickiai. cherisher and the developer of the The Old Town of Kėdainiai phone: +370 347 50 010 The palace is surrounded by perhaps park is a forester Kęstutis Kaltenis. The Old Town of Kėdainiai is an ur- Kėdainiai Town Hall (XVII century) the most beautiful landscape park in Krakės, Krakės neighbourhood, is one of the three, which have re- ban monument of state value with an Kėdainiai region. Kėdainiai Region. As an old Samo- mained in Lithuania. The profes- area of 87 hectares. Various historical, Dotnuva Ensemble of Annun- gitian small rural District it has been sional art displays, chamber music c ultural values and ancient buildings ciation Church and Monastery, known since the XIV c. In 1790 concerts, meetings, exhibit openings deriving from the XVI–XVII c. are Dotnuva, Dotnuva neighbour- the town was granted a privilege and cultural city events of Lithuania concentrated here. hood, Kėdainiai Region. In 1701 to organize three annual fairs. In and foreign countries are hosted in The estate and the park of Apyta- V. Bžostovskis and his wife village 1570-1592 one of the originators the exposition halls. laukis, Vilainiai neighbourhood, Mlečkaitė established a Bernardine Janina Monkutė - Kėdainiai region. Apytalaukis set- of Lithuanian writing Mikalojus monastery in Dotnuva, the stone Marks Museum – Gallery, tlement was mentioned for the first Daukša worked as a parish priest in J.Basanavičius Str. 45, time in Livonian Chronicle by H. building of which was raised in Krakės. He would establish a parish Kėdainiai, Vartbergė in 1371. Since the XV 1768. 23 monks used to live there, school to commemorate the 400 an- phone: +370 347 57 398, century the estate of Apytalaukis who in 173 sanctified the founda- niversary of Postilė by M. Daukša fax. +370 347 60 270, nearby the Nevėžis River tributary tions of the future stone church. For in 1999, a carved wooden cross was [email protected], www. Alkupis is mentioned. The estate very active participation in the Up- built. St. Matthew church was built jmm-muziejus.lt was ruled by noblemen the Šiukštos, risings of 1831 and 1863, the monks in 1897-1908 with neo-Gothic and Janina Monkutė-Marks is the Lithu- Karpiai, Tiškevičiai, Zabielos. The of Dotnuva were exiled to Siberia neo-Baroque features. The church Tourism Tourism anian Product emigrant artist. From 1953 she estate was built in the middle of the and in 1864 the monastery was is decorated with valuable paintings lives and works in Chicago (USA). XIX century, therefore it has neo- closed. The construction of the An- and sculptures of saints. There is St. Her works of painting and tapestries Renaissance elements. In the sec- nunciation Church, which was built Catherine nunnery in Krakės, first are exhibited in the museum –gallery, ond half of the XIX century a park in late Baroque style, was completed established there in 1645 and rebuilt

entitled by the name of the artist. of mixed-type was planted around in 1810. There are a lot of valuable in 1997. QGUEST HOUSES Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail Rooms/ beds Facilities Phone: +370 347 68 348, Guest House “Sandra&Co” Šėtos 112, Kėdainiai 10/ 50 Car parking fax. +370 347 57 575 Phone: +370 347 71024, 3 km. from the town cen- Youth Hostel of Kėdainiai J.Basanavičiaus Str. 99, fax. +370 347 71 024 [email protected] 10/30 tre, guarded car parking, Boarding School Kėdainiai Mobile +370 611 46 219 self-catering possibilities, Guest House of Lithu- 15 km. from Kėdainiai, Stoties 5, Akademija, Phone: +370 347 37 036, anian agricultural advi- [email protected] www.lzukt.lt 10/26 guarded car parking, Kėdainiai District fax. +370 345 37 026 sory service conference room, Phone/fax. [email protected] www. In the Old Town, break- Guest house “Aroma rex” Didžioji 52, Kėdainiai 5/14 +370 347 68 505 aroma.lt fast, satellite TV, Internet Sirutiškis village, Parking place, Internet, Motel “Raganė” Phone: +370 347 41 535 [email protected] 7/13 Kėdainiai District billiard, satellite TV Nociūnai village, Motel “Arvydėlio motelis” Phone: +370 347 78 368 - 4/8 Parking place Kėdainiai District Lithuanian 28

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CONFERENCE HELDING SERVICES Manual 2007 Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail Facilities Kėdainiai business J. Basanavičiaus Str. 36, Phone: [email protected] In the center of the town.Conference hall – information center Kėdainiai +370 347 56 900 70 placesStudy class – 10 placesAll necessary Fax. +370 347 56 900 equipment for conferences Cz. Milosz Residential and Šeteniai village, Phone: +370 686 31 146 [email protected] The conference center in Šeteniai is located in conference center in Šeteniai Kedainiai a nice place near the river Nevėžis.There is a conference hall with 80 chairs. Lithuanian agricultural Stoties 5, Akademija, Phone: +370 347 37 036 [email protected] The conference room with:TV, audio and video advisory service Kėdainiai +370 347 37 870 www.lzukt.lt equipment, various projectors, writing boards, Fax. +370 347 37 026 computers Kėdainiai Multicultural center Senoji rinka 12, Phone: +370 347 51 778 sinagoga@kedainiai. The conference room with:TV, audio and video Kėdainiai omnitel.net equipment RECREATION ACTIVITIES Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail Facilities Entertainment centre J. Basanavičiaus Str. 22, Phone: www.vikondosklubas.lt We offer: luxurious restaurant, 3 bars, big „Vikonda“ Kėdainiai +370 347 67 293 discotheque hall, rest rooms, concert scene, Fax. +370 347 67 292 bowling, pool, russian billiard, playing room Mob. +370 686 74 949 for children. UAB „Lolita ir partneriai“ Vytauto 38, Josvainiai, Phone: +370 347 73 119 Horse riding Kėdainiai District Erikas Augustinavičius village, Phone: +370 347 43 171 [email protected] Trips by canoes along the river Šušvė Kėdainiai District Mob +370 686 37 987; +370 610 87 886

RASEINIAI DISTRICT and communications appeared away a semi-desolated place. But people historical heritage. Memorial reserve Raseiniai and the town took a slow of Raseiniai appeared as particular of Pasandravys covers the native economical development. self-determinate chose to manage to land of poet Maironis, in Reserve of The rebellion against Tsarist oppres- establish the Independent Republic landscape. You can visit the sion began in Raseiniai in 1831. In of Raseiniai. mound and the church of Betygala; a few days the insurrection spread the interesting stone named Velnio throughout the entire country. Today PLACES TO VISIT pėda (the feet of devil) is in the re- it is mentioned as important event Raseiniai Area History Museum serve of Lyduvėnai. Tourism Tourism Product in Lithuanian history. The sculpture Muziejaus 3, Raseiniai Šiluva called Žemaitis- a strong man reso- Phone: +370 428 51 191, This town is popular for the miracu- lutely stepping forward after hav- +370 428 51 892 lous appearance of the God’s Moth- ing tamed a bear (an allusion to the Dubysa Regional Park er and marked by erecting a chapel District territory: 1573 km.2 1831 Rebellion) reflects depicting Vilniaus 99, Raseiniai, in 1912-1924. That was the fourth District population: the struggle with Tsarist oppression. Phone/ fax.+370 428 70 330, consequent sanctuary dedicated to 46. 3 thousand inhabitants. The sculpture stands in the centre of [email protected] the miracle visitation. Every year Raseiniai population: Raseinai was erected in 1933 sym- Two nature reserves and three cul- crowds of believers gather here to 13. 5 thousand inhabitants. bolizing Independence of Lithuania. tural reserves of the park preserve the Šiluva Feast annually at the begin- Location: Central Lithuania. During the Raseiniai was riverbed, flora and fauna of valleys, ning of September. Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, RURAL TOURISM ACCOMODATION Kaunas, Klaipėda. Distance Raseiniai - Vilnius: 178 km. Owner (name) Address Phone/fax. Darbutai village, [email protected], Ph.+370 686 80 754, R. Aniulis Raseiniai is the old centre of www.atostogos.lt/aniulio_sodyba fax.+370 428 52 355 Žemaitija () Region where I. Pocienė Sujainiai village, ward, Raseiniai District Ph.+370 428 44 785 the Adminiatration of Small Parlia- “Karpynė”, Gabšiai village, Raseiniai District, Ph. 370 650 77 437, ment of Samogitia was placed. The J. Kenstavičius www.karpyne.lt fax. +370 650 02 163 first mentioned of Raseiniai was at Liolingos Str. 17, Kaulakiai Village, Pakojukai Ward, Ph. +370 428 46 540, 1253. In the XIV-XVIII centuries D.A.Babiliai farmstead Raseiniai was one of the most im- Raseiniai District +370 685 23 061 Kušeliškės village, Šiluva Ward, Raseiniai District, Ph. +370 428 43 575, portant towns in the Žemaitija Re- Pakalnė gion. After the main routes of trade www.pakalne.lt +370 687 74 147 Lithuanian 29

HOTELS Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail PAS ROKĄ Maironio 78, Raseiniai Phone: +370 428 51 862, Fax. +370 428 51 862 RASA Maironio 2, Raseiniai Phone: +370 428 51 274, Fax.+370 428 70 334 [email protected] MOTEL Name Address Phone/fax. KONRIDA Vėjukai village, Viduklė ward, Raseiniai District Phone: +370 428 77 477 Fax. +370 428 77 389 NAFTRUS Yliai Village, Nemakščiai Ward, Raseiniai District Phone: +370 428 48 320 (Highway Klaipėda-Vilnius 118 km.) GUEST HOUSES Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail/ Website ISADA Sujainiai village, Paliepiai ward, Raseiniai District Phone: +370 428 77 202 MIRKLIAI Žemaičių 26, Raseiniai Phone: +370 428 70 405, fax. +370 428 70 422 [email protected] EATING OUT Name Address Phone: E-mail/website Cuisine Karpynė Gabšiai village, Raseiniai District +370 650 77 437 www.karpyne.lt Lithuanian Raseinių Magdė Vytauto Didžiojo 1, Raseiniai +370 428 51 540 Lithuanian Medžiotojų užeiga Maironio 7, Raseiniai +370 428 53 399 Lithuanian +370 428 79 100 Manual 2007 Highway Vilnius- Klaipėda 192, 5 km. Klaipėda- Vilnius 118 km. [email protected], Nikola +370 687 24 036 Lithuanian Nemakščiai ward, Raseiniai District www.lietuva.lt/nikola +370 698 34 350 Yliai Village, Nemakščiai Ward, Raseiniai District (Highway Naftrus +370 428 48 320 Klaipėda-Vilnius 118 km.) Isada Sujainiai village, Paliepiai Ward, Raseiniai District +370 428 48 320 RURAL TOURISM LEISURE AND SPORT Name Address Phone: E-mail/website Leisure or sport Karpynė Gabšiai village, Raseiniai District +370 650 77 437 www.karpyne.lt Fishing R. Aniulis rural tourism Darbutai village, [email protected], +370 698 31 302 [email protected], Canoe and kayak tours homstead www.atostogos.lt/aniulio_sodyba www.lietuva.lt/nikola on The Dubysa river Pakalnė Kušeliškės village, Šiluva Ward, Raseiniai +370 428 43 575, District, www.pakalne.lt +370 687 74 147 MUSEUMS Name Address Phone: Raseiniai Area History Museum Muziejaus Str. 3, Raseiniai +370 428 51 191, +370 428 51 892 Poet Maironis‘s farmstead-museum Bernotai Village, Pagojukai Ward, Raseiniai District +370 428 51 892 S.Stanevičius‘ farmstead-museum Kanopėnai village, Viduklė ward, Raseiniai District +370 428 55 483

KLAIPĖDA COUNTY by train from Vilnius and Šiauliai, control of the Klaipėda region from Mažvydas Sculpture Park by plain via Palanga International the French, and the region was soon Between Liepų and Daukanto Sq. Airport. recognised as a part of Lithuania. streets. By ferry from Germany, Sweden, Klaipėda has developed into a mod- This Lithuanian inscription on a Denmark ern city, with a peculiar Germanic stone in the Mažvydas Sculpture Lithuania’s third largest city is lo- Old Town. Park reminds people that until 1977 cated on the narrow strait linking the Klaipėda Tourism and Culture the central cemetery was located to the Baltic Sea, Information Centre here. The graves were levelled by and is vital to Lithuania’s economy Turgaus 7, Klaipėda, phone:+ 370 order of the Soviets. Plans to restore as the country’s main seaport. As a 46 41 21 86, fax. +370 46 41 21 its original appearance have been gateway to a series of breathtakingly 85, e-mail: tic@Klaipėdainfo.lt, stalled due to lack of funds. It is a beautiful sand dunes and quaint fish- www.Klaipėdainfo.lt pleasant place to stroll in, filled with 2 County territory 5, 209 km. ing villages, Klaipėda is generally playful sculptures. County population 385, 768 used as a launch pad rather than a PLACES TO VISIT Tourism Tourism Product Memorial to Martynas Mažvydas Consists of Klaipėda town, Palan- final destination. From Klaipėda The Church of Mary Queen of Peace Lietuvininkų Sq., Klaipėda. ga town and Neringa town areas, it‘s easy to reach the small fishing A statue was unveiled in 1997 in Klaipėda, Kretinga, Skuodas and villages of Nida and Juodkrantė on Rumpiškės 6a, Klaipėda. This modern church was built in memory of Martynas Mažvydas, Šilutė Districts. the Curonian Spit (Kuršių Nerija), author of Catechism, the first Lithu- or Palanga, a summer resort town to 1960 with privately raised funds. Once finished in 1962, it was closed anian book, and published in 1547. KLAIPĖDA the north. The unveiling was one of a series of Archaeological evidence reveals that by the Soviet authorities and trans- formed into a concert hall. It is, events marking the 450th anniver- the at one time densely popu- sary of the publication. lated the area. From the 9th century however, once again used as it was originally intended. Klaipėda Tour- The pier in Melnragė onwards, Vikings from the north From the Pier You can see a beauti- perpetually raided these lands. From ism and Culture Information Center offers You to look round the city ful panorama of the sea gates and the the XIII century, the site suffered in- port. After heavy sea storms, pieces vasions by German feudal lords and from St. Mergelės Marijos Taikos Karalienės Church’s tower, which is of amber can be found on the shore. the Teutonic Order. After erecting 46.5 metres height. the castle of Memelburg, they used MUSEUMS Sculpture of Annchen von Tharau Castle Museum it to control the strait between the (Taravos Anikė) mainland and the Curonian Spit. In Teatro Sq., Klaipėda. Pilies 4, Klaipėda, Klaipėda population 188 767 some years the soon developed town This is a statue of a lovely, diffident phone: +370 46 41 05 27 Location Western Lithuania of Memel (as Klaipėda was once girl posing in front of the Drama The- [email protected] Distance from Vilnius 318 km. known) was granted similar rights atre. It was first erected in 1912, but www.mlimuziejus.lt Getting there by bus from Riga, to the Hanseatic towns of Dortmund disappeared during WWII. It was re- Modern exibition about history of Liepaja, Kaliningrad, Vilnius (1254) and Lubeck (1258). In 1923, produced from black and white pho- the castle and the city, foundations of and Kaunas the Lithuanian government seized tographs, and unveiled in 1989. the castle, nice view of the old town. Lithuanian 30

The Lithuanian Maritime Clock and Watche Museum ART GALERIES Museum & Dolphinarium Liepų 12, Klaipėda, Smiltynės 3, Klaipėda, phone: +370 46 41 04 13 Name Address/Phone/E-mail/Website phone:+370 46 49 07 54 / 49 07 40 Originals, models or reconstructed Baroti Gallery Aukštoji 3/3a, phone: +370 46 31 35 80, [email protected] copies of the ancient calendars, mob. +370 687 32 886, [email protected] www.jurumuziejus.lt sun, water, fire and sand clocks, There are aquariums with the Lithu- mechanical time measuring devices Klaipėda Art Aukštoji 3, phone: +370 46 31 44 43, anian fresh water fish, with the fish to the modern electro-mechanical, Exhibition Hall [email protected] from the Baltic and tropical seas, electro-magnetic and quartz clocks Puošnė Turgaus 2, phone: +370 46 25 60 77, prepared sea fauna expositions in are on display. The other part of the mob. +370 698 75 141 the main restored redut. The pen- museum displays the change of the guins, Baltic Sea seals, the North clocks’ forms from Renaissance to Photo Gallery Tomo 7, phone/fax. +370 46 41 04 02, Sea lions have found their living modern styles. [email protected] quarters in the outside pools at the History Museum Klaipėda Gallery Bažnyčių 4/Daržų 10, phone: +370 46 41 04 01, aquarium building. In the rampart of Lithuania Minor phone/fax. +370 46 31 03 57 casemats that served as a park stor- Didžioji Vandens 6, Klaipėda, age places, there is set up a histori- phone: +370 46 41 05 24, 41 05 27 Park Gallery Turgaus 9, phone: +370 46 31 05 01, cal exposition of Lithuanian navi- [email protected] [email protected], www.parkgallery.com gation, and on the ramparts, on the www.mlimuziejus.lt Pėda Gallery Turgaus 10, phone: +370 46 31 02 34, former guns spots- a collection of Lithuanian Minor History Museum [email protected] ancient and modern anchors. was established in one of the oldest Vytas Karaciejus Blacksmith’s Museum XVIII century buildings of the port Šaulių 3, phone: +370 46 21 75 73, Photography Šaltkalvių 2, Klaipėda, of Klaipėda. In the Museum, you +370 650 29 906 [email protected] phone: +370 46 41 05 26 will see objects found by archae- studio-gallery [email protected] ologists, old maps, photographs, Raina Gallery Kepėjų 17, phone: +370 46 25 47 05,

www.mlimuziejus.lt postcards and the city models. The [email protected] Manual 2007 The bigest part of the exposition ethnographic exhibits represent the consists of the crosses, fences, gates region dwellers’ lifestyle, traditions, Paletė Gallery Taikos 18, phone: +370 46 31 08 60, and weathervanes unique to the city and the dramatic Lithuanian-Ger- vetvyt@Klaipėda.omnitel.net which have been preserved and col- man relations. lected from Lithuania Minor and Pranas Domšaitis CINEMAS Klaipėda’s ancient cementeries by Picture Gallery in Klaipėda the metal renovator D. Varkalis. The Liepų 33, Klaipėda, Jūratė ir Kastytis, Cinamon, Taikos. 61a “Akropo- visitors can obtain originalpieces in phone: +370 46 41 04 16. Taikos 105, phone: lis”, www.cinamon.lt, Klaipėda@ the working forge of the Museum. [email protected] www. ldm.lt +370 46 34 28 57 cinamon.lt. 6 modern halls, caffe. HOTELS Rooms/ Name Address/Website Phone: Fax. Facilities beds Minijos 119Klaipė[email protected] ***BALTPARK +370 46 38 08 03 56/112 Cafe, car parking, conference facilities www.baltpark.com Šlaito 18a, [email protected] By the sea, restaurant, car parking, facilities for dis- ** PAJŪRIS +370 46 49 01 54 +370 46 49 01 42 45/140 www.pajuriohotel.lt ables, sauna, pool, sports hall, conference facilities PRŪSIJA S. Šimkaus 6 +370 46 41 20 81 +370 46 41 20 78 11/25 Cafe, car parking Galinio Pylimo 16, [email protected] *** LŪGNĖ +370 46 41 18 84 +370 46 41 18 84 49/100 Restaurant, car parking, conference facilities www.lugne.com Naujojo Sodo 1, Restaurant, car parking, facilities for the disabled, **** KLAIPĖDA hotel@klaipėdahotel.lt +370 46 40 43 72 +370 46 40 43 73 212/400 sauna, pool, sports hall, conference facilities www.klaipėdahotel.lt Bangų 17a, [email protected] *** ARIBĖ +370 46 49 09 40 +370 46 49 09 42 15/24 Café, car parking www.aribe.lt Liepojos 3, [email protected] ***PARKAS +370 46 38 52 83 +370 46 49 88 92 28/60 Café, car parking, conference facilities, sauna, pool www.hotelparkas.com JŪRAGIS Debreceno 27 +370 46 34 31 42 +370 46 34 14 41 118 RŪTA Debreceno 11 +370 46 34 33 41 +370 46 34 33 41 9/20 Car parking VIKTORIJA S. Šimkaus 2 +370 46 41 21 88 +370 46 41 21 87 25/50 Cafe Taikos 80a, vetra.Klaipė[email protected] ***VĖTRA +370 46 34 80 02 +370 46 34 60 63 17/34 Café, car parking, conference facilities, sauna www.infogidas.lt/vetra Juros 23, [email protected] ****VECEKRUG +370 46 30 10 02 +370 46 31 22 62 23/45 Restaurant, car parking, conference facilities www.vecekrug.lt ASTRA Pilies 2 +370 46 31 38 49 14/28 restaurant, car parking, conference facilities ****EUROPA Žvejų 21, [email protected] +370 46 40 44 44 +370 46 40 44 45 50/95 Restaurant, car parking, conference facilities ROYAL www.hoteleuropa.lt Poilsio 64, [email protected]

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CONFERENCE FACILITIES Name Address Phone: Fax. Halls/ Facilities places ****EUROPA PALACE Žvejų 21, palace@hoteleuro- +370 46 40 44 44 +370 46 40 44 45 2/3060 internet, graph/multimedia projectors laptop, simul- pa.lt www.hoteleuropa.lt taneous translation **** KLAIPĖDA Naujojo Sodo 1, +370 46 40 43 72 +370 46 40 43 73 3/200, internet connection, graph/multimedia projectors, hotel@Klaipėdahotel.lt www. 40, 20, screen, television, video, laptop, simultaneous trans- Klaipėdatel.lt lation ** PAJŪRIS Šlaito 18ª, [email protected] +370 46 49 0154 +370 46 49 01 42 2/50, 250 internet connection, photo slide projector, screen, video, simultaneous translation ****RADISSON SAS Šaulių 28 +370 46 49 08 00 +370 46 49 08 15 2/50, 100 internet connection, graph/multimedia/photo slide www.radissonsas.com projector, television, video, laptop ***MAGNISIMA J. Janonio 11 +370 46 31 09 01 +370 46 31 09 01 17/25 internet connection, graph/multimedia projector, [email protected] screen, television, video, laptop www.magnisima.lt ***VĖTRA Taikos 80a, +370 46 34 80 02 +370 46 34 60 63 1/20 internet connection, graph/multimedia projector, vetra.Klaipė[email protected] screen, television, video, laptop www.infogidas.lt/vetra ****NAVALIS H. Manto 23 +370-46 40 42 00 +370 46 40 42 00 2/20 45 internet connection, graph/multimedia/photo slide [email protected] projector, television, video, laptop www.navalis.lt ***BALTPARK Minijos 119 +370 46 38 08 03 2/60, 50 internet connection, graph/multimedia projector, Klaipė[email protected] screen, television, video, laptop www.baltpark.com ***VECEKRUG Juros 23 +370 46 30 10 02 +370 46 31 22 62 1/40 internet connection, graph/multimedia projector, Manual 2007 [email protected] screen, television, video, laptop www.vecekrug.lt ***PALVA Smiltynės 19 +370 46 39 11 55 +370 46 39 11 55 1/40 internet connection, graph/multimedia projector, [email protected] www.palva.lt screen, television, video, laptop EATING OUT KLAIPĖDA DISTRICT Name Address Phone: Cuisine FORTO DVARAS N. Sodo 1 +370 46 30 02 11 Lithuanian TRYS MYLIMOS Taikos 23 +370 46 41 14 79 Lithuanian ČILI KAIMAS H. Manto 11 +370 46 31 09 53 Lithuanian TROBA Debreceno 61a +370 46 30 08 55 Lithuanian FERDINANDAS Naujoji uosto 10 +370 46 31 36 81 Russian STORA ANTIS Tiltų 6 +370 46 49 39 10 Russian FENIKSAS Taikos 61 +370 46 46 91 31 Chinese KINŲ RESTORANAS Sukilėlių 6/8 +370 46 31 44 69 Chinese BAMBOLA S. Neries 10/ H. Manto 1 +370 46 31 22 32 Italian ČILI PICA Taikos 28 +370 46 22 22 22 Italian Administration centre DELANO PICA Taikos 61 +370 46 46 91 36 Italian Gargždai (15, 600 inhabitants) SKANDALAS I. Kanto 44 +370 46 41 15 85 American District territory 1, 3359 km.2 SINBADO OAZĖ Didžioji vandens 20 +370 46 21 17 86 Near east District population 46, 000 PETIT MARSEILLE – VYNINĖ Žvejų Str. 4a +370 46 430472 European BOOGIE WOOGIE H. Manto 5 +370 46 41 18 44 European Klaipėda District is located in West- ELDORADO Lietuvininku a. 2 +370 46 41 28 00 European ern Lithuania – in a unique coun- JUODOJO KATINO SMUKLĖ Mažvydo Ave. 1 +370 46 21 01 55 European tryside famous for its sandy Baltic LAIKRAŠTIS KLAIPĖDA Turgaus 3 +370 46 41 06 69 European seashore, the Curonian Lagoon full MEDINAVA Taikos 97b +370 46 34 07 79 European of fish, and the River. The MERIDIANAS Danes coast +370 46 31 06 01 European District is home to a number of METŲ LAIKAI – WINE-HOUSE K. Donelaičio 6b +370 46 41 03 73 European parks and reserves including Seaside PĖDA Turgaus 10 +370 46 41 07 10 European Regional Park, Veiviržis Landscape RELAX Turgaus 1 +370 46 40 25 36 European and Ichtiological Reserve, Minija SENAMIESTIS Bažnyčių 4 +370 46 41 22 37 European Ichtiological and Minija Old-Val- ANIKĖS TEATRAS Sukilėlių 8/10 +370 46 31 44 70 European ley Landscape Reserves, VILIUS KARALIUS Tilžės 9 +370 46 31 47 29 European Geomorphologic Reserve, Lužija BISTRO BON TON Turgaus 4 +370 46 41 05 67 European Botanical Reserve, Svencelė Re- JOLA M. Mažvydo 9 +370 46 41 13 13 European serve of Telmathium, and. kliošiai ŽEMAITIJA H. Manto 31 +370 46 40 05 15 European Landscape Reserve. From a cultural LŪJA H. Manto 20 +370 46 41 24 44 European perspective, Klaipėda District has a Tourism Tourism NAVALIS Product H. Manto 23 +370 46 40 42 00 European dual nature as it has two different ANIKĖS KURŠIAI Sukilėlių 8/10 +370 46 31 44 71 European ethnic backgrounds – the heritage MAO EXPRESS Taikos 61 +370 46 46 91 31 Chinese of ethnic culture of Lithuania Minor PASIMATYMAS Dariaus ir Girėno 8b +370 46 21 72 82 Armenian (Lithuanians) and Lithuania Proper MC DONALD’S Taikos 61c +370 46 34 53 53 Fast food (Lowlanders). GELTONASIS SUBMARINAS Tiltų 17 +370 46 41 02 21 Italian Nearby is the city of Klaipėda with PAS PAOLO Priestoties 9 +370 46 48 60 67 italian the only ice-free seaport in Lithua- JUODASIS VILKAS Statybininkų 18 +370 46 34 12 71 European nia. One of the most beautiful rivers in the Lowlands, the Minija, which ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC CLUBS is also the right tributary of the Ne- Name Address Phone: munas River, crosses the District. EL CALOR Kepėjų 10 +370 46 25 61 86 www.elcalor.lt Dreverna lies next to the Channel of GLOBAL J. Janonio 27 +370 46 39 95 79 King Wilhelm (Klaipėda) which was MEMELIS Žvejų 4 +370 46 40 30 40 www.memelis.lt used in the past for navigation from KALIFORNIJA Laukininkų 17 +370 46 22 97 35. the Nemunas through the Minija to KURPIAI Kurpių 1a +370 46 41 05 55 www.jazz.lt Klaipėda to avoid the dangerous XII FLOOR Naujoji sodo 1 +370 46 40 43 72 Curonian Lagoon. PARADOX Minijos 2 +370 687 77 001 www.clubparadox.lt There are over 460 cultural proper- PEMPININKAI Taikos 81 +370 46 34 18 28 ties, 3 lakes, 4 ponds and 17 mounds HONOLULU Naujoji sodo 1 +370 46 40 43 72 www.honolulu.lt in the District. ŠIKŠNOSPARNIO LIZDAS Tiltų 5 +370 46 31 34 12 The first historical reference to METELICA Taikos 105 +370 655 05 959, www.metelica.lt Gargždai, the administrative centre PRAMOGŲ BANKAS Turgaus 1 +370 700 55 555 www.pramogubankas.lt continued on page 33 Lithuanian 32 continued from page 33 with tourist subject-matter and maps. the reconstructed former stable of territory includes the Placis natural of the District, can be found in the Consultancy of service providers. the manor houses were established reserve, the landscape reserves of divisional statement of the Livo- The reservation of hotels, rural tour- a cultural center, where exhibitions, Olando kepurė (“Dutchman’s cap” nian Order and Bishop of. kuršas ism homesteads, excursions and concerts, dance parties, art planers ), and Šaipiai, The Karklė of 1253. In the XV –XVI centuries, trips. Sale of maps, souvenirs, pub- are held. In the former manor of Vol- botanical and zoological reserve Gargždai hosted the manor of the lications about Gargždai, Klaipėda meris till nowadays remained park, and Karklė village ethnic culture Lowland’s governors Kęstgailos. and all Lithuania. brewery, the. west and East gates, reserve. The most attractive place in is “Olando The first customs was established in PLACES TO VISIT watchman’s house, steward’s house 1510. In 1792, Gargždai was grant- and staff’s house. kepurė”. It’s a hill 24 m. above the The Ablinga memorial. sea, frequently being eroded by the ed the Magdeburg rights and coat Žvaginiai village, ward, The King Wilhelm Canal. of arms. The first wooden Catholic Lankupiai village, Klaipėda hitting og the waves. On the coast Klaipėda District and in the sea are huge amounts of church was built around 1540. In the Ablinga memorial is the ensemble District. XIX century, the manor of Gargždai In order to pass a dangerous “Wind- buolders, and the beaches are cov- of wooden sculptures dedicated to ered with a layer of stones. was governed by landlord E. Rene 42 residents of villages Ablinga and eburg corner” in 1858 it was planned and hosted a large library, a museum Žvaginiai. They are the victims shot to build a canal between Mingė and MUSEUMS with antique collections, and a valu- by Nazi solders on the 23rd of June Dreverna. The length of the canal is Gargždai native land museum. able collection of china. The park of 1941. The mound of Žvaginiai is the 25 km., depth 2-3 m. The Lankupiai Sodo Str. 5, Gargždai the manor was one of the best-de- highest point in Klaipėda District. canal lock, that is the only canal- Phone: +370 46 45 22 14 signed parks of the English style in Historic center of Priekulė. lock in Lithuania and nowadays [email protected] the Lowlands. Priekulė small-town, Klaipėda Dis- technical monument, was build here. I. Simonaitytė memorial museum. Klaipėda District is a unique part of trict. It was important to control the level Vingio St. 11, Preikulė the region of Western Lithuania, with In the very heart of Priekulė you of the water in the canal. If you want Phone: +370 46 45 42 47 the potential for development of both can visit monument to famous Mi- to explore the canal you should take [email protected] new and traditional businesses and nor Lithuania writer I. Simonaitytė a kayak or canoe and make a trip on www.muziejai.lt possibilities for . named “Šventvakarių Ėvė”, monu- the Minija River and on the King’s S. Darius motherland-museum. Gargždai tourism ment “Priekulei 450”, Vingis Park. Wilhelm canal. Dariaus village, Klaipėda District Manual 2007 information centre Former manor of Volmeris. The Seaside Regional Park. Phone: +370 46 44 29 67 Klaipėdos Str. 15, Gargždai, Vėžaičiai small-town, Klaipėda Dis- Karklė village, Klaipėda District. www.muziejai.lt phone: +370 46 47 34 16, trict. It’s a state protected area of the Ethnographical Minor Lithuania fax. +370 46 47 34 16, The Vėžaičiai manor was first men- Lithuanian seaside stretching fro farmstead-museum. [email protected] tioned in early XVIII century. In Klaipėda to Old Palanga. The area Agluonos St. Agluonėnai village Tourist information. Publishing of 1755 the manor became the prop- makes up 5033 ha of land and 30 Klaipėda District promotional brochures, booklets erty of the Volmeris family. 2003 in km.² of the sea waters. The park Phone: +370 46 44 22 92

RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Number Name Adress/E-mail/Website Phone: of beds/ Rooms J. Čepas Agluonėnai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 22 77, mob. +370 686 44 224 4/2 S. Budreckas Dituva village, Priekulė ward, Klaipėda District, [email protected] +370 46 47 82 25, mob. +370 698 49 912 30/10 omestead „Pakrantė“ L.Šarnauskas Parko st. 5a, Preikulė +370 46 45 48 11, mob. +370 686 84 833 8/4 B. Majorienė Jurgiai village, ward, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 43 93, mob. +370 688 48 771 8/2 P. Račkauskienė Kantvainiai villge, Agluonėnai ward, Klaipėda District, [email protected] +370 46 44 22 00, mob. +370 698 47 208 11/5 +370 46 44 66 26, A. Eidinas Karklė village, Kretingalė ward, Klaipėda District 60/20 mob. +370 676 11 226, mob. +370 698 31 709 Klaipėda st. 9, Dauparai village, Dauparai-Kvietiniai ward, A.Jaugelis +370 46 47 50 37, mob. +370 688 10 513 15/6 Klaipėda District, [email protected] Z.Tikuišienė Eco-homstead Kojeliai villge, Agluonėnai ward, Klaipėda District +370 612 96 079 4/1 „Gandrų dvaras“ Dargužiai village, Klaipėda District, +370 46 30 583, J. Lenartas 3/2 [email protected] mob. +370 656 67 116, mob. +370-656 67 119 G. Juozapaitis Žvelsėnai village, Vėžaičiai ward, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 69 30, mob. +370 698 35 148 30/5 J. Gervaitienė Gedminai village, Klaipėda District, [email protected] +370 46 44 42 14, mob. +370 698 35 148 20/4 S. Baniulis Šiūpariai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 60 08, mob. +370-687 71 518 4/2 Z. Stončaitis Kretingalė village, Klaipėda District +370 687 55 749 4/2 J. Pocius Šilėnai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 54 70, mob. +370 671 30 642 9/4

Žvelsėnai village, Klaipėda District, Tourism Product A. Bučys +370 650 85 845 6/3 www.troba.w3.lt I. Atienė Homstead Karklė village, Klaipėda District, [email protected] +370 618 78 676 12/5 „Pajūrio kiemas“

A. Žemgulis Sėlenai village, Klaipėda District +370 620 47 979 12/5 “Homestead „Gaspada“ G. Rusteika homestead Lapiai village, Vėžaičiai ward, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 69 43, mob. +370 610 32 237 20/1 „Prie šaltinio“ Šakiniai village, Dauparai-Kvietiniai ward, Klaipėdos District, meksikana@ B. Mockus homestead ten.lt, +370 46 48 68 42, mob. +370 687 71 827 7/3 „Meksikana“ www.meksikana.ten.lt L. Grikšienė Dreverna village, Priekulės ward, Klaipėda District +370 699 40 747 6/3 Homestead „Strykis“ ACCOMODATION Pavadinimas Adresas/ e-mail Phone: Rest-house “ Karklynė“ Karklė village, Klaipėda District, e-mail:[email protected] +370 683 91 681, +370 671 06 239 Guesthouse „Aglaura“ Karklė village, Klaipėda District +370 46 46 30 33 Cookshop “Kryžkelė” Agluonėnai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 22 80 JSC “Kilena” Saulažoliai Klaipėdos rajonas +370 46 47 33 17 Hotel “Karklės kopos” Karklė village, Klaipėda District +370 687 49 456 Lithuanian 33

EATING OUT Title Address/ e-mail Phone: Pajūrio regioninio parko lankytojų centras, Karklė village, Klaipėda District +370 46 463080, +370-686 62915 kavinė – baras “Žiogelis” Kepyklėlė – picerija “Ievos skanėstai” Klaipėda. 72, Gargždai +370 46 47 06 37 Bar “Astorija” Sodo 5, Gargždai +370 46 45 32 10 Coffee-bar “Bastilija” Kvietiniai 15, Gargždai +370 46 47 18 40 Karčema Agluonėnai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 22 77 Coffee-bar “Žvejo sodyba” Karklė village, Klaipėda District +370 46 48 62 05, +370 698 09 125 Cookshop “Kryžkelė” Agluonėnai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 22 80 Bar “Dovilė” Dovilai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 31 00 41 Coffee-bar “Kukudra” Kretingalė village, Klaipėda District +370 46 44 67 36 Coffee-bar “Mingė” Klaipėda 9, Priekulė +370 46 45 42 38 Alfredo Norkaus homestead, restourant “Šaulys” Kisiniai village, Klaipėda District +370 686 12 777 Cafe “Kilena” Saulažoliai village, Klaipėda District +370 46 47 33 17

RECREATIONAL Horse riding services Tennis Recreational fishing POSSIBILITIES, centre of Jurgis Lenartas. Kliošys tennis club UAB Kuršių marios, the pier of the LEISURE CENTRES Horse riding on the seacoast and in Parko 5A., Priekulė, Curonian Lagoon in Dreverna. Or- Horse riding a riding field, horse riding lessons phone: +370 46 45 48 11, ganisation of recreational boating Dreverna leisure and sport club. for beginners and professionals. +370 689 84 833 in the Curonian Lagoon. Boats and Horse riding lessons, riding trips on Dargužiai, Canoe rental aquatic bicycles for rent, organisa- the seacoast. Dreverna, Klaipėda District, Rental of water tourism equipment, tion of amateur fishing activities. phone: +370 46 46 30 50, transportation services (Floats (for Klaipėda District, Dreverna, phone: +370 612 75 138 +370 699 29 065, +370 653 49 556 10 persons) and frame canoes for Recreational activities rent; organisation of routes). Sauna. phone: +370 686 31 674 Žemaičiai sport and riding club. Naturalism Centre Horse riding lessons. Competitions, with horses Lapiai., (carriage trips, camping tours with or phone: +370 610 32 237 Mini Zoo Jonušų village,

Manual carriage 2007 trips in the surrounding ar- eas and the forest. Changing rooms without an overnight stay, services Boating Klaipėda District, and lounges. Šiūpariai, for special events and celebrations). Dreverna leisure and sport club. phone: +370 46 47 50 63, Klaipėda District, phone: Topolių 16, Gargždai, phone: Dreverna, Klaipėda District, Mob. +370 687 10 283 +370 46 48 60 08, +370 687 71 518 +370 46 45 17 86, +370 615 84 637 phone: +370 612 75 138 Open daily 10 am to 8 pm NERINGA RESORT From Vilnius and from Kaunas: by the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Glide-flyers’ Dune. French camp of Neringa train, bus (in summer bus routes Vil- Sea. The Sundial – Calendar was war prisoners was established there in nius – Nida, Kaunas-Nida), microbus, built here in 1995. In 1999 the marble 1870-1872. Due to bad imprisonment car (highway Vilnius- Klaipėda, E-85/ slab was broken by the hurricane that conditions, exhaustion, and diseases A-1) or taxi. Distance from Vilnius to devastated the Curonian Spit. many prisoners died. They were bur- Nida is 362 km. Urbas hill lighthouse. ied right in the camp cemetery; there- From Palanga: bus, microbus, car It is one of the first dunes, planted fore the valley got this name. or taxi. Distance from Palanga to by the local inhabitants. 27 m. light- Memorial composition to air club Klaipėda is 27 km., to Nida – 76 km. house was erected in 1874. The light- glidind scholl. Road from Klaipėda house was blasted during the World The Gliding School has served as the to the Curonian Spit War II, but it was re-erected in 1953, main camp site of glide-flyers – func- Firstly you have to get through and later – newly-built. The tower of tioning since 1933. When Klaipėda the Curonian Lagoon by ferry to the lighthouse is 29, 3 m. region was occupied by Germany Area administered by Neringa Local Smiltynė. You can get a bus, a mi- NIda evangelic lutheran church. (1939-1943), the future German war Authority. crobus or other means of transport to A church of gothic style was built in pilots were gliding over this place. Population: reach the desirable place of Neringa 1888. Sacred service as well as con- The symbolic arch, indicating the ~2.6 thousand inhabitants. or other place in Smiltynė. certs of organ and chamber music is area of the school, was built on the Administration Centre: Nida (popula- Buses and microbuses (in season currently held there. basement of the former hangar, in tion - 1.5 thousand inhabitants). every half-hour, off-season – every The ethnographic Nida cemetery. 1979. In 1998, on the occasion of International hour) depart only from the 1st (old) Ancient Lithuanian wooden grave the 65th anniversary of the Gliding Phone: code: 00 370 469 ferry port (Žvejų Str. 8). In the case markers of XIX–XX centuries School, a memorial stone to Lithu- Tourism information you go by your transport means it is –krikštai, which are typical of the anian and German glide-flyers was on Internet: www.visitneringa.lt recommended to use 2nd (new) ferry Curonian Spit. History of krikštai inaugurated. How to get to Neringa port (Nemuno Str. 8). reaches the time of Paganism, they You can easily get to Neringa by More detailed information can be re- were made of wood and placed at the JUODKRANTĖ plane (airports in Kaunas, Vilnius ceived from Smiltynė Ferry port, foot of decedent. Author of restora- JUODKRANTĖ EVANGELIC-LU- and Palanga) or by ferry (Klaipėda phone: +370 46 31 11 17 tion project- E. Jonušas. THERAN CHURCH terminal). E-mail: [email protected] THE MONUMENT of gothic style (L. Rėzos 56) was By plane: www.keltas.lt TO Str. D. KUWERT. built in 1884-1885. Flights to Vilnius arranged by the fol- Welcome to Neringa! Foresters, who worked in Nida in WITCHES’ (PREVIOUS JONAS, lowing air companies: Neringa is situated in the. west of XIX – the middle of XX centuries, IEVA) HILL EXPOSITION OF LAL – Lithuanian Airlines Lithuania, in peninsula, called the are buried in Nida Foresters’ Cem- WOODEN SCULPTURES IN THE Phone: Curonian Spit, separating the Curoni- etery. For the memory of D. Str. Ku- OPEN AIR.

Tourism Tourism +370 Product 5 275 2585, +370 275 2588 an Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. The wert, the pioneer of dune forestation, It consists of 71 oak sculptures, Finnair, phone: +370 5 261 9339 Northern and biggest part of the and his son Str. D. Kuwert, a monu- produced by Lithuanian carvers, SAS, phone: +370 5 235 6000 Curonian Spit belongs to the Repub- ment was erected in 1856. when spending their summers in Lufthansa, phone: lic of Lithuania (52 kilometres). The The roman cathoolic church Juodkrantė between 1979 and 1981. +370 5 232 9292, +370 5 230 6031 other part with Morskoje (Pilkopė), (Kopų 2/Taikos 17) – open in 2003. The topic of the sculptures – is the To Palanga: Air Company Lithuania Rybatschij (Rasytė), Lesnoje (Ðarku- Architects- A. Zaviša and District world of witches, devils, and other characters of Lithuanian legends and Phone: va) and some other smaller villages Krištapavičius. Sacred service as fairy tales. +370 5 213 1322, +370 5 239 4139 belong to. kaliningrad region of the well as concerts of organ and cham- EXPOSITION OF STONE SCULP- More detailed information is avail- Russian Federation. In 2000 the ber music is currently held there. able in the Internet pages of Vilnius TURES IN JUODKRANTĖ IN THE Curonian Spit was included in UNES- TYLOS SLĖNIS OPEN AIR. and Palanga Airports: CO World Heritage List as object of (Valley of Silence). At the entrance www.vilnius-airport.lt The exposition emerged in the pe- cultural landscape with many natural to the valley, there is a chapel, built riod of 1997 – 1999, during the In- www.palanga-airport.lt and cultural heritage valuables. in 1991 for the memory of Restora- By ferry: ternational Sculptures Symposium, Since 1961 the villages of the Lithu- tion of Independence of Lithuania. named “Žemė ir vanduo” (“Ground More detailed information about fer- anian part of the Curonian Spit From here, Parnidis cognitive path- ries can be received from the follow- and water” ). It consists of 31 items, – Alksnynė steading, Juodkrantė, Per- way starts. produced by the artists from Lithua- ing companies: valka, Preila, Nida- have been unified PARNIDIS COGNITIVE UAB „Lisco Baltic service“ nia, Great Britain, Sweden, and other into Neringa town. PATHWAY. countries. Perkėlos Str. 10, Klaipėda The pathway stretches for 1, 8 km. Phone: ++370 46 39 50 50 PLACES OF INTEREST MONUMENT TO LIUDVIKAS Here you can find various plants, in- RĖZA. The monument to Liudvikas (Passengers Department) NIDA sects, birds, and to get an eyeful of Fax. +370 46 39 50 52 Rėza, professor of the Karaliaučius Parnidis dune and the nature. (Königsberg) University, Lithuanian [email protected], sundial - calendar. MIRTIES SLĖNIS poet and ethnologist, publisher of www.lisco.lt View – point is built on Parnidis (Valley of Death). This valley is village Donelaitis “Metai” as well as Arrival to Klaipėda: Dune, opening spectacular view of situated between Parnidis Dune and Lithuanian fables, was erected in 1994. The au- 34 thor of the monument is the sculptor Original tombstones, typical of this CORMORANT COLONY IN Pamario 20, Nida; Phone: +370 469 Arūnas Sakalauskas. region, are still extant. JUODKRANTĖ. 52 573, 52 141, 52 052; Skruzdynės THE AMBER BAY IN MONUMENT TO LIUDVIKAS This is one of the largest and old- Str. 17a, Naglių Str. 14a, Naglių JUODKRANTĖ. RĖZA NEAR . est Grey Heron and Cormorant Str. 18, Nida; www.ambergallery.lt In 1855, 1860, and 1861, during Liudvikas Rėza (1776-1840 m.) colonies, known in Lithuania. On [email protected] amber-mining works in the Curoni- was first to publish the famous po- the edge of the colony, an observa- HERMANN BLODE MUSEUM, an Lagoon near Juodkrantė, pro- etry work “Metai” (“The Year” ) tion-point is built. Here you will find Skruzdynės 2, cessed amber lumps were found. In by. kristijonas Donelaitis, fables, brief information about the breed- phone: +370 469 52 219 average, about 75 000 kg of amber ing-grounds and birds. in 1825, published the very first We are truly grateful to all the ART CENTER “AUKSINĖS KO- were mined every year. By doing collection of Lithuanian folksongs POS” („GOLDEN DUNES” ), Str. the mining works at the Amber Bay guests and tourists for visiting the “Dainos” (“Songs” ). The wooden Curonian Spit. Seeking to preserve D. Kuverto 17, port, the collection of amber works sculpture, made by Lithuanian folk phone: +370 612 46 657 of Middle Neolithic and Copper its unique landscape, we would art specialist E. Jonušas, was erect- kindly ask you to: ART GALLERY, Pamario 3, Age was found in the bottom of the ed in 1979 on Skirpstas Hill, near • not go down and climb up the phone: +370 612 46 657 Lagoon, which later was named as Pervalka settlement. slopes of the dunes JUODKRANTĖ Amber Treasure. THE LIGHTHOUSE OF THE • visit the reserves only in for this Juodkrante exibition pavilion, COGNITIVE-DENDROLOGY purpose-made spots L. Rėzos 8, PATHWAY, ŽIRGAI HORN, was built on the small island in the • drive and park your vehicles only phone: +370 469 53 448 built in the old forest of the Curoni- in intended parking-lots Curonian Lagoon near Pervalka in [email protected] an Spit. Here you will find stands • not put your tents and build a fire WEATHERCOCK GALLERY, with the descriptions, drawings, and 1900. It was reconstructed twice. It • not pick and destroy protected operates to date. It can be reached L. Rėzos 13, pictures of plants. The pathway is plants, not intimidate the birds while phone: +370 469 53 357 1600 m. long. by boat, and it is visible from the breeding and migration shore of the Curonian Lagoon. • not litter and leave glass containers [email protected] THE CURONIAN SPIT COGNITIVE PATHWAY IN in the forest LITHUANIAN ART MUSEUM VECEKRUGO DUNE. Vecekrugo NAGLIŲ NATURE RESERVE EXHIBITION HALL, MUSEUMS AND L.Rėzos 3, Juodkrantė, Manual 2007 (Ancient inn) Dune – is the highest (area- 1680 ha). You can explore GALLERIES NIDA phone: +370 469 53 323 (67, 2 m.) dune of the Curonian Spit, this reserve in 31st kilometer of NERINGA HISTORY MUSEUM, www.ldm.lt overgrown with solid hill pines. Nu- the road Smiltynė-Nida. A cogni- merous dunes were planted with Pamario 53, Nida, SMILT YNĖ tive pedestrian pathway is built at phone: +370 469 52 372, 51 162, NATIONAL PARK’S MUSEUM hill pines, so preventing forests and the car parking-lot. If you chose settlements from sanding. [email protected] OF NATURE, Smiltynės pl. 10, to walk on it, you would admire a ETHNOGRAPHIC FARMSTEAD phone: Phone: +370 46 39 11 77, OLD PREILA SCHOOL (Preilos remarkable landscape. This reserve 27). In 1849, the elementary school OF FISHERMAN Naglių 4, Nida [email protected] can be visited only walking on this was moved from sandbound Naujųjų Phone: +370 469 52 372, LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM pathway. Naglių village to Preila. However, [email protected] – AQUARIUM, DOLPHINA- after the fire in 1902, the building VIEW-POINT ON AVINO HILL. THOMAS MANN MUSEUM, RIUM, of the school burnt. A new brick Probably the most beautiful panorama Skruzdynės 17, Nida, phone/fax. Smiltynės pl. 3, school, supposedly in the place of in the Curonian Spit – Grey (Dead) +370 469 52 260 www.mann.lt phone: +370 46 49 07 40 an old school, was built in 1906. Dunes, which has been announced [email protected] www.muziejus.lt PREILA ETHNOGRAPHIC CEM- Nagliai Strict Nature Reserve. THE MIZGIRIS “AMBER Tourist information: ETERY OF XIX-XX CENTURIES. THE GREY HERON AND GALLERY-MUSEUM”, +370 469 52 345

HOTELS Name Address Phone: / fax. E-mail / Website Rooms/ Facilities beds Jelita *** G. D. Kuverto 7 f, Nida +370 469 51 150 [email protected] 20 / 60 Cafe, exotic Japanese baths in an fax.: +370 469 52 286 www.jelita.lt open tub; a steam Scandinavian mob.: +370 614 04 451 baths in the barrel, the Internet Jūratė ** Pamario 3, Nida +370 469 52 300 [email protected] 90/200 Cafe, sauna, the Internet +370 469 52 618, fax.: +370 469 51 118 Parnidžio kopa *** Taikos 26 a, Nida +370 469 52 631, www.parnidziokopa. 13/ 37 Cafe, swimming pool, sauna, fax.: +370 469 52 794 [email protected] sports hall, Nerija *** Pamario 13, Nida +370 469 52 777, 51 174 [email protected] 41 / 80 Restaurant, conference hall fax.: +370 469 52 718 www.neringahotels.lt mob. : +370 686 31 698 Nidus ** G. D. Kuverto 15, Nida +370 469 52 001 [email protected] 28 / 50 Restaurant, conference hall, tennis fax.: +370 469 50 016 www.nidus.lt court, the Internet Nidos Smiltė *** Skruzdynės 2, Nida +370 469 52 221 [email protected] 170 Restaurant, conference hall, fax.: +370 469 52 762 www.smilte.lt excursions Eglių slėnis *** Ievos kalno 28, +370 469 53 170, [email protected] 20/50 Cafe, conference hall, the Internet Juodkrantė +370 469 53 170 www.egliuslenis.lt Tourism Tourism Product GUEST- HOUSES Name Address Phone: / fax. E-mail / Website Rooms/ Facilities beds

Palvė *** Taikos 15, Nida +370 469 52 824, www.lucanica.ltpalve@ 28 / 82 Bath, sauna, swimming pool, +370 469 52 702 lucanica.lt billiards, conference hall, mini +370 616 81 600 kitchen, the Internet Nidos Pušynas *** Purvynės 3, Nida +370 469 52 221 [email protected] 135 +370 469 52 762 www.smilte.lt Vilavita **** L. Rėzos 25, Juodkrantė +370 469 53 009 [email protected] 13 / 36 Cafe +370 687 30 212 www.vilavita.lt Ąžuolynas **** L.Rėzos 54, Juodkrantė +370 469 53 310 [email protected] 73 / 160 Restaurant, conference hall, +370 469 53 316 www.hotelazuolynas.lt sauna, swimming pool, billiards, tennis court Litorina **** Smiltynės pl. 19, Nida +370 469 52 528 [email protected] 19 / 60 Cafe, conference hall, sauna, +370 469 51 102 www.litorina-dubingiai.lt tennis court, sports hall, biliards Kurėnas *** L. Rėzos 10, Juodkrantė +370 469 53 101 [email protected] 7 / 14 +370 698 20 549 Urbo kalnas ** Taikos 32, Nida +370 469 52 428 [email protected] 40 / 95 Cafe, conference hall +370 469 52 953 [email protected] Vėtra ** Preilos 67 B, Preila +370 469 55 129 Linėja *** Taikos 18, Nida +370 469 52 390 www.lineja-hotel.lt 29 / 66 Cafe, sauna, sports hall, confer- [email protected] ence hall, billliards Skalva *** Purvynės 19, Nida +370 469 52 501 20 / 45 Sauna, swimming pool +370 469 52 346 Lithuanian 35

Invalidų draugijos Taikos 13-15, Nida +370 469 52 726 elvyra@Klaipėda.omnitel.lt 4 / 11 Conference hall socialinės Reabilitaci- +370 686 21 132 jos, kultūros centras MEDIKAS G. D. Kuverto 14, Nida +370 469 52 985 24 / 65 Cafe, tennis court, billiards +370 469 52 102 POILSIS NIDOJE Naglių 11, Nida +370 469 51 174 [email protected] 8 / 20 Sauna +370 686 31 698 www.neringahotels.lt TYLOS SLĖNIS G. D. Kuverto 7f, Nida +370 469 52 711 [email protected] 9 / 24 Sauna, the Internet +370 685 16 318 AUKSINĖS KOPOS G. D. Kuverto 17, Nida +370 469 52 387 relita@Klaipėda.omnitel.net 88 / 150 Cafe, sauna, swimming pool, +370 469 52 212 billiards +370 469 52 947 VASARA G. D. Kuverto 8-4, Nida +370 685 41 591 [email protected] 6 / 20 www.atostogu-birza.lt KASPALĖJA Taikos 16, Nida +370 469 51 121, www.lineja-hoPhone:lt 9 / 28 52062 info@lineja-hoPhone:lt +370 614 94 470 +370 698 26 102 VILNELĖ G. D. Kuverto 9, Nida +370 469 52 854 20 / 40 Swimming pool, sauna, billiards +370 469 52 960 GIJA Pamario 6, Nida +370 37 39 16 65 [email protected] 13 / 33 +370 612 12 785 ZUNDA Naglių 20, Nida +370 469 52 835 64 +370 675 16 544 KASTYTIS Pamario 47, Nida +370 469 52 042 GUBOJA Pamario 16, Nida + 370 613 97 959 20 / 55

Manual SANTAUTA 2007 Kalno 36, Juodkrantė +370 469 53 348 [email protected] 41 / 138 Conference hall, swimming +370 469 53 167 pool, sauna, tennis, billiards VILA FLORA Kalno 7 a, Juodkrantė +370 469 53 024 [email protected] +370 469 53 421 17 / 20 Conference hall, cafe, the Internet KURŠIŲ KIEMAS Miško 11, Juodkrantė +370 469 53 004 [email protected] +370 469 53 114 +370 682 17 095 16 / 40 Swimming pool, sauna, the Internet, conference hall, sports hall SMILGA Kalno 18, Juodkrantė +370 686 31 698 [email protected] 22 / 60 +370 37 22 44 00 www.neringahotels.lt GELMĖ Preilos 9, Neringa / Preila +370 469 55 109 30 MIESTPROJEKTAS Preilos 1, Neringa / Preila +370 469 55 184 37 / 85 Billiards +370 37 32 74 69 ADONĖ Pervalkos 4, Neringa / Pervalka +370 469 55 205 38 AGILA Pervalkos 15, Neringa / Pervalka +370 699 09 690 60 Tennis court BALTIJA Pervalkos 12, Neringa / Pervalka +370 469 55 250 40 JŪRA Pervalkos 6, Neringa / Pervalka +370 469 55 281 120 KELININKAS Pervalkos 5, Neringa / Pervalka +370 469 55 283 NEMUNAS Pervalkos 13, Neringa / Pervalka +370 682 31 303 20 / 50 SAULĖS KUPOLAS Pervalkos 13, Neringa / Pervalka +370 650 85 885 ~ 120 NIDA‘S CAMPING *** Name Address Phone: / fax. E-mail / Website Rooms/ beds Facilities NIDA‘S CAMPING *** Taikos 45 a, Nida +370 469 52 045 www.kempingas.lt 10 / 40 Cafe, conference hall, the (apartments) +370 682 41 150 [email protected] Internet, swimming pool, sauna, tennis court

PALANGA RESORT [email protected], to the top of the Hill of Birutė, to PLACES TO VISIT www.palanga-airport.lt/ stroll along the picturesque paths of Palanga Botanical Park, created in Air connection to Hamburg, Bil- Botanical Park, to watch the sunset 1897 is one of the prettiest and best- lund, Oslo and Kristianstadt. every evening. preserved parks in Lithuania. Palanga is summer and year-round Palanga TIC: Kretingos 1, LT- Birutė hill the highest dune in the travel destination and pleasure resort. 00132 Palanga, phone:+370 460 48 seaside of Palanga. Tourism Tourism Product In 1824 Palanga was purchased by 811, Fax.+370 460 48 822, palanga- Žemaičių alka on the top of Birutė Count Tiškevičius. In order to revive [email protected], [email protected], hill where a sculpture composition the harbor, Tiškevičius built a bridge www.palangatic.lt is made according Balt mythology to the sea. However the harbor was Excursions: and religion. soon buried and the bridge has been Palanga – the pearl near the Baltic J. Basanavičius street is the most used for walking. In 1987 the manor Sea- 3 hours by foot po-pular and full of attractions lead- 2 Territory: 79 km. house was constructed and pictur- To Klaipėda – 6 hours by bus ing to the Palanga sea bridge. Population: esque park was designed by famous To Dolphinarium in Klaipėda – Church of Saint Marie- neo-gothic 17.7 thousand inhabitants. French landscape designer E. Andre. 6 hours by bus styled built in 1906 for the perfect Location: Western Lithuania. Palanga began to develop as a resort To Neringa- 9 hours by bus, acoustic in the early-XIX century. All years To Kretinga – 6 hours by bus, Distance Palanga-Vilnius: 338 km. Sea Bridge – according Palanga tra- tourists have been attracted by the Skuodas Stone Miracles – Getting in: dition everybody should hurry to see sun, the sea, and the magnificent 6 hours by bus By private car or by coach via Vil- in the sunset. nius-Klaipėda highway and before dunes. In Old Palanga you can still see villas, which are left from the Pajūrio (seaside) Regional Park Klaipėda take a right turn. MUSEUMS Phone/fax. +370 46 39 88 34. By bus from Vilnius, Kaunas, late- XIX and early- XX centuries. , The place to relax traveling by foot, Klaipėda, Riga. The neo-gothic Church of the As- Vytauto 17, Palanga, by bike or by horse. By train till Kretinga a cension of the Holy Virgin Mary is phone:+370 460 51 319/ 53 501. nd then take a bus. an excellent example of old Palanga Dr.J.Šliūpas Memorial House, By plane to Palanga architecture. Historical places and Vytauto 23, phone:+370 460 54 559. ACCOMMOADTION International Airport natural and cultural monuments are A.Mončys House-Museum, FACILITIES Liepojos kelias 1, Palanga, abundant in Palanga. It has become S. Daukanto 16, phone:+370 460 Calling from abroad add 370, inside phone/fax.:+370 460 52 020, a tradition for vacationers to climb 49 366/ +370 686 76 668. country - 8 Lithuanian 36

HOTELS Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail/ htp Rooms/ Faccilities beds ALANGA *** S. Neries 14 Phone: +370 460 49 215, [email protected], 48/100 Café, conference facilities, sauna, swimming Fax. +370 460 49 215 www.alanga.lt pool, massage, fitness, children’s activities, restaurant, internet, safes ALKA I **** Daukanto Sq. 21 Phone: +370 460 41 433, [email protected] 56/120 Swimming pool, sauna, massage, fitness, Fax. +370 460 41 434 www.alka.lt children’s activities, spa and wellness, con- ference facilities, restaurant AUSKA ***** Vytauto 11 Phone: +370 460 49 083, [email protected], 11/22 Sauna, swimming pool, conference facilities, Fax. +370 460 49 087 www.baltijaho massage, fitness, tennis, spa and wellness, internet, safes, restaurant, AUSTĖJA *** Smilčių 31 Phone: +370 460 56 101, [email protected] 21/42 Sauna, Café, conference facilities Fax. +370 460 56 101 www.vetra.lt DU BROLIAI *** Kretingos 36 Phone: +370 460 54 028, 9/18 Restaurant GABIJA **** Vytauto 40/ S.Dariaus Phone: +370 460 48 251, [email protected] 56/ Restaurant, recreation centre, sauna, swim- S.Girėno 2 Fax. +370 460 57 591 www.gabija.lt ming pool, conference facilities, internet, safes. GAMANTA **** Plytų 7 Phone: +370 460 48 885, [email protected] 22/44 Café, restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, Fax. +370 460 48 889 www.gamanta.lt massage, children’s activities, internet, safes, conference facilities KERPĖ *** Vytauto Str. 76, Phone: +370 460 52 379 [email protected] 23/59 Bar, restaurant. SPA center, sauna, massage, Fax. +370 460 52 349 www.kerpehotel.lt internet, safes, conference facilities, bicycle storage room. MEDŪZA **** Kontininkų 9a Phone: +370 460 56 450 [email protected] 25/50 Café, restaurant, swimming pool, sauna Fax. +370 460 48 148 www.pkmeduza.lt complex, massage, children’s activities, internet, safes, conference facilities MEDŽIOTOJŲ Smilčių 61 Phone: +370 460 52 617, www.mk.visiems.lt 10/27 Café KIEMELIS Fax. +370 460 52 617 Manual 2007 MĖGUVA * M. Valančiaus 1 Phone: +370 460 48 839, 34/79 Beauty salon Fax. +370 460 48 819 PALANGA ***** Birutės Ave. 60 Phone: +370 460 41 414 [email protected] 46/100 Restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, mas- Fax. +370 460 41 415 www.palangahotel.lt sage, fitness, beauty salon, internet, safes, conference facilities PALANGOS VĖTRA S. Daukanto Sq. 35, Phone: +370 460 53 032, [email protected] 31/60 Restaurant, sauna, swimming pool, sauna, **** Fax. +370 460 57 231 www.vetra.lt massage, fitness, internet, safes conference facilities PUŠŲ PAUNKSNĖJE Dariaus ir Girėno 25 Phone: +370 460 49 080, pusupaunksneje@ 14/52 Basketball ground, restaurant, swimming **** Fax. +370 460 49 081 palanga.omnitel.net pool, sauna, fitness, tennis, internet, safes, www.pusupaunksneje.lt underground garage, conference facilities RĄŽĖ *** Vytauto 74 Phone: +370 460 48 265, [email protected] 22/40 Café, conference facilities, sauna, swimming Fax. +370 460 48 461 pool, massage LIUKRENA *** (ex Vytauto 93a Phone: +370 460 52 521, liuka_sks@palanga. 26/ Sauna, swimming pool, massage, fitness, STUMBRAS) Fax. +370 460 48 053 omnitel.net beauty salon, conference facilities, internet ŠACHMATINĖ *** Basanavičiaus Str. 45 Phone: +370 460 51 655, [email protected] 11/30 Pizzeria, sauna, internet, safes Fax. +370 460 48 431 www.sachmatine.lt TAURAS *** Vytauto 116 Phone: +370 460 49 111, [email protected] 20/40 Restaurant, conference facilities, sauna, safes Fax. +370 460 49 111 www.feliksas.lt TENISAS ** Gėlių aikštė 1 Phone: +370 460 52 828, 21/46 Tennis Fax. +370 460 51 290 TULPĖ *** S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno Phone: +370 460 52 324, [email protected] 22/76 Swimming pool, sauna 11 Fax. +370 460 52 324 www.tulpehotel.lt VANAGUPĖ ***** Vanagupės 31 Phone: +370 460 41 199, [email protected] www. 98/166 Restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, mas- Fax. +370 460 31 199 vanagupe.lt sage, fitness, internet, safes, conference facilities VANDENIS *** Birutės Ave. 47 Phone: +370 460 52 987, [email protected] 28/60 Restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, music Fax. +370 460 53 584 www.vandenis.lt club VILIJA * Birutės Ave. 26 Phone: +370 460 52 219, 80 Fax. +370 460 52 219 VYTURYS ** S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno Phone: +370 460 49 137, [email protected] 150/284 Café, swimming pool, sauna, massage, 20 Fax. +370 460 49 198 www.baltijahotel.lt fitness, beauty salon, spa and wellness, internet, safes ŽALIAS NAMAS *** Vytauto 97 Phone: +370 460 51 231, [email protected] 16/50 Café, swimming pool, sauna Fax. +370 460 51 231 www.zaliasnamas.lt ŽILVINAS *** Kęstučio 32 Phone: +370 460 53 841, [email protected], 41/130 Conference facilities, swimming pool, sauna, Fax. +370 460 52 686 www.baltijahotel.lt massage, tennis, internet, safes ŽILVINĖLIS Birutės Ave. 44 Phone: +370 460 49 146, [email protected] Fax. +370 460 49 197 www.baltijahotel.lt

ŽYDROJI LIEPSNA *** Gintaro 36 Phone: +370 460 52 441, [email protected] 34/65 Restaurant, café, swimming pool, sauna, Tourism Product Fax. +370 460 48 250 www.zydrojiliepsna.lt massage, internet, safes, conference facilities

GUEST HOUSES Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail/ website Rooms/ beds Faccilities ALITA *** Kretingos 54 Phone: +370 460 48 199, [email protected] 4/14 Pizzeria Fax. +370 460 48 233 www.feliksas.lt COMFORT INN **** Smilčių 40 Phone: +370 460 48 109, Fax. +370 460 48 109 DU BROLIAI **** Vytauto 160 Phone: +370 460 40 040, [email protected] 6/12 Restaurant, boutique Fax. +370 460 52 889 www.dubroliai.lt MAMA ROSA **** Juratės 28a Phone: +370 460 48 581, [email protected], 8/24 Restaurant, swimming pool, sauna, Fax. +370 460 48 580, www.mamarosa.lt massage, internet, safes PERLIUKAS Vanagupės 20 Phone: +370 460 52 922, [email protected] 8/16 Sauna, massage, tennis, Fax. +370 460 51 533 www.perliukas.narod.ru PO KAŠTONU *** Maironio 34 Phone: +370 460 57 184, po.kastonu@palanga. 10/35 Swimming pool, sauna, children’s Fax. +370 460 49 484 omnitel.net, activities, internet www.po.kastonu.lt RIVASTAR **** J. Simpsono 13 Phone: +370 460 52 238, [email protected] 9/21 Restaurant, sauna, internet Fax. +370 460 48 356 www.rivastar.lt SIMRIS *** Žvejų 29 Phone: +370 460 54 565, [email protected] 5/8 Fax. +370 460 54 565 VILA RAMYBĖ *** Vytauto 54 Phone: +370 460 54 124, [email protected] 13/35 Café, internet www.vilaramybe.lt VILA ŠILELIS *** Kestučio 2a Phone: +370 460 54 592, [email protected] 9/25 Sauna Fax. +370 460 54 592 Lithuanian 37

REST HOUSES Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail/ htp Rooms/ Faccilities beds AITVARAS Biliūno 8 Phone: +370 460 51 497 80 ALKA II * S. Daukanto Sq. 21 Phone: +370 460 41 433 [email protected] www.alka.lt Fax. +370 460 41434 AUKSNĖS KOPOS ** Jūros 30 Phone: +370 460 45 192, [email protected] www.akopos.lt 50/133 Sauna, tennis, Fax. +370 460 45 192 BALTOJI ŽUVĖDRA S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno 1 Phone: +370 460 48 415, 36/96 DENOTĖ Bangų 8, Phone: +370 460 52 962, 46/115 Café Fax. +370 460 52 962 EGLĖ ** Kęstučio 15 Phone: +370 460 51 466 56/160 EGLIŲ PAUNKSMĖ *** Vytauto 31 Phone: +370 460 48 186 [email protected] 16/50 Sauna KLAIPĖDA COUNTY POST Vytauto 53 Phone: +370 460 48 394, REST HOUSE Fax. +370 460 56 146 LAGŪNA Meilės Ave. 12 Phone: +370 460 49 191, 24 Café Fax. +370 460 49 190 LITHUANIAN TELECOM Valančiaus 2 Phone: +370 460 51 380, REST HOUSE Fax. +370 460 48 040 LINĖJA Užkanavės 19 Phone: +370 460 56 375 MEGUVA* Valančiaus 1 Phone: +370 460 48 839, 34/79 Beauty salon Fax. +370 460 48 839

Manual PALANGOS 2007 ŽUVĖDRA ** Meilės Ave. 11 Phone: +370 460 54 082, [email protected] www. 80/167 Massage, fitness, beauty palangos-zuvedra.lt salon, spa and wellness, internet POLITECHNIKA*** POLITECHNIKA II * Dariaus ir Girėno 37 Phone: +370 460 51 258, 242/608 Fax. +370 460 51 258 VILA RIMA Birutės Ave. 36 Phone: +370 460 53 591, 20 Fax. +370 460 53 700

B&B “Welcome host” The organization of Palanga small- of the project “Regulation and de- accommodation services in private apartments are cozy and modern, scale accommodation providers velopment of Palanga small-scale sector. usually not far from the seashore. “Welcome Host” was established in accommodation sector”. Organiza- Hosts offer double, triple, quadr Most owners have parking lots in September of 2002 within the frame tion has 70 members, who provide rooms and apartments. Rooms and their yards.

Name Address Phone/fax. E-mail/ htp WELCOME HOST Vytauto 21 Phone: +370 680 48 735 +370 620 67 646 [email protected] www.svetingas.lt

CONFERENCE FACILILITIES Name Address Phone: Fax. Number Facilities of halls/ places *****AUSKA Vytauto 11, [email protected], +370 460 49 084 +370 460 49 226 2/ 60, 50 Audio, simultaneous translation systems, Multimedia, www.baltijahotel.lt screen, DVD, TV, writing board, conditioner. Fax., inter- net, computer, copying facilities. *****PALANGA Birutės Ave. 60 +370 460 41 414 +370 460 41 415 2/ 20, 120 Multimedia projector, 2 radio microPhone:s, fax., copy machine, DVD, TV, internet. Modern systems of ventila- tion, air conditioning, audio and illumination. *****VANAGUPĖ Vanagupės 31 +370 460 41 199 +370 460 31 199 4/ 400, 90 Conference rooms are equipped with high-tech tech- [email protected] www. (60), 198, 50 nical installations; suitable for business conferences, vanagupe.lt (30) seminars, presentations or workshops, as well as for concerts, show programs and even for film reviews. Accordingly, well-tuned customized service system will facilitate successful work, first class catering and entertainment of participants.

Tourism Tourism ****GABIJA Product Vytauto 40/ S.Dariaus +370 460 48 251, +370 460 57 591 75 and 25 The hotel has 2 conference halls. One may hold 75 S.Girėno 2 [email protected] people and the other may accommodate 25. They are www.gabija.lt equipped with all the necessary modern facilities for seminars, conferences and meetings. Coffee breaks are offered for the participants of the events. It is possible to order lunch in the restaurant if wanted. **** Plytų 7, [email protected], +370 460 48 885 +370 460 48 889 1/ 30 Overhead projector, screen, TV set, video, writing GAMANTA www.gamanta.lt board and air conditioner. Fax., computer and internet facilities ***KERPĖ Vytauto Str. 76, +370 460 52 379 +370 460 52 349 20 and 40 [email protected] www.kerpehotel.lt **** S. Daukanto Sq. 21 +370 460 41 433 +370 460 41 434 30 PAJŪRIO ALKA ****PALANGOS S. Daukanto Sq. 35 +370 460 53 032 +370 460 57 231 3/ 85, 80, 15 Air-conditioning, multimedia, microPhone:s, overhead VĖTRA projector. Copying and Internet facilities. ****PUŠŲ Dariaus ir Girėno 25, +370 460 49 080 +370 460 49 081 3/ 30, 12, 10 Overhead projector, TV set, video, writing board PAUNKSNĖJE pusupaunksneje@palanga. omnitel.net, www.pusupaunksneje.lt **** Jūratės 28 a +370 460 48 581 +370 460 48 580 16 MAMA ROSA Lithuanian 38

***ALANGA S.Neries 14, [email protected], +370 460 49 215 +370 460 49 316 2/ 50, 15 Air conditioner, overhead projector, video, TV set, writ- www.alanga.lt ing boards. Fax., computer and Internet facilities. ***AUSTĖJA Smilčių 31 +370 460 56 101 +370 460 56 101 30 Overhead projector, screen, writing board, video, TV set. Phone:, fax., Internet services. ***LIUKRENA Vytauto 93a +370 460 52 521 +370 460 48 053 2/ 16, 20 Overhead projector, screen, writing board. (ex STUMBRAS) ***MEDŪZA Kontininkų 9a +370 460 56 450 +370 460 48 148 60 Fax., Internet, computer, copying facilities, air condi- tioning system ***PALANGOS Vytauto 155 +370 460 54 359 +370 460 52 950 350 Fax., computer, Internet services LINAS ***RĄŽĖ Vytauto 74 +370 460 48265 +370 460 48 461 40 Writing board, screen, TV and video equipment, fax., computer, Internet. Other equipment on request ***ŠACHMATINĖ J. Basanavičiaus Str. 45 +370 460 51 655 +370 460 51 655 12 Meeting hall for 12 people. ***TAURAS Vytauto 116 +370 460 49111 +370 460 54 437 25 Overhead projector, writing board, video and audio facilities. Fax. facilities. ***VANDENIS Birutes Ave. 47 +370 460 53 530 +370 460 52 987 2/ 10, 60 [email protected] www.vandenis.lt **VYTURYS Dariaus ir Girėno 20, +370 460 49 147 +370 460 49 226 4/ 24, 30, A scene, audio system, multimedia, DVD, TV, audio, [email protected], 150, 220 video equipment, big screen, copier, writing board. www.baltijahotel.lt Fax., computer, internet facilities ***ŽILVINAS Kęstučio 26, [email protected], +370 460 49 146 +370 460 49 226 5/ 12, 24, Audio, simultaneous translation systems, Multimedia, www.baltijahotel.lt 24, 80, 100 screen, DVD, TV, writing board, conditioner. Fax., inter- net, computer, copying facilities. Manual 2007 ***ŽYDROJI Gintaro 36, z +370 460 52 441 50 LIEPSNA [email protected] www.zydrojiliepsna.lt ***SIMRIS Žvejų 29 +370 460 54 565 +370 460 54 565 25 ***VILA ŠILELIS Kęstučio 2a +370 460 54 592 +370 460 54 592 25 **PALANGOS Meilės Ave. 11 +370 460 54 082 120 Fax., computer, Internet services, copying machine. ŽUVĖDRA BALTOJI S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno 1 +370 460 48 415 60 ŽUVĖDRA

Night clubs, entertainment centers

Art and entertainment club KUPETA S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno 13 +370 460 40 011 www.feliksas.lt Entertainment center VASARA S. Neries 39 +370 460 51 555 www.honolulu.lt Vila Aldona J. Basanavičiaus Str. 24a +370 460 40 313 Night club ŠACHMATINĖS KLUBAS J. Basanavičiaus Str. 45 +370 460 51 655 www.cili.lt Night club VELVET J. Basanavičiaus Str. 9 +370 686 65 346 Night club DIABLO S. Daukanto Sq. 1 LUIZA Virbališkės takas 21 +370 460 51 316 Music club VANDENIS Birutės Ave. 47 +370 460 52 987 www.vandenis.lt Music club RAMYBĖ Vytauto Str. 35 +370 460 54 124 www.vilaramybe.lt

Šilutė District drew merchants from Klaipėda, Tilžė Ventės Cape is the farthest western www./muziejai.mch.mii.lt/Silute/ and Konigsberg. When Klaipėda point of Šilutė District. A lighthouse Silutes_muziejus.htm railroad was completed in 1875, its at the tip of the Cape has been oper- Nemunas Delta commerce with German cities ex- ating for more that 100 years (1863). Regional Park panded considerably. In 1929 professor Tadas Ivanauskas Lietuvininku Str. 10, Šilutė After centuries of German rule established a bird-ringing station in Phone/fax.+370 441 75 050. Šilute was rejoined to Lithuania in Ventė. The birds caught in seven [email protected] Tourism Product 1923. It prospered as a market town. traps and ringed there can later be Information Centre: A bilingual culture and education discovered in Iran, Egypt, and even Pakalnės 40a, Rusnė, was adopted in that period. Two Lu- in SAR. There is a museum in Ventės Šilutė District. theran Evangelical churches and one Cape Ornithological Station. Phone: +370 441 58 154 2 Catholic Church respectively served The village of Mingė (Minija) – so District territory: 1706 km. In 1993 the park was recognized as religious needs. called Lithuanian Venice – is situ- District population: an important area for migratory wa- 55. 3 thousand inhabitants. Rusnė is one of the oldest settle- ated nearby Ventės cape at the Mini- terfowl. The Arctic-European-East Šilutė population: ments founded on the Nemunas ja River. Mingė is located on both African bird migration flightway 21. 5 thousand inhabitants. delta in the XV century. Year 1419 banks of the river and the only way Location: Western Lithuania. is marked on the weathercock on the to get to the other bank is by boat. goes through the park. Arrival: by bus from Klaipėda, tower of Rusnė church. Rusnė is the The delta is an outstanding area for Kaunas, Vilnius, Kaliningrad. only Lithuanian town situated on an ŠilutėTIC : bird abundance and diversity in the Šilutė – Vilnius distance: 289 km. island. Old fishermen traditions are Lietuvininkų 10/2, Šilutė, whole territory of the Baltic region. revived in the town, a traditional phone:+370 441 77 795, It is paradise place abounded in Šilute is located 45 km. Southeast sailing boat of Rusnė fishermen has Fax.+370 441 77 785, many species of mammals and fish of Klaipėda. Until 1923 it was un- been built according to old drawings. [email protected] also. der German rule and was called A small church after restoration, an Ventės Ragas Heydekrug. Silute was formed from old post office, a typical fisherman PLACES TO VISIT Ornithological Station the three villages located halfway farmstead, Uostadvaris lighthouse Šilutė Museum village, between Klaipėda and Tilžė (Tilsit). (1876), and the first water-lifting Lietuvininku Str. 36, Šilutė. Šilutė District. 66 km. on In the XVI century tradesmen began station (1907) can be recommended Phone/fax.+370 441 62 209. South of Klaipėda. clustering in the area, local markets as the places for sightseeing. [email protected]

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About one million birds pass over Macikai Concentration Šilutė District. Vydūnas Cultural Center the station every spring on one of the Camp Museum Phone: +370 441 58 169. Kintai, Šilutė raj., major north-south migration routes. Macikai village, Šilutė District. Exposition make acquaintance you phone:+370 441 47 379, Call in advance for a guide who will Phone: +370 441 62 209 with the regional folk interior. [email protected] show you this exhibition of stuffed People were kept in this concentra- Open May 15- September 15. Museum of the famous Lithuanian specimens and migration patterns tion camp at 1939-1948 by Nazis. Hermann Zudermann Museum philosopher Vydūnas, art gallery and and- if there’s one in the net- even From that terrible times a punish Macikai village, Šilutė District. cultural centre complete in. let you ring a bird. ward is only left where the museum Phone:+370 441 62 209. ACCOMMODATION For bird watching trip you can also is established in. Švėkšna Museum FACILITIES contact Lithuanian Ornithological Rusnė Ethnographical homestead Švėkšna, Šilutė District, Calling from abroad add 370, Society www.birdlife.lt Skirvytėlės Str. 8, Rusnė, phone:+370 441 62 209. inside country - 8

HOTELS / GUEST HOUSES

Name Address Phone/fax. Rooms/ Conference Facilities beds room /places HOTEL JUKNAIČIAI Beržų 3, Juknaičiai, Šilutė District. Phone:+370 441 58 863, 22/50 1/50 Restaurant, bar, banquet hall [email protected] fax.+370 441 58 963 excursions, swimming pool, gym hall, sauna, conference facilities HOTEL NEMUNAS Lietuvininkų 70, Šilutė. Phone:+370 441 52 345, 24/44 1/40 Café, bar, banquet hall, parking, [email protected] fax.+370 441 62 480 excursions VILKĖNŲ MALŪNAS Švėkšna, Šilutė District Phone:+370 441 48 371, 11/22 1/20 Restaurant, banquet hall, boat fax.+370 46 40 30 21 renting, sauna.

Manual GUEST 2007 HOUSE Šturmai village, Šilutė District. Phone: +370 616 23 831 5/10 1/16 Bar, excursions by ship, fishing LAIMUTE GUEST HOUSE Pasusčių village, Žemaičių Phone:+370 441 59 690, 16/35 2/50-70 Conference facilities, car parking, Naumiesčio ward, Šilutė District. fax.+370 441 59 661 café, sauna [email protected] www.siltec.lt/laimute

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Address Phone: Fax. M.Jankaus 6c, Šilutė +370 441 52 164 +370 441 52 164 Vydūno 3, Šilutė +370 441 53 674

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Owner Address / e-mail/ Website Phone: Fax. I. Bulavinas Minija village, Šilutė District. +370 685 33 211 +370 441 52 664 V. Vėtrinienė “JOTOVILA” Macikai village, Šilutė District. +370 685 71 920 +370 441 45 417 E. Petravičienė Macikai village, Šilutė District. +370 614 11 804 [email protected] E. Pužienė Pylimo 4, Rusnė, Šilutė District. +370 441 58 230 G. Raicevičienė Šyšgiriai village, Šilutė District. +370 682 77 969 +370 441 77 255 [email protected] S. Knapkis Skirvytėlės 9, Rusnė, Šilutė District. +370 612 31 881 [email protected] B. Laužikienė “VENTAINĖ” Ventė village, Šilutė District. beata@ +370 686 70 490 +370 441 44 522 silute.omnitel.net www.ventaine.lt G. Gecienė Lakštingalų 1, Rusnė, Šilutė District. +370 441 58 174 D. Drobnienė Lakštingalų 2, Rusnė, Šilutė District. +370 441 58 189 D. Lekeviciene Usenai village, Šilutė District. +370 441 40 370

Tourism Tourism Z. Skirkeviciene Product Pakalnės 48, Rusnė, Šilutė District +370 612 80 584

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Name Address Phone: Fax. GILIJA Vytauto 17, Šilutė +370 441 52 572 MAGNOLIJA Lietuvininkų 31, Šilutė +370 441 76 030 ASTRA Lietuvininkų 17, Šilutė +370 441 75 600 ŽIBINTAS Lietuvininkų 70, Šilutė +370 441 53 152 VIESULAS Vilkėno 8, Švėkšna, Šilutė District +370 689 47 342 SENOLIU PASTOGĖ Usėnai village, Šilutė District +370 441 40 370 KINTAI Kintai, Šilutė District +370 616 72 402 VENTAINĖ Ventė village, Šilutė District +370 686 70 490 +370 441 44 522 VILKĖNŲ MALŪNAS Švekšna, Šilutė District +370 441 48 371 +370 441 10 901 LAIMUTĖS GUEST HOUSE CAFÉ-BAR Pašusčių village, Ž.Naumiesčio ward, +370 441 59 690 +370 441 59 661 Šilutė District JUKNAIČIAI Beržų 3, Juknaičiai, Šilutė District +370 441 58 863 +370 441 58 963 Lithuanian 40

KRETINGA DISTRICT ter garden today forms the major sculpture, ethnographic and historic iron cross on the left-hand side of part of the , as exhibits. The XIX century park sur- the road marks the entrance to the houses some 2, 000 species of ex- rounding the estate is known as one garden, about 5 km. out of . otic plants. of the most beautiful parks in the Museum of Bishop Valančius The Kretinga District also contains country. Take a lunch break in the Nasrėnų village, 97104 Kretingos some impressive examples of the XVII century architecture, includ- winter garden complete with flow- District, phone: +370 445 48 722 ing the famed Kretinga church and ing cascades and music. The Bishop Valančius was a fa- monastery. The churches in , Orvydas Garden mous writer and the pioneer of the Mikoliškiai, Budriai and Kalnalis Gargždelė village, XIX century Lithuanian abstinence are also worth mentioning. 97104 Kretinga District, movement. Kretinga Tourist District territory: 991 km.2 Phone: +370 613 28 624, Information Centre [email protected] PLACES TO VISIT District population: 45, 800 Vilniaus 18, 97104 Kretinga, Kretinga population: 21, 400 5 km. south of Salantai on the The Ensemble of Franciscan Monas- phone: +370 445 77 612, Plungė road. Location Western Lithuania fax. +370 445 77 323, tery and Church Vilniaus 2, Kretinga Getting there by bus from Klaipėda [email protected] Described by many as an intense Lurdas in Kretinga and Kartena the and Palanga, by train from Vilnius Excursions and unforgettable experience, the places of thanks given to St. Maria and Klaipėda On foot Kretinga, urban monument Orvydas family homestead is not Water Mill Birutės, Kretinga. Built Distance from Vilnius 323 km. (2.5 hours) to be missed. An eclectic mixture in 1769, and now functioning as a Kretinga is one of the most beauti- By bus Route in Kretinga District of memorials and icons have joined pleasant café. Astronomical calen- ful towns in the west of the country, (6 hours) the original stones. On the road to dar with the sun clock in Kretinga and was mentioned for the first time Kretinga Monasteries (3 hours) Plungė (highway 169) a wrought Vilniaus 18, Kretinga in 1253. According the historians, Kretinga castle stood on the Ėgliškiai MUSEUMS EATING OUT mound to the south of the town on Kretinga Land Museum the left bank of the Danė (Akmena) Name Address Phone/Fax. and Winter Garden Manual 2007 River. There are 20 mounds and five +370 445 51 366 Vilniaus 20, 97104 Kretinga, Pas Grafą Café Vilniaus 20, Kretinga pagan altars in the District. Phone: +370 445 77 323, +370 445 51 366 Kretinga Manor dates from the XVI fax. +370 445 77 323, Vienaragio malūnas Birutės 17, Kretinga +370 445 71 075 century. In 1874, the court Juozapas [email protected], Tiškevičius bought the manor and Pas Sigita J.Basanavičiaus Str. 61, Kretinga +370 445 76 761 made it his residence. He renewed www.kretingosmuziejus.lt Promenadas Vytauto 6a, Kretinga +370 445 54 594 Consisting of archaeological finds, the park, reconstructed the man- Britanija Vytauto 26a, Kretinga +370 445 55 305 sion and built a greenhouse with a collections of the XVII-XIX cen- wonderful winter garden. The win- tury applied art and paintings, folk Airovita Basanavičiaus Str. 23, Kretinga +370 445 55 487 RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Number Extra services Address Phone: Fax. of beds and rooms Vienkiemis 50/16 Lodging, food, sauna, Padvarių village, Kretingos District +370 445 78 425, www.vienkiemis.lt +370 445 77 597 active sport facilities Juozo alus 30/11 Lodging, food, sauna, Žibininkų village, Kretingos District +370 445 44 678, www.hbhjuozas.lt +370 445 44 423 active sport facilities Orvydai country 7/3 Museum, lodging, Gargždelės village, Kretingos District +370 613 28 624 homestead-museum sauna Country tourism homestead 18/9 Lodging, sauna, Cigonalių village, Kretingos District +370 656 66 316, +370 656 66 308 of Laima Paulauskienė active sport facilities Homestead of 6/1 Lodging, sauna Naujųjų Gintarų 9, Kartena +370 445 47 397 +370 612 08 101 Gediminas Mikuta Guest house Gelmė 14/7 Lodging, food Žemaičių 3, Kretinga +370 445 76 931 +370 445 76 930 Motel Smagratis 26/6 Lodging, food, sauna M.Daujoto 6, Kretinga +370 445 76 257, www.smagratis.lt +370 445 77 267

Skuodas District ment). J. Chodkevičius governed the tion of 25 499 today. The Museum, Stone Museum town in the mean time. Until World Culture Centre, Library, gymnasium of V. Intas homestead War I Skuodas town, located on the of Ave. Žadeikis, Bartuva second- Akmenų 28, Mosėdis, border, was famous for its markets, ary school, M. Valančius primary phone: +370 440 76 291/76 311 as well as its fair, which was at- school, Skuodas agricultural, busi- Intas is a founder of Museum of tended by many merchants and visi- ness, trade and servise school, Art Rare Boulders. He is a stone master tors. During the inter – war period school, Kindergarten, Nursing house made incredable scuptures from lo- of Lithuanian independence Skuo- for old people, hotel “Apuolė”, post cal boulders. das was the centre of region. It had – office, hospital, first – aid office, Skuodas Land Museum

a shoe factory “Kontinent”, famous several banks and several shopping Šiaulių 3, Skuodas, Tourism Product for its excellent production and a centres operate in Skuodas. There are phone: +370 440 73 638/ District territory: 911 km.2 mill with an electric power plant. about 240 personal companies and +370 687 95 136 District population: During World War II, the town was 100 joint – stock companies, about Historical Museum reviel

25.4 thousand inhabitants. largely destroyed. Only the Evangel- 70 public institutions in Skuodas. As the cultural heritage of region. Skuodas population: ic-Lutheran Church, built in 1821, in every city here, there are many Šaukliai Boulder Field 7.8 thousand inhabitants. and the Catholic Church, built in tipes of entertainment, concerts and and Landscape Reserve, Location: Western Lithuania. 1850, still stand. Many Jews lived various traditional events. Šaukliai village, Mosedis local Getting in Skuodas: by bus in Skuodas before the second World administration, Skuodas from Klaipėda, Mažeikiai, War. They worked in trade and in MUSEUMS District, phone: Vilnius, Kaunas. handicrafts. In 1950 Skuodas became V.Intas’ Boulders Museum +370 440 73 935, Distance Skuodas – Vilnius: 337 km. the centre of the administrational Salantų 2, Mosėdis, +370 445 58 761 Skuodas is a land of Kuršiai and region The town was rebuilt from Skuodas District, Apuolė Mound, Apuolė village, Žemaičiai in the North-Western part ruins, new administrative and resi- phone: +370 440 76 291/ Aleksandrijalocal administration, of Lithuania naer the Latvian border dential areas were constructed. The +370 686 85 195. Skuodas District, with Latvia. The archeological re- remaining old buildings with their This stone museum houses a variety phone: +370 445 73 935. search recover the oldest of Lithu- histories, as well as monuments built of huge stones brought from Latvia, The oldest settlement of ania meantioned in written sources to commemorate significant events Lithuania, Estonia, Finland and the Lithua-nia considering former in 853, it’s Apuolė settlement. and dates can tel us a lot about the bottom of the Baltic Sea. To reach capital of Kuršiai. Historical sources mention the name interesting historical past of the town the museum, travel 12 km. north Barstyčiai Stone. Puokė village, of Skuodas for the first time in 1253 and of the generations of people who of Salantai on the Skuodas road to Barstyčiai local admninistration, as a part of Kuršas territory. In 1572 lived and worked there. Mosėdis. When you get into town Skuodas District, Skuodas was granted the rights of Skuodas is the administrational cen- watch for signs pointing to the mu- phone: +370 445 73 935.

Magdeburg (right to self-govern- tre of the region and has a popula- seum on your left. The largest stone in Lithuania Lithuanian 41

EATING OUT ACCOMODATION Name Address Phone/fax. Name Address Phone/fax. Senas kinas Caffe P. Cvirkos 9 / +370 440 73 633 HOTEL APUOLĖ Dariaus ir Girėno 3, Phone: +370 440 73 229, Birutės 12, Skuodas Skuodas Fax.: +370 440 73 223 N. Dauko Cafe Vaižganto 6, +370 440 79 150, GUESTHOUSE Kaštonų 2, Mosėdis, Phone: +370 616 14 650 Skuodas Fax.:+370 698 83 929 “KAŠTONAS” Skuodas District Fax.: +370 440 76 159 [email protected] Kiemelis Caffe Dariaus ir Girėno 3, +370 440 73 229 MOTEL “GINTAGNĖ” Aleksandrija village, Phone: +370 656 81 171 Skuodas Skuodas District Fax.: +370 440 43 744 Melnika užeiga Caffe Salantų 2, Mosėdis, +370 440 76 606 [email protected] Skuodas District COUNTRY TOURISM Laumės village. Phone: +370 613 86 608 Gintagnė Cafe Aleksandrija, +370 656 81 171 FARMSTEAD “ Barstyčiai local +370 680 10 171 Skuodas District Mažosios Laumikės” administartion, Fax.: +370 440 78 071 Skuodas District [email protected] Skuodiškių užeiga Vilniaus 21, +370 686 99 791 Skuodas R. Navidanskas Kalnėnai village, Phone: +370 688 11 324 Skuodas District

ŠIAULIAI COUNTY confectionery, beer producing. Dur- St. Apostles Peter and The scene of the summer amphithe- ing the wars of XX centuries the city Paul’s Cathedral’s complex atre is open to every artist and ben- was almost gone from the surface of Aušros takas 3, Šiauliai, ches are waiting for spectators. It earth, that’s why there’s no part of phone: +370 41 52 80 77 passed almost 30 years from the be- old city. Though Šiauliai being the The Cathedral situated in the centre ginning of Šiauliai Boulevard. Walk- third city according to the comprised of the city. The architectural complex ing street started to be renovating in area (81.13 km.2) and the fourth ac- of the Cathedral consists of the Ca- due to its birthday in 2005. Bigger thedral itself and a churchyard fence part of walking street renovated in Manual 2007 cording to the number of population (130.02 thousand inhabitants). with a gate. The construction of Sts. 2006 year. Šiauliai – the city of sun: Sun clock & Apostles Peter and Paul’s Church Salduvė mound (St. Apostles Peter and Paul’s Ca- began in 1594 on the site of a de- Salduvė park, Šiauliai thedral), the Sundial Square, monu- cayed wooden church. The cathedral Once upon a time, there was a Centre: Šiauliai City was called “The most marvelous in wooden castle standing on Salduvė 2 ment for Sun Battle in Salduvė County territory: 8540 km. Park, stained glass “Sun Battle“ at all land” by the famous bishop Mo- Mound, which destroyed during bat- tles against the Order of Sword-Bear- County population: cinema and culture centre „Saulė“ tiejus Valančius. The building was ers. A legend tells us that the duke 394.3 thousand inhabitants. (author Kazys Morkūnas), sculpture erected in the Renaissance style, with Consists of: Šiauliai City, Šiauliai quite a few features typical of medi- of Šiauliai and his beloved girl lived “Dawn” in Aušra Avenue (author on the hill; however, they were not Districts, Akmenė, Joniškis, Kelmė, Dalia Matulaitė), Cockerel clock in aeval architecture. In 1997 the church Pakruojis, Radviliškis. granted the status of a cathedral. married. The god Perkūnas punished pedestrian mall, fresco “The Land them and killed them with a flash of of Šiauliai” in Šiauliai municipality There are a number of stories tell- ŠIAULIAI TOWN ing why the Cathedral built at this lightning. Their love was very sweet (author Gražina Vingrienė). place, and not somewhere else. A (saldi); that is why the hill called AND DISTRICT Šiauliai tourism legend has it that upon a time a huge Salduvė. information centre: ox wandered to Šiauliai, lay down to The Cockerel clock Square Vilniaus 213, LT-76348 Šiauliai rest and passed away in its sleep. As (Gaidžio laikrodžio aikštė) Phone: +370 41 52 31 10, 52 11 the time passed, the wind covered The intersection of Vilniaus 05, Fax. +370 41 52 31 11, the dead ox with dust and sand, and and Tilžės street [email protected], www.siauliai.lt thus a small hill occurred. It is that In 2003 Šiauliai celebrated the 767-th Excursions: hill St. Apostles Peter and Paul’s Ca- anniversary of its foundation, and Šiauliai city – on foot, by bicycle thedral stands on today. now you can hear the crow of one of Šiauliai city – “Explore Šiauliai The Sundial Square the renovated symbols, the cockerel, foretime in nowadays” – on foot Ežero – St.Šalkauskio “Come for a date!” Lovers and busi- Zokniai old military Soviet nesslike people come here for a date District location: crossing, Šiauliai base – by car An extraordinary anniversary of the or a meeting too- “See you at the Northern Lithuania Dargaičiai ethnographical city’s foundation, its 750th jubilee, cockerel” is a common phrase. Now District territory: 1918 km.2 village – by bus prompted that the date be marked the symbol of downtown Šiauliai not District population: To the – by bus, in a unique and appropriate man- only crows, but welcomes passers- 51 thousand inhabitants. by car, by bicycle by with his “Welcome to Šiauliai” 2 ner. A contest announced in 1981, Šiauliai territory: 81.13 km. To the Folk Art Workshops in and the winners were three archi- too. The welcoming phrase you can Šiauliai population: Kuršėnai, Gruzdžiai- by bus, by car tects from Šiauliai: A.Černiauskas, heard in English, German, French, 130.02 thousand inhabitants. To Kurtuvėnai Regional Park 0150 DistrictJurėla and A.Vyšniūnas. Russian, Spanish, Yiddish, Swedish, Romany, and other languages. Arrival: by bus from Riga, Mos- by bus, by car, by bicycle Sun Dial Square embodies the tree cow, Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Leisure and entertainment symbols related to the origins of children’s park „Beržynėlis“ by train from Vilnius, Klaipėda, PLACES OF INTEREST the city, its history and name: the Kaunas, Riga. The Hill of Crosses and The Dainų 9, Šiauliai, sun symbolizes the battle of Saulė, phone: +370 41 52 31 10 Tourism Tourism Distance Product Šiauliai-Vilnius: 230 km. monastery of the Hill of Crosses which was fought in the vicinity of Šiauliai city municipality and Šiau- Šiauliai is a centre of Northern Next to the Vilnius-Riga highway, Šiauliai, while the archer is related Lithuania bishopric and District, 12 km. from Šiauliai to the north liai tourism information centre has to the origin of the city‘s name. made a leisure and entertainment founded in water parting of rivers The Hill of Crosses is a shrine for A legend tells us that the name of Dubysa and , Talkša, Ginkūnai most Catholics. The first crosses were park „Beržynėlis“ for families, espe- Šiauliai originated from the word cially for children. There are a lot of and Rėkyva lakes. The first docu- set at this location to honour the dead “šaulys” meaning an archer. mentary reference of the battle in the after the rebellion of 1831 suppressed play grounds, mini zoo yard, wooden The symbols of the sun and the archer domestic and exotic animals, attrac- by the Tsarist authorities. When So- Sun (Šiauliai) land that took place unite the third one, the time. Hour- tions and other entertainments. Also on 22 September 1236 was made in viet authorities took power in Lithu- counting digits, 12, 3 and 6, cast into here you can rent a bicycle or scooter, the Livonian chronicles. That date is ania after World War II they tried to the square floor. The sequence of the or just to eat some ice-cream. considered to be the date of estab- remove the crosses for many times. digits forms the figure 1236, i.e. the lishment of the city. Other version: But the crosses were always secretly MUSEUMS year when the name of Šiauliai men- Cats` Museum the present city name is traced to the replaced overnight. Today, more than tioned for the first time. word “šaulys” (the shot). People say 100, 000 crosses are a testimony to Žuvininkų 18, Šiauliai, Walking Street Phone: +370 41 52 38 83, that in the old days, the surround- the spirit of the Lithuanian people. Vilniaus pedestrian Str., Šiauliai ing woods were abundant with wild Pope John Paul II has visited the Hill [email protected] It is the oldest walking street in Anti Fire Protection Museum beasts and birds, therefore, the hunt- during his trip to Lithuania in 1993. Lithuania, and the 3rd in Europe. J.Basanavičiaus Str. 89, Šiauliai ers and the shots’ settlement on the During his visit to a Franciscan The Vilnius Street is called the bou- Phone: +370 41 39 79 11 bank of the lake was called Šiauliai. monastery of the mount of Verna levard of passengers, one can see The Water Supply Museum During XVI-XVIII centuries Šiauliai (Italy) in 1994, the Pope John Paul little sculptures of the town. Then Vytauto 103, Šiauliai was a centre of kings manors’ com- II encouraged the brothers to build you are walking in Šiauliai Boule- Phone: +370 41 59 22 57 plex, i.e. centre of economy. The a monastery by the Hill of Crosses. vard, you can enjoy of little archi- Railway Museum history of Šiauliai industry is con- A hermit of the Franciscan Brothers tectures, fountain, museums, shops Dubijos 44, Šiauliai nected with the recast of leather, consecrated on July 7, 2000.

Lithuanian and restaurants. Phone: +370 41 20 36 84 42

“AUŠRA” Museum: Photography Museum ART GALLERIES History and Ethnography Vilniaus 140, Name Address Phone/ fax. e-mail exposition, phone: +370 41 52 43 96 Aušros 47, Šiauliai, [email protected] Art Gallery Vilniaus 245, Phone/fax. +370 41 52 11 61 [email protected] phone: +370 41 52 43 91 Žaliūkiai Windmill Šiauliai Phone: +370 41 52 43 85 [email protected] Architektų 73, Laiptai Gallery Žemaitės 83, Phone/fax. +370 41 50 41 45 [email protected] Venclauskiai house phone: +370 41 52 43 91, Šauliai +370 675 57 766 Vytauto 89, Šiauliai University Vilniaus 141, Phone: +370 41 59 58 29 [email protected] Phone: +370 41 52 43 92 Open from May till October Poet Jovaras Museum Art Gallery Šiauliai [email protected] Vytauto 116, Šiauliai, Akis gallery Vytauto 133, Phone: +370 41 42 15 72 [email protected] Bicycle Museum, Vilniaus 139, phone: +370 41 52 43 97 Šiauliai phone:+370 41 52 43 95 [email protected] Trakai Vilniaus 100, Phone: +370 41 43 27 97 Radio and TV Museum Ch.Frenkelis Mansion street gallery Šiauliai Vilniaus 174, Vilniaus 74, Šiauliai, phone: +370 41 52 43 99 phone: +370 41 52 43 89 Art Gallery Vilniaus 146, Phone: +370 41 52 12 02 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Retro Šiauliai HOTELS Rooms/ Name Address Phone: Fax. Faccilities beds Restaurant, bar, sauna, swimming pool, pool, gym, Vasario 16-osios 40, Šiauliai ŠAULYS **** +370 41 52 08 12 +370 41 52 09 11 41/ 64 conference facilities, garage, Wi-Fi, hair dressers www.saulys.lt [email protected] handicap access: Provided ŠIAULIŲ KRAŠTO Restaurant, bar, sauna, Wi-Fi, swimming pool, pool, Dubijos 20, Šiauliai MEDŽIOTOJŲ +370 41 52 45 26 +370 41 52 45 25 50/25 gym, conference facilities, garage, handicap access: [email protected] UŽEIGA **** Provided Tilžės 63a, Šiauliai Restaurant-bar, conference facilities, sauna, swim- Manual 2007 TOMAS **** +370 41 41 51 50 +370 41 45 55 41 32/60 [email protected] www.hoteltomas.lt ming pool, parking, Wi-Fi handicap access: Provided Rūdės 9, Šiauliai TURNĖ *** +370 41 50 01 50 +370 41 42 92 38 23/51 Restaurant-bar, parking, conference facilities, Wi-Fi www.turne.lt [email protected] St. Lukauskio 5a, Šiauliai Restaurant-bar, tennis court, parking, sauna, swim- SAULININKAS*** www.saulininkas.com +370 41 43 65 55 +370 41 42 18 48 13/29 ming pool, sports hall, Wi-Fi [email protected] ŠIAULIAI *** Draugystės 25, Šiauliai +370 41 43 73 33 +370 41 43 83 39 140/235 Car parking, café, pool, sauna, swimming pool, Wi-Fi Aušros 1, Ginkūnai, Šiauliai distr. GRAFAITĖS www.hotelgrafaite.com SVETAINĖ *** [email protected] MOBUSTA * Vaidoto 33, Šiauliai [email protected] +370 41 54 54 88 +370 41 54 62 75 13/32 Parking SALDUVĖ * Donelaičio 70, Šiauliai +370 41 55 35 93 +370 41 55 35 90 11/16 Café, sauna, pool, handicap access: Provided Gytarių 25, Šiauliai www.vaivorykste. VAIVORYKŠTĖ* +370 41 51 05 02 +370 41 54 05 72 11/16 Sauna, pool com [email protected] SKAISTAŽIEDĖ Vairo 25, Šiauliai [email protected] +370 41 55 91 77 6/12 Sauna, café GUEST HOUSES / YOUTH HOSTEL Rooms/ Name Address Phone: Fax: Facilities beds Tilžės 126c, Šiauliai NORNA** +370 41 42 55 94 +370 41 42 93 26 5/9 car parking www.norna.lt [email protected] YOUTH HOSTEL Rygos 36, Šiauliai [email protected] +370 41 52 39 92 +370 41 52 39 91 16/47 Car parking, Wi-Fi Tilžės 159, Šiauliai YOUTH HOSTEL +370 41 52 37 64 +370 41 52 50 91 18/44 Car parking, Wi-Fi [email protected] Kurtuvėnai Regional Parko 2, Kurtuvėnai, Šiauliai District. +370 41 37 03 33 +370 41 37 03 36 5/12 Self- catering facilities Park Guest House [email protected] (25 km. from Šiauliai) Meškiai village, Bubiai local administra- PILIES UŽEIGA*** Parking, sauna, banquet hall, sports tion, Šiauliai District (7 km. from Šiauliai) +370 41 55 25 75 +370 41 42 93 26 11/25 guest house ground, sport gym, fishing equipment www.norna.lt [email protected] Hansa way (A12) 1 km. from Šiauliai GELTONA*** www.geltonahotel.com +370 41 51 15 11 +370 41 55 84 80 5/10 Parking, camping, café, sports place motel info@geltonahotel. com CONFERENCE FACILITIES Name Address Phone: Fax: Halls/ places Facilities Vasario 16-osios 40, Šiauliai 1/theatre 50; Multimedia, audio, TV, video, PC, internet, ŠAULYS**** [email protected], +370 41 52 08 12 +370 41 52 09 11 classroom 50 mobile screen, graphic projector www.saulys.lt

ŠIAULIŲ KRAŠTO Tourism Product Dubijos 20, Šiauliai MEDŽIOTOJŲ +370 41 52 45 26 +370 41 52 45 25 1/theather style 40 Multimedia, PC, internet, copier [email protected] UŽEIGA**** Rūdės 9, Šiauliai TURNĖ*** +370 41 50 01 50 +370 41 42 92 38 1/round 50 TV, PC, mobile screen [email protected] www.turne.lt

Tilžės 63a, Šiauliai, TOMAS**** [email protected], +370 41 45 55 41 +370 41 45 55 41 1/theather style 70 TV, video, microPhone:, board, multimedia www.hoteltomas.lt St.Lukauskio 5a, Šiauliai 1/rectanglar 35; Multimedia, audio, TV video, PC, internet, SAULININKAS*** [email protected] +370 41 43 65 55 +370 41 42 18 48 U-style 35 resounding equipment, mobile screen www.saulininkas.com Aušros 1, Ginkūnai, Šiauliai distr. GRAFAITĖS Screen, multiprojector, writing boards, TV, www.hotelgrafaite.com +370 41 58 91 20 +370 41 50 21 52 1/ banquet style 30 SVETAINĖ*** internet, PC, printer, Phone: and fax. [email protected] 3/rectangle 20, 40; NORTHERN rounded 20; Multimedia, audio, TV, video, PC, internet, Tilžės 22, Šiauliai LITHUANIA +370 41 52 51 00 +370 41 55 00 35 U-style 25, 30; simultaneous, screen, graph projector, [email protected] www.slk.lt COLLEGE classroom 25, 50; tribune, writing board, copier, printer theatre 80 ŠIAULIAI Aušros Ave. 66A, Šiauliai 1/ U – style 40, Graph projector, PC, Multimedia, board, BUSINESS +370 41 59 55 00 +370 41 59 55 01 [email protected], www.svi.lt theatre- 120 screen, TV, video, audio, internet CENTRE ŠIAULIAI Vilniaus 88, Šiauliai 2/theatre 160 Multimedia, PC, screen, graph projector, +370 41 59 58 00 +370 41 59 58 09 UNIVERSITY [email protected] www.su.lt rectangle 50 tribune 1/U-style Multimedia, PC, internet, resounding equip- EDUCATION AND Architektų 1, Šiauliai 16 rectangular 18, ment, copier, printer, phone/fax., digital TECHNOLOGY PARK +370 41 51 22 12 +370 41 50 94 20 [email protected], www.sumtp.lt classroom 20, projector with a board, interactive monitor, OF ŠIAULIAI UNIVERSITY

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TV, video, PC, internet, mobile screen, ŠIAULIAI TOURISM Vilniaus 213, Šiauliai +370 41 52 31 10, +370 41 52 31 11 1/15 graphic projector, writing board, copier, INFORMATION CENTRE [email protected], www.siauliai.lt/tic +370 41 52 11 05 printer, phone/fax., Vilniaus 245, Šiauliai 4/round 30, 70; Multimedia, TV, video, resounding ŠIAULIAI ART GALLERY +370 41 52 11 61 +370 41 52 43 85 [email protected] theatre 50, 100 equipment, mobile screen “NEOPOLIS” Vilniaus 47, Šiauliai Audio, TV, video, PC, mobile screen, ENTERTAINMENT +370 41 52 15 42 +370 41 54 07 26 1/theatre 70 [email protected], www.neopolis.lt writing board, ventilation system CENTRE Vytauto 89, Šiauliai Multimedia, TV, video, PC, resounding CH.FRENKELIS VILLA [email protected] +370 41 52 43 90 +370 41 52 69 33 1/theatre 150 equipment, mobile screen www.siauliai.aps.lt/ausra Multimedia, PC, internet, resounding Aušros 40, Šiauliai equipment, graphic projector, copier, 2/oval 50, ŠIAULIAI COLLEGE [email protected] +370 41 52 37 68 +370 41 52 50 91 printer, phone/fax., digital projector theatre 200 www.siauliukolegija.lt with a board, interactive monitor, digital interactive board Aušros 31, Šiauliai ŠIAULIAI CULTURE 2/theatre Multimedia, TV, video, PC, resounding [email protected] +370 41 52 41 63 +370 41 52 41 63 CENTRE 150-200, 575 equipment, mobile screen www.siauliai.lt/kulturoscentras INDUSTRIAL Vilniaus 88, Šiauliai Graph projector, screen, multimedia, PC, +370 41 52 05 60 +370 41 52 39 03 1/40 TRADE HOUSE [email protected], www.rumai.lt internet, board, copier, phone/fax.

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Cuisine, Cuisine, Name Address Phone: / fax. Name Address Phone: / fax. features features Manual 2007 +370 41 50 21 35 RYTŲ VARPAS 154 Vilniaus 154, Šiauliai European Vilniaus 138, Šiauliai +370 41 39 93 76 Tea +370 41 52 66 17 EKSPRESAS Tilžės 63a, Šiauliai RYTŲ TOMAS**** +370 41 45 55 41 Lithuanian Vilniaus 138, Šiauliai +370 41 39 93 76 Tea [email protected] EKSPRESAS +370 41 520922 +370 41 39 96 88 European, SALINGAS Tilžės 168, Šiauliai Chinese MARTINI Draugystės 25, Šiauliai +370 41 425677 +370 600 44 999 Lithuanian Rūdės 9, Šiauliai European, LIBANIETIŠKAS TURNĖ*** +370 41 50 01 50 Tilžės 170, Šiauliai +370 41 52 31 90 Turkish [email protected] life music KEBABAS Vasario 16-osios 40, Šiauliai +370 41 52 19 97 ARARAT Daukanto Sq. 90, Šiauliai +370 41 52 08 58 Armenian ŠAULYS**** European [email protected] +370 41 52 09 11 TURKIŠKA Dvaro 71, Šiauliai +370 681 22 217 Turkish St.Lukauskio 5a, Šiauliai +370 41 43 65 55 VIRTUVĖ SAULININKAS*** European [email protected] +370 41 42 18 48 TURKIŠKA Vilniaus 124, Šiauliai Turkish +370 41 50 20 05 European, VIRTUVĖ SAVANA PUB Stoties 9, Šiauliai +370 41 50 20 06 life music KEBABAS Žemaitės 62, Šiauliai +370 41 52 39 28 Turkish JUONĖ Aušros 31a, Šiauliai Lithuanian, Vilniaus 47, Šiauliai +370 41 52 49 26 NEAPOLIS +370 41 52 15 42 European PASTUOGĖ PUB [email protected] life music [email protected] LAIKAS Vilniaus 172, Šiauliai +370 41 52 52 08 Fast food GRANTAS P.Višinskio 41, Šiauliai +370 41 42 15 86 Various PRIE TEATRO Tilžės 151, Šiauliai +370 41 52 49 61 European Armenian, PUŠELĖ Vyturių 20, Šiauliai +370 41 39 85 28 ITALIA Vilniaus 167, Šiauliai +370 41 52 08 66 Italian European BRODVĖJUS Vilniaus 146, Šiauliai +370 41 50 04 12 Italian ČILI PICA Vilniaus 128, Šiauliai +370 41 39 99 08 Italian MEDŽIOTOJŲ BRODVĖJAUS Dubijos 20, Šiauliai +370 41 52 55 49 European Pramonės 6, Šiauliai +370 41 55 01 01 Italian UŽEIGA PICA KAUKAS Tilžės 144, Šiauliai +370 41 52 49 78 European VALERIJONAS Vilniaus 173, Šiauliai +370 41 42 15 79 Vegetarian KIŠENĖ Aušros 13, Šiauliai +370 41 42 66 66 European Rūdės 27a, Šiauliai +370 41 52 52 92 MEGA European MAX‘AS DANCE [email protected] +370 41 52 52 93 Aušros 31, Šiauliai +370 41 43 44 55 European PARADISE Vilniaus 134, Šiauliai PRESTO +370 41 52 35 00 France [email protected] RONETA Aušros 11, Šiauliai +370 41 52 59 28 Various Vilniaus 146, Šiauliai SODŽIUS Stoties 3, Šiauliai +370 41 43 18 67 Lithuanian RETRO +370 41 52 12 02 European [email protected] KATPĖDĖLĖ Vilniaus 220, Šiauliai +370 41 52 05 91 Lithuanian ARKOS Vilniaus 213, Šiauliai +370 41 54 53 37 Lithuanian KATPĖDĖLĖ Gardino 2, Šiauliai +370 41 55 20 60 Lithuanian Aušros 1, Ginkūnai, SLĖPTUVĖ Varpo 27a, Šiauliai +370 41 52 34 34 European GRAFAITĖS Tourism Tourism Product Šiauliai distr. +370 41 58 91 20 European SVETAINĖ*** AKMENA Pabalių 88, Šiauliai +370 41 42 35 83 Lithuanian [email protected] BERNELIŲ UŽEIGA Meškių km., Šiaulių raj. +370 41 55 25 75 Various PEGASAS Vilniaus 255, Šiauliai +370 41 50 24 10 European DAKARAS Aido 12, Šiauliai +370 41 55 30 64 European KAPITONAS Vilniaus 183, Šiauliai +370 41 52 64 77 European MORGANAS GELTONA Beržynės km., Šiaulių raj +370 41 55 84 80 European

Kelmė District Getting in Kelmė: are no industrial giants arround. MUSEUMS by bus from Šiauliai. More than 600 archaeological, his- Kelmė Land Museum, Distance Kelmė-Vilnius: 233 km. torical, architectural and cutural Dvaro 5, 86143 Kelmė, monuments may be found here. ph.+370 427 61 065 The town is located on the left Dubysa, Venta and Kražantė rivers Kražiai Region Museum, bank of the Kražantė river. Local with picturesque strands cross the Vytauto 18, Kražiai, dwellers related the name Kelmė District. Kelmė Distr, to “Kelmynės” (kelmas- stump) be- There are nature reserves as fol- ph.+370 427 58 345 cause of impenetrable forests were lows: the Tytuvėnai Reserve, the Tytuvėnai Forest Museum, cuted and settled down. Užpelkis botanical and zoological Miškininkų 6, Tytuvėnai, District location: The first Kelmė name was men- reserve, the Medžiokalnis botanical Kelmė District, Northwestern Lithuania. tioned in 1484. reserve, the Pakėvis and Papušinis ph.+370 427 59 031 District territory: 1705 km.2 This land is notable by it`s beautiful, cranberry meadows as well as cozy Užventis Regional District population: undestroyed nature (53 lakes and towns- Tytuvėnai, Užventis, Kražiai, Studies Museum, 39 thousand inhabitants. 31 rivers) and pure air, since there Šaukėnai, . Girnikai village, Lithuanian 44

Užventis adm. unit, Kelmė District RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Kelmė District, Kražiai church – Kražiai, Owner Address / e-mail/ Website Phone/fax. ph.+370 427 57 305 Kelmė District L.Pauliukienienė Vaiguva, Kelmė District +370 427 48 222 Šaukėnai Region Museum, ph.+370 686 09 362 J. Basanavičiaus Str. 2a, Juodlės 1, Šaukėnai, Kražiai College – Kražiai, J. Dambrauskienė +370 427 56 059 Tytuvėnai, Kelmė District Kelmė District, Kelmė District Lupikai village, ph.+370 427 55 322 ph.+370 427 58 240 A. Juškys +370 427 46 322 Kukečiai adm. unit, Kelmė Distr Povilas Višinskis Evangelists-reformats church, Memorial Museum, Vytauto Didžiojo, Raudonsparnės Village, “Miego klinika” Kukečių Administrative unit, +370 612 22 203 Ušnėnai village, Užventis adm. Kelmė 5470, ph.+370 427 52 450 Kelme District unit, Kelmė District, Lioliai church with belfry – ph.+370 427 59 721 Loliai village, Kelmė District EATING OUT Tourism and Buisness Informa- Palendriai Monastery - Cuisine, Name Address Phone: / fax. tion Centre, Palendriai village, features ? Birutės 4, Kelmė 86163, Kelmė District, Vyt. Didžiojo st. 80 A, +370 427 51 533, Pizzeria “BonAmi” ph.+370 427 61 430, ph.:+370 427 47 498 Kelmė +370 687 90 280 fax.+370 427 61 417, Tytuvėnai church Vyt. Didžiojo 64, Šnekoriai pub +370 427 54 296 Beer pub [email protected] ; with monastery – Kelmė 5470 www.kelmevic.lt Tytuvėnai, Kelmė District Pavydai village, Municipality of Kelmė, Vaiguva church with belfry – Caffee Tytuvėnai adm., unit, +370 427 41 606 Lithuanian Vyt. Didžiojo. 58, Vaiguva, Kelmė District Kelmė District Kelmė 86143, Verpena church – Verpena village, Kryžbarkas village, Kelmė District Miško užeiga Kelmė adm. unit, +370 427 48 432 Europien ph.+370 427 69 052, Kelmė District fax.+370 427 69 052, Kelmė Manor, Dvaro 5, Kelmė 86143, Kalniškiai village, Manual 2007 [email protected]; Caffee Šaukėnai adm. unit, +370 427 43 131 Lithuanian www.kelme.lt ph.+370 427 61 065 Kelmė District Vargeniškė village, PLACES TO VISIT Laukinukė Kelmė adm. unit, +370 654 50 571 Lithuanian Beržėnai Estate – Beržėnai village, Kelmė District Užventis adm.unit, MOTELS Name Address Phone: Fax. Facilities Abromika Kursukai village, Kelmė District +370 427 61 269 +370 427 54070 Car parking, café, tourism information Car parking, café, car wash, laundry, tourism Agrotech Putvinskio 12, Kelmė 5470 +370 427 61 088 +370 427 61093 information Samana Taikos 2, Tytuvėnai, Kelmė District +370 427 56 249 +370 427 56249 Car parking, café, tourism information

REST SITES Name Address Phone: Fax. Facilities Car parking, tourism information, café, shop, Sedula Skogalis village, Tytuvėnai, Kelmė District +370 427 56 795 +370 427 61 093 family huts, boat rent, water bicycles rent, sauna Kryžbarkas Kryžbarkas village, Kelmė District +370 427 48 432 - Car parking, café, rooms, sauna Gauštvinis lake Pagauštvinis village, Kelmė District +370 427 59 031 +370 427 56 651 Car parking, WC facilities, tents available Gilius lake Tytuvėnai, Kelmė District +370 686 39 175 - Car parking, WC, rooms

RADVILIŠKIS DISTRICT Firstly mentioned in 1567, Radvi- PLACES TO VISIT grain, baking the bread and weaving liškis was at one time a large ad- Daugyvene Cultural History the linen. ministrative centre, but the effects Museum and Preserve Burbiškės Manor House of history have taken its toll. The Kleboniškės Ethnograthic 1 km. from dual effects of the Russian-Swedish Open-Air Museum Šiauliai-Panevėžys highway. Kleboniškiai village, Phone/fax.:+370 422 51 747, War and plague at the beginning of tel:+370 422 77 973. XVIII century reduced the area to Radviliškis District, phone: +370 422 44 292. First mentioned in the XVII century, a mere backwater. However, since this manor house is famous for its the independence of 1918, the area Characteristic XIX-XX century dwe- historical ensemble and the design of has seen somewhat of a revival in llings, granaries, bathhouses and the surrounding landscape, includ- Tourism Product its earlier fortunes. Perhaps of most barns are being transferred to the ing impressive reservoirs, islands site from neighbouring villages. Ex- 2 interest to the modern traveller are and small bridges. The museum is Territory 1, 635 km. hibits on display inside the buildings also proud of the tulip collection Location Northern Lithuania the Kleboniškių Open-Air Ethno- reflect the farmers’ housekeeping of graphic Museum, Burbiškės Manor- featuring over 400 plants. It’s also Population 54, 000 the period. A rich collection of old possible to spend the night here. Getting there by bus from Riga, Museum and the windmill. farming implements has been ac- Šeduva Regional Museum Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda and Radviliškis town cultural centre cumulated. This is a real hands-on Vėriškių 7, Šeduva, Šiauliai, by train Maironio Str. 10, museum, and vistors can, if they Radviliškis District from Vilnius and Klaipėda LT-82133 Radviliškis, wish, take part in the ancient jobs Šeduva Church Distance from Vilnius 208 km. [email protected] by themselves, such as milling the of St. Cross Discovery

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Name Address Phone: Fax. Facilities PRIE EŽERO Radviliškio District, +370 422 44 430 +370 422 44 436 Restaurant, Breakfast Sauna Pakalniškių sen., Raudondvaris [email protected] PURIENA Radviliškis, +370 422 61 211 +370 422 51 185 Cafe, Bar, Car parking, Sauna, Daujočių Str. 10B Russian sauna [email protected] Lithuanian 45

Akmenė District Kamanos Nature Reserve prepared Ventos Regioninis Parkas MUSEUMS for sightseeing. There are nice local Dariaus ir Gireno 2. Museum of village Daily Life in museums of Simonas Daukantas, Viekšniai viilage, Mažeikiu District Klykoliai village, famous Lithuanian writer, S. Ado- Phone:/fax. +370 443 39 051 Akmenė District, maitis folk artist Museum of Handi- Phone: +370 687 42 390 phone: +370 682 42 950 crafts, Akmenė Land Muneum and [email protected] Museum of village Daily Life in V. Čiapas Botanical Garden estab- Venta Regional Park strives to pre- village primary school, lished and maintained with particu- serve the landscape, natural eco- Akmenė District, phone: +370 425 lar scrutinity and love. system and values of cultural heri- 37 198, Mobile +370 612 48 839 tage of Venta valleys. This Parks Memorial Homestead of writer PLACES TO VISIT unique for its landscape beautifield Lazdynų Pelėda, District location: Kamanos Nature Reserve by Venta, Virvytė, Dabikinė, Uagis Paragiai village, Akmenė District, Northern Lithuania. Akmenė 2nd village. and Avižlisrivers and rivules, which phone: +370 425 50 270 District territory: 844 km.2 Akmenė District form convenient conditions for wa- Memorial museum District population: 33.3 thousand Phone: / fax. +370 425 59 285. ter tourizm. Landscape Reserve of of Simonas Daukantas, inhabitants. The District includes wonderful Ka- this Park preserves a picturesque J.Basanavičiaus Str. 6, Getting in Akmenė: by bus from manai Nature Reserve prepared for valley formed by erosians as well as Papilė village, Šiauliai, Mažeikiai. sightseeing. State Kamanai reserve complexes of fossil fauna of jurassic Distance Akmenė- Akmenė distict, is upland moor with surrounding period in exposures. Vilnius: 306 km. forests. The area of the reserve is phone: +370 425 32 667 Akmenė District is located on the 6464 hectares. In this nature reserve QUARRIES Museum of Regional Studies in watershed of the Venta Riverdd and we can meet more than 330 spe- Tourist and visitors like to visit the Papile Simonas Daukantas School its tributaries –Dabikinė, Virvytė cies of plants, animals and birds. Nepriklausomybės 62, Papilė vil- and Vadakstis. There are huge mines plant of cement as well as impres- Some of them are included into the sive quares of chalk-stone and clay. lage, Akmenė distict, of calk- stone suitable to produce phone: +370 425 32 624 lime and cement, the main Lithu- „ Lithuania Red Book “. The centre Deep and unlovely pits are change Manual 2007 of the swamp is 6 meters above the with artificial lakes, which leaven Museum of Regional Studies in anian natural resourc es influed the Akmenė Comprehensive economical development of Akmenė area, but it includes 6 hectares lake, monotonus landscape of Norton School Laižuvos 7, Akmenė District. 12 quagmires and 7 quagmire rivers, Lithuania. Phone: +370 425 59 431 The District includes wonderful which outflow from RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Address Phone/fax. R. Gžimailienė Kadagių village, Akmenė District. [email protected] +370 425 59 378 A.Plenienė village, Akmenė District. +370 425 43 323 A.Beniušis Avižlių village, Akmenė District. [email protected] +370 651 11 309 M. Martyšius Papilės village, Akmenės District. [email protected] +370 699 45 548

RESTAURANTS NAME ADDRESS PHONE: PLACES Luakava Vytauto.1a, N.Akmenė +370 425 57 082 90

PUBS NAME ADDRESS PHONE: PLACES Pas Drasutį P. Jodelės 4, N.Akmenė +370 425 54 256 30 Po dangum Žalgirio 1, N.Akmenė 30 Mažeikių lokys Žemaičių 50, Venta +370 425 39 177 30 CAFÉS NAME ADDRESS PHONE: FACILITIES PLACES Raimondo Grotuzo Dariaus ir Girėno.6, Akmenė +370 425 59 009 Lithuanians food 90-120 +370 425 39 025 Prie židinio Bausko. 13, Venta Lithuanians food 100 +370 685 54 218 Nepriklausomybėsl. 25, Terasa Lithuanians food 100 Naujoji Akmenė L. Petravičiaus 2, Naujoji “Prie aikštės” +370 612 86 799 Lithuanians food 60 Akmenė CONFERENCE FACILITIES

Tourism Tourism ART Product GALLERIES GALLERY ADDRES PHONE: S.Adomaičio Laižuvos 5, Akmenė +370 425 55 116, +370 425 55 755 N.Akmenės kultūros rūmai Nepriklausomybės 25, N.Akmenė. +370 425 56 996

JONIŠKIS DISTRICT Distance from Vilnius 269 km. Vasa granted Joniškis the Magde- Reibiniai village, Skaistgiris ward, For many years Joniškis has been an burg Rights in 1616. The town thus Joniškis District important border settlement widely acquired a new economic and juridi- Žagarė Regional Park known for its craftsmen, agricul- cal status, with a permission to built Šiaulių 28, Žagarė, Joniškis District, tural products and a great number of the town hall. Meanwhile Joniškis phone: +370 426 60 808. pubs. The famous Hansa trade road grew to become the largest town of Žagarė celebrated its 800th anni- that links Tilsit with Riga also cross- Šiauliai economy, by far exceeding versary in 1999, and consists of two es Joniškis. Its origin are related to the economy’s centre itself. In the parts, named Old and New Žagarė. Sidabre – Žiemgaliai Castle, which centre of Joniškis is a monument of The old part has been declared a appears in the historical sources as urban architecture. State preserved urban monument, early as 1289. In 1523, Vilnius Bish- PLACES TO VISIT and contains a manor with English op John while visiting the Šiauliai Joniškis Historical and style park built in the XIX century. Territory 1, 152 km.2 District border, came across with Cultural Museum The Regional Park was set up to Location Northern Lithuania local pagans. According to his oder Žemaičių 14, Joniškis, preserve the landscape of the Svėtė Population 34, 200 a new church was built, thus giving phone: +370 426 52 492 River sub valleys, Žagarė Forest Getting there by bus from the area name of Joniškis in honour Folklorist’s Matas and architectural monument of the Riga and Šiauliai of the Bishop. King Sigismundus Žagarė Manor.

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RURAL TOURISM phone: +370 426 51 406 Café “Raktė” Café-motel “Plūgo broliai” Buivydžiai village, Skaistgiris Café “Fortūna” Raktuvės 1, Žagare, Kirnaičiai village, Kepaliai ward, ward, Joniškis District, Miesto aikštė a, Joniškis, Joniškis District, Joniškis District, phone: +370 615 11 535 phone: +370 426 51 554 phone: +370 426 56 864 phone: +370 686 47 324 Café “Švedlaukis” Riding sport club “Audruvis” EATING OUT Coffee-bar „Romos svetainė” Šiaulių senoji 72, Joniškis, Miesto aikštė 27, Žagarė, Ziniūnai village, Joniškis District, Entertainment centre “Žilvinas” Joniškis District, phone: +370 426 61 008 phone: +370 426 52 674, Livinijos 3, Joniškis, phone: +370 426 56 853 [email protected] phone: +370 426 60 320, +370 610 25 615 Coffee-bar “Medžiotojų užeiga” www.horseaudruvis.lt +370 426 60 321 Restaurant „Achtamar” Dargiai village, Gataučiai ward, Hotel, café, stud farm, riding hall, Coffee-bar “Gintaras” Statybininkų 10, Joniškis, Joniškis District, deer breeding, pheasant breeding, Vilniaus 14a, Joniškis, phone: +370 426 54 661 phone: +370 426 47 714 poultry yard, hunting, fishing.

Pakruojis District of windmills, fertile platins and valu- station is considered to be a cultural archeology, ethnography, customs able cultural monuments. Pakruojis object. is a monumento as well as traditions. There are more Manor House was first mentioned farchitecture, it is one of the most breweries in this area than anywhere in 1531.The manor is a cultural interesting towns in northern Lithu- else in Šiauliai Region, starting monumento f statewide importance. ania. In the center of the town there from the ancient ones, etnographic Manor buildings, which were started are small redbrick houses of former and ending with the moderno nes, to build by the iniciative and funding artificers, bakers. Linkuva St. Mary which produce beer. Small brewer- of the baron Vilhelm fon der Ropp, Schapler Church (1606) shines in ies usually produce beer according can still be found there. 43 buildings the sun on Linkuva Hill. The church to the recipes of their ancestors and built of local material – dolomite – shapes are laconic. It has typical re- old traditions. They faithfully follow are still there. Cultural events, exhi- naissance features. Few kilometers „live“ barely malt beer production District location: Nothern Lithuania bitions are held in the manor. There away from Linkuva near the river traditions. One can visit the brewers District territory: 1316 km.2District is an English style park at the manor Musa, in Veselkiskiai, one can visit of the land famous for its beer. Manual 2007 population: house. The tow- stored arched bridge composer Juozas Pakalnis memorial A new attraction for tourists is the tra- 30. 7 thousand inhabitants. (1821) is especially unique building homestead.Žeimelis is one of trhe dition of hunting young crows, cook- Getting in Pakruojis: of late classicism epoch, which is oldest towns in the country. There ing and eating them. An original and by bus from Siauliai, Panevėžys more than 180 years old. Petrasiunai is a „Ziemgala“ museum in Mažoji unique humor, beer andcrows festi- Distance Pakruojis-Vilnius: 196 km. settlement. There was an old railway Karčema, which has about 4000ex- vali s organized annually in August Pakruojis is Ziemgala land, the land junction there, therethore the railway hibits and they reflect Ziemgala land in Pakruojis, HAV state capital. GUEST HOUSE Name Address Phone: fax. Number of rooms Number of beds KRUOJA Vytauto Didziojo 32, Pakruojis +370 421 51 294 +370 421 51 294 7 10 CONFERENCE HALLS Name Address Phone: Places Style Equipment BUSINES INFORMATION Multi media projector, graphics CENTRE Pergalės1, Pakruojis +370 421 61 213 35 Round table projector, screen, TV, VCR.

Vytauto Didžiojo 22, CENTRE OF CULTURE +370 421 61 130 100 Classroom Pakruojis MUNICIPALITY OF Kestučio 4, Pakruojis 200 Classroom Multi media projector, TV. PAKRUOJIS DISTRICT RESTAURANTS Name Address Phone: fax. Places KRUOJA Vytauto Didziojo 32, +370 421 51294 +370 421 51 294 130 Pakruojis COFFEE-BARS Name Address Phone: fax. Places MEDENE Vytauto Didziojo 68, Pakruojis +370 421 60 072 30 GLUOSNIS Vytauto Didziojo96, Pakruojis +370 421 51 009 +370 421 51 009 140 KARCIAMA S.Dariaus ir S.Gireno 44, Pakruojis +370 421 51 938 80 KLEVAS Kuosiskiai village, Pakruojis District +370 656 65 909 44 LEISURE CENTERS Name Address Phone: Leisure fasilities Trainer hall, sports hall, stadium, BMX route, motocross route (be- Tourism Product SPORTING CENTRE Statybininku 3, Pakruojis +370 421 60 132 longs to sport club „Robusta“). CAMPING Pakruojis village, Pakruojis District +370 421 51 514

PANEVĖŽYS COUNTY PANEVĖŽYS It is located in north-eastern Centre: Panevėžys Town. Panevėžys territory: 50 km.2. Lithuania, halfway between two County territory: 7881 km.2 Panevėžys population: Baltic capitals Vilnius and Riga. County population: 119 thousand inhabitants. Via-Baltica highway connects 300 thousand inhabitants. Getting in Panevėžys: Panevėžys with Scandinavia and Consists of: by bus from Warsaw, Riga, Moscow, other parts of Central and Western Panevėžys Town Area, Biržai, Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda, Europe. Kupiškis, Panevėžys, Pasvalys and by train from Šiauliai. Rokiškis Districts. Distance Panevėžys - Panevėžys is well known for its Vilnius: 135 km. International Ceramics Symposium, Panevėžys Region TIC: Panevežys is the fifth largest city of a famous Drama Theatre named Laisvės sq 11, Panevėžys, Lithuania and situated in the middle after Juozas Miltinis, Pupper Wagon phone: +370 45 50 80 81, of Lithuania on the both banks of Theatre, Music Theatre, Children fax. +370 45 50 80 80, the river Nevėžis. The name was Theatre, Baltoscandia Academy. [email protected], first mentioned in historical sources Panavėžys is always open for culture www.panevezystic.lt in 1503. and art people. Lithuanian 47

ART GALLERIES Name Address/Webside Phone: Fax. Respublikos 3, Panevėžys www. PANEVĖŽYS CIVIC ART GALLERY +370 45 58 48 02 +370 45 58 48 02 arspanevezys.lt PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY Vasario 16-osios 11, Panevėžys +370 45 46 75 51 Laisves sq 7, Panevėžys EXHIBITION HALL GALLERY XX +370 45 58 68 30 +370 45 58 68 30 [email protected] Vasario 16-osios 23, Panevėžys MUSEUM OF REGIONAL STUDIES +370 45 46 19 73 +370 45 46 19 73 www.is.lt/panmuziejus/ MUSEUM OF SĄJŪDIS AND RESIS- Respublikos 17, Panevėžys +370 45 46 04 66 TANCE TO SOVIET OCCOPATION CENTER OF J.MILTINIS INHERITANCE Algirdo 54-19, Panevėžys +370 45 43 69 89 +370 45 65 55 51 STUDIES [email protected] Vasario 16-osios 10, Panevėžys GALLERY 2-ASIS AUKŠTAS +370 45 46 47 37 www.bite.avb.lt, [email protected] S. STANKŪNO ART GALLERY Ramygalos 30, Panevėžys +370 45 43 13 03 GALLERY ARDA Laisves sq 12 – 25a, Panevėžys +370 600 32 051 ENTERTAINMENTS Name Address/Webside Phone: Facilities Biliūno 12, Panevėžys Observing of the manufacturing GLASSREMISArtistic glass studio +370 45 43 04 03, +370 686 66 844 www.glasremis.lt process, Souvenirs shop Respublikos 30, Panevėžys PUPEET CART THEATRE +370 45 51 12 36, +370 688 53 940 Very interesting excursion [email protected]

Manual 2007 Respublikos 40, Panevėžys Cultural centre, cinema theatre, GARSAS +370 45 46 88 33 www.garsas.lt internet cafe Respublikos 47a, Panevėžys Cafe-bar – snooker and pool games, EGIVELA +370 45 58 50 13, +370 671 81 199 www.egivela.lt night club, casino Kranto 24, Panevėžys RENDEZ VOUS +370 616 16 172, +370 45 58 48 62 Night club www.rendezvous.lt Respublikos 70, Panevėžys VIP MARTINI CLUB +370 45 46 90 90 Night club www.vipmartiniclub.lt Smėlynės 3, Panevežys Bowling, cafe-bar, bathhouse, pool, SMĖLYNĖ +370 45 50 77 90 www.smelyne.lt partying BALTASIS KURTAS J.Biliūno 14, Panevėžys +370 45 58 66 16 Shooting-range UPPER LITHUANIA NARROW– Geležinkelio 23, Panevėžys Charter-commercial trips for tourists +370 45 46 35 27 GAUGE RAILWAY www.siaurukas.lt groups CENTRE OF YOUNG NATURALISTS Smėlynės 171, Panevėžys +370 45 46 15 21 Excursions, mini zoo TRADE AND PLEASURE CENTRE Savitiškio 61, Panevėžys +370 45 42 40 00 Shopping and entertainment centre BABILONAS www.babilonas.net

HOTELS Name Address/Webside Phone/fax. Rooms/ beds Facilities Kranto 24, Panevėžys +370 45 58 48 60 Car parking, restaurant, three meeting ROMANTIC **** 39/70 www.romantic.lt +370 45 58 11 62 rooms SPA/Sport Complex, night club Laisvės 26, Panevėžys +370 45 50 16 01 PANEVĖŽYS ** 100/190 Car parking, cafe www.hotelpanevezys.lt +370 45 43 55 63 VERSLO KLASĖ *** Smėlynės 104, Panevežys +370 45 58 20 32 7/15 Car parking, restaurant guesthouse www.versloklase.visiems.lt +370 45 58 29 83 Sėlynės 3, Panevėžys +370 45 50 77 90 SMĖLYNĖ *** guesthouse 8/16 Conference room, small restaurant www.smelyne.lt +370 45 58 10 94 KAZIUKO KAMARA ** Klaipėdos 67, Panevėžys +370 45 50 86 56 5/10 Car parking, bar, bathhouse, partying guesthouse [email protected] +370 699 98 255 Smėlynės 112, Panevėžys +370 45 50 81 18 PERVAŽA ** 31/85 Car parking, bar, conference room www.pervaza.lt +370 45 50 81 19 HOSTEL SPORT CENTRE Liepų 4, Panevėžys +370 45 46 56 97 25/55 Car parking

Respublikos 21, Panevėžys Karolina Paliulienė B&B +370 45 46 89 11 2/4 Car parking [email protected] Tourism Tourism Product Kranto 15A, Panevėžys Lina Jakaitiene B&B www.apartmentslina.laineta.lt +370 689 43 529 2/8 Car parking [email protected] Kranto 9-7, Panevėžys +370 45 55 94 74

Zina Rutkauskaitė B&B 2/6 Car parking [email protected] +370 655 38 468

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Name Address / Website Phone: Fax. Places Kranto 24, Panevėžys www. DÉJÀ VU +370 45 58 48 59 +370 45 58 11 62 150 hoPhone:romantic.lt S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno 4, VAKARINĖ ŽARA +370 45 51 81 65 30 Panevėžys Smėlynės 104, Panevėžys VERSLO KLASĖ +370 45 58 29 62 +370 45 58 29 83 45 www.versloklase.visiems.lt PUNTUKAS Respublikos 2, Panevėžys +370 45 58 14 13 +370 45 58 14 13 60 Sėlynės 3, Panevėžys www. SMĖLYNĖ +370 45 50 77 90 +370 45 58 10 94 50 smelyne.lt FORTO DVARAS Savitiškio 61, Panevėžys +370 45 44 28 87 +370 45 44 28 87 140 +370 45 42 40 44 CHINA TOWN Savitiškio 61, Panevėžys --- 70 +370 618 48 534 Lithuanian 48

EATING OUT ARENA PIZZA pizzeria Klaipedos 76 c, Panevėžys +370 45 44 44 44 80 ČILI PICA pizzeria Laisvės 5, Panevėžys +370 45 46 92 15 50 BRODVĖJAUS PICA pizzeria Savitiškio 61, Panevėžys +370 45 44 42 42 60 Laisvės sq 7, Panevėžys pil- GALERIJA XX +370 45 43 07 01 +370 45 43 87 01 70 [email protected] GAZELĖ Kranto 4a, Panevėžys +370 45 51 06 81 40

KAFEN HAUZ Ukmergės 3, Panevėžys +370 45 46 15 95 +370 45 46 14 47 NENDRĖ VĖJYJE Fast food Resublikos 6, Panevėžys +370 45 58 38 34 150 restaurant KRISTINA Klaipėdos 20, Panevėžys +370 45 58 37 37 +370 45 51 42 81 25 Vasario–16 osios 16-3, +370 45 46 23 45 MŪSŲ PROVINCIJA ---- 70 Panevėžys +370 698 31 767 Stoties 42, Panevėžys sagra@ SAGRA +370 45 51 14 41 +370 45 58 37 45 50 takas.lt SEPTYNI VAKARAI Laisvės sq 26, Panevėžys +370 45 43 59 04 +370 45 43 51 17 80 ŽALIASIS ŽIOGAS Ukmergės 3, Panevėžys +370 45 46 35 57 +370 45 46 14 47 50 IMPERIJA Darbo 5, Panevėžys +370 45 51 60 00 50 NAKTINIS TBILISIS Molainių 15, Panevėžys +370 689 1 61 64 80 CONFERENCE FACILITIES Place Address Phone: Place, faccilities Kranto 24, Panevėžys Salon A – 104, Salon B – 54, Boardroom – 12, ROMANTIC +370 45 58 48 60 www.hoPhone:romantic.lt all equipments Manual 2007 Marijonų 27, Panevėžys ITAKIS +370 45 58 13 03 Salon for 100 All equipments www.itakis.lt Sėlynės 3, Panevėžys SMĖLYNĖ +370 45 50 77 90 Salon for 60 All equipments www.smelyne.lt PANEVĖŽYS BUSINESS Kranto 25, Panevėžys +370 45 46 54 54 Salon for 20 All equipments ADVISORY CENTRE www.is.lt/pvkc PUNTUKAS Respublikos 2, Panevėžys +370 45 58 25 22 Salon for 40 ŽALIASIS ŽIOGAS Ukmergės 3, Panevėžys +370 45 46 35 57 Salon for 50 Piniava village, Panevėžys local administration, +370 610 10 066 PAS KATINĄ All equipments Panevėžys District +370 698 02 021 Stanioniai village, Panevėžys local administracion, V.LAPĖNAS FLYING SCHOOL +370 45 55 43 32 Salon for 40 Panevėžys District

PANEVĖŽYS DISTRICT PLACES TO VISIT evicius has started to compile his well preserved house in Lithuania Bistrampolis Manor is at 18 kilo- famous butterfly collection. School used for book smuggling during meter on the Panevėžys-Kedainiai is now established here. There is no 1864-1905. road. From the end of XVII century guidepost showing direction. Flax Museum till 1940, it belonged to the noble Information: Panevėžys Region Stultiškių village, Polish family Bistramai. 10 build- Municipality Administration, Naujamiestis local administration, ings of the manor seat ensemble, a phone: +370 45 58 64 33 Panevėžys District, park and small burial grounds have Aurochses` Reserve in Pašiliai Phone: +370 45 55 55 03, remained. Girelės village, local ad- +370 615 43 097 The adornment of the manor is a ministration, Panevėžys District. Flax has been grown in Lithuania two-storey classicist brick palace, Phone: +370 45 58 91 08, as early as since the brass age, i.c. District location: Central Lithuania. built in 1850. One can take a walk + 370 686 16 434 the II millennium BC. This is a mu- District territory: 2179 km.2 in the park year round. The palace The last aurochs died in 1919. The seum in the old mill in the Stultiškiai District population: is now under repair. In the summer, reservation in Pašiliai forest was county close to the Upytės setlment. 42.9 thousand inhabitants. various events and festivals take founded 1969 and aurochses were There you can make acquaintance Thanks to the convenient location place here. brought here from Moskow, Russia. with ancient Lithuanian equipment Panevėžys District is one the most Information: Centre At present the reservation has about for flax sowing, pulling, combing perspective areas for tourism devel- of Youth Integration Possibilities, 40 aurochses. and weaving. oping. Via Baltica crossing the Dis- phone: 8 45 461371, [email protected] Ustronė Book – trict makes it well-reached with all Naudvaris Manor homestead ensem- Smugglers Museum Enthographic Farmstead Europe and neighbouring countries. ble and park are 15 kilometers away Ustronė village, Naujamiestis local Smilgiai village, Smilgiai local administration. administation, Panevėžys District

The Nevėžis River – the third large from Panevėžys, close to the road to Tourism Product one in Lithuania. The District has Siauliai. The buildings of the former Phone: +370 698 71 162 Phone: +370 45 46 19 73 very nice places, such as Valakteliai manor homestead have been erected During the periodof This ethnographic farmstead of the very nice ounty as – Vataktėliai, in the mid XIX century; the compo- for 40 years when any printed mat- XIX century has the architectural Naujamiestis, Berčiūnai and others sition meets requirements of classi- ter in was for- features common for Aukštaitija as well as green forests covering al- cism and romanticism, matching the bidenn by tzarist regime Lithuanian Region. most 31.0 %. relief. 8 buildings have remained. books was secretly printed and car- Klemensas Sakalauskas Panevėžys Region TIC: Since 1787, the manor has belonged ried from neighbouring countries collection in Piniava Laisvės sq 11, Panevėžys, to Kerbedziai family. One of most ounty a and Latvia. The books were Piniava village, Piniava village, phone: +370 45 50 80 81, famous people of our land, engineer, carried by intelectual people in any Panevėžys local administration, fax. +370 45 50 80 80, bridge builder Stanislovas Kerbedis, confidencial ways trying to avoid Panevėžys District [email protected], was born there. When living in the the Russian police presecutions. Phone: +370 687 48 167 (it is www.panevezystic.lt, manor, naturalist Valerijonas Stras- This museum is the only original necessary to call in advance) MOTELS Rooms/ Name Address Phone: Facilities beds +370 45 58 93 81 BERŽELIS Piniava village, Panevėžys, Panevėžys District 4/18 Café-bar, bathhouse, partying +370 697 61 390 Near Via Baltica road, car park- PRIE PAĮSTRIO Paįstrys village, Panevėžys, Panevėžys District +370 45 55 44 87 7/13 ing, cafe 11 km. from Panevėžys, near Stanioniai village, Panevėžys, Panevėžys District V.LAPĖNAS FLAING SCHOOL +370 45 55 43 32 9/17 Via-Baltica road, Caffė, billiards, [email protected] aviation museum Lithuanian 49

RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Address Phone: Location +370 45 58 86 63, L. Leonavičienė Trakiškis village, Miežiškiai, Panevėžys District 8 km. from Panevėžys +370 685 13 479 G.Jakubauskienė Paliūniškis village, Karsakiškis, Panevėžys District +370 685 13 479 5 km. from Panevėžys +370 45 55 18 00 D. Budrienė Samanynės 7, Vaivadai village, Karsakiškis, Panevėžys District 5 km. from Panevėžys +370 650 80 666 D. Kariniauskienė Samanynės 3, Vaivadai village, Kasrakiškis, Panevėžys District +370 614 11 415 5 km. from Panevėžys +370 45 59 96 48 K. Adinavičius Naciogala village, Naujamiestis, Panevėžys District 25 km. from Panevėžys +370 686 51 106 In Krekenava Regional Park near the R. Mykolaitis Čiūrai village, Krekenava, Panevėžys District +370 698 50 848 Nevėžis River Petrauskynė village, Karsakiškis, Panevėžys District, evaforever13@yahoo. K.Šeškus +370 614 27 430 9 km. from Panevėžys, near Via-Baltica com In Krekenava Regional Park, near the D. Mekas Čiūrai village, Krekenava, Panevėžys District +370 685 44 349 Nevėžis River Camp (camping) Berčiūnai village, Slimgiai, Panevėžys District +370 687 48 254 8 km. from Panevėžys

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GANDRALIZDIS Dembava village, Velžys, Panevėžys District +370 45 59 44 22 5 km. from Panevėžys Manual 2007 KARČEMA RUŽAVA Molainiai village, Naujamiestis, Panevėžys District +370 45 55 61 98 5 km. from Panevėžys PAS VELTĄ Gėlių 2, Dembava village, Velžys, Panevėžys District +370 45 59 47 68 5 km. from Panevėžys PAS KATINĄ Vaivadai village, Karsakiškis, Panevėžys District +370 45 55 19 55 5 km. from Panevėžys

RECREATION Narrow-gauge train of upper Lithuania Geležinkelio 23, Panevėžys www.siau- +370 45 46 35 27 +370 614 12 370 Charter-commercial trips for tourists rukas.lt groups Krekenavos Regional Park Girelė village, Krekenava, Panevėžys +370 45 58 91 08 Recreation in nature District [email protected] V.Lapėnas Flying School Stanioniai village, Panevėžys, Panevežys +370 45 55 43 32 10 km. from Panevėžys. District [email protected]

Biržai District The Lovely Church of St. John the ACCOMMODATION Baptist, completed in 1861, is noted Rooms/ for the unity of its interior and exte- Name Address Phone/ Fax. Facilities beds rior shapes. Caffe, car Biržai is well known in Lithuania Tylos 2, Biržai +370 450 31 191 HOTEL TYLA 15/30 parking, nice [email protected] +370 450 32 570 for its local small breweries and surrounding beer production of special taste. This Biržų District, beverage takes an important part in ALĖS Parovėjos sen., the town’s history. PODĖNIENĖS +370 450 56 118 Vinkšniniai Specific feature of Biržai land is FARMSTEAD gypsum content and numerous un- [email protected] District location: derground rivers, caves and caverns. ALGIRDO Dauguviečių vs., Northern Lithuania. As a result, the land of this area is KRIAUČIŪNO +370 698 05 245 Biržų District District territory: 1476 km.2 dotted with numerous sink holes. FARMSTEAD District population: The biggest of them is a “Cow Hole” (Karvės ola) about 46 meters long. J. Janonio a. 7, 37.8 thousand inhabitants. guest house Biržai +370 685 62 051 Biržai population: HELVEDA helveda@projek- +370 685 62 052 15. 8 thousand inhabitants. Biržai TIC tas.lt Tourism Tourism Product Arrival to Biržai: by bus from J. Janonio Str. 2, LT-41148, Vilnius, Panevėžys. phone/fax. +370 450 33 496 B&B JONAS Žvejų Str. 2, Biržai Distance from Biržai to Vilnius: [email protected], BALČIŪNAS [email protected] 215 km. [email protected], www.birzai.lt CATERING The name of Biržai was first men- tioned in 1450. This is a place where PLACES OF VISIT AGARO Biržai, Vytauto Str. 5 phone: +370 450 37 941 ŽIEDAS [email protected] fax.: +370 450 37 930 people of seven different religious Biržai Sėla Museum, denominations peacefully live to- Biržai Castle Radvilos 3, Biržai, AIBĖ Biržai, Vilniaus Str. 47 phone: +370 450 32 165 gether for ages. From the XV cen- phone: +370 450 33 390 tury. Bižai was important trade point Astravas’s Palace, on the bank of phone: +370 450 32 545 Širvena Lake surrounded by won- APAŠČIA Biržai, Vytauto Str. 61 on the road from Riga to Vilnius and fax.: +370 450 32 545 Moscow. derful park. The construction of a castle with Sink hole “Cow Hole”, Karajimiškes bastions, ramparts, moat and draw- county, Biržai region. BIRUTĖ Biržai, J. Basanavičiaus Str. Str. 2 phone: +370 450 35 481 bridge began on the banks of Širvena Rinkuškiai Beer Brewery – Alyvų 8, Lake in 1586. On the same site today Rinkuškiai, Biržai District EKOLOGIŠKAI The aquaintance with the ŠVARŪS Biržai, Vilties Str. 31 phone: +370 450 32 067 is recently reconstructed Palace of PRODUKTAI Duke Radvila. On the opposite bank local beer proccess of producing and degustation. of Širvena Lake there stands another KAVINĖ- Ponoras Beer Brewery – Biržai, Reformatų Str. 1a phone: +370 450 34 300 residence of antiquity- the Astravas KIBININĖ Palace with beautiful park around. Plento 39, Biržai Lithuanian 50

KUPIŠKIS DISTRICT day. Traditional handicrafts, house- rimony of Komarai gentry. Lavish +370 610 01 465, +370 459 46 210, hold utensils and folk costumes can Romanticism style palace has been Veronika Sleivyte be seen at the Ethnographical Mu- built at Levuo River in XIX century. Painting Gallery seum in Kupiškis. Only ruins remain. It is a leisure time in Viktariske village, One of Lithuania’s most prominent to spend in scenic type park close to phone: +370 459 46 406, architects, L.Stuoka-Gucevičius, picturesque Levuo River. Palevenes St. Dominique Church was born in the Kupiškis District. Information: Panevėžys Territorial and Abbey in Palevene, The reconstruction of Vilnus Cathe- Subdivision of Cultural Heritage phone: +370 459 56 422. dral is perhaps his most well remem- Department, phone: bered project. +370-459 35673, +370-677 07708 RURAL TOURISM Noriunai Manor has been referred ACCOMMODATION to in historic sources since 1665. PLACES TO VISIT Mrs. Daiva Jackuniene, H.Venclovavičius and his son have H.Orakauskas Sculptures and Balts’ Skverbai village, Subacius sub Dis- built palace in 1850 – 1885. Neo-Re- Tree of Life Fountain in Kupiškis trict, phone/fax. +370 459 35 606, Location Northern Lithuania naissance shapes and Empire decor town, +370 688 78 676 Territory 1, 080 km.2 distinguish them. Two dolomite tow- Christ’s Assumption Church, [email protected], Population 26, 000 ers stand out: smokehouse used to 8 Kapu Rd., Kupiškis, www.atostogoskaime.lt Getting there by bus from Panevėžys be in one and icehouse in the other. phone: +370 459 53 015, Mrs. Genovaite Plukiene, and Utena The walls of laborers dwelling place Kupiškis Ethnographical Puozai village, Simoniai sub Dis- Distance from Vilnius 166 km. is also brick covered in dolomite and Museum, trict, phone: +370 459 42 708, According to archeologocal research decorated in various mosaics. There 2 Gedimino Rd., Kupiškis, +370 612 29 873, this part of Aukštaitija was inhabited is 25 acre park at Lėvuo River. The phone: +370 459 35 439, www.puozas.puslapiai.lt, [email protected], as far back as 4, 000 BC by a tribe of buildings can be seen from Panevėžys [email protected] Adomas Petrauskas Museum Balts called the Sėliai. Their specific – Kupiškis road. There is a Cultural Lina Stukiene, Puozai village, in Uoginiai village, dialect, distinctly original folk mu- Centre in the manor. Simoniai sub District, sic and traditions still remain to this Palevene (Paulionka) Manor is pat- phone: phone: +370 459 42 708 Manual 2007

ROKIŠKIS DISTRICT oundings are suitable for recreation Obeliai history Museum centre of Rokiškis 45a. There are 11 and tourism. There are 99 lakes and Obeliai, Rokiškis District, rooms, used as singles or doubles. a part of the picturesque Sartai Re- phone: +370 458 78 825 The rooms are equipped with air gional Park included in the District. Obeliai museum was established in conditioning system, cable TV and Tourists may be attracted by a num- 1998. The personal collection of A. hair drayer in each shower room. ber of cultural and historical monu- Druckus was a cause of foundation of There is car parking and some ser- ments, such as the Rokiškis Church the museum. The museum is full of vices and facilities: room service, and its Old Town, Salos Manor and numismatics, folk art, as well as arms laundry, fax., photocoping.There is Church. and documents of guerrilla war. a cafe inside the hoPhone: Open 8:00- 17:00. “The hotel- Hunters” MUSEUMS restaurant “Angelė Rokiškis Regional Museum PLACES TO VISIT Panevėžio. 7a, Rokiškis (Tyzenhouse Manor Palace) Rokiškis Old Town/Independence Phone: +370 458 32 816, Location Tyzenhauzo Ave. 5, Rokiškis, phone: Square +370 652 14 271, North-eastern Lithuania +370 458 52 261/52 835 Rokiskis One of the most valuable Classicist faks. +370 458 32 610 Territory 1, 807 km.2 region museum was created in 1933, townscapes in Lithuania You are welcomed to the hotel-res- Population 44, 900 in the estate mansion. It takes in 16 Rokiškis Church taurant “Angelė”. The hotel is situ- Arrival by bus from premises. The territory of the park of the St. Matthew ated at the start of the town Rokiskis Panevėžys and Vilnius; of the museum covers 28, 1ha. The The church is the most beautiful en- near the shopping centers of “Nor- Distance from Vilnius 169 km. museum is rich in imageries, wood- semble of neo-gothic architecture in fa” and “Senukai”, also quite close carvings of L. Sepka, expositions of Lithuania. High walls of red bricks, to the bus station and not far off the A legend says that the first dweller folk art. There are many halls of pic- surrounded by brick fence look won- train station. of this town was Rokas, who hunted ture-shows in the museum. derfully graceful and complete. The There are ten rooms in the hotel, hares in the area. His name and the Kriaunos history Museum architect George Verner from Tirolis where more than twenty guests and word kiškis (hare) were supposedly Kriaunos, Rokiškis District, built the church between 1868 and visitors can be settled. the basis for the name Rokiškis. In phone: +370 458 41 718 1885. Everyone gets an eyeful of the In a spacious restaurant with a fire- reality it was first known as a private The museum was established in beautiful woodcarvings from Bel- place will be a great possibility to estate in 1499. 1987. It is one of the most interesting gium, stained glasses and sculptures try various special meals of game The latest owner of Rokiškis was museums in Lithuania. The exhibits from bronze from Austria, as well as and enjoy an excellent service. Count Tyssenhausen, the initiator of of ethnography and history are in bronze altar from France. The vault There can be ordered halls for ban- a group of buildings still standing, the museum. Every month different chapel of the church looks very im- quets and different business-like and the most beautiful neo-Gothic showings are presented here. pressive. dinners and a bath with a swimming church in Lithuania. Here you’ll find Open 8:00 – 17:00. pool, where you will rest and enter- a collection of fine works by French, Tunaičiai Private Museum Hotel: tain! Belgian, Lithuanian, Polish, Austra- Šetekšnos Village, Rokiškis District, Hotel “Pagunda” Great and pleasant impressions at lian and German artists. You can also phone: +370 458 63 425 Respublikos 45a, Rokiškis, our hotel- restaurant “Angelė” Tourism Product visit the catacombs, where members In 1997 Tunaiciai returned to their ph/fax.: +370 458 33 234 Hotel “Rokiskis” of the illustrious Rokiškis famillies native village. In the farmstead they We invite You to stay at the hotel Nepriklausomybes 25, Rokiskis. are buried. Rokiškis District sur- erected a big museum. “Pagunda” which is situated in the Ph.:.+370 700 28 920.

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Owner Address Phone: Description O. Babachinienė Krūgiškis village, Kriaunos, Rokiškis District +370 458 44 237, +370 610 18 399 May-September D. Medikas Bredesiai village, Kriaunos, Rokiškis District +370 658 80 852 Near Sartai Lake. D. Milkienė Pakriaunys village, Kriaunos, Rokiškis District +370 687 75 812 R. Jasiūnas Duokiškis village, Kamajai, Rokiškis District +370 615 88 464 L. Šablinskas Pagriaumėlės village, Obeliai, Rokiškis District +370 686 70 663 Š. Vilys Kryliai village, Kamajai, Rokiškis District +370 458 73 641 B. Trimonis Bradesiai village, Kriaunos, Rokiškis District +370 698 17 595 D. Asačiova Bradesiai village, Kriaunos, Rokiškis District +370 315 20 429 J. Aleliūnas Žeimiai village, Kamajai, Rokiškis District +370 458 75 265 V. Seržintas Rokiškis District +370 458 44 195 V. Tauras Taraldžiai village, Kamajai, Rokiškis District +370 650 15 711 J. Indrišiūnienė Kariūnai village, Kamajai, Rokiškis District +370 685 80 524 R.Repšys Vaineikiai village, Kamajai, Rokiškis District +370 611 51 507 J.Juzelskis Juodoniai village, Kamajai, Rokiškis District +370 670 26 035 Lithuanian 51

PASVALYS DISTRICT formed when soil and gypsum were Pasvalys Church of St. John Hotel “Šilas”, Šilo 4, Pasvalys. penetrated by surface water. Rebuilt several times, with the exte- Phone: +370 451 50 583 Founded in 1497, Pasvalys city lies rior taking its present form in 1787. Motel “Pakelės namai”, at the confluence of the Levuo and Žalsvasis šaltinis Škilinpamūšis v. Svalia rivers, at the very bottom of (Greenish Spring) Phone: +370 451 40 545 the Central Lowland. This area is of A chalk cave on the left bank of the Inn-Hotel particular interest as it is sinking at Lėvuo river. “Balsių vandens malūnas” the rate of Ąžuolpamūšės mound, 1,2 km. north- (bookings in advance), Balsiai v. 1cm/year. Fortunately, this is of no west of the intersection of the roads Phone: +370 451 50 345 danger to the region or its inhabit- Pasvalys-Biržai and VIA BALTICA ants. The city is set out in radial pat- Quern Museum – CAFES tern. the Collection of Millstones, Cafe “Pakelės namai” Location Northern Lithuania Pasvalys Tourist Lėvens st., Pasvalys (open 24 hours a day), Territory 1, 289 km.2 nformation Centre The park of Pasvalys with folk artists Škilinpamūšis v. Population 34, 920 P.Avižonio 6, Pasvalys, oak sculptures on mythological sub- Phone: +370 451 40 545 Getting there by bus from Panevėžys phone/fax. +370 451 34 096, jects, Nepriklausomybės st., Caffee bar “19-tas kilometras” [email protected], The 19 km. from the Saločių and Vilnius ACCOMMODATION Distance from Vilnius 174 km. www.tourism.lt/region/panevez/ frontier by the road VIA BALTICA Hotel “Pas Rimą”, Cafe Vytauto The District of Pasvalys can be pasvalys.htm P. Avižonio 3, Pasvalys. Didžiojo 8a, Pasvalys. found in the middle of the Žiemgala Phone: +370 451 50 345 Phone: +370 451 51 342 lowland. The first settlements in the PLACES TO VISIT region were mentioned as far back Pasvalys Land Museum RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION as the XIII century. There are seven P. Avižonio 6, Pasvalys, Owner Address Phone Fax phone/fax. +370 451 34 096, parks within its boundaries. On the Škilinpamūšis vil-

Manual eastern 2007 outskirts of the region is the [email protected], V. Mikelėnas lage, Saločiai ward, +370 451 40 555 +370 451 40 545 Valley of Crosses (Kryžių Slėnis), muziejai.mch.mii.lt/Pasvalys/pas- Pasvalys District and a series of interesting caves valio_krasto_muziejus.htm

ALYTUS COUNTY Getting there: – PUVOČIAI Ulonu Str. 14, LT-62161 Alytus by bus from Vilnius, Kaunas – MERKINĖ – Phone: +370 315 21 722 Distance from Vilnius: 100 km. – ALYTUS 4 periods make up the exposition: Alytus, the centre of the District is Duration of the route-3 days, Lithuanian forces in 1918 – 1954, settled along both banks of the Ne- length ~115 km. partisan movement in Dzukija in munas River. To stay overnight in Trakiškiai and 1944–1954, period of revival and Main roads linking Kaunas with Krikstonys. They offer trips by ca- cadet day. (Byelorussia) and Vilnius noes in Ula River or by canoes and A. Žmuidzinavicius with Lazdijai go through Alytus. rafts on the Nemunas River. Memorial Museum The first written mention of Alytus ALYTUS – PUNIA – BIRŠTONAS (of famous Lithuanian painter), dates back to 1377. In 1581 Alytus Duration of the route-2 days, Balkūnai Village, Miroslavas Local was granted the Magdeburg Rights. length ~ 55 km. Administration, Alytus District The life of Alytus, an important eco- To stay overnight in Punia. They of- Phone: +370 315 41 109 2 County territory: 5425 km. nomic and culture centre was insepa- fer canoe and raft trips Žuvintas Lake’s County population: rable from all DRUSKININKAI – Evolution Museum 188. 8 thousand inhabitants. the events of Lithuania. Historical MERKINĖ – ALYTUS Aleknonys Village, Local Consists of: Alytus and Druskininkai events divided Alytus into two parts: Duration of the route-3 days, Administration, Alytus District Town, Alytus, Lazdijai and Varena Alytus I and Alytus II. During the length ~85 km. Phone: +370 315 49 540, Districts World War I in 1915, when the Ger- To stay overnight in Merkine and Ne- www.zuvintas.lt The county of Alytus is famous for man military administration consoli- munaitis. They offer trips by canoes its picturesque landscape. It covers dated its position Bicycle routes: PLACES TO VISIT Zuvintas Reserve, designated to pre- in Lithuania, two parts of the town Rotuse square – Song Valley – Alytus Mound serve the unique flora and fauna of the were united into one – Alytus Town. S. Dariaus ir S.Girėno street (length- Silent witness of the past was ar- Zuvintas Lake and the neighboring In 1932 it was granted the health 6, 41 km.) ranged in the natural mountain on bogs and swamps. Dzukija National resort rights. Nemunas River and Ethnography museums – Youth Park the right bank of the Nemunas River. Park, the largest one in Lithuania, its wonderful valleys around Alytus – Alytus Mound They say that a wooden castle was Cepkeliai Reserve, the oldest and the provide good possibilities for recre- (length-15, 67 km.) situated in this place in the 14 th cen- most unique marsh which contains ation and tourism. Since the restora- Rotušės square – Radziunai Mound tury and that it was burnt during the dunes and relict lakes, Regional Park tion of Lithuania’s independence in (length-8, 75 km.) crusades in 1377.Though the castle is 1990, Alytus has been experiencing Rotušės square – Likiskiai Hill – Fit- of Nemunas Loops, where you can no longer here, the view from the top changes. Now Alytus is a nice green ness Path (length-6, 0 km.) admire wonderful bends of the Ne- of the mound is worth seeing. Now city with several parks, small Dailide MUSEUMS the fortress hill and its environs are munas River and Meteliai Regional Lake, the largest river in Lithuania Alytus Museum historic and landscape reservation. Park containing the best lakes for rec- – the Nemunas, beautiful old part of of Regional Ethnography reation in South Lithuania Radziunai Mound

Tourism Tourism Product the town and friendly people. Alytus Savanoriu Str. 6, LT-62142 Alytus has joined in the creation of the net- Phone/fax. +370 315 51 990 The mound is within Vidzgiris Bo- ALYTUS TOWN work of healthy Lithuanian cities. Three exhibition halls are open con- tanical Reservation. The legend says AND DISTRICT Alytus TIC tinuously and present material and that two brothers dukes poured the Rotuses Sq 14A, LT-62141 Alytus spiritual culture of the post-war pe- mound for the defence. Recently Phone: +370 315 52 010, riod of Southern Lithuania, the life there was arranged an ecological fax. +370 315 51 982 of peasants, their occupation and – training path on Radziunai Mound. [email protected] handicraft in the beginning of the 20 Song Valley www.alytus.lt th century. Art exhibitions, meetings, This valley has a good reason to be Excursions on foot: chamber music and poetry evenings called Song Valley. It is a real song Interwar fragments of Alytus are organized in the museum. cradle, the place of gatherings and Radziunai Mound and an ecological Anzelmas Matutis relaxation of Alytus citizens and their path in Vidzgiris Botanical Reserve Memorial Museum neighbours. Song and dance festivals Literary Alytus tour A. Matucio Str. 8, LT-62142 Alytus take place here. Excursions by bus: Phone: +370 315 53 172 Alytus City Garden and Park Alytus City Mound The museum is founded in the house Alytus City Garden was started in Administration centre: Alytus Town Alytus tour where poet Anzelmas Matutis lived. 1931. It is very nice to walk or sit District location: A view at literary Dzukija There are displays of A.Matutis cre- here in a shady place. In 1930, the Southern Lithuania Water routes: ative works. H. village Anderson’s Town territory: 40 km.2 so-called Love Corner was arranged. MERKINĖ – NEMUNAITIS diploma awarded to A. Matutis in The wonderful fountain and rosari- District territory: 1404 km.2 – ALYTUS 1984 for the collection of poems Mar- ums give the surroundings an air of Alytus population: Duration of the route-2 days, length gaspalve genio kalve takes the most 71. 482 thousand inhabitants. ~ 69 km. honourable place in the museum. romance. District population: To stay overnight in Nemunaitis. Historical Museum Sculpture Angel 32. 4 thousand inhabitants. They offer canoe and raft trips of Lithuanian Nation of Freedom in the City Garden Lithuanian 52

A monument with the Angel of the other. The path stretches along of the Lithuanian revival. It was built in 1825. The church Freedom on it was put up for the raised place thus a very beautiful St. Mary Church boasts an icon of Mary, which first time in 1928. This monument view of the city opens before your of Christians Help people regard as being holy. was dedicated to the people killed eyes. The wooden statues from Jurgiškių Str. 4 for the freedom of Lithuania. Un- the life of the heroes of the sto- It is the newest church in Alytus. Meteliai, LT-67482 fortunately, in 1934 the plaster ries by A. Matutis are in the City This church was started in 1991. Lazdiju District statue was struck and broken by Park. The Žuvintas Reserve Phone/faks. +370 318 43 649, the first spring lightning. Later, the The sculpture Patrimpas, Pulko Aleknonys Village, [email protected] Angel of Freedom was restored St/Ligonines Str. is a beautiful Simnas LocalAdministration, Aly- The main features are lakes Du- and lifted on to the pedestal, but accent ofthe old town, represent- tus District sia, Metelys and Obelija with their was pulled down again in 1952 by ing god of corn-growers in the old Phone: +370 315 49 540, wide sand bars. They are among the Soviet soldiers. In 1991, the times. www.zuvintas.lt the cleanest in the country and the statue was again restored. The sculpture Jaunyste, It was established in 1937 with most suitable for recreation. Youth Park going down from Jonynas street aim of preserving the unique flora Dzukija National Park Edges of the Youth Park are dot- to the Valley of Kaunas St.54 and fauna of the Zuvintas Lake. Marcinkonių lankytojų centras ted with little ditches, brooks and Monumental stone Today there is the habitat of some Miškininkų Str. 61, natural groves. The park attracts in memory of the squadron 580 species of higher plants and , LT-65303 people with recreation and sports Normandija-Nemunas. 253 species of birds. Phone: +370 310 44 466, grounds. Vidzgiris memorial Punia Mound faks. +370 310 44 471 Vidzgiris Botanical Reserve in memory of Jewish and Church with Chapel [email protected] It is a picturesque green oasis of victims’ genocide. Punia Village, Punia Local Ad- The park was established with the nature that became a botanical The old Jewish Cemetery. ministration, Alytus District. They aim of preserving the part of the reserve in 1960. The reserve has St. Louis Church say the famous Pilenai Castle was region that is most valu- a 130-year-old oak-wood and Panemuninkėlių Str. 6. situated on the Punia Mound. It is able from a natural and cultural the oldest in Lithuania hornbeam The old bell of the 19 th century one of the biggest mounds in Lith- point of view. wood. About 350 kinds of plants still tolls in St. Louis church’s uania. The holy Apostle Jokubas Park of legend Dainava Manual 2007 grow belfry. Church was built in 1857. Punia Pupasodis Village, in the reserve. Wonderful views The Guardian Angels’ Church Pine Forest is of great botanical Miroslavas Local are worth seeing. The paths here Savanorių Str. 14 value. Administration, Alytus District are suitable for walking and for The church was built in 1830 re- Regional Park The park is famous for its wooden winter skiing. placing St. Ann’s chapel. The inte- of Nemunas Loops statues from the life of the heroes Gulbynes Pond rior of the church is very colorful Alytus Forestry, of the stories by Vincas Kreve- Every year the swans return to this and contains Baroque elements. Alytus District Mickevicius. place to lay their eggs and raise St. Casimir’s Church The Forest’s Museum of Punia Simnas Church their young. It is because of their Varėnos Str. 24A Forestry, the highest pines in Kreivoji Str. 3, Simnas, return every year that this park has The church, founded after the Lithuania, spacious forest grounds Alytus District the status of a micro-ornithologi- World War I, was the prayer meet- Zaltes slenis of oaks natural alley It was built in 1520. Now it is cal reserve. ing place of the Lithuanian army of oaks named after Lithuanian named Holy Mary ’s Levy to sky The Fitness Path until 1940. The church was closed Dukes are in this forest. church. The church interior has a It has replaced former railway and under the Soviet regime and re- The Church of the Assumption valuable artistic standpoint and a connects one end of the city with turned to the believers in the years Pivasiunai Village, Alytus District 18 th century wooden altar.

HOTELS +370 698 76 399 [email protected] Stiklinis restoranas, Dzukija Gilių Str. 9, LT-62104 Alytus +370 Burlingė, Metelyte Village, Naujoji Str. 3, Alytus Pulko Str. 14, Alytus 698 18 813, +370 698 76 294 Simno Local Administration, +370 315 70 760 +370 315 70 509 Alytaus District [email protected] RURAL TOURISM EATING OUT +370 315 58 235 www.hoteldzukija.lt ACCOMMODATION Duetas, Rotušės, +370 315 52 002 +370 659 95 934 G. Kvedaravičius Sq. 12A, Alytus Nemunas Park Residence Hotel +370 659 90 935 Straziskiai Village, +370 315 73 103 Nemunaitis Village, Alytus District [email protected] Alytus Local Administration, Senas Namas, [email protected] www.burlinge.lt Alytus District Užuolankos Str. 24, Alytus, +370 315 62 316 S. Slavinskas, Piliakalnio Village, +370 686 51 895 [email protected] Breakfast, restaurant, hot air bal- Raitininkai Local Administration, +370 682 25 236 +370 315 51 643 looning, horse riding Alytus District, V. Vaicekauskas Stiklinis restoranas, Senas namas +370 685 12 255 Galintenai Village, Naujosios Str. 3, Alytus Užuolankos Str. 24, Alytus +370 620 13 131 Raitininkai Local Administration, +370 315 70 760, [email protected] Alytus District fax. +370 315 20 074 +370 315 53 489, +370 315 51 643 CONFERENCE FACILITIES +370 685 56 650 Duetas, Vaidila, Rotušės Breakfast, restaurant, garage, park- Sq. 12, Alytus, G. Radzevičius Tourism Product ing lot, luggage room, laundry, con- Rotušės Sq. 12A, Galintėnai Village, [email protected] www.vaidila.lt ference facilities Alytus Raitininkai Local Administration, +370 315 56 192, 56 193 Vaidila, Rotušes, +370 315 73 103 Alytus District Senas namas, Dzūkų smuklė, q 12, Alytus Tvirtovės Str. 3, Alytus,

+370 612 95 687 [email protected] Užuolankos Str. 24, Alytus G. Pavolas Volunge Village, [email protected] www.vaidila.lt [email protected] Alytus Local Administration, +370 315 70 388 +370 315 56 188 +370 315 53 489 Alytus District Dzūkų užeiga, Breakfast, mini-bars, safe, internet co- +370 315 51 643 1/50 +370 698 72 989 Naujoji Str. 2C, Alytus, nnection, restaurant and bear cellar. Nemunas Park Residence Hotel +370 315 53 203 J. Mikalauskiene Nemunaitis Village, Alytus District MOTELS Jovaisoniai Village, Nemunas Park Residence Ho- [email protected] tel, Linas Alytus Local Administration, +370 315 62 316 Seirijų Str. 27, Alytus Alytus District Nemunaitis Village, Alytus +370 315 62 316 2/12, 30 +370 315 62 316 [email protected] +370 315 58 060 Alytus Business Incubator +370 315 71 449 +370 687 30 308 Juoda katė, Merkines Str. 2A, Alytus Jaunimo Str. 22, Alytus Breakfast, pool, swimming pool, www.sodyba.xxi.lt. www.alytusvi.lt sauna, parking place R. Ciunys Pas Algirdas +370 315 72 717 [email protected] Skrydis, B&B Piliakalnis Village, +370 315 79 539 Vilniaus Str. 13, Alytus Address Phone/E-mail Raitininkai Local Administration, Youth Centre, Alytus District +370 315 52 085 Klevų Str. 29, LT-62268 Alytus Tvirtoves Str. 3, Alytus 3, 5, +370 611 30 951 +370 315 63 555 [email protected] +370 686 87 259 Pulko Str. 14/1, Alytus Ligonines Str. 9-3, LT-62114 Alytus +370 315 25 915 +370 315 25 918 +370 315 52 609 Lithuanian 53

Tuko blyninė, Vilniaus Str. 11, Alytus, VIP, +370 315 78 158. Rotušės Sq. 16, Alytus phone: +370 315 51 236 Jiezno Str. 2, Alytus, Stiklinis restoranas, +370 315 53 588 Šašlykinė, phone: +370 698 24 231 Naujoji Str. 3, Alytus, Duetas, Ulonų Str. 67, Alytus, Saunas with swimming pools phone: +370 315 70 760. Rotušės Sq. 12A, Alytus, phone: +370 315 51 319 Alytaus sporto Bowling phone: +370 315 73 103 ir rekreacijos centras, Baras Juoda katė, Dzūkų svetainė, ENTERTAINMENT Naujoji Str. 52, Alytus, Jaunimo Str. 22, Alytus, phone: +370 315 37 622. Rotušės Sq. 16, Alytus, Night clubs phone: +370 686 00 113 Čikaga, Alytaus medicininės Paintball phone: +370 315 73 780 reabilitacijos, ir sporto centras, Autodeta, Dzūkų brodvėjus, Naujoji Str. 50, Alytus, phone: +370 687 91 952 Pramonės Str. 9, Alytus, Kauno Str. 42, Alytus, Ugniagesių 10-2, Alytus, Spirit‘as, phone: +370 315 77 506. phone: +370 315 53 029, phone: +370 676 41 121 Naujoji Str. 8A, Alytus, AB „Snaigė“, +370 698 35 647, Meda, phone: +370 615 73 411 Pramonės Str. 6, Alytus, phone: +370 698 34 659

DRUSKININKAI RESORT health and rest center “Vilnius” and [email protected] – 66151 Druskininkai a spa (treatment center). At this spa Druskininkai Municipal Phone:+370 313 53 901 people can treat gastrointestinal, Leisure Centre III-VII: 10.00- 18.00 cardiac and blood vessel diseases as Vilniaus Ave. 24, Jewish Museum in well as motor- support system and LT – 66119 Druskininkai Memoriam of J. Lipchitz nervous system diseases. Phone/faks.+370 313 53 122 It is an exposition about one of the Druskininkai is a native town of such [email protected], most famous XX century sculptor J. prominent people as M.K.Čiurlionis [email protected] Lipchitz (1891–1973). Address and J.Lipscitz. MUSEUMS M.K.Čiurlionis (1875-1911), Lithu- Šv. Jokūbo Str. 17, anian composer and painter, the EXPOSITION phone:+370 313 56 077 Manual 2007 OF SOVIET SCULPTURES representative of modern music and Opening times “GRŪTO PARKAS” Location: Southern Lithuania. primitive painting of the beginning Tuesday to Thursday 12.00-17.00 Grūtas, LT – 66441 Druskininkai Druskininkai territory: 454 km.2 of the XX century, lived in Druski- BRANCH OF THE Phone:+370 313 55 511, 52 507, Druskininkai population: ninkai in his mature creative period. MUSEUM OF DRUSKININKAI Fax.+370 313 47 451 28.9 thousand inhabitants. J.Lipscitz (1891-1973) famous V. Kudirkos Str. 7, LT – 66120 [email protected] Arrival to Druskininkai: by bus French sculptor- cubist was born Druskininkai from Vilnius, Kaunas and Alytus. www.grutoparkas.lt Phone/fax.+370 313 53 825, and lived here before he left to Vil- DRUSKININKAI Distance from Druskininkai to nius and then to Paris. II-VI: 8.00- 17.00 Vilnius: 132 km. TOWN MUSEUM THE SMALL GALLERY The town of Druskininkai is situ- Druskininkai tourism M.K.Čiurlionio Str. Str.59, LT M.K. Čiurlionio Str. Str. 37, ated in southern Lithuania, on the and business informa- – 66164 Druskininkai LT – 66164 Druskininkai right bank of the Nemunas River. tion Centre Phone:+370 313 51 024 Phone:+370 313 55 752 Beautiful natural surroundings Gardino Str. 3, I-VI: 11.00- 17.00 III-VII: 12.00- 18.00 – the Nemunas river, its tributary the LT – 66204 Druskininkai M.K.ČIURLIONIO V.K. JONYNO GALLERY Ratnyčia river, Lake Druskonis, a Phone: +370 313 60 800, Str. MEMORIAL MUSEUM M.K.Čiurlionio Str. Str. 41, small Mergelės Akys lake (Maiden’s +370 313 60 801, 60 803. M.K.Čiurlionio Str. Str. 35, LT LT – 66164 Druskininkai Eyes Lake), aromatic pine forests Faks.+370 313 52 984 – 66164 Druskininkai Phone:+370 313 55 553 and picturesque valleys – influenced www.druskininkai.lt, Phone:+370 313 52 755 II-VII: 11.00- 17.00 the special resort architecture and [email protected] II-VII: 11.00- 17.00 GALLERY “SOFA” created a special microclimate of M.K.Čiurlionio Str. Str. 65, EXPOSITION OF RELICS Vilniaus avenue 10, the town. T- 66142 Druskininkai OF DRUSKININKAI LT – 66119 Druskininkai Druskininkai is known as a health Phone/faks.+370 313 51 777 RESISTANCE MOVEMENT Phone/fax.+ 370 313 51 034 resort and is famous for its curative AND DEPORTATION www.sofa.lt mud mineral water springs. They Druskininkai Vilniaus avenue 24, LIEPALINGIS MUSEUM have been used as curative springs Sport Centre LT – 66119 Druskininkai Alėjos Str. 28, , since the XVII century. Druski- M.K. Čiurlionio Str. 97-2, III-VII: 14.00- 18.00 LT – 4690 Druskininkų self-gov- ninkai was officially declared as a LT – 66162 Druskininkai FOREST MUSEUM ernment health resort town in 1794. Today Phone:+370 313 58 051 “GIRIOS AIDAS” Phone: +370 313 43 202, there are eight spa hotels, modern Faks.+370 313 58 054 M.K.Čiurlionio Str. Str. 116, LT +370 313 43 373

HOTELS

Name Address Phone: fax. Rooms/ Facilities beds VIOLETA Kurorto 4, Druskininkai info@vio- +370 313 60 600 +370 313 60 602 20/40 Restaurant, conference hall, car park- leta.lt, www.violeta.lt ing, swimming-pool, massage, sauna

Tourism Tourism Product available, TV GALIA Maironio g.3, Dabintos Str. 3, 4 LT – +370 313 60 511, 60 510, +370 313 60 512 150 Conference hall, café, car parking, 66116 Druskininkai M.K.Čiurlionio 60 515 swimming-pool, sauna Str. Str. 97, LT-66162 Druskininkai [email protected] www.galia.lt LAIMA Draugystės 2, Druskininkai +370 313 52 847 +370 313 53 754 11/18 Car parking, TV, café [email protected] DRUSKINIKAI Kudirkos 43, Druskininkai, +370 313 52 566 +370 313 51 345 130 Restaurant, conference hall, car park- [email protected], ing, swimming-pool, massage, sauna www.vetra.lt/druskininkai available, TV PUŠYNAS Taikos 6/Vilniaus avenue 3, Druski- +370 313 56 666 +370 313 51 763 140 Restaurant, conference hall, TV ninkai [email protected], www.pusynas.lt MEDŪNA Liepų 2, Druskininkai meduna@sta- +370 313 58 033 +370 313 58 034 32 Restaurant, car parking, TV, wine cellar mita.lt, www.meduna.lt

REGINA Kosčiuškos 3, Druskininkai rezerva- +370 313 59 060 +370 313 59 061 40/72 Café, conference hall, car parking, [email protected], http//www.regina.lt health rehabilitation procedures Europa Royale Vilniaus Ave. 7, LT-66119 Druski- +370 313 42 221 Druskininkai ninkai druskininkai@europaroyale. com www.groupeuropa.com Jerevan M. village Čiurlionio Str. 128, Drus- +370 313 55 554 faks.+370 313 55 554 kininkai [email protected] Mob. +370 650 35 079 www.jerevan.lt Lithuanian 54

CONFERENCE FACILITIES Halls / Hotel Address/ e-mail/ Website Phone: Fax. Services places All conference and TOURISM AND BUSINESS Gardino 3, Druskininkai, +370 313 60 800 +370 313 52 984 86 accommodation INFORMATION CENTRE [email protected] facilities Kudirkos 43, Druskininkai, All conference and HOTEL DRUSKININKAI [email protected] +370 313 52 566 +370 313 51 345 2 / 150 accommodation www.vetra.lt/druskininkai facilities All conference and Dabintos 3, 4; Maironio 3, Druskininkai, HOTEL GALIA +370 313 60 511, 60 510 +370 313 60 512 120 accommodation [email protected], www.galia.lt facilities Kurorto 4, Druskininkai All conference and HOTEL VIOLETA [email protected], +370 313 60 600, 60 601 +370 313 60 602 60 accommodation www.violeta.lt facilities HOTEL PUŠYNAS Taikos 6 / Vilniaus avenue 3, Druskininkai +370 313 56 666 +370 313 51 763 80 All conference and T. Kosciuškos Str. 3, Druskininkai, HOTEL “REGINA” +370 313 59 060 +370 313 59 060 2/ 120 accommodation www.regina.lt facilities V. Kudirkos 45, Druskininkai, All conference and LIETUVA SANATORIUM [email protected], +370 313 52 833 +370 313 55 490 2 / 310 accommodation www.sanatorijalietuva.lt facilities Conference and 4 / 545 EGLĖ Sanatorium Egles Str. 1, Druskininkai, +370 313 60 220 +370 313 60 238 accommodation 6/30 facilities Manual 2007 Conference and K. Dineikos Str. 1 +370 313 51 529 SPA- VILNIUS +370 313 52 046 8 / 640 accommodation www.druskonis.lt/sanatorijos/vilniaus / 53 811 facilities All conference and FARMSTEAD OF VIDMA- Liepiškiai village, Druskininkai municipality +370 698 28 970 +370 313 44 333 30 accommodation NTAS [email protected], www.vdsodyba.lt facilities Conference and HEALTH CENTRE +370 313 54 025 Maironio Str. 12, Druskininkai, +370 313 59 104 10 / 400 ACCOMMODATION DAINAVA / 59 100 SERVICES REST HOUSES [email protected] faks.+370 313 60 540 Phone:+370 313 51 278 “Druspolis” www.centrasdainava.lt Mob. Phone:+370 687 51 726 “Krantas” K.Dineikos Str. 9, LT- 66165 Druski- „Šilaičiai“ El. p. [email protected] Ateities Str. 34, ninkai Raganiškės village, Seirijų pšt., www.kalnonamas.lt LT- 66314 Druskininkai, Phone: +370 313 52 886, +370 698 05 LT- 67229 Lazdijų District A.Smaliukienės poilsiavietė Phone: +370 313 51 814 Phone: +370 225 Phone:+370 318 58 412,+370 687 505 Veršių village, LT – 67280 313 52 849 [email protected] [email protected] Druskininkai “Gelmės” www.grutoparkas.lt Mob. Phone:+370 682 15 181, GUEST HOUSES Gardino Str. 36, +370 686 08507 LT- 66196 Druskininkai “Drusva” REST IN NATURE „Pas Janiną“ Phone: +370 313 52 819 Žalioji Str. 9, LT – 66116 Druskininkai „Latkrantė“ Veršių village, Phone:+370 313 51 646, Druskininkų self-government, LT – 67280 Druskininkai RESTAURANTS faks.+370 313 53 750 Latežerio km. Phone: +370 313 53 058, KOLONADA Mob.+370 699 98 529 Phone:+370 686 14 077 mob. Phone: +370 682 52 789 Kudirkos Str. 22 Druskininkai, El. p. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone:+370 313 51 222 www.latkrante.visiems.lt www.surutis.lt www.pasjanina.lt mob. Phone:+370 612 11 088 “Eurista” Vidmanto sodyba [email protected] Liepiškių village, Laisvės a. 1/Vilniaus Ave. 22, CAFES www.kolonada.lt LT – 67268 Druskininkai LT- 66119 Druskininkai “Nostalgija” “Druskininkai” Phone/faks+370 313 44 333, Phone/faks.+370 313 52 318 M.K.Čiurlionio Str. 55, V.Kudirkos g.43, Mob. Phone:+370 698 28 970 EL.p. [email protected] LT- 66164 Druskininkai LT – 66120, Druskininkai “Dalija” El. p. [email protected] Phone:+370 313 55 947 www.vdsodyba.lt Darbo laikas : 8.00-24.00 Vasario 16-osios Str. 1, “Aris” „Prie akmenų“ Phone:+370 313 52 566, LT- 66118 Druskininkai Druskininkų Str. 3, Druskininkai, faks.+370 313 51 345 Phone:+370 313 51 814,+370 612 96558 LT- 66166 Druskininkai Leipalingio km., Veisiejų Str. 9 “Regina”

“Parko vila” Phone: +370 313 57 009 Tourism Product Phone: +370 682 69738,+370 680 24160 Kosciuškos Str. 3, +370 610 27 954 K.Dineikos Str. 12, Sodyba Jaskonių kaime LT- 66116 Druskininkai „Pas Vilių“ LT – 66165 Druskininkai Jaskonių km., Druskininkai Darbo laikas: 8.00-23.00 K.Dineikos Str. 12, Phone:+370 685 63 450 Phone: +370 611 50 760 Phone:+370 313 59 060, LT-66165 Druskininkai „Senasis paštas“ „Žiogeliai“ faks.+370 313 59 061 V. Kudirkos Str. 37, Druskininkai Žiogelių km., Druskininkai Phone:+370 600 21 771 “Galia” Phone:+370 682 58 257 Phone:+370 600 23 161,+370 600 23 181, E-mail [email protected] Vilniaus Ave. 20, „Vila Evelina“ + 370 610 10 555,+370 313 55 047 “Pas armėnus” šašlykinė LT- 66119 Druskininkai, M. K. Čiurlionio Str. Str. 36, [email protected] M.K.Čiurlionio Str. 128, Phone:+370 313 60 515 Druskininkai [email protected] LT- 66151 Druskininkai „Violeta“ Mob. +370 685 68 942, +370 673 37 350 www.ziogeliai.ten.lt Phone:+370 313 55 554 Kurorto Str. 4, „Smališkė“ Armėniška El&El užeiga CAMPING SITES LT – 66126 Druskininkai Lazdijų raj., Veisiejų sen., Smališkės Grūtas, LT – 66441 Druskininkai Phone: +370 313 60 600, Druskininkų kempingas km. Phone:+370 313 47 447 faks.: +370 313 60 602 Gardino Str. 3a, Phone: +370 682 48 467, Mob. Phone:+370 685 66 600, LT-66204, Druskininkai +370 698 35 460 +370 699 66 888 PIZZERIAS Phone: +370 313 60 800 [email protected] “Saulėgrąža” “Sicilija” [email protected] „Storo Romo sodyba“ Vilniaus Ave. 22, Taikos Str. 9, LT- 66119 Druskininkai www.druskininkai.lt Ratnyčios km. Druskininkai LT- 66119 Druskininkai Phone:+370 313 51 865 „Dainava“ Phone:+370 650 30 777 Phone:+370 313 52 318 “Sicilija II” Maironio Str. 22, Sodyba “Kalno namas” “Pasaga” M.K.Čiurlionio Str. 56, LT-66116, Druskininkai Liškiava, LT – 4653 Varėnos raj. M.K.Čiurlionio Str. 124, LT- 66142 Druskininkai Phone: +370 313 59 100 Phone:+370 313 42 107, LT- 66151 Druskininkai Phone:+370 313 57 258 Lithuanian 55

NIGHTS CLUBS ACTIVE REST V. Krėvės Str. 7, „Eglės“ sanatorija “Dangaus skliautas” SWIMMING-POOLS LT- 66126 Druskininkai. Eglės Str. 1, Kurorto Str. 8, LT – 66126 Druskininkai Druskininkų gydykla Phone:+370 313 53 132 LT – 66251 Druskininkai Phone:+370 313 51 819 Vilniaus Ave. 11, Viešbutis “Galia” Phone:+370 313 60 220 LT – 66119 Druskininkai Dabintos Str. 3, Mob. Phone:+370 622 27 033 ACTIVE REST Phone:+370 313 60 508 LT – 66116 Druskininkai. Sanatorija „Lietuva“ TENNIS COURTS Sanatorija „Belorus“ Phone:+370 313 60 511 V. Kudirkos Str. 45, Prie Druskonio ežero Maironio Str. 2, “Vilnius” LT – 66120 Druskininkai Turistų Str. 3, Druskininkai LT – 66166 Druskininkai K. Dineikos Str. 1, Phone:+370 313 52 833 Mob. Phone: + 370 615 67 062, Phone:+370 313 52 871 LT- 66165 Druskininkai. Centras „Dainava“ Phone:+370 313 53 811 + 370 682 16 163 „Eglės“ sanatorija Maironio Str. 22, Druskininkų sveikatingumo centras Eglės Str. 1, LT- 66251 Druskininkai ACTIVE REST CYCLE RENT LT – 66116 Druskininkai Sausoji Str. 1, LT – 66165 Druskininkai Phone:+370 313 60 220 „Agnė“ Phone:+370 313 59 100 „Eglės“ sanatorija Sanatorija „Lietuva“ Vilniaus Ave. 10, Eglės Str. 1, LT-66251 Druskininkai V. Kudirkos Str. 45, LT-66119 Druskininkai ACTIVE REST FISHERY Sanatorija „Lietuva“ LT- 66120 Druskininkai Dineikos Str. 1, LT-66165 Druskininkai „Karpis“ V. Kudirkos Str. 45, Phone:+370 313 52 833 Mob. Phone:+370 686 72 220, Vytauto Str. 27, LT – 4690 Druskininkai LT-66120 Druskininkai “Afroditė” +370 686 87 022 Mob. Phone:+370 687 86 929

LAZDIJAI DISTRICT Ethnographic farmstead, phone/ fax.: +370 318 56 926, District Built in 1822. museum of Pranas Dzūkas, [email protected] Aštrioji Kirsna Manor and Delnica village, Šeštokai local Saint Anna Church, Lazdijai. Ro- Park, Aštriosios Kirsnos village, administration, Lazdijai manic style church built in 1895. Būdvietis local administration, edge museum, Rudamina Mound and ancient set- Lazdijų District, The manor known Vytauto 47, Veisiejai, Lazdijai. tlement, Rudamina village, 1 km. to from 1576. Restaured in neo-gothic

Manual 2007 Lietuvos laisvės kovų muziejus” the south from Rudamina.- accord- style in XIX cnt. Kraujo takas” Vytauto 17, Lazdijai. ing acrchelogists the settlment from Saint George Church, Veisiejai, 10th cnt. Lazdijai District Built in 1762. PLACES TO VISIT Holly Trinity Church, Rudam- Christ King Church, Krikštinys Meteliai Regional Park and ina, Ladijai local administration, village, Noragėliai local adminis- Nature School, Lazdijų District The boroque styled tration, Lazdijų District Adminitrative Centre-Lazdijai. Meteliai village, local church built in 1757. Prelomčiškės mound and ancient District location: administration, Lazdjai District, Rudamina former estate and settlement, Prelomčiškės village, Southern Lithuania. phone: /fax. +370 318 43 649, me- park, Rudamina, Ladijai local Teizai local administration, Lazdijų District territory: 1309 km.2. [email protected] administration, Lazdijų District. District. 1757, boroque styled. Vainežeris defensive strength- District population: Veisiejai Regional Park Meteliai Church of Christ’s enings – Okopka, Kapčiamiestis, 28.4 thousand inhabitants. Santarves 3, Veisiejai, Lazdiju Dis- trict, Change, Metelių village, Lazdijų Lazdijai District Lazdijai population: 5.8 thousand inhabitants. RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Getting in Lazdijai: by bus from Vilnius, Alytus, Warsaw. Name/Rooms/Beds Address Phone/ E-mail/Website Distance Lazdijai- Vilnius: 155 km. A. Pruskienė/20/4 Paveisiejai Village, Veisieja, Lazdijai District +370 686 08 634

Lazdijai District is located in the A. Kliučinskas 5/7 Žališkė Village, Šventežeris, Lazdijai District +370 681 77 469 +370 616 35 005 south of Lithuania, on the borders of E. Ptakauskas/2/7 Senkonys Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 686 67 036 both Poland and Belarus. The area is famous for its picturesque lakes and E. Stučkienė 3/6 Teizininkai Village, Teizai, Lazdijai District +370 614 34 602 woods, unspoilt countryside, histori- R.Levickienė/6/18 Žvejų Str. 14, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 682 16 156/+370 698 77 409 cal, cultural and ethnographic monu- ments. Also notable are the people, +370 686 59 400/+370 600 15 197 renowned for their hospitality and „Obelijos“ sodyba /8/20 Mockonys Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District [email protected] www.obelijossody- ba.lt diligence. Lazdijai was established +370 686 04 158/+370 614 08 515 in 1560, and was granted Magde- A. ir J. Juodžiai „Tėviškė“ /9/35 Kailiniai Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District [email protected] burg Rights some years later. Then, www.poilsiskaime.lt Lazdijai was an important point on the trade route between Warsaw and J. Sabaliauskas/2/8 Graužai Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 682 64 312 Vilnius. There are approximately R. Paužuolis/6/25 Šilaičių Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 686 47 303 200 lakes suitable for recreation and leisure activities. Also notable, and R. Šulciene/5/10 Mockonys Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 318 59 831/+370 656 29 882 being under state protection, is the fantastic Veisiejai Regional Park. S. Čepanonis 8/23 Zebrėnai Village, Teizai, Lazdijai District +370 318 52 106/+370 687 73 488

Tourism Tourism Tourism Product opportunities in the regions range from relaxation in rural farm- S. Pečiulienė/3/10 Bielėnai Village, Būdvietis, Lazdijai District +370 687 89 720 V. Augustinavičius „Likimo steads, hunting, fishing, boating and Salučiai Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 698 52 557 horseback riding to seasonal mush- ratas“ /3/12 room and berry picking. V.Akromas/6/12 Vaickūniškė Village Lazdijai, Lazdijai District +370 698 17 548/+370 686 21 723

Lazdijai TIC, +370 686 83 368 Vilniaus 1, LT-67106 Lazdijai, Sodyba „Šilas“/3/12 Paveisiejai Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District [email protected] phone/fax. +370 318 51 160, www.sodyba.puslapiai.lt e-mail. [email protected], +370 699 99 959/+370 687 70 748 Sodyba :Vitrūna“/8/20 Meteliai Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District [email protected], www.lazdijai.lt www.vitruna.viesiems.lt +370 614 53 773/+370 612 75 419 V.Vasiliauskas/6/20 Akmeniai Village, Kučiūnu, Lazdijai District MUSEUMS [email protected] Stone Museum “Yotvings yard”, +370 615 23 445 Kybartai village, Būdvietis local A.Paškevičius/3/9 Purviškė Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District [email protected] administration, Lazdijų District, www.purviske.tyliai.net phone: +370 318 46 975 Z.Karalius/3/12 Lazdijai Village, Lazdijai District +370 698 78 040 Lazdijai Edge Museum, Seinų 29, Lazdijai, S.Čivinskienė/4/8 Vaickūniškė Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 698 23 755 phone: +370 318 52 726 V.Tomkevičius/1/2 Gegutė Village, Šlavantai, Lazdijai District +370 687 15 454 Subdividion of Lazdijai edge Mu- seum: „Joginta“ V. Stankevičius/6/18 Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 698 31 653/ [email protected] Memorial Museum +370 650 24 691 „ Prie Šlavantėlio“ S. of M. Gustaitis, Kalveliai Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District [email protected] www.slavantelis. Čivinskas/6/12 Seinų 29, Lazdijai puslapiai.lt Lithuanian 56

pine groves. Each of them is dis- D. Kaknevičienė/1/4 Dvarciškė Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 686 65 095 tinctive by its people and traditions. +370 686 70 706/ +370 313 45 400 D. Janulevičienė/2/8 Taikūnai Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District Dzukians are the ones who till today [email protected] preserved the old Lithuanian customs G. Padegimas/2/15 Kudrenėliai Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 68 6 79 277 [email protected] and traditions, handicrafts and origi- nal way of life. K. Muliuolis/3/6 Zebrėnų Village, Teizai, Lazdijai District +370 689 36 089 Varėna land took important place in Lithuanian history. Settlements +370 656 50 916 as Liškiava, , Merkinė, Val- Emilijos sodyba /4/8 Šadžiūnai Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District [email protected] www. sodybaema.visiems.lt kininkai have been remarked in the historical records from XIII till R. Paškevičius/4/8 Dainaviškės Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 698 32 305 [email protected] times of Lithuanian Independence. Merkinė is famous as black ceram- A. Dipartas /2/5 Snaigyno Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 687 23 123 [email protected] ics centre; even several professional black ceramics masters live there S. Baliukonis /5/15 Vaickūniskės Village, Seirijų, Lazdijai District +370 613 47 392 near and invite tourists to make ac- +370 687 92 893 quaintance with the secrets of black V. Žvirblis „Bebro namas“ /7/5 Šilėnų Village, Šeštokai, Lazdijai District [email protected] www.bebrona- ceramics production. mas.lt Veisiejų TVM /4/10 Kailinių Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 318 56 579 PLACES OF VISIT Varėna TVIC „Vilija“ Str. Anulio sodyba /7/20 A km.enių Village, Kučiūnų, Lazdijai District +370 685 27 556 [email protected] Varėna, J. Basanavičiaus Str. St. 9 Phone: + 370 310 31 330 A. J. Mickevičius/3/6 Vytautiškės Village, , Lazdijai District +370 685 76 358 e-mail. [email protected] REST HOUSE www.varena.lt Dzūkija National Park

Name/Rooms/Beds Address Phone/E-mail/Website Marcinkonys TIC, Miškininku St. 61, Manual 2007 Raganiškė Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai +370 687 50 549/ +370 318 58 412 Šilaičių poilsio bazė /40/120 Marcinkonys, Varėna District District [email protected] www.grutoparkas.lt Phone: +370 310 44 466, Jezdas Village, Kapčiamiestis, Lazdijai Ančia/18/55 +370 687 32 016/ +370 682 43 328 fax.+ 370 310 44 471 District [email protected] TOURISM CAMPS http//www.dzukijosparkas.lt Merkine TIC, Name Address Phone/E-mail/Website Vilniaus St. 3, Merkinė, +370 698 36 485/ J.Križinauskienė Vaickūniškė Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District Varėna District +370 686 50 919 Phone: +370 310 57 245 +370 675 43 104/ e- mail: [email protected] V.Gardziulevičius Meteliai Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 612 27 052 http//www.dzukijosparkas.lt/ [email protected] Čepkeliai State Reserve J. Talandis Meteliai Village, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 686 67 579 Marcinkonys, Varėna District V. Talandienė Sutrės Village, Šventežeris, Lazdijai District +370 686 67 579 Phone: +370 310 44 686, +370 686 08 663 J. Varnelienė Kailiniai Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District Fax. +370 310 44 428 [email protected] V.Krėvė-Mickevičius A. Kubilius Kailinių Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 610 93 138 House – Museum HOTEL Village, Varėna District Name/Rooms/Beds Address Phone: Phone: +370 310 57 210 Dvyniai/4/8 Sodų Str. Str. 47, Lazdijai +370 318 52 710 Merkinė Church Seira/4/8 Vytauto Str. 36, Seirijai, Lazdijai +370 318 58 365 +370 688 81 277 Merkinė, Varėna District Veisiejų TVM Kailinių Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 318 56 579 Built in 1674, restored in 1884. Merkinė Mound Eldija/4/8 Dzūkų Str. 18, Šeštokai, Lazdijai +370 615 38 636, +370 318 47 113 Merkinė, Varėna District EATING OUT The castle remains from XIV cnt. on the confluence of Ne- Name Address Phone: munas and Rivers Dvyniai Sodų Str. Str. 47, Lazdijai +370 318 52 710 Liškiava Church and Cloister Lazdijos Nendrė Kauno Str. 4, Lazdijai +370 318 51 001 Liškiava Village, Varėna District Seira Vytauto Str. 36, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 318 58 365 Baroque building built in 1720. Aviris Nemajūnų Village, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 318 51 059 „.Čiurlionis Way“ Tempas Turistų Str. 98, Lazdijai +370 318 59 854 Along the road Varėna-Druskininkai, Vartai Tūriškės Village, Krosna, Lazdijai District +370 611 18 339 wooden sculptures marked the “Way” Pošnelė Vytauto Str. 18, Seirijai, Lazdijai District +370 318 58 106 called by name of famous Lithuanian artist and composer. Jaunystė Leipalingio Str. Sq. 2, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District +370 318 56943 Settlement Kavinė Turistų Str. 25, Lazdijai +370 318 52 585 The urban monument of architec- Tourism Product Pušelė Vytauto Str. 18, Lazdijai +370 318 59 854 ture. Slenkstis Dzūkų Str. 18, Šeštoka, Lazdijai District +370 318 47 113 Marcinkonys Pas Mantą Seinų 5-41B, Lazdijai +370 616 92 397 Ethnographical Anchient Kvaja Turistų Str. 27, Lazdijai +370 616 92 047

Structure Composed Village. Uzkandine Seinu St. 12, Lazdijai +370 687 37 684 Stone „Whammy Girl“ A km.uo Village, Varėna Disttrict Church an d Campanile varėna DISTRICT Southern Lithuania. There people experienceextreme 2 of Crucified Jesus District territory: 2218 km. temperatures in Lithuania, the high- A km.uo Village, Varėna Disttrict District population: 31 thousand in- est in summers and the lowest in Monument for 1863 Rebellion habitants. winters. Varėna District is the biggest Participants and Cemetery Arrival to Varėna: by bus from Vil- in Lithuania and you will find the Dubičiai Vilage, nius, Druskininkai, by train from biggest plots of woods abundanted Varėna District Vilnius. of mushrooms and berries. There- Museum of Marcinkonys Distance: Varėna- Vilnius: 83 km. fore, Varėna District is considered Ethnography Varėna District is a land of forests, the land of mushrooms attaining a lot Miškininku St.3, Marcinkonys sandy valleys and castle mounds. of people gather these forest goods Village, Varėna District. Forests cover bigger part of Varėna every autumn. Varėna District cov- 48 farmsteads Zervynos village District. They occupy about 65, 7 ers the territory of Dzūkija National Marcinkonys Village, percent of area. There are 72 pro- Park one of five state preserved areas Varėna District tected landscape objects and 12 in Lithuania and Čepkeliai Swamp Spring Ūlos akis Administrative Centre- Varėna. landscape reserves in the Varena Reserve. There are small villages and Between Mančiagirė and Ziūrai District location: District. individual farms scattered between Village Lithuanian 57

House where the Great Duke of Valkininkai Area Varėna District Monument of Independance „Mother of Pirciupiai“, Lithuania and Poland Vladislovas Barn Theatre of Lithuania Pirciupiai Village, Varėna District. Vazadied. Village, Senoji Varena Village, Merkinės Village, V Marcinkonys Area, Varėna District Varėna District ART GALLERIES arėna District Monument to Grand Writer Matutis Oak „Juzefa“ Hill of Crosses Duke Vytautas Pauosupe Vilage, Varėna District Vytauto St. 25, Perloja Village, Pirčiupiai Village, Perloja Village, Varėna District Monument to Varėna District

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Name Address / E-mail / Website Phone: / fax. Rooms Facilities Price / Lt beds ĖGLIS Marcinkonių St.61, Marcinkonys Vil- +370 310 44 466 12/25 In Dzūkija NP, catering, car parking, sauna, con- 45 – 160 Lt. lage, Varėna District, ference helding services info@ dzukijosparkas.lt http//www. dzukijosparkas.lt GLŪKO SMUKLĖ Glūkas Village, Varėna District glu- +370 310 30 385 8/16 Nera the lake, cafe, guarded car parking, sauna, 100 Lt. [email protected], +370 698 25 686 boat / bike rental www.glukosmukle.ten.lt VARSTA V. Krėvės St. 14, Varėna +370 682 19 951, 5/10 60 – 70 Lt ALRIMTA Vasario St.16-osios 5, Varėna +370 310 51 144 3/6 80 – 100 Lt. www.ekoratas.lt +370 699 60 444 PIRČIUPIO Pirčiupiai Village, Valkininkai Area +370 310 39 312 3/6 Sauna, may offer special entertainment pro- 100 Lt KARČIAMA +370 612 52 381 gram, conference helding services Manual 2007 GUEST HOUSES Liskiava Village, Varėna District +370 610 66 844 13/25 Sauna, beautiful surroundings, conference hel- 100 – 260 Lt [email protected] www.liskiava.lt +370 699 66 844 ding services, may offer special entertainment program ŽIBUOKLĖ Glūkas Village, Varėna Aea, +370 310 51 144, 4/12 Mini kitchen, sauna, conference helding ser- 60 – 80 Lt [email protected], +370 699 60 444 vices www.ekoratas.lt VILLA ULA Burokaraistėlė Village, Merkinė +370 620 32 862 Two-seat- Sauna, beautiful surroundings, conference hel- 180 – 260 Lt Area, Varėna District www.vilaula.lt ed, four- ding services 180 – 260 Lt seated

RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Address / E-mail/Website Phone: / mobile Phone: / fax. A. Ažukas Senosios Varėnos Village, Varėnos Ward, Varėna District www.svarene.lt +370 620 72 533 D. Barysienė Jonionių Village, Merkinės Ward, Varėna District +370 614 46 741 D. Bartkienė Kirklionių Village, Varėnos Ward, Varėna District, [email protected] +370 615 35 378 B. Bižokas Pamerkių Village, Matuizų Ward, Varėna District, [email protected], http//www.kadagys.com +370 616 42 202 A. Blėdienė Lavyso Village, Marcinkonių Ward, Varėna District [email protected] +370 612 55 435 R. Budreikienė Milioniškės Village, Varėnos ward, Varėnos District + 370 632 11 804, + 370 650 86 023 O. Ciūnienė Perlojos Village, Varėnos Ward, Varėna District, [email protected] +370 310 47 764, +370 686 59 399, +370 610 34 603 N. Čepienė Mardasavo Village, Merkinės Ward, Varėna District, www.nijolessodyba.viesiems.lt +370 310 57 550, +370 621 55 421 L. & E. Černiauskai Kapiniškių Village, Marcinkonių Ward, Varėna District [email protected], www.dzukijosparkas.lt +370 687 46 613 A. Griežienė Žiūru Village, Marcinkonių Ward, Varėna District +370 615 66 170, +370 686 05 960 A. Karpis Pamerkių Village, Matuizų Area, Varėna District, [email protected], www.pamerkiai.com + 370 604 18 030 R. Kazokevičius Butvydonių Village, Matuizų Ward, Varėna District, [email protected], http//kazokine.dtiltas.lt +370 615 15 332 R. Lavrenova Margionių Village, Marcinkonių Ward, Varėna District +370 310 39 550, +370 620 30 120 L. & village Mačioniai Pamerkių Village, Matuizų Area, Varėna District +370 614 24 814 D. Micevičienė Kampų Village, Merkinės Area, Varėnos District +370 610 17 567 A. Raulušaitienė Trakiškių Village, Marcinkonių Ward, Varėna District +370 687 91 053

Tourism Tourism E. Rimkienė Product Aukštakalnio Village, Jakėnų Ward, Varėna District +370 310 46 778, +370 687 16 848 S. Sakalai Naujalių St.15, Marcinkonių Village, Marcinkoniu Ward, Varėnos District, +370 687 46 614 http//marcinkonys.infoseka.lt, www.sakalai.lt P. Susmara Milioniškes Village, Merkinės Ward, Varėnos District +370 310 47 610, +370 688 30 980

R. Šiaučiulienė Puvočių Village, Marcinkonių Ward, Varėnos District, www.druskonis.lt/pasruta/ +370 310 49 179 +370 687 71 883 V. Učkuronienė Burokaraisčio Village, Merkinės Ward, Varėnos District +370 310 39 263 V. Volungevičienė Rodukos Village, Merkinės Ward, Varėnos District +370 611 12 405

EATING OUT Name Address Phone: GLUKO SMUKLĖ Gluko Village Varėna District +370 310 30 385 GRILIS Vytauto St.18, Varėna +370 310 31 588 SAKA Vytauto St. 17, Varėna +370 310 314 82 IEVA Pramonės St. 8, Varėna +370 310 52 582 Miškininkų St. 61, Marcinkonių Village, ĖGLIS +370 310 44 466 Varėna District PIRČIUPIŲ KARČEMA Pirčiupių Village, Varėna District +370 310 39 312 GRIEŽIENĖS N. IĮ Užuperkasis, Valkininkai Area, Varėna District +370 310 56 119 STALGESTA V. Krėvės St.14, Varėna +370 310 51 207 Lithuanian 58

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Name Address Phone: V.ALUBAUSKAS Žiūrų Village, Varėna District +370 310 49 014, +370 686 38 978 A. AŽUKAS Senoji Varėna Village, Varėna District + 370 620 72 533 A. BARYSAS Merkinė, Kalno St. 11, Varėna District +370 698 15 919, +370 682 15 500 Kašėtos, Marcinkonių Area, Varėnos District, D. BEDULIS +370 686 98 373 [email protected] B. BIŽOKAS Pamerkių Village, Matuizų Area, www.kadagys.lt +370 616 42 202 E. CERNIAUSKAS Marcinkonių Village, Varėna District, www.baidare.lt +370 687 46 613, +370 675 88 111 A.ČESNULIS Varėna +370 686 82 698 Paklėšrtorės Village, Gelužos St. 10, Valkininkų Area, B. ČESONIENĖ +370 612 98 330, +370 689 95 999 www.baidariuturizmas.lt „DZŪKIJOS TURIZMAS“ Varėna +370 616 04 242, +370 618 72 675 D.GRIEŽĖ Žiūrų Village, Varėna District +370 656 03 603, +370 656 03 602 I. GUDAITIENE Rudnios Villaage, Kaniavos Area www.zemynula.com +370 616 04 044 A.MIŠKINIS Varėna, www.baidaresvarena.lt +370 610 35 199 A. KARPIS Pamerkių Village, Matuizų Area, Varėna District +370 604 18 030 V. MOCKEVIČIŪTĖ Rudnios Village, Kaniavos area, www.ulosvingis.lt +370 612 94 582 Žiūrų Village, Marcinkonių Area, Varėna District, www. V. PAULAUSKAITĖ +370 699 49 422, +370 687 99 114

baidariunuoma.lt Manual 2007 A. RAULUŠAITIENĖ Trakiskiu Village, Marcinkonių Area, Varėna District +370 687 91 053 S. SEREIČIKAS Kriokšlio Village, Kaniavos Area, Varėna District +370 686 08 999 J. SČESNULEVIČIUS Varėna +370 604 18 030, +370 687 73 962 A. SVERNELIS Zervynu Village, Marcinkoniu Area, Varėna District +370 310 39 583, +370 687 50 826 P.SUSMARA Milioniškių Village, Merkinės Area, Varėna District +370 310 47 610, +370 688 30 980

UTENA COUNTY Forests: 368 km.2 Route around Utena region A monument to J. Basanavičius, Lakes: 186 (1 day) J. Basanavičiaus Str. Str., Utena District population: A monument to the Independence 53 thousand inhabitants. MUSEUMS of Lithuania, Utena population: Utena Ethnographic Museum Utenio sq., Utena 32 thousand inhabitants. Utenio sq. 3, Utena, A monument commemorating the Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, phone: +370 389 61 634, foundation of Utena in 1261, Kaunas +370 389 61 637, Aušros Str., Utena Distance Utena- Vilnius: 95 km. utenos [email protected] Minčia Water Mill, Distance Utena – Kaunas: 133 km. V. Valiušis ceramics museum Minčia village, Utena is one of the oldest towns of Topolių 7, Leliūnai village, Utena Utena District. It is about 200 years County territory: 7201 km.2 Lithuania. In written sources the District, old. Waoks as a guest house. County population: 200 thousand Utena wooden castle was first men- phone: +370 615 49 525, Vyžuonos Church, inhabitants. tioned in 1261. According to the +370 686 22 807 Vyžuonos village, Consists of: Visaginas Town Area, legend, that castle was built by the Private horse history Utena District, Built in 1891-1899 Anykščiai, Ignalina, Molėtai, Duke Utenis. In the XIV century a exposition of V. Jovarienė, with pagan elements in the interior. Utena, and Zarasai Districts. small town named Utena started to Užpaliai village, Utenos District, Užpaliai Belfry, Užpaliai village, Forests cover the great part of Utena develop. In 1416 the church was phone: +370 686 32 276 Utena District County. It is attractive for its hills and built and merchants and artisans The old post office of Utena, Strazdai ethnographical village, valleys, forests and purity of lakes. came to settle down in the town. J. Basanavičiaus Str. 36, Utena, Strazdai village, Utena District, The There are about 1000 lakes in the Today Utena is a county and region phone: +370389 61 598, village is famous for its folk music . Tauragnas (60, 5 m. centre located in the valley sur- +370 687 73 522, and handicrafts. depth) is the deepest lake in Lithua- rounded by four rivulets and two [email protected], Šuminai ethnographical village, lakes connected each other by small nia; Aisetas lake is one of the longest www.daile.lm.lt Šuminai village, Utena District, is (16 km. length) ; the most popular weaved rivers crossing Utena town. interesting for the anchient street Utena TIC: A. and M. Miškiniai among tourists is Alaušas lake. farmstead’s museum. structure. The village is meantioned Šuminai, Vaišnoriškės, Strazdai, Utenio sq. 5, Utena, Juknėnai village, Utena District. It is from 1554. Varniškės and other villages located phone/fax. +370 389 54 346, Vaišnoriškės

involved in the register of historical Tourism Product in the county are proud of wooden [email protected], monuments since 1982. ethnographical village, ancient architectural monuments www.utenainfo.lt/ Vaišnoriškės village, Utena District, typical for the Aukštaitija region. The Phone: +370 611 42148 Sightseeing tours: Wolf museum. Cosy settlement of 5 homesteads. District is rich in fortified hills and Pakalniai Mound with cross, Pakal- By car tour of Utena Indubakiai village, Utena District, other archaeological monuments. niai village, Utena District county (4 days) phone: +370 616 27591, The Utena County covers Aukštaitija Narkūnai Mound, By car tour [email protected], National Park and Asveja, Gražutė, Narkūnai village, Utena District, the Sartai and Labanoras regional parks. of ethnographic villages www.ramuno-atelje.org of Utena county (2 days) place of anchient settlement of 11th UTENA DISTRICT By canoe through the lakes PLACES TO VISIT century of Aukštaitija (3 days) Bikuškis Estate Bikuškis village, Pakalniai Mound, By canoe in Šventoji river Utena District, Pakalniai village, Utena District, (3-4 days) phone: +370 389 34317, From a look down you can see tow- By bike tour of Utena region +370 686 14592. ers of 8 churches from this mound. (3 days) Classical styled restored buildings Writer hill, Vyžuonos village, Utena Famous water mills of near Alaušas Lake is a place for art District Utena County (2 days) symposiums of Lithuanian and for- The largest conglomerate Tour of legendary places of eign countries artists and sculptors. rock in Lithuania, Utena region (2 days) Utena Church and Belfry, Užpaliai village, The famous churches of Utena Vytauto 4, Utena. It is built 1882- Utena District County (2 days) 1884 mixed of Romantic and Byz- Spring of St. Krokulė, Užpaliai vil- District location: Fishing tour in the lakes of antine styles. lage, Utena District, The water of East Northern Lithuania. Vidinkstas and Alaušas The chapel of Mary – the Queen of the spring is considered have treat 2 (2 days) Martyrs, Sudeikių Str., Utena features. District territory: 1229 km. Lithuanian 59

GUEST HOUSES Rooms/ Name Address/e-mail Phone: Fax. beds Vitoldas Zabarauskas B&B Utenio sq. 12, Utena +370 676 34 346 2/4 Aušros Str. 36A, Utena Guest house “Utrana” +370 389 50 520 +370 612 59 468 +370 389 50 520 7/11 [email protected] J.Basanavičiaus Str. Str. 101, Utena Filomena Guest house +370 389 57776 +370 686 05 363 +370 389 05 363 6/7 [email protected] Aldona Katinienė B&B Jaunystės Str. 3, Utena +370 601 43 651 2/5 Aliai village, Utena District (5 km. from Utena), “Alių vienkiemis” B&B +370 611 42 287 1 villa/5 [email protected]; www.aliai.lt Šaltupiai village, Utena District (1 km. from Utena), Guest house Šaudorada +370 389 77 012 +370 614 66 252 4/12 [email protected] RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Address /e-mail Phone: Facilities Padborka village, Leliūnai local adminis- Alvydas Juciūnas +370 685 84 818 Boats, fishing tration, Utena District Mirkėnai village, Leliūnai local adminis- +370 688 41 017 Boats, Fishing, Table games, Horses, Artistic smithery, Water Alvydas Valiukas tration, Utena District +370 613 09 981 cycle Bathhouse/sauna Kauliniškis village, Vyžuonos local ad- Fishing, Catering, Table games, Bathhouse/sauna, Basketball, Artūras Guobužas ministration, Utena District, guomeda@ +370 687 34 403 Boats, Banqueting hall takas.lt +370 389 71 574 Salos village, local administra- Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Banqueting hall, Catering, Nerijus Malinauskas +370 611 53 037 tion, Utena District, [email protected] Lawn tennis court, Basketball playing-field +370 611 53 036 Bikuškis village, local adminis- Aušrutė Pečiūrienė +370 612 04 106 Boats, Fishing, Table games Manual 2007 tration, Utena District Vidinksto 12, Pakalniai village, Leliūnai Birutė Klimašauskienė +370 607 26 077 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna local administration, Utena District Bikuškis village, Sudeikiai local adminis- +370 389 34 317 Gintaras Gruodis tration, Utena District, gruodiene@mail. +370 686 14 592 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Banqueting hall, Catering tele2.lt +370 687 20 278 Gražina ir Antakalnis village, Saldutiškis local +370 680 84 199 Boats, Fishing, Catering, Bathhouse/sauna, Bicycles Gintaras Krugiškiai administration, Utena District +370 616 29 853 village, Tauragnai local ad- +370 389 32 100 Jonas Maniušis ministration, Utena District, jonasman@ Boats, Fishing, Table games, Bathhouse/sauna, Barrel-sauna +370 687 10 360 one.lt Kauliniškis village, Vyžuonos local Jonas Viliūnas +370 389 73 948 Boats, Fishing, Banqueting hall, Catering, Bathhouse / sauna administration, Utena District Bandeliškis village, Sudeikiai local Kęstutis Katinas +370 699 29 586 Boats, Fishing, Table games, Catering, Bathhouse/sauna administration, Utena District Sudeikiai village, Sudeikiai local adminis- +370 686 08 887 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Banqueting hall, Catering, Rasa Žitkuvienė tration, Utena District, [email protected] +370 618 35 977 Bicycles, Tents, Sleeping-bags, Berry and mushroom Aukštaičių 3a, Sudeikiai village, Sudeikiai +370 616 94 526 Benedikta Adriūnienė Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Banqueting hall Catering local administration, Utena District +370 686 03 051 Klykiai village, Tauragnai local adminis- Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Children, Playground, Basket- Rasa Umarienė +370 686 48 373 tration, Utena District, ball playground, Bringing pets is allowed Tulpių 1, Sudeikiai village, Sudeikiai local +370 389 34 388 Boats, Fishing, Table games, Bathhouse/sauna, Banqueting hall, Valė Leipuvienė administration, Utena District +370 682 36 812 Catering Salos village, Daugailiai local administra- +370 389 75 724 Boats, Fishing, Table games, Bathhouse/sauna, Banqueting hall, „ALAUŠYNĖ“ tion, Utena District +370 389 66 044 Catering Culinary heritage, Billiards Basketball, Bicycles, Winter www.abuva.lt, [email protected] +370 698 03 447 recreation +370 389 34 361 Tulpių 4, Sudeikiai village, Sudeikiai local Zenonas Zuika +370 699 41 951 Boats, Fishing Bathhouse/sauna administration, Utena District +370 616 27 661 Droničėnai village, Utena local adminis- +370 389 50 512 Boats, Catering, Fishing Bicycles, Sauna/bathhouse, Water Juozas Kačinskas tration, Utena District, +370 686 25 643 bicycles, Sport field, Banqueting hall [email protected] +370 612 16 867 +370 5 242 3132 Rukliai village, Daugailiai local adminis- Boats, Bicycles, Hunting, Fishing, Underwater fishery Sauna/ Dovilė Petronienė +370 659 17 611 tration, Utena District bathhouse +370 687 94 793 Bikuškis village, Sudeikiai local adminis- tration, Utena District, +370 682 21 580 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse/sauna, Windsurfing, High-speed MĖNULIO ĮLANKA www.menulioilanka.lt, +370 611 15 125 boat, Bicycles. [email protected] Inkartai village, Tauragnai local adminis- Jūratė Ragauskaitė tration, Utena District, +370 685 20 367 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Catering, Playing-field Tourism Tourism Product [email protected] Bikuškis village, Sudeikiai local adminis- Julius Grižas tration, Utena District +370 687 87 259 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse/sauna www.sodyba.tinkle.lt Tauragnai village, Tauragnai local admin- +370 389 32 356

Povilas Gimbutis Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Self-catering istration, Utena District +370 656 80 077 Kubiliai village, Daugailiai local adminis- +370 682 15 094 Paulius Ruzgas Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse / sauna, Self-catering tration, Utena District +370 389 52 941 Kaniūkai village, Užpaliai local adminis- Edmundas Prascevičius +370 616 49 199 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse/sauna, Self-catering tration, Utena District Pliauškečių village, Saldutiškis local +370 5 270 3982 Bicycles, Hunting, Fishing, Bathhouse/ sauna, Self-catering, Vilija Čepulienė administration, Utena District, +370 616 70 668 Boats, Bicycles, Canoes [email protected] Buitūnai village, Kuktiškės local adminis- +370 389 33 390 Fishing, Bathhouse/ sauna, Self-catering, Bicycles Pedalo, Water Vigandas Leleiva tration, Utena District +370 616 54 851 ferry (15 human), Boats Rūgšteliškis village, Tauragnai local +370 686 22 783 Boats, Bicycles, Hunting, Fishing, Bathhouse/ sauna, Beekeep- Antanas Lagunavičius administration, Utena District, +370 610 39 356 ing [email protected] Alaušai village, Sudeikiai local adminis- +370 688 53 608 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse/sauna, Self-catering, Playground for Ona Adomėnienė tration, Utena District, +370 674 79 426 child’s, Basketball, Volleyball [email protected] Aliai village, Tauragnųai local administra- Alių vienkiemis tion, Utena District www.aliai.lt, i +370 611 42 287 Boats, Fishing, Bathhouse/sauna, Self-catering [email protected] Sudeikiai village, Sudeikiai local adminis- +370 615 76 441 PIRKIA’sas Banqueting hall, Boats Bathhouse/sauna, Playground for child’s, tration, Utena District +370 620 49 205 Lithuanian 60

Sudeikiai village, Sudeikiai local adminis- „AVINĖLIŲ SLĖNIS“ tration, Utena District, birutekubiliene@ +370 618 35 950 Boats, Playground for child’s, Possibility to stand a tentage yahoo.com Šaltupio village, Sudeikiai local adminis- Fishing, Banqueting hall, Feed, Outdoor kitchen, Bathhouse, +370 389 77 012 „ŠAUDORADA“ tration, Utena District, Tub bathhouse, Playground for child’s, Motorcycle with four +370 614 66 252 [email protected] wheel Motorboat, Fishing, Bathhouse, Bicycles, Berry and mushroom, Bronius Maniušis Miškiniškis village, Utena District, +370 698 40 305 Trips around the Aukštaitijos national park CONFERENCE FACILITIES Conference Owner Address/ e-mail/ Website Phone: / Fax. Services hall/ places Bikuškis village, Sudeikiai local administration, +370 389 34 317 G. Gruodis 1/50 Grapho projector, TV, video, screen Utena District +370 686 14 592 Salos village, Daugailiai local administration, +370 389 75 724, Country tourism homestead Utena District +370 389 66 044, 1/60 Grapho projector, TV, video, screen “Alaušynė” www.abuva.lt, [email protected] +370 698 03 447 Aukštaičių Str. 3b, Utena, +370 389 66 047, Café „Abu“ 1/100 Grapho projector, TV, video, screen www.abuva.lt, [email protected] +370 389 66 045 VšĮ Utenos business informa- Bažnyčios Str. 1, Utena, +370 389 50 622, 1/60 Grapho projector, TV, video, screen tion centre www.utenosvic.lt, [email protected] +370 389 50 238

EATING OUT Name Address Phone: / fax. Cuisine Turkish restaurant „Istanbul“ Maironio Str. 17, Utena +370 698 82 604 Turkish Pizzeria „Arena pizza“ J. Basanavičiaus Str. Str. 52, Utena +370 389 51 551 European

Café Abu (culinary heritage) Aukštaičių Str. 3b, Utena +370 389 66 044 Lithuanian Culinary heritage Manual 2007 Café Alaušynė (culinary heritage) Salos village, Utena District +370 389 75 724 +370 389 66 044 Lithuanian Culinary heritage Giminių užeiga Kloviniai village, Utena District +370 650 53 744 Lithuanian Pizzeria Geltonasis Submarinas (Yellow Aukštakalnio Str. 32, Utena +370 389 65 159 Italian submarine), www.submarinas.lt Pizzeria Geltonasis Submarinas (Yellow J. Basanavičiaus Str. Str. 55, Utena +370 389 50 223 Italian submarine), www.submarinas.lt Café Katpėdėlė pica, www.katpedele.lt, Aušros Str. 78, Utena +370 389 50 194 European [email protected] Café Katpėdėlė pica, www.katpedele.lt, J. Basanavičiaus Str. Str. 127, Utena +370 389 50 104 European [email protected] Café Visis, [email protected] Palangos Str. 66, Utena +370 389 56 907 European

Café Kaukė Aušros Str. 11, Utena +370 389 50 511 +370 614 19 307 European Café Vieša Kauliniškis village, Utena District +370 389 73 948 European Café Žarija Plius Aušros Str. 37, Utena +370 612 60 747 European Café „Elfas“ Aušros Str. 37, Utena +370 389 61 045 +370 656 89 875 European Mini Bistro Maironio Str. 4, Utena +370 389 55 816 +370 682 43 862 Eatery

ANYKŠČIAI TOWN mantic tour by a narrow-gauge rail- Journey by narrow gauge train to PLACES TO VISIT AND DISTRICT way to picturesque Lake. Rubikiai Lake – 4 hours, Anykščiai Regional Park, The area of Anykščiai has raised a “Wine Road” J. Biliūno 55, Anykščiai, number of writers such as: Antanas in Anykščiai Wine Enterprise – phone:+370 381 50 738, Baranauskas (1835-1902), Jonas 2 hours. fax.+370 381 50 739. Biliūnas (1879-1907), Antanas Vi- [email protected] enuolis (1882-1957). Memorial mu- MUSEUMS Fortune Light – the memorial of Lithuanian writer J.Biliūnas, seums of these writers are found in A. Baranausko ir A.Vienuolis-Žukauskas Liūdiškiai Mound Anykščiai and its surroundings. Anykščiai Church of St. Mathew, Anykščai is connected with Pane- Museum (Literature Museum) A.Vienuolio Str. 4, Anykščiai built in 1899-1909 vėžys by narrow gauge railway in neogothic style. used for tourist entertainments. It is Phone:+370-381 58 015 Little House of God, the oldest narrow railway in Europe J.Biliūnas Houmestead Vilniaus 35, Anykščiai, (Literature Museum) District location: Eastern Lithuania. functioning still yet. In 1999 the 100 phone:+370 381 54 432. Tourism Product District territory: 1765 km.2 anniversary of the railway was cel- Niūronių km. Anykščių District, Built in 1858 in boroque style a cul- District population: ebrated. www.baranauskas.lt phone:+370-381 51 722. ture centre placed in. 37.3 thousand inhabitants. A landscape Anukščiai surrounding Horse Museum, Troškūnai Church Anykščiai population: offers wanderfu8l possibilities for Niūronys village, of St. Trinity and Monastery, 12 thousand inhabitants. active holidays: Rubikiai Lake with Anykščiai District Troškūnai, Vytauto 1., Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, 16 islands suitable for yachting, Phone:+370 381 51 722. Anykščiai, phone: +370 381 56 245 Kaunas, Panevėžys. boating, picturesquare Šventoji Riv- It exhibits horse implements, unique Baroque styled built in 1789. A. Kolping Centre is placed in. Distance: Anykščiai- er is popular among water tourists. show of philately, tools of black- Vilnius: 118 km. Anykščiai TIC, Voruta Castle Mound, smiths and photographs of horse- 1 km. from Anykščiai,- the histori- Gegužės 1, LT-4930 Anykščiai, breeding history. The sport and folk cal – ladscape reserve. A castle stand The town of Anykščiai is located at phone/fax.+370 381 59 177, festival is arranged annualy in the there in XIII cnt. the confluence of the Šventoji and [email protected], first Saturday of June. Puntukas Stone, Anykšta Rivers. The name of the www.antour.lt www.arkliomuziejus.lt in Anykščiai Regional Park, 3 km. town was first mentioned in 1440 Sightseeing tours: Didžiuliai Memorial Homestead, from Anykščiai. It is one of the big- and it was granted the self-govern- Anykščiai and its surroundings: Griežionėlių km., Anykščių District, gest stones in Lithuania. ing rights in 1792. The St. Mathew by foot and by bus –2 hours, phone: +370 381 43 901. Burbiškis Manor, Church is the main accent of A.Baranauskas Museum The house of the most prominent Burbiškis, Anykščių District The manor included the list Anykščiai panorama. Built in 1899- and Exibition Hall people – Didžiulliai family, book 1909, neogothic, the tallest in Lithu- of Europe heritage objects. – 1 hour, smugllers. There was a book- Raguvėlė Manor, Raguvėlė, ania, with two towers and plentifully Horse Museum spreading centre in times of Lithu- Anykščių District decorated with wooden carvings and Fortune Light anian writing prohibition in Russian The neoclassical styled inside. Particularly tempting is a ro- Hill 2 hours by bus, regime times. compleū of buildings and park. Lithuanian 61

HOTEL Name Address Phone: fax. Rooms/ beds Facilities Liūdiškių 18, Anykščiai mindaugo. Conferennce facilities, sport MINDAUGO KARŪNA [email protected] +370 381 58 850 +370 381 58 850 37/100 hall, swimming pool, sauna, www.mindaugokaruna.lt caffe, bar

IGNALINA DISTRICT The unique nature of the District pre- Ignalina TIC: Ginučiai village, Ignalina reg. conditioned the establishment of the Ateities St. 18-A, Ignalina, Phone: +370 386 52 891, Aukštaitija National Park in 1974 in phone: +370 386 52 597, +370 616 29 366 its southeasten part, the first of such Fax. +370 386 53 148, Ignalina Atomic Power Station type in Lithuania. Its aim is to pre- [email protected], Visaginas town, Ignalina Reg. serve natural and cultural values of www.ignalina.lt/tic Phone: +370 386 29 911 northeastern Lithuania, organize sci- Sighseeing tours: Wooden Church and Bell Tower entific researches and cognitive tour- Small circle of Aukštaitija National of Palušė ism. The Aukštaitija National Park Park- 4 hours by car Palušė village, Ignalina Reg. covers an area of 40570 ha, half of Big circle of Aukštaitija National Phone/fax. +370 386 47 478. which belongs to Ignalina District, Park – 6 hours by car Barrow Exposition District location: Eastern Lithuania. and Utena and Švenčionys Districts Palūšė village, Ignalina reg. 2 District territory: 1496 km. manage the remaining two quarters. MUSEUMS Phone: +370 386 47 478 District population: 25.0 thousand Rural homesteads attract more and Ancient Beekeeping Museum Stone Age Settlement Exposition inhabitants. more attention presently. These oa- village, Ignalina Reg. Palūšė village, Ignalina reg. Ignalina Town population: 7.0 ses of peace decorated with original Phone: +370 386 52 891/47 430. Phone: +370 386 47 478 thousand inhabitants. national ornaments, famous for hos- A.Hrebnickio Museum Ginučiai castle mound “Rojus” (Paradise) Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, pitality and kindness of their owners Ginučiai village, Ignalina reg.

Manual Kaunas, 2007 by train from Vilnius, Rojus village Ignalina Reg. are established not only in the Eu- Phone: +370 386 47 478 Daugavpils. Phone: +370 386 45 472 rope–famous Aukštaitija National Ladakalnis Hill Distance Ignalina- Vilnius: 109 km. Industry is being developed outside PLACES TO VISIT Ginučiai village, Ignalina reg. This disrict is spotted with lakes and of the regional centre. Aukštaitija National Park Phone: +370 386 47 478 imparts a distinct sense of peace- The Ignalina atomic electric power Palušė village, Ignalina District station operates on the outskirts of Phone:+370 386 47 478, ART GALLERIES fulness and relaxation. Ignalina is Skaptukas, considered the lake capital of East- the region. It is a very interesting phone/fax. +370 386 53 135, Ažušilės 15, Ignalina, ern Lithuania and is one of the most spot to take an excursion. Just order [email protected], [email protected] popular places for tourists. a guide. Ginučiai Water-Mill phone: +370 386 53 782 GUEST HOUSES Name Address / e-mail Phone: fax. Beds / Palūšė village turizmas.anp@ 200 – summer houses without facilities 24- Palūšė Tourism Center +370 386 52 891 +370 386 52 891 is.lt modern equipped Seven lakes Palūšė village [email protected] +370 618 83 840 +370 5 260 4330 7 modern equipped rooms, 20 beds Ecological Education Center Meironys village [email protected] +370 615 35 082 +370 386 53 135 10 modern equipped rooms, 15 beds Ginučiai Water Mill Ginučiai village [email protected] +370 386 52 891 +370 386 52 891 15 – beds, common facilities Facilities for skiing, cross country skiing, ice Lithuania Winter Sports Center Sporto 3, Ignalina [email protected] +370 386 54 193 +370 386 54 102 skating 28 modern equipped rooms HOTEL Name Address / e-mail Phone: fax. Beds / Palūšė village turizmas.anp@ 200 – summer houses without facilities 24- Palūšė Tourism Center +370 386 52 891 +370 386 52 891 is.lt modern equipped Seven lakes Palūšė village [email protected] +370 618 83 840 +370 5 260 4330 7 modern equipped rooms, 20 beds Ecological Education Center Meironys village [email protected] +370 615 35 082 +370 386 53 135 10 modern equipped rooms, 15 beds Ginučiai Water Mill Ginučiai village [email protected] +370 386 52 891 +370 386 52 891 15 – beds, common facilities Facilities for skiing, cross country skiing, ice Lithuania Winter Sports Center Sporto 3, Ignalina [email protected] +370 386 54 193 +370 386 54 102 skating 28 modern equipped rooms B&B Address Owner Phone: Smėlio 23a, Ignalina, Aleksandras Anikinas +370 386 52 523 Tourism Tourism Product Smėlio 9, Ignalina, Kostė Šunevičienė +370 386 54 551 Budrių 63, Ignalina, Danutė Gylienė +370 386 53 671 Saulėtekio st.2, Ignalina Petras Račka +370 650 69 955 RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Address e-mail / www. Phone: Gražvydas Petrulis Antalksnė village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 685 61 936 Pranas Zubrickas Ažušilė village, Vidiškių ward, Ignalina District +370 686 98 470 Violeta Dapkuvienė Bendoriškė village, Ignalinos ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 688 92 261 Regina Maksimovienė Ginučiai village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 687 06 630 Algis Gaižutis Ginučiai village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 614 00 785 Remigijus Šinkūnas Ginučiai village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 698 15 384 Jonas Kazakevičius Antalksnė village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 686 85 080 Arnoldas Alešiūnas Girminiai village, Ignalinos ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 686 81 872 Jūratė Snieškienė Krivasalis village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 672 04 390 Vladė Adomavičienė Liminas village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 686 82 118 Vaidas Žilėnas Maciutiškės village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 614 43 745 www.miskniskes.lt info@ Valdas Danilevičius Miškiniškės village, Kazitiskio ward, Ignalina District +370 616 00 692 miskiniskes.lt Loreta Aleknienė Naujasodis village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 615 76 474 Laima Rakauskienė Naujasodis village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District lin [email protected] +370 698 18 583 Darius Vitas Pabiržė village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District http//dariusvitas.tinklapis.lt +370 698 80 317 Irena Ribokienė Palūšė village, Ignalinos ward, Ignalina District +370 615 25 322 Irena Veličkienė Palūšė village, Ignalinos ward, Ignalina District +370 615 16 463 Lithuanian 62

Eugenijus Malakauskas Palūšė village, Ignalinos ward, Ignalina District +370 386 54 000 Stasė Čepulienė Palušė village, Ignalinos ward, Ignalina District +370 673 65 670 Algimantas Kindurys Paukojė village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 680 77 164 Sigitas Kapočius Paukojė village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 698 39 611 Nijolė Jurgelevičienė Pusvarsnėliai village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 699 18 285 Bronė Bubulienė Ripelialaukis village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalinos District +370 688 31 969 Gumar Latypov Rimšė village, Rimšės ward, Ignalina District +370 656 09 786 Liudmila Bendorius Strigailiškis village, Ignalinos ward, Ignalina District +370 688 18 637 Gediminas Kraujalis Svedriškė village, Kazitiskio ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 610 12 212 Romualdas Zagorskis Vilnokai village, Rimšės ward, Ignalina District [email protected] +370 698 84 570 Regina Glebavičienė Velūnai village, Rimšės ward, Ignalina District +370 685 80 549 Antanas Kondratavicius Stripeikiai village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 615 10 847 Aldona Vyšniauskienė Paukojė village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 698 34 199 Algirdas Kirkila Šakarva village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 698 16 575 Edmundas Dapkus Antalksnė village, Linkmenų ward, Ignalina District +370 611 33 810 E.Bagdanavičienė Strigailiškis Village, Ignalina Distrisct +370 687 36 301 J.Bagočiūnienė Miškiniškės Village, Ignalina District +370 612 33 577 J.Bieliauskas Palūšės Village, Ignalina District +370 682 40 744 A.Bugailiškis Papiliakalnės Village Ignalina District +370 389 43 671 R.Bubnys Kančiogino Village Ignalina District +370 686 49 009 V.Gaidelis Ginučiai Village Ignalina District +370 687 39 339 A.Gudelis Palūšė Village Ignalina District +370 698 32 207 A.Jurgelevičius Pusvarsnėliai Village Ignalina District [email protected] +370 698 12 444 L.Kindurienė Kaukiškės Village Ignalina District [email protected] +370 652 70 651 J.Koženkova Biečiūnai Village Ignalina District +370 614 13 998 A.Lingė Panižiškės Village Ignalina District +370 686 36 915

CAMPSITE Manual 2007 Name Address / e-mail Phone: fax. The campsite can accommodate up to 14 Palūšė Camp Palūšė village [email protected] +370 386 52891 +370 386 52 891 campers and is suitable for tenting.

CONFERENCE Name Address / e-mail Phone: ŽUVĖDRA Mokyklos 11, Ignalina [email protected] +370 386 52 314 The hall will seat 40 J. BAGOČIŪNIENĖ Miškiniškės village, Ignalina District +370 616 00 692 The hall will seat 50 EATING OUT Name Address Phone: / fax. Cuisine Lithuanian, Culinary Heritage certifi- PALŪŠĖ Palūšė village, Ignalina District +370 386 47436 cated PADVARĖS KARČIAMA Strigailiškis village Ignalina District +370 386 50018 Lithuanian LAIKO RATAS village, Ignalina District +370 612 92733 Lithuanian TĖVIŠKĖLĖ Vasario 16-osios St.2, Ignalina +370 386 52 540, +370 615 21 855 ŽUVEDRA Mokyklos 11, Ignalina +370 386 52314 European

MOLĖTAI DISTRICT The Country Museum in Molėtai MUSEUMS Picture Gallery introduces its history, customs and Alanta Estate Etnographic and Glass Museum, places of interest. There is a Fish- Exposition and Picture Gallery, Balninkų village, Molėtų District, ing Museum in Mindūnai exhibiting Naujasodis, Molėtai District, phone: +370 383 44 225. fishing tools and trophies. A charm- phone: +370 383 58 456; ing church is built of plain crude Molėtai Regional Museum, PLACES TO VISIT stones in Stirniai. Inturkės 4, Molėtai, Astronomical Observatory, Lithuanian Ethnocosmology Centre phone: +370 383 51138 ; , Molėtų District, in Kulioniai attracts a lot of visitors. Ethnocosmological Museum, phone: +370 383 45 444, Kulionys, Molėtai District, Having started a tour from the un- +370 383 55 425; phone: +370 383 45 424, derground gallery of the Museum, Arnionys Manor Ensemble, District location: Eastern Lithuania. +370 383 45 424 ; Arnionys, Molėtai District, 2 we finish it under the sky, taking a District territory: 1368 km. Ethnographical Farmstead Built in XVIII cnt. District population: glimpse of a picturesque Molėtai and an Ancient Observatory views. Inturkė Church, Inturkė, 26.1 thousand inhabitants. of Celestial Bodies, Molėtai District, wooden church The museum can be visited at night Molėtai Town population: Kulionys, Molėtų District, of XVIII cnt. with the aim to watch distant objects 7.4 thousand inhabitants. phone: +370 383 45 424, Rudesa Church and Chaptel, Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, of the Universe through a telescope. +370 383 45 444; Rudesa cemetery, Molėtai District. Tourism Product Kaunas, Utena, Ignalina, Didžiokai Chapel Gallery, Just call in advance. The buildings of XVIII cnt. Anykščiai, Panevežys. Didžiokai, Molėtų District Distance Molėtai- Vilnius: 62 km. Dubingiai Museum Alanta Manor, Moletai TBIC: Alanta, Molėtai District. Well-pre- Moletai is popular tourist destination Inturkės 4, Molėtai, of Regional Studies, served manor house complex of all the year round. The countryside phone: +370 698 43 008, Dubingiai school, Molėtų District, of Molėtai offers pleasant recreation phone: +370 383 53236, XVIII cnt. Guesthouse placed in. phone/fax. +370 383 51 187, Baltadvaris Castle remains, both in summer and winter. There are [email protected], +370 383 53110, plenty of possibilities to stay in rural Mindūnai Fishing Videniškių ward, Baltadvaris, tourism accommodation, in summer- www.infomoletai.lt Museum, Mindūnai, Molėtai District houses or to put up a tent near lake. A For active rest Molėtų District, Gilužiai Etnograpfical Village, great treasure of this land’s nature is possibilities contact: phone: +370 383 44 690, Gilužiai, Balninkų ward, the woods (26.6 %). There are more Molėtai Rest Centre, +370 383 44 669, Molėtai District than 300 lakes here. The land is eco- Inturkės 4, Molėtai, Videniškiai Monastry Museum, Liesėnai Mound, Liesėnai, Vide- logically clean and free of industry phone: +370 383 51 560; Videniškiai, Molėtų District, niškių ward, Molėtai District, the polluting the environment. fax. +370 383 51 414. phone: +370 383 43 632, mound and the ancient settlement. GUEST HOUSE Name Address Phone: Beds Facilities Price/ Lt GERUGNĖ Vilniaus 66c, Molėtai +370 614 03 583 6 Restaurant, car parking 30 SENOJI UŽEIGA Vilniaus 29, Molėtai +370 676 04 463 10 Restaurant, car parking 60 Levaniškiai, Molėtai Dis- GUBA +370 655 12 639 16 Car parking 30 trict. Lithuanian 63

REST HOUSES Name Address / e-mail Phone: Beds Facilities Price/ Lt BALTIEJI LAKAJAI Antalakaja, Mindūnų ward, Molėtai District +370 685 03 938 60 Boat rental, sauna 15-20 BEBRUSAI Zamokėliai, Inturkės ward, Molėtai District +370 687 38 317 80 Boat rental, sauna, playgrounds 20-25 DUBINGIAI Giraičių village, Dubingių ward, Molėtai District +370 383 47 126 70 Boat rental, sauna, tennis 70-100 Boat rental, sauna, basketball, football KAMUŽĖ Kamužių village, Mindūnų ward, Molėtai District +370 687 30 903 90 12 playgrounds PAPARTIS Pabebrusė, Inturkės ward, Molėtai District +370 611 59 567 65 Hot water, TV, boat rental, sauna 20-25 BELVILIS Kirneilė, Luokesos ward, Molėtai District +370 656 94 914 70 Hot water, boat rental, sauna 50-100 RŪTA Kirneilė, Luokesos ward, Molėtai District +370 686 66 750 90 Boat rental, sauna 10 – 15 TOLIEJA Paviliškių village, Čiulėnų ward, Molėtai District +370 383 45 413 150 Boat rental, parking, sauna 15-30 ASVEJA Giraičių village, Dubingių ward, Molėtai District +370 616 16 016 40 Boat rental, sauna 25-40 RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Owner Address /e- mail Phone: Facilities J. Baldišienė Kraujelių village, Mindūnų ward, Molėtai District +370 611 53 394 WC, sauna, sport playgrounds J. Balynas Kirneilės village, Luokesos ward, Molėtai District, +370 686 53 508 30 m.from a lake, near rest house, sauna 2 km. from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, In the settlement, J. Beinoras Aukštaičių 6, Alantos ward Molėtai District, +370 383 58 104 sauna P. Bareikis Babilninkų village, Suginčių ward, Molėtai District, +370 618 62 421 50 m.from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, sauna M. Bloch Antapuntės village, Luokesos ward, Molėtai District +370 655 84 214 50 m. from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, seading 300m.from a lake/ 30m.from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor E. Žala Antalakajos village, Mindūnų ward, Molėtai District, +370 698 13 810 seading, boat, sauna R.Graužinis Pagaluonės II village, Mindūnų ward, Molėtai District +370 616 22 087 WC, boat, sauna Sodo Ave. 13, Naujasodžio village, Alantos ward Molėtai Dis- V. Juočepys +370-383 58 469 3 km. from a lake, WC, In the settlement, sauna trict, J.Kraujalis Paaisetės II village, Molėtai District +370 614 90 012 WC outside, boat, basketball playground, sauna Manual 2007 2 km. from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, in the settlement, F. Laivys Naujasodžio village, Alantos ward, Molėtai District, +370 383 58 480 sauna P. Laurinavičius Juodakampio village, Mindūnų ward, Molėtai District +370 688 13 809 WC outside, sauna, sport playgrounds Kulionių village, Suginčių ward, Molėtai District, V. Marozas +370 698 22 442 50 m. from lake, WC, bathroom indoor, steading, sauna [email protected] G.Arlauskienė Babilninkai Village, Suginčiai Ward, Molėtai District +370 612 67 349 by the lake, WC Dirvoniškio village, Joniškio ward, Molėtai District, A. Strolis +370 383 59 169 50 m.from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, steading, sauna [email protected] V. Verikas Antamalkestės village, Čiulėnų ward, Molėtai District, +370 687 34 003 30m from lake, WC indoor, steading, sauna A. Verkauskas Laumikonių village, Dubingių ward. Molėtai District, +370 686 57 927 500 m.from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, Steading, sauna A. Vižinis Babilninkų village, Suginčių ward, Molėtai District, +370 616 26 636 20 m. from lake, WC, bathroom indoor, steading, sauna J. Vyšniauskas Juodiškių village, Čiulėnų ward, Molėtai District, +370 675 10 770 50 m. from lake, WC, near rest house, sauna V. Telksnys Alaušų st., Balninkai, Molėtai District +370 686 90 028 50 m. from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, seading, sauna V. Židonis Kirneilės village, Luokesos ward, Molėtai District, +370 688 13 458 50m from lake, near rest house, sauna K. Žilėnas Pagraužės village, Suginčių ward, Molėtai District, +370 682 29 865 50 m. from lake, WC, bathroom indoor, steading, sauna A. Ustinovas Parašės village, Mindūnų ward, Molėtai District +370 699 41 200 70 m. from a lake, WC, bathroom indoor, seading, sauna S. Žiagūnas Gėliogaliai, Balninkai ward, Molėtai District +370 610 04 871 200 m. from lake, wc, bathroom indoor, sauna V. Leišienė Taitiškės, Čiulėnai ward, Molėtai District +370 656 79 126 50 m. from lake, wc, sauna B. Kazlauskas Balninkai, Balninkų ward, Molėtai District +370 614 04 956 50 m. from lake, wc, bathroom indoor S. Žukauskas Giraitė Village, Dubingiai Ward, Molėtai District + 370 687 32 066 by the lake, WC S. Jablonskienė Gojus, Luokesos ward, Molėtai District +370 698 36 784 50 m. from lake, wc. Bathroom R. Tamulėnas Gojus, Luokesa ward, Molėtai District +370 699 94 717 100 m. from lake, wc, bathroom, sauna R. Kisielienė Jurkiškiai Village, Dubingiai Ward, Molėtai District +370 686 10 354 by the lake, WC, sauna V. Žukauskienė Valančiai, Suginčiai ward, Molėtai District +370 687 18 241 50m. from lake, wc, sauna, bathroom D.Šeštokienė Babilninkai. Suginčiai ward, Molėtai District +370 611 98 951 100 m. from lake, wc, bathroom, sauna A. Verikas Pakrovai, Inturkės ward, Molėtai District +370 612 55 080 50 m. from lake, wc, bathroom, sauna +370 650 11 093 A.Razgūnas Kaulakiai Village, Luokesa Ward, Molėtai District by the lake, WC, sauna +370 686 10 354 J. Kurejevas Žalktynė, Molėtai District +370 698 23 166 100 m. from lake, wc, sauna, bathroom R.Rabcevičienė Malūnėlis Village, Joniškis Ward, Molėtai District +370 622 22 290 by the lake, sauna D. Laurinavičius Martyniškiai, Giedraičiai ward, Molėtai District +370 682 51 308 50 m. from lake, wc, sauna, bathroom E. Vorobjovas Šniūrai, Molėtai District +370 614 16 560 50 m. from lake, wc, bathroom +370 383 56 216, G.Petrošytė Želva Village, Suginčiai Ward, Molėtai District by the lake, WC, sauna +370 611 11 113 A.Babelienė Luokesa Village, Luokesa Ward, Molėtai District +370 652 94 014 by the lake, WC, sauna G.Meidus Vidugirio Village, Mindūnai Ward, Molėtai District +370 685 7116 by the lake, WC, sauna CAMPING SITE Tourism Tourism Product Name Address Phone: / fax. Facilities Showers, washrooms and toilets, 24 lots for campers, installed Lake Grabuostas, Village Žalvariai, Molėtai +370 383 50 073 APPLE ISLAND with power and water supply, cafe-bar, beach, tennis courts, mini District +370 383 50 080 golf.

Showers, washrooms and toilets, 20 lots for campers, installed IGNATURAS Mindūnai, Molėtai District +370 614 44 445 with power and water supply, boats, canoes. EATING OUT Name Address Phone: / fax. Cuisine DONATELO Vilniaus 42 +370 383 52 009 Italian LELIJA Vilniaus 55, Molėtai +370 383 52 825 European, caffe GOJAUS SMUKLĖ Gojaus village, Molėtai +370 383 94 717 Lithuanian pizeria MINDUVA Mindūnai, Molėtai District +370 383 44 640 European MIGLĖ Amatų 3, Molėtai +370 383 52 831 European, caffe PAS HOFMANĄ Inturkės 6, Molėtai +370 383 51 631 Bar – biliard club SUVALKIJA Alanta, Molėtai District +370 383 58 167 Lithuanian GERUGNĖ Vilniaus 66c, Molėtai +370 383 51 145 European, Restaurant SENOJI UŽEIGA Vilniaus 29, Molėtai +370 676 04 463 Lithuanian ZODIAKAS Vilnius-Utena road, Molėtai District +370 5 276 8714 Lithuanian ŽIRMUNUOSE Inturkės 51, Molėtai +370 383 51 533 Beer pub Lithuanian 64

ZARASAI DISTRICT tury Zarasai revived again. At the end arts galery, of the XVIII century there was a cus- village Būgos 31a, Dusetos, Zarasai tom-house, which gave permission to District, sell flax in Riga (Latvia). phone: +370 385 56 878, Zarasai land provides the wonderful +370 686 65 142, possibilities for sightseeing and active [email protected] rest. There are a lot of different muse- ums present the history, the culture of PLACES TO VISIT the folk artists, the nature values and Gražutė Regional Park, honoury people once lived there and Dariaus ir Girėno 28a, Zarasai, phone: picturesquare landscape forces the +370 385 37 030, + District location: visitor to return there next year. +370 385 37 031, North- Eastern Lithuania. Zarasai TIC: [email protected] http//www.visaginas.lt/ District territory: 1334 km.2 Sėlių 22, Zarasai, Sartai Regional Park, ACCOMODATION AUKŠTAITI- District population: phone: +370 385 37 171, Melioratorių 15, Dusetos, JA 23 thousand inhabitants. [email protected], Zarasai District, Veteranų Str. 9, Visaginas, Zarasai population: www.zarasai.lt/tic phone: +370 385 56 849, [email protected], 9 thousand inhabitants. +370 687 38 463, phone: +370 386 74 858 Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, MUSEUMS [email protected] fax.: +370 386 50 685 Kaunas and Utena. Musuem of Zarasai Region, Stelmužė oak-tree - one of the oldest TATJANOS D.Bukonto 20/1, Zarasai, in Europe.It is over 1500 years old. Stelmužė The Holy Cross Church, GOLOSKOKOVOS B&B Distance Zarasai- Vilnius: 143 km. phone: +370 385 52 456, Visaginas, Energetikų Str. 5-1, [email protected] Stelmužė, Zarasai District It con- The first inhabitants of this land tains unique late Renaissance wood [email protected], were Finnish- Ugrish nomands and Energetics Museum, phone: +370 685 27 107 Tiltiškės village, Zarasai District, carvings. Built in 1650 used an axe fishermen. The Balt tribe of Seliai only, without neither any saw and CATERING PAS LOKĮ phone: +370615 24 026 is mentioned in the documents of iron nails. Visaginas, Taikos Ave. 23, Grand Duke Mindaugas. Later it as- Museum – House of poet Manual 2007 The Slave Tower was built in the phone: +370 386 73 458 similated with main Lithuanians and A.Vienažindis, XVIII century. It said, that serfs used Latvians ethnic groups. Gipėnai village, Zarasai District, to be imprisoned here, after it got Zarasai was established at the end phone: +370 385 39 234 such name. of the XV century and at the begin- Memorial Museum Church was built in 1906- MARIJAMPOLĖ COUNTY ning of the XVI century. At the be- of linguist village Būga, 1911 in Neogothical style and has ginning it was an estate. On a island Pažiegė village, Zarasai District, rectangular form with the tower of of the lake Zarasai a monastery and phone: +370 385 52 456 78m high. a church were built. The place suited Antazavė Local Museum, The place of manifestation of holy very well for living as the important Antazavė village, Zarasai District, Virgin Mary, Kvintiškės village, trade road from central Lithuania to phone: +370 385 41 316 Zarasai District Ryga and Pskov crossed it. The town J.Žilinskienė The ancient tools exposition of felt into decay during the Nord War. „Maritime museum”, beer beverage, Dusetos farmstead, In 1708-1711 the plague reduced the Vilniaus 10, Salakas, Zarasai District, number of inhabitants considerably. Zarasai District, phone: +370 385 56 653, In the second half of the XVIII cen- phone: +370 385 59 494 +370 686 48 890 RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION Administrative centre: Marijampolė. Rooms/ Owner Address /e-mail Phone/ County territory: 4470 km.2 places „Antalieptės Bajotiškės village, Zarasai District [email protected], www. +370-612 2 30 49 County population: 9/20 marios“ antalieptes.lt +370-385 4 55 90 187.6 thousand inhabitants. B.Urbonienė Pakniškės village, Zarasai District +370-614 8 86 48 5/14 Consists of: Kalvarija, Kazlų Rūda +370-385 5 66 53 E.Čižienė Dusetos village, Zarasai District [email protected] 3/11 Municipalities, Marijampolė, Šakiai +370-686 4 88 90 and Vilkaviškis Districts. +370-652 2 82 91 „Ustas“ Pakerniškės village, Zarasai District, [email protected] 4/12 Distance Marijampolė- +370-699 3 37 61 G.Petrus, Neptunas Daubariškės village, Zarasai District, [email protected], Vilnius: 139 km. +370-699 1 93 13 3/6 House www.neptunas.lt/house Bikūnai village, Zarasai District, +370-385 4 31 34 MARIJAMPOLĖ DISTRICT L.Trimonis 7/16 [email protected], trimonis.w3.lt +370-686 0 46 65 +370-385 4 55 49 „Juodvaris“ Vitkuškės village, Zarasai District, lr.w3.lt/motel/ 11/22 +370-612 1 66 92 +370-676 3 93 99 „Paštys“ Davainiai village, Zarasai District -/30 +370-676 3 93 95 +370-5 2 13 16 82 „Cibulinė“ Cibulinė village, Zarasai District, [email protected] 4/12 +370-687 3 04 50 +370-652 3 32 32 „Pasartėlė“ Didžiadvaris village, Zarasai District -/15 +370-611 4 38 89 +370-610 7 83 91 V.Nakutis Siratava village, Zarasai District, www.sodyba.mums.lt 3/12 +370-680 2 79 47

+370-385 3 90 00 Tourism Product V.Černiauskas Suviekas village, Zarasai Distict 5/15 +370-698 0 63 02 District location: +370-698 7 05 15 „Prie Kumpuolio“ Indučiai village, Zarasai District, [email protected] -/30 Southern Lithuania. +370-612 9 24 42 District territory: 755 km.2 „Sigitos sodyba“ Siratava village, Zarasai District, www.sigitossodyba.w3.lt +370-650 4 54 15 3/10 Mukuliai village, Zarasai District, [email protected], www.sodyba. District population: D. Spirikavičius +370-698 3 23 88 11/22 soltera.lt 70.5 thousand inhabitants. L. Seibutienė Bikėnai village, Zarasai District, www.degesa.lt +370-685 4 44 50 2/6 Marijampolė Town population: +370-699 4 62 82, G. ir A. Galvydžiai Grybiškės village, Zarasai District 4/10 48.7 thousand inhabitants. +370-685 4 41 81 Arrival: by bus, train from Camping Zarasai Kauno 53, Zarasai +370-385 3 71 71 Zarasai water sports Laukesa village, Zarasai Distric, [email protected], www. +370-385 5 34 26, Vilnius, Kaunas. 17/54 center poilsiobaze.lt +370-687 3 96 26 Situated near the River Šešupė Marijampolė is the largest town EATING OUT of the Suvalkija (Sūduva) region. Name Address Phone: / fax. Cuisine Marijampolė is an industrial centre. PERLAS Vilniaus 16, Zarasai +370-385 3 07 13 European, caffe The history of the town started from DIANA Šiaulių 3, Zarasai +370-385 5 23 37 European, caffe MONOPOLIS Sėlių 8, Zarasai +370-385 3 05 45 European, caffe- restaurant 1667 and in 1792 Marijampolė was +370-698 2 94 27 granted the town rights. The expres- RAMŪNAS Dusetos village, Zarasai District, +370-385 5 66 53 Beer pub, culinary heritage sive Church of St.Michael the Archan- ČIŽAS BEER [email protected], +370-686 4 88 90 sertificated gel erected in 1818-1824 was rebuilt www.culinary-heritage.com several times, last in 1914. The church PIKŲ DAMA Sarokiškės village, Zarasai District, +370-385 5 44 47 Caffe- culinary heritage sert- houses many valuable XVIII and XIX www.culinary-heritage.com +370-610 2 42 06 ificated century paintings. In the J.Jablonskis BIKĖNŲ UŽEIGA Bikėnai village, Zarasai District, +370 685 4 44 50 Caffe- culinary heritage sert- High School there is a rich museum www.culinary-heritage.com ificated DEGUČIŲ KARČIAMA Degučiai village, Zarasai District +370-688 7 59 74 European, caffe always open to visitors. You can visit +370-618 2 90 12 the Sculpture Garden of sculptures of Lithuanian 65

local artist J.Narušis. The Lithuanian www.marijampole.lt LEISURE phone: +370 343 91 705 prose-writer Žemaitė (1845-1921) The Tauras Regiment INTERNET READING MARIJAMPOLĖ was buried in Marijampolė. Partisans and Exile Museum ROOM ENTERSA BASKETBALL CENTER The most impressive place in the Vytauto 29, Marijampolė Mokolų Str. 59-1, Marijampolės m., V. Kudirkos Str. 24, County of Marijampolė is Vištytis Phone: +370 343 50 754 phone: +370 343 52 271 Marijampolės m., Lake Regional Park, glorified by nu- The Memorial Museum INTERNETO READING [email protected], merous fairy–tales and legends. of the President village Grinius ROOM IN phone: +370 343 51 576 Marijampole Municipality Bažnyčios 23, Marijampolė. PUBLIC INTERNET CENTER Phone: +370 343 92 636, 91 363 P.BUTLERIENĖS STREET http//www.marijampole.lt/ P. Butlerienės Str. 3, Marijampolės Draugystės Str. 5, Marijampolės m., The Museum of Cinema m., Marijampolės sav Regional Ethnography Kauno Str. 13, Marijampolė, INTERNETO READING Vytauto 29, Marijampolė phone: +370 343 54 787, ROOM IN KAUNO STREET Phone: +370 343 56 288, www.cinema.lt Kauno Str. 15, Marijampolės m., ACCOMMODATION POSSIBILITIES Name Address / e-mail Phone: Fax. Beds SUDAVIJA Hotel Sodo 1a, Marijampolė, [email protected] +370 343 52 995 +370 343 52 926 5/12 MARIRESTA Motel Stoties 51, Marijampole, [email protected] +370 343 71 488 +370 343 72 576 11/32 ARVI Hotel V. Kudirkos 24, Marijampolė, [email protected] +370 343 54 581 +370 343 51 576 6/10 Zilina Motel Gedimino 110, Marijampolė +370 343 55 749 +370 343 56 613 7/17

ATERING J. Basanavičiaus Str. a. 5, Gedimino Str. 6, Marijampolės m., m., Marijampolės self-government, ABIPUS SIENOS Marijampolės m., Marijampolės Marijampolės self-government, [email protected], Marijampolės self-government, self-government, phone: +370 343 92 645 phone: +370 343 76 773 Marijampolė, Sporto Str. 5-14a, phone: +370 698 81 378 PIZZA JAZZ SURDOKO ALAUS BARAS phone: +370 343 77 642 KETA Marijampolės self-government, Marijampolės self-government, D. STAČIOKIENĖS KAVINĖ Marijampolės self-government, Marijampolė, V. Kudirkos Str. 24, Marijampolė, P. Armino Str. 62, Manual J. Basanavičiaus 2007 Str. a. 1, Marijampolė, Gedimino Str. 14a, phone: +370 343 91 333 phone: +370 343 53 815 Marijampolės m., Marijampolės phone: +370 343 52 264 R.KOSTIUŠKEVIČIENĖS ACTIVITIES self-government, MARIRESTOS KAVINĖ KAVINĖ GELMIŲ STICHIJA – Diving, phone: +370 343 90 094 Marijampolės self-government, Marijampolės self-government, Kauno Str. 15, Marijampolė, IEVA Marijampolė, Stoties Str. 51, cen- Marijampolė, Vytauto Str. 44, Marijampolės self-government, Marijampolės self-government, [email protected], phone: +370 343 52 259 phone: +370 343 54 626, Marijampolė, Gedimino Str. 10, phone: +370 343 71 417 SENAMIESČIO KAVINĖ fax. +370 343 54 626 phone: +370 343 56 525 NICA Marijampolės self-government, SVEIKATOS BANGA- KAMPAS Marijampolės self-government, Marijampolė, Gedimino Str. 3 swimming pool, Marijampolės self-government, Marijampolė, Laisvės Str. 24, phone: +370 343 56 504 Mokolų Str. 61, Marijampolė, Marijampolė, Kauno Str. 22 phone: +370 343 92 069 SERVISO KAVINĖ-BARAS Marijampolės self-government, KAVINUKĖ PANDA Kauno Str. 139A, Marijampolės phone: +370 343 57 047 VILKAVIŠKIS DISTRICT Vilkaviškis is one of the oldest MUSEUMS tinguishes the ridged Kylininkai hill towns of the Suvalkija region, and Vilkaviškis District Museum chain. Forest can be proud of oaks was mentioned for the first time in Paežeriai village, Šeimena ward, of 300 years old as well as pines and the XVI century. During the different Vilkaviškis District, spruces of 200 yeas old. There pop- stages of its history, the territory in phone: +370 342 46 399; ples Lake Vistytis covered by hills the regions has fallen under the hands +370 656 05 577 from all sides. On its strand there is of the Prussians, Poles and Russians. [email protected] a path in the Šilelis forest that leads During the time of the banning of J. Basanavičius’ Museum Ožkaba- to a sacred springlet.on the edge the Lithuanian language in the Latin liai village, ward, of the park there broods the Great script, Vilkaviškis became the centre Vilkaviškis District, tracked Vistytis rock. of the printing and spreading of ille- phone: +370 342 69 365; Vištytis Regional Park, gal literature throughout the country. Museum of V. Kudirka Vytauto 8, Vištytis, Vilkaviškis Dis- Location Southern Lithuania The District covers the picturesque Paežeriai village, Pilviškiai ward, trict, Territory 1, 259 km.2 Vištytis Regional Park, established Vilkaviškis District, phone: +370 342 63 532, Population 52, 500 with the aim of protecting the unique phone: +370 342 46 399. www.omnitel.net/vistytispark; Getting there by bus from Kaunas natural values of the Vištytis lake sur- PLACES OF INTEREST [email protected] ; Vilkaviškis Cathedral built in 1881 and Marijampolė roundings. Residents of Vilkaviskis region have in the Romanic style. Distance from Vilnius 162 km. Many Lithuanians of note were born something to be proud of, especially in the Vilkaviškis District, among of natural values. 62 lakes and 14 Paežeriai Manor Paežeriai, Vilkaviškis Tourism and Busi- Vilkaviškis District. A Classical style ness Information Centre. them J. Basanavičius, known as mounds lay in the territory of the the father of Lithuanian indepen- count. Natural values are protected building built in 1799. it has been one J. Basanavičius street. 7, Vilkavis- of the most significant cultural and dence, as well as the author of the in the Širvinta hydrographical as kis, educational centres in Sūduva region. www.vilkaviskisinfo.lt, Lithuanian national anthem, Vincas well as in the Virbalgiris botanical and zoological conservation areas, The region museum mounts station- [email protected] Kudirka, plus the poets S. Nėris, vil- ary archaeological, natural and orni- Tourism Tourism Product and Vistytis Regional Park. Its ex- Phone/fax. +370 342 20 525 lage Bradūnas and sculptor P. Rimša thological and historical exhibitions. Mob.+370 652 46 055 among others. pressive and picturesque relief dis- ACCOMMODATION Name Address/http Phone: Fax. Rooms/Beds **Širvinta Hotel J Basanavičiaus Str. a.5, Vilkaviškis, www.sirvinta.lt +370 342 51 345 +370 342 20 019 26/29 Camping Pušelė Vistytis village, Vilkaviškis District +370 342 47 509 15/40 Camping Viktorija Vistytis village, Vilkaviškis District, www.viktorija.lt +370 342 47 521 80/300 B&B Owner Address Phone: J. Mačys Žirgėnai village, Vištytis ward +370 342 20 720, +370 686 75 766 P. Arbatauskienė Žvejų 2, Vištytis, Vilkaviškis District +370 686 79 344 J. Norbutas village, Vilkaviškis distric +370 699 35 675 EATING OUT Name Address Phone: ERDVĖ J. Basanavičiaus Str. a. 3a, Vilkaviškis +370 342 51 860 PEGASAS Vytauto 105, +370 342 51 530 ARKA Gedimino 3, Vilkaviškis +370 342 51 004 DU GAIDELIAI Vytauto 93, Vilkaviškis +370 342 53 783 KAPČIUS Paežeriai village, Šeimena ward, Vilkaviškis District +370 342 57 070 AUKSO RAGAS Paežeriai village, Šeimena ward, Vilkaviškis District +370 342 46 317 LEDAS J. Basanavičiaus Str. 15, Kybartai, Vilkaviškis District +370 342 30 532 RŪTA J. Basanavičiaus Str. 62, Kybartai, Vilkaviškis District +370 342 30 055 SENBUVIAI J. Basanavičiaus Str. 52, Kybartai, Vilkaviškis District +370 342 30 710

Lithuanian SANTA BARBARA Barauciznos village, Seimenos ward, Vilkaviskio District 66

ŠAKIAI DISTRICT burrows spreading out from Pavilki- Museum of Dr. Vincas Kudirka forest park. Four row alley of silver jys to Sudargas for 34 km. Šakiai Dis- Vincas Kudirka street 29, Kudirkos maple trees, old alleys of chestnut trict- it’s vast plains, as much as eye Naumiestis, Šakiai District, trees, lime trees, oaks make the can see, carve the Nemunas riverside. phone: +370 345 57451 landscape very unique. Eight paths Blue ribbons of Nemunas, Šešupė Museum and native home of the form star in the middle of the park. and smaller rivers with deep valleys linguist J. Jablonskis ir Rygiškiai Classicism style Zypliai manor and and gullies here and there diversify village, Šakiai District park Zypliai, Šakiai District. Zypliai monotonous plains. 68% of the terri- Wood museum in Lakėčiai manor located 2 km. from Lukšiai, tory is fertile soil, 21%- forests, 2%- Šakiai District already exhausted by time changes water, 2% - roads and the rest 7%- testify about rich past. At the norther Location Southwest of Lithuania cities, towns, settlements and areas PLACES TO VISIT side of the palase there is still alive Territory 1453 km.2 of other purposes. The Municipality Travelers and people of culture are old Zypliai oak tree – nature monu- Population 38, 475 is divided into 14 regions, namely attracted not only by fascinating ment. Getting there by bus , Gelgaudiškis, Griškabūdis, Nemunas riverbanks, but old man- Novaraistis ornithological reservation from Kaunas and Vilnius Kiduliai, Kriūkai, Kudirkos Naumi- ors as well. Šakiai District. The riches of Novara- Distance from Vilnius 150 km., estis, Lekėčiai, Lukšiai, Plokščiai, Gelgaudiškis Manor palase and park istis ornithological reservation occu- from Kaunas 62 km. , Slavikai, Sudargas, Šakiai Gelgaudiškis, Šakiai District. A neo- pying the area of 600 ha are invalu- Šešupės Euroregion Tourism and Žvirgždaičiai. Modern gnera- classicism style building was built able. Every year in autumn thousands Information Centre. tion of Šakiai populiationcontinues 1842-1846 under the rule of baron of long-legged cranes gather here be- V. Kudirkos street 61/1, and preserves traditions and ethno- Str. Kiodelis. Old park extends to fore flying to worm countries. LT-71126 Šakiai cultural heritage of the Districtand www.sesupe.lt, [email protected] kindly invites to visit hospitable CATERING Phone/fax. +370 345 51 626 land of Zanavykai. Name Address Phone: Mob. +370 618 71 201 KIBA V. Kudirkos 61/1, Šakiai +370 345 60 017 The territory of Šakiai Region Munic- MUSEUMS PO ROTUŠE Bažnyčios 4, Šakiai +370 345 60 221 ipality is one of the ecologically clean- Zanavykai region museum in CENTRAS V. Kudirkos 63/1 +370 345 52 281 Manual 2007 est places in Lithuania. Seven nature Girėnai village, Šakiai District, PAS MINDAUGA , Šakiai District +370 345 57 880 reservations protect the beauty of the phone: +370 345 45 635 DRAUGAS Girėnų village, Šakiai District +370 345 60 579 area. Numerous rivulets, mounds and [email protected] VAKARŲ UŽUOVĖJA Vakarų 17, Gelgaudiškis +370 610 64 390 ACCOMMODATION Name Address Phone: Fax. Rooms/Beds Hotel „Liepa“ Šešupės Str. 2, Šakiai +370 686 57 346 Country tourism estate Address Piesčių village, Šakiai District, „Slėnio namas“ +370 699 18191 5/20 www.slenionamas.w3.lt „Suvalkiečio sodyba“ Pervazninkų village, Šaliai District +370 686 10 574 +370 447 72 934 6/20 „Vinkšnupis“ Judrių village, Šaliai District, [email protected] +370 650 19 346 3/4 „Verigynė“ Pušyno 40, Lekėčiai, [email protected] +370 687 86 066 +370 345 47 629 6/14 „Mockynė“ Mikytų vollage, Šakiai District, www.mockyne.lt +370 699 99 956 7/20 Ploščių village, Šakiai District, „Valuntynė“ +370 682 24 01 16 2/6 [email protected] Maštaičių village, Šakiai District, „Nemuno vingis“ +370 610 18 488 4/12 www.nemunovingis.ten.lt Kukarskės village, Šakiai District, V. Galvelienės Kukarskė +370 682 42 595 2/4 [email protected]

A. Danieliaus Ažuolupių village, Šakiai District +370 686 45 874 Sintautų akademija P. Vaičaičio 34, Sintautai, [email protected] +370 687 78 860 7/20

KAZLŲ RUDA TELŠIAI COUNTY TELŠIAI DISTRICT V. Mačernis, P. Genys, and E. Cinzas. MUNICIPALITY Telšiai is known for its Alka Museum that houses many items of Samogi- tia’s distinctive cultural heritage. It includes folk art and materials de- picting the cultural life of the region’s estates, its history and nature. There is also a very interesting open-air Countryside Museum of Samogitia, with authentic buildings from the XIX and early XX century, and a wooden windmill where internation- al folklore festivals are held there. Artist and jeweler Akfredas Jonusas, http//www.kazluruda.lt/index.php Administrative Centre: Telšiai. District location: Tourism Product County territory: 4350 km.2 North- Western Lithuania. the founder of Samogitian Japanese ACCOMMODATION County population: District territory: 1439 km.2 Association, has founded Samogitian Japanese farmstead museum. There ANTANO VILIMO 179.885 thousand inhabitants. District population: you can see a pagoda model of the STANČIAUSKO FARMSTEAD Consists of: Mažeikiai, Plungė, 57.722 thousand inhabitants. oldest shrine in the world Horiudzi, Katinų village, Jankų sen., Telšiai Districts and Telšiai population: a copy of mask Okame of No theatre Kazlų Rūdos, . 32.809 thousand inhabitants. and much more. phone: +370 687 86 390 The Telšiai County offers such tour- Arrival: by bus and train from Vil- The District contains a number of GUDELIŲ KARČIAMA ist attractions as Samogitian Japanese nius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. state preserved territories as fol- Kazlų Rūdos self-government, farmstead museum, Žemaičiai Coun- Distance Telšiai-Vilnius: 301 km. lows: Germantas, Minija, Žąsūgala Kazlų Rūdos sen., , try life museum and Samogitian mu- Telšiai is the capital of the distinc- Lanscape Reserves, Girgždutė and [email protected], seum “Alka” in Telsiai, Žemaičiai Art tive, historical, ethnic North – West- Šatrija landscape-historical reserves, phone: +370 343 36 288, Museum in Plunge, the Museum of ern part of Lithuania – Samogitia Biržulis-Stervas ornithologicaln re- fax.: +370 343 36 288 Regional Study in Mažeikiai, the Mu- (Žemaitija), the center of Telšiai serve as well as Regional SAULIAUS EIDUKONIO seum of Lithuanian Art in Rietavas District and Telšiai County. Park. There historicaly importance RURAL TOURISM FARM Estate, the Military Museum that in The town lies on seven hills next to settlements take a role in the Lithu- Jūrės village, Kazlų Rūdos Soviet times served as a secret base of the Lake Mastis. The first reference anian History as Varniai, Luokė, self-government, thermonuclear rockets as well as me- to Telšiai in historical sources dates Biržuvėnai, Rainiai and others. phone: +370 614 71 460 morial museum of Lithuanian writers from 1450. At present the territory VIOLETOS AUGONIENES Žemaitė, Šatrijos Ragana, Valančius of the town takes up 1637 ha. MUSEUMS RURAL TOURISM FARM and poet Vytautas Mačernis. The The population in Telšiai is approxi- Alka Museum, Judrarūdės village, County of Telšiai covers Varniai Re- mately 33 thousand inhabitants. Muziejaus 31, Telšiai, Kazlų Rūdos sav, gional Park, Venta Regional Park and In Telšiai had lived these writers: phone: +370 444 70 282, phone: +370 698 87 783 Žemaitija National Park. Vydūnas, I. Simonaitytė, Butkų Juzė, zam.mch.mii.lt/ continued on page 68 Lithuanian 67

continued from page 67 Craftsman and jeweler Alfredas This is one of the finest examples ŽVĖRINČIUS Samogitian Open-Air Jonušas is founder of the museum of cubism architecture and unique The history of “Žvėrinčius” started Rural Museum, and the Japanese Association. He in Lithuania. In the Church you can in Eigirdžiai forestry where were Parko 8a., Telšiai, himself conceived and designed the see a beautiful oaken handmade al- enclosed fallow-dears in a forest ter- phone: +370 444 70 001. Island of the Oriental Sun: Japa- tar. The altar was made in the middle ritory of 14, 7 ha. Here you can ob- The ethnografical museum nese-Samogitian Homestead Mu- of the XIX century. serve how graceful fallow-dear acts exposed the tools and furiture seum. Visitors may enjoy views of a The biggest part of prayer books, being close to wild boar that looks of life of the 19-20cnt. model of the oldest “Horuji pagoda” icons, crosses and other sacral things threatening. Maybe you will also see Samogitian Japanese (Buddhist temple), a copy of the remained from the XIX century. a wolf and in the evening you could farmstead museum, “Okame” mask which belonged to BIRŽUVĖNAI MANOR hear his howling reminding about Muziejaus 88, Telsiai, the “Nor” theatre, and scenic views Biržuvėnai manor was the only left cruel faith of his tribe brothers in phone: +370 444 70 763, of the “Kabuki” traditional Japanese manor complex of wooden archi- freedom. +370 674 19 308. theatre. tecture in Lithuania. This manor In 2006 in “Žvėrinčius” settled two Bishopric Museum of Samogitia, The most popular symbols of Japa- burned down in the end of 2004. Af- brown bears. SAMOGITIAN S. Daukanto Sq. 6, Varniai, nese culture are also presented, such ter the fire still remained the stoves, Telšiai District, as the teahouse at the base of Mount DIOCESE MUSEUM fireplaces with unique ancient tiles Samogitian Diocese Museum was phone:/fax. +370 444 47 455. Fuji and Buddha sculptures. Part of with still visible arms of Counts www.varniai-museum.lt this exhibition is dedicated to the founded in 1991. The museum is lo- Gorskiai. cated in the old baroque style Samo- Gaulėnai Village Museum “Dievo Krėslas, “political dissidents PAVIRVYTIS MANOR Gaulėnai primary school, who hid in this forest. gitian theological seminary palace This is a little wooden manor of 13 that was built in Varniai approxi- Gaulėnai village, Telšiai District, Museum guests may also get ac- century formerly owned by the no- mately in 1770 by the efforts of the phone: +370 682 49 806. quainted with amber treatment tech- ble family Šemetos. bishop Jonas Dominykas Lopacin- This museum is of regional nature. niques and traditions. DŽIUGINĖNAI MANOR skas. Samogitian Diocese Museum Viekšnaliai Regional Museum Address: Muziejaus 88, Telšiai. Džiuginėnai manor is about 4 km. to introduces to former Samogitian Viekšnaliai village, TELŠIAI CATHEDRAL Telšiai by the famous Džiuginėnai (Medininkai) diocese that existed Manual Telšiai 2007 District, Telšiai Cathedral was built in 1765 hill where lies the grave of the gi- from the XV to early XX century. phone: +370 444 67 735. in late baroque and classicism style. ant Džiugas which founded Telšiai The episcopate center was Varniai There are 7 altars in the Cathedral, PLACES TO VISIT town as the legend says. In historical town for nearly 450 years and took 2 of them are central. This is the only sources this locality was mentioned a very special place in the religious, “ALKA” MUSEUM church in Lithuania with two-stored It was founded in 1932 by ALKA for the first time in XVIII century. cultural, political life of Lithuania altar. In the Cathedral cellar there SAMOGITIAN KING`S with its distinctive face in the coun- – the society of lovers of ancient are buried three bishops of Telšiai: Samogitia. At present it is a famous RINDAUGAS MANOR IN try’s history. V. Staugaitis, V. Borisevičius, and FARMSTEAD OF A. GEDVILAS GAULĖNAI Samogitian museum, which houses P. Ramanauskas. more than 60 thousand exhibits, A. Gedvilas built this manor not VILLAGE MUSEUM TELŠIAI CHURCH only because he wanted not only to Gaulėnai village museum which are distributed to the sections It was founded in 1563 by the king of archeology, history, folk art, eth- unburden his creative ideas but also is ethnographical organized Žygimantas I. The old wooden par- in Gaulėnai elementary school. nography, nature. The material from to turn people’s attention to the an- ish church had burned and been re- cient history of Samogitia. He felt Phone.: +370 682 49 806 the Stone Age camps, settlements built for several times. and graveyards concentrated by the duty to strike the holy Eternal Flame MEET CHARM PEOPLE: In 1835 orthodox believers who tore once again. archeologists is especially signifi- down the building had alienated it A. Gedvilas homestead, cant. Special part of exhibitions is In 1994 on the Šatrija hill gathered Ryškėnai, Telšiai District., and on its foundation built a stone courtiers of Rindaugas manor and the material from archeological ex- church. In 1934 orthodox believers phone: +370 444 70 614. Romuva prophets and lit the Eternal plorations of the old town of Telšiai. gave the church back to Catholics. A. Kišonas homestead, Flame according to all known ancient There is a various ethnographic col- In present the building of the church Gėlių 7, Degaičiai village, traditions. From the hill the Flame lection – agricultural and household is graceful with one tower. There Telšiai District., was moved to Ryškėnai and it settled things. Exceptional part takes the are some old paintings, 3 beautiful phone: +370 444 53 970. in the fireplace of the manor. articles of blacksmith art. These are altars. The paradise of flowers. crosses and “suns” of chapels. TELŠIAI ST. NICOLAS VIEKŠNALIAI A. Šimkus homestead, The collection of wooden folk sculp- ORTHODOX CHURCH ETHNOGRAPHY MUSEUM Biržuvėnai village, ture is very unique. Particularly In 1937 according to the project of There are selected more than 1000 Telšiai District, valuable is the collection of ancient architect V. Kapylov St. Nicolas Or- exhibits of country life that are ex- phone: +370 444 43 249. professional painting, graphic arts, thodox Church was built on one of posed in 4 rooms. In 2001 museum The paradise of flowers. sculpture, and applied art. Telšiai hills where in XIX century was enrich with new exhibits by a A. Blažinauskas homestead, Address: Muziejaus 31, Telšiai used to stand a windmill. Nowadays Lithuanian living in the USA J. Koje- Gaulėnai village, Working hours: 10 am – 6 pm the building is a monument of archi- lis. There was arranged a corner in Telšiai District, phone: +370 682 73 000. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays tecture. his honor. COUNTRYSIDE MUSEUM OF SAMOGITIA ACCOMMODATION POSSIBILITIES Countryside Museum of Samogitia Rooms/ was opened to visitors in 1983 in Name Address / Website Phone/ Fax. Facilities open air on the southwestern side of Beds Tourism Tourism the lake. Product In 15 ha area there are au- Gaudikaičių village, thentic buildings from the XIX and Telšiai District (on the +370 444 75 455 early XX century with exhibition of Branša (Motel) way Šiauliai-Palanga +370 686 27 110 7/15 Conference room, guarded car parking, sauna many house-holding things, agricul- at the crossroads to +370 444 75 455 Telsiai town)

tural equipment, and furniture. The aim of this museum is not only Prie Luksto Medininkų 1/1, Varniai, +370 444 47 494 10/20 Restaurant, sauna, Satelite TV, conference room to picture folk mode of life in natu- (Guest House) Telšiai District +370 444 54 789 ral environment but also to keep as a source of studies the authentic me- 5 (single and double) rooms (WC, shower-bath, +370 444 53 597 satellite TV), sauna, swimming pool, hall for morials of folk architecture, original (Hotel) RONETA Respublikos 59, Telšiai buildings. There were brought and +370 444 68 255 banquets, business meetings, conferences, built sixteen buildings from all over salon-shop (the hairdresser’s shop, manicure…) the Samogitia which forms three 20 (from one to five-man) rooms with 46 seats farmsteads and a social sector. There in all and 3 summerhouses with 18 seats, Recreation home Kuodžiai Village, 3 banqueting, seminar and conference halls are held folk art feasts, folk music +370 444 43 773 Germantas Telšiai District (2 of them – with a kitchen), tennis-court and festivals; there is Klojimas Theater basketball playing-field, boat rent, in summer in the museum. there operates the outdoor café Address: Parko 8a, Telšiai Conveniences: there is a place for a tent, Working hours: 9 am – 5 pm basketball, football and volleyball playing fields, +370 444 47 776, Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays Recreation lodges Dariaus ir Girėno 1, fishing in the Lukstas Lake, car park Services: +370 698 50 292, THE SAMOGITIAN-JAPANESE Varniu Piras Varniai, Telšiai District the organization of (set) boarding, lodging and +370 682 45 989 HOMESTEAD MUSEUM leisure, cognitive excursions, the rent of water OF ALFREDAS JONUŠAS bicycles and boats Lithuanian 68

The paradise of flowers. RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION V. Perminas homestead, Kepyklos 19, Telšiai, Owner Address /Website Phone: Facilities Near the lake, self catering facilities, swiming pool, sau- phone: +370 444 53 525. Buišiai village, +370 444 40 375, A. Mickevičius na, banquet hall, camping possibilities, fishing, berries, The paradise of flowers. Telšiai District +370 616 72 884 A. Jonušas Homestead, Museum, mushrooms gathering Muziejaus 88, Telšiai, Pakapiai village, Self catering facilities, sauna, camping possibilities, +370 444 43 543 phone: +370 674 19 308. G.Gaižauskienė Telšiai District, fishing, berries, mushrooms gathering, bike rental, +370 680 32 924 The garden creating www.tinklapis.lt/sodyba horses. in Japan style. Degučiai village, +370 686 93 373 Near the lake, banquet hall, camping possibilities, fish- J. Šepikienė P. Dužinskas Exposition Telšių District +370 618 39 679 ing, sauna, boat rental, athletic field, table- tennis. of wooden scultuptures, Beržų 18, Tryškiai, CAFES AND RESTAURANTS Telšiai District, Owner Address /Website Phone: Fax. phone: +370 444 46 711. Folk artist creates Gotika (Cafe) Turgaus a. 19a., Telšiai +370 444 54 647 +370 444 51 655 the wooden miracles. Pas Stefą (Café) Respublikos 33, Telšiai +370 444 52 282, +370 603 15 113 ART GALLERY, Tauragėnų vienkiemis Pateklėnų village, Telšiai District +370 699 90 765, +370 611 19 604 Kęstučio 3, Telšiai, (Cafe) phone: +370 444 54 779 7 km. from Telšiai (on the way 7 kilometras (Cafe) +370 617 44 395 DRAMA THEATRE ŽEMAITĖ, Šiauliai-Palanga) Respublikos 18, Telšiai Premjera (Cafe) Pabalvės village, Telšiai District +370 612 62 918 Phone: +370 444 74 340

PLUNGĖ DISTRICT found. The town began to develop museum PLACES TO VISIT around the fortress of Gondinga. Didžioji 22, Plateliai, Žemaitija National Park

Historical sources first mention the Plungė District, Plateliai TIC, Didžioji 8, Plateliai, Manual 2007 estate and eldership of Plungė in the phone:+370 448 52 891 Plungės District, XVI century. Žemaitė Memorial Museum phone:+370 448 49 231, The most attractive place hereabouts ukantės village, Plungė District, fax.+370 448 49 337, is the Oginskiai Manor, built in the phone:+370 448 52 836. [email protected] Classical style. Between 1849-1902 The house of the famous Former Military Count Michael Oginski built a mag- Lithuanian writer. Rocket Station Plateliai, nificent mansion and created a huge V.Mačernis Museum Plungės District, (62ha) park, with rare trees and Žemaičių Kalvarijos, Plungė mob.+370 687 65 382. seven interconnecting ponds fed by Location Western Lithuania District. The house of the famous Gondinga Mound The place where a Territory 1, 105 km.2 the Rive District. Today, defensive castle once stood, and the live music performances take place Lithuanian poet. Population 45, 900 L.Černiauskas Art Gallery accepted birthplace of Plungė town. Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, here. Plungė Church and Chaptel A Babrungėnai village Kaunas and Klaipėda. By train from There are a total of 37 lakes in the Neogothic monument dating from Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda region. Almost 40 % of the region is Plungė District, phone: 1933. Distance from Vilnius 164 km. covered by forest. +370 448 50 658. Alsėdžiai An urbanistic monument This area has been inhabited since Housed in a former watermill. of the XIX century. pre-Christian times. There are two MUSEUMS Jonušai Ethnographical Žemaičių Kalvarijos An urbanistic fortress mounds and a barrow grave Samogitian Art Museum and Folk Museum monument of the XIX century. cemetery in which remains of weap- Parko 1, Plungė, Godeliai village, Lurdas Birutės Str., Plungė. Built ons and military gear dating from phone:+370 448 52 492, Plungė District, in 1908 to commemorate the 50th the IX-XIV centuries have been [email protected] phone:+370 448 48 719. anniversary of Lurdas in Paris. ACCOMMODATION Name Address / Website Phone: / Fax. Rooms/Beds Facilities Phone:+370 448 56 840, Beržas Minijos 2, Plungė 15/30 Car parking, café fax.+370 448 56 840 Angelas J.Tumo-Vaižganto 112, Plungė Phone:+370 448 71 86 10/20 Parko 1, Žemaičių dailės muziejus, Phone:+370 448 52 492, Samogitian Museum Guest House 3/6 In the Ogiskis Manor House Plungė fax.+370 448 52 492 Rural Tourism Accomodation Owner Address/Website Phone:, Fax. M. Striaukienė Beržoras village, Plateliai ward, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 49 152, J. Rumšienė Beržoras village, Plateliai ward, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 49 124 V. Strakšytė Žalioji 15, Plateliai, Plateliai ward, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 84 9293 Tourism Tourism Product Kalniškiai village, Stalgėnai ward, Plungė District, A. Veigel Plechavičiūtė Phone:+370 448 84 516 fax.+370-448) 51 665 [email protected] R.Norkienė Liepų gatvė 4, Alsėdžiai, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 48 190 M. Mikašauskienė Ežero 33, Plateliai, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 49 117 R. Dailidonis Beržoras village, Plateliai ward, Plungė District mob.+370 688 03 1715 K. Petrutis centre of tourist services Žalioji 8, Varkaliai village, Nausodis ward, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 54 533 fax.+370 448 54 533 I.Kunickaitė Plateliai village, Plateliai ward, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 49 460 P. Barakauskas Ežero 48, Plateliai, Plungė District mob.+370 682 30 722 E. Leliugienė Babrungas village, Babrungas ward, Plungė District Phone:+370 448 55 524 CONFERENCE FACILITIES Conference hall/ Name Address/email/Website Phone/fax. Services places Samogitian Art Museum Parko 1, Plungė, [email protected] +370 448 52 492 1/70 All conference equipment EATING OUT Name Address Phone/fax. GALERA Stoties 46, Plungė +370 448 71 487 KATPĖDĖLĖ Senamiesčio sq 7, Plungė +370 448 71 658 SKALVIJA Vytauto 3, Plungė +370 448 56 419 MAMA MIA Dariaus ir Girėno 19, Plungė +370 448 70 071 SENAS ĄŽUOLAS Ežero 3, Plateliai, Plungė District +370 448 49 177 Lithuanian 69

MAŽEIKIAI DISTRICT the stop, and in 1895, the first streets Phone: +370 443 43 668. Plinkšės estate was built at the end were laid out with cobblestones. The Pharmacy Museum, of the XIX century. A chemist’s and other shops were Tilto 3, Viekšniai, Mažeikiai Purpliai Windmill, Purpliai vil- opened. Small workshops appeared. District. lage, Laižuva local administration, Later on, Mažeikiai springs up when Phone: +370 443 37 420. Mažeikiai District. in 1902 a new railway station pal- Museum of the first drugstore in Viekšniai Water Mill, A km.enės ace of brick, locomotives and repair Samogitia, which was founded in 24, Viekšniai, Viekšniai local ad- workshops and a school for railway 1860 ministration, Mažeikiai District. men were built. Throughout the ages Šatrijos Ragana Jadvyga Balvočiūtė’s Farm, Mažeikiai was only a railway junc- Memorial Museum, Gyvoliai village, Viekšniai local tion and the town of small factories Židikai, Židikai local administra- administration, Mažeikiai District. and workshops. When oil–process- tion, Mažeikiai District, Phone: +370 443 38 418. Location Northern Lithuania ing enterprise “Mažeikiai Nafta” phone: +370 448 43 310. Venta Regional Park, Territory 1, 220 km.2 was built in 1980, Mazeikiai became Museum of a famous writer. Administration addresses S.Darius Population 65, 828 a large industrial town. Mažeikiai Bronius Pundzius Memorial Muse- and S.Girėnas 2, Viekšniai, Viekšniai Mažeikiai town population 44, 367 can claim to be the eighth largest city um, Pievenai village, Tirkšliai local local administration, Mažeikiai. Phone: +370 443 39050, Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, in Lithuania and is one of the most administration, Mažeikiai District. [email protected] Kaunas, Klaipėda and other towns economically important towns. Homestead of a sculptor Bronius Mažeikiai people live an active cul- Pundzius Seda Church, Varduvos 1, Distance from Vilnius 313 km. Seda, Seda local administration, Mažeikiai is a town located in the tural life. There are many various art Dionizas Poška birthplace, Lėlaičiai collectives (folk, dances, choirs, pop village, Šerkšnėnai local adminis- Mažeikiai District. Wooden Baroque northern part of Lithuania near church built in 1770. groups of children) in the District, tration, Mažeikiai District. Writer’s the Latvian border. The history of Church, Mažeikiai does not go as far back as whose participates in many festivals Dionizas Poška Birthplace. Pikeliai village, Židikai local admin- the oldest times, though it is known in Lithuania and other countries. Aleksandras Griškevičius Museum, istration, Mažeikiai District. Wooden that in the twelfth and thirteenth There is one especially well known Akmenės 10, Viekšniai, Viekšniai church built in 1752. centuries this land belonged to Cek- town festival “Žemaičių Dūdos” local administration, Mažeikiai Dis- Manual 2007 Pievenai Church, lis region, which suffered a lot from (Samogitian Pipes), where many trict. Museum of the pioneer of Lith- Pievenai village, Tirkšliai local ad- the crusaders. The formation of the Lithuanian and foreign art collec- uanian aviation. ministration, Mažeikiai District. town began in 1868 after the Liepa- tives come. Wooden church built in 1788. ja- Romny railway line was laid. At PLACES TO VISIT MUSEUMS Židikai Church, the crossing of the three roads from Manor and Park, Re- Židikai, Židikai local administration, Viekšniai, and Tirkšliai, Mažeikiai Museum, navas village, Seda local adminis- Mažeikiai District. Classical church one of the railway stops was located V. Burbos 9, Mažeikiai, tration, Mažeikiai District, phone: built in 1819. and it was named after a small farm phone: +370 443 26 037, +370 443 43 668. This manor was Church, whose master was Mažeika. www samogitia.mch.mii.lt/KUL- first mentioned in the XVI century. Ukrinai village, Židikai local admin- In 1871, trains began running on TURA/mazei km.uz.en.htm Town The current estate was built 1815- istration, Mažeikiai District. Wooden this line, and in 1874, Mažeikiai was museum. 1833. church built in 1857. connected to Riga by a railway. In Renavas Manor Museum, Plinkšės Manor and Park, Plinkšės S. Gailevičius Stone Sculptures, 1880, 19 plots of land were parceled Renavas village, Seda, Mažeikiai village, Šerkšnėnai local admin- Ukrinai village, Židikai local admin- istration, Mažeikiai District. The out for contraction of houses near District. istration, Mažeikiai District. ACCOMMODATION Name Address/Website Phone: Fax. Rooms/ Facilities Beds PLINKŠĖS Hotel Plinkšės, Šerkšnėnai local administration, +370 443 29 212 +370 443 29 212 47/110 Conference Hall, Restaurant, Bar, Mažeikiai District [email protected] Swimming Pool, Sauna, Turkish www.plinkseshotel. lt Bath, Tennis-court PUŠYNO NAMAI Motel Šerkšnėnai, Šerkšnėnai local administra- +370-443 48 175 6/12 Restaurant, Parking tion, Mažeikiai District RUGELIS Hotel Ventos 31a, Mažeikiai +370-443 66 546 +370 443 66 546 10/16 Bar, Parking VASGENA Guest house Laisvės 13, Mažeikiai mail@vasgena. +370 443 25 361 +370 443 25 363 5/10 Guarded Parking harvista.lt +370 443 25 355 VALINA Hotel Draugystės 18, Mažeikiai [email protected] +370 443 20 436 +370 443 20 435 35/91 Guarded Parking, Local Laundry, www.valina.lt Internet and Fax. Services, Cafe Bar CONFERENCE FACILITIES

Conference Name Address/email/Website Phone/fax. Services Hall/places BOULINGO TAKAS Gamyklos 1, Mažeikiai +370 443 20 257 1/40 Entertainmet Center Plinkšės, Šerkšnėnai local administration, Mažeikiai Dis- Tourism Tourism PLINKŠĖS Product Hotel +370 443 29 212 1/50 All conference facilities trict [email protected], www.plinkseshotel.lt VALINA Hotel Draugystės 18, Mažeikiai, [email protected] www.valina.lt +370 443 20 436 1/14 All conference facilities Culural Center Naftininkų 11, Mažeikiai [email protected] +370 443 65 858 2/200 All conference facilities

Mažeikiai Tourism and Ventos 8a, Mažeikiai [email protected] www.infocentras. All conference facilities (Media +370 443 95 351 1/40 Business Information Center mazeikiai.lt equipment) STULPINO MALŪNAS Jautakiai village, Mažeikiai District +370 443 90 420 1/40 Restaurant Hotel [email protected] EATING OUT Name Address Phone/fax. PICA ROMA Cafe Ventos 49, Mažeikiai +370 443 20 408 BILDUKAS Pub P.Cvirkos 30/2, Mažeikiai +370 443 91 710 PLINKIEMIS Restaurant Plinkšės village, Mažeikiai District +370 443 29 212 BOULINGO TAKAS +370 443 20 257 PUŠYNO NAMAI Šerkšnėnai, Šerkšnėnai local ad- Gamyklos 1, Mažeikiai +370 443 48 175 Restaurant +370 443 68 233 Restaurant ministration, Mažeikiai District FLAMENGO Cafe Bar Vydūno 13, Mažeikiai +370 443 25 463 ROALA Bar Žemaitijos 44, Mažeikiai +370 443 77 881 GELTONOJI VALTIS Žemaitijos 47/38, Mažeikiai +370 443 21 199 RUGELIS Cafe Ventos 31a, Mažeikiai +370 443 65 658 Restaurant STULPINO MALŪNAS +370 443 90 420 Jautakiai village, Mažeikiai District KIRKUŽĖ Cafe Bar Viekšnių Str. 20, Mažeikiai +370 443 25 482 Restaurant +370 443 90 420 LAISVĖS 30 Cafe Laisvės Str. 30, Mažeikiai +370 443 27 054 SVIRNAS Pub Laisvės 5, Mažeikiai +370 443 27 377 LAUMĖ Cafe Gamyklos 36, Mažeikiai +370 615 60 060 +370 443 20 437 Dariaus ir Girėno 22, Tirkšliai, VALINA Cafe Bar Draugystės 18, Mažeikiai LINA Bar +370 443 49 239 +370 443 20 435 Mažeikiai District PEKINAS Chinese VEGA Restaurant Vasario 16-osios 9, Mažeikiai +370 443 25 663 Žemaitijos 47/38, Mažeikiai +370 443 50 005 Restaurant ŽEMUOGĖLĖ Cafe Naftininkų 16-17, Mažeikiai +370 443 75 435 Lithuanian 70

ENTERTAINMENT Name Address/email/website Phone: Services BOULINGO TAKAS Entertainment Bowling, Equipment Rent, Pool, Musical Gamyklos 1, Mažeikiai +370 443 20 257 Center Shows, Parties, Tournaments, Restaurant Stumbrai village, Laižuva local administration, +370 443 43 988 STUMBRAI Stud Farm Horse ridding, Sauna, Summerhouse Mažeikiai District +370 680 89 491 LEDO ARENA (Ice Stage) Senkelio 3a, Mažeikiai +370 443 27 017 Skating, Cafe. Open from September till April TRANCE DANCE Night club Naftininkų 11, Mažeikiai +370 443 78 935 Music, dances, parties, festivals, Bar

RIETAVAS MUNICIPALITY TAURAGĖ DISTRICT Poland, Germany, Latvia, Sweden, The Convention Monument Estonia and Russia. For a long time Tauragė was at the Tauragė Tourist Lithuanian border with , and Information Centre the town takes an important place Vytauto Str. 60, Tauragė in European history. In 1812, the Phone: +370 446 61 404 Tauragė Convention between Rus- [email protected], www.taurage.lt sia and Prussia was concluded here. The countries agreed to join their PLACES TO VISIT forces against Napoleon’s army. Tauragė Castle Complex The monument built near the vil- This architectural monument was lage of Požerūnai and marks this built to satisfy the needs of tsarist historical fact. http//www.rietavas.lt/ Location: South-western Lithuania Russia’s customs. Regional Park Territory: 1179 km.2 The Castle Complex was built in Alijošiškės Village, Mažonai Ward, MUSEUM Population: several stages; therefore it has some Tauragė District Manual 2007 Rietavas Oginskiai 52. 600 thousand inhabitants. features of the Romanesque and Phone: +370 446 44 772 museum of culture and history Tauragė town population: Renaissance Styles. By visiting the [email protected] L. Ivinskio 4, Rietavas, 31. 200 thousand inhabitants. Tauragė Castle one can not only This Regional Park was established phones 370 448 68 992, Getting there: by bus from Vilnius, learn about the complex, but can to preserve the landscape of the con- 370 611 39 965, Kaunas and Klaipėda also learn some history of Tauragė. fluence of the rivers A km.ena and rokimuziejus@ delfi.lt Distance from Vilnius: 243 km. Santaka Tauragė Museum Jūra. The fluvial landscape type is Dariaus ir Girėno Str. 5, represented in this park. The flood- ACCOMMODATION Tauragė ed valleys of the Jūra with expres- AITRA The first mention of Tauragė dates to 1507, when the first church and Phone: +370 446 72 268 sive and striking exposures, and the Girėnų village, Rietavas, +370 446 62 031 primary school where opened there. valleys and ravines of other rivers phone: +370 448 79 257, [email protected] and streams are valuable. The most According to the legend, craftsmen fax.: +370 448 79 257 There is museum Santaka in the valuable plant and animal commu- who knew the secrets of treatment Castle Complex, which has a collec- nities are found in the Akmena val- TAURAGĖ COUNTY of aurochses` antlers (tauro ragas) tion of 8000 historical, ethnographic 2 ley, and in the Plynoji bog and the Country territory: 4411km. lived in this region. For this reason and natural, exhibits. surrounding forest. the town was named Taurage. Geographical position of the Dis- ACCOMMODATION trict is excellent: the territory is Name Address Phone: crossed by the railway Radviliškis Č. Radzevičius Mažonai Village, Mažonai Ward, +370 446 41 885 – Šiauliai – Sovetsk (Russian Fed- Tauragė District +370 698 87 937 eration), there is also a good com- Z. Jankauskas Norkaičiai Village, Mažonai Ward, +370 698 45 508 munication with Latvia – only 230 Tauragė District km. to its capital Riga and 180 km. V. Dedūrienė Griežpelkiai Village, Lauksargiai +370 612 76 468 to Kaliningrad. The high way Vilni- Ward, Tauragė District E. Bamšienė Bernotiškė Village, Gaurė Ward, +370 689 88 812 us–Klaipėda goes besides northern Tauragė District Population: periphery of the county. P. Vileikis Pašešuvis Village, Tauragė Ward, +370 682 41 365 134 thousand inhabitants. The historical Via-Hansa route Tauragė District Consists of: Jurbarkas, crosses Tauragė region. Today, ef- E. Čapas Alijošiškė Village, Mažonai Ward, +370 682 12 830 Šilalė and Tauragė Districts forts are aimed at the renovation of Tauragė District and Pagėgiai Town. the route that would serve as a valu- D. Užvalakienė Dunokai Village, Tauragė Ward, +370 674 20 420 able connection between Lithuania, Tauragė District RURAL TOURISM ACCOMMODATION

Name Address/E-mail Rooms/Beds Phone:

Hotel Tauragė Vytauto Str. 83, Tauragė [email protected] 17/40 +370 446 61 523 Tourism Product Motel Banga Kranto Str. 3a, Tauragė [email protected] 10/20 +370 446 72 589 Sports Centre Bastilija Gaurės Str. 27a, Tauragė [email protected] 12/50 +370 446 61 447

Guesthouse Medžioklės ragas Mažonai Village, Mažonai Ward, Tauragė District 9/30 +370 446 41 885 +370 698 87 937

CONFERENCE FECILITIES

Name Address/E-mail/Website Phone: Halls/Places Facilities Respublikos Str. 2, Tauragė Tauragė District [email protected] +370 446 62 811 Small hall – 50 places, main hall – 150 places All conference facilities Municipality www.taurage.lt Administration of Vasario 16-osios Str. 6, Tauragė +370 446 61 920 Small hall – 30 places, main hall – 200 places All conference facilities Tauragė County www.taurage.aps.lt Kranto Str. 3, Tauragė Cafel Banga +370 446 72 589 Hall – 100 places All conference facilities [email protected] Cafe Mergelių užeiga Pramonės Str. 28, Tauragė +370 656 41 150 Small hall – 15-30 places, main hall- 60 places Conference facilities Gaurės Str. 27a, Tauragė Sports Centre Bastilija +370 446 61 447 Hall – 30 places Conference facilities [email protected] Deizė Restaurant Aerogromo St.8, Tauragė +370 446 55 999 Hall – 30 places Small hall – 15-30 places Conference facilities Lithuanian 71

EATING OUT Name Address/E-mail Phone: Deizė Restaurant Aerodromo Str. 8, Tauragė +370 446 55 999 Banga Cafe Kranto Str. 3, Tauragė [email protected] +370 446 72 589 Shankara Cafe Dariaus ir Girėno Str. 18, Tauragė +370 446 61 863 Pas Edvardą Cafe Tauragės Str. 19, Skaudvilė Ward, Tauragė District +370 446 58 808 Mergelių užeiga Cafe Pramonės Str. 28, Tauragė +370 656 41 150 Medžioklės ragas Cafe Mažonai Village, Mažonai Ward, Tauragė District +370 446 41 885 +370 698 87 937 Justė children’s cafe T.Vaižganto g.124, Tauragė +370 446 61 109

JURBARKAS DISTRICT background. The longest bridge preserve it. At present the castle is Magdeburg Law. has its over the Nemunas joins Jurbarkas to under reconstruction and is prepared coat of arms, a gold carp with three Šakiai region. for visits. A wonderful castle park teeth on a blue field. In the XIX cen- Jurbarkas Tourism with five cascade pools and a hilly tury there was built a gorgeous clas- Information Center relief will leave an unforgettable im- sicism style wooden manor palace Dariaus ir Girėno st. 94, pression for every tourist. During a and there was planted a rich park LT-74187 Jurbarkas tourism season, works of Vilnius Art with exotic trees and plants. The Phone: +370 447 70 201 Academy are being exposed in the biggest adornments and valuables of Fax. +370 447 70 200 castle, it is possible to walk inside the park are two mighty tulip trees [email protected] of the castle, admire the wonderful with yellow blossoms (height 25m.). www.jurbarkas.lt Panemunė views that open from the A museum of land history is situated PLACES TO VISIT castle tower. in the palace. There are literature

Manual District 2007 location: The V. Grybas (famous Lithua- Raudonė Castle and nature expositions in Veliuona south western Lithuania. nian sculptor) Memorial Museum Krišpinas Kiršenšteinas, built a Antanas and Jonas Juškos second- District territory: 1508 km.2 Vydūno st. 31, Jurbarkas fortified manor housecastle here at ary school. You can also visit old District population: Phone: +370 447 54 786 the end of the XVI century, where town of Veliuona, where the monu- 37,045 inhabitants. The museum of his grandson Jeronimas Krišpinas ment to Vytautas The Great was Jurbarkas population: Jurbarkas Land History Kiršenšteinas, after becoming the built on Veliuona`s 700 anniversary, 14.337 inhabitants. Vydūno st. 21, Jurbarkas governor and secretary of the Lithu- the stone with an impressed footstep Getting there: by bus from Vilnius, Phone: +370 447 52 710 anian Grand Duchy Treasury, made and the lookout point overlooking Kaunas, Klaipėda. Concert and Exhibition Hall it his main residence. Those were the Nemunas valley. Distance from Vilnius: 189 km. (church) flourishing years for the Castle. In Seredžius Jurbarkas region is situated on the Vydūno st. 21, Jurbarkas the second half of the XVIII cen- The town is at the junction of the south west of Lithuania, stretches Phone: +370 447 52 710 tury, Raudonė was left to the Olend- Nemunas and Dubysa rivers. The in more than 70 kilometers nestled The Bišpilis Castle hill skis family. The layout of the castle castle hill called Palemonas Hill (al- against Father of Lithuanian rivers, Mokyklos st., Jurbarkas was altered. A fire soon damaged the most 40 m/130 ft high) rises proudly the Nemunas. Panemunė Regional Park Admin- castle. At the beginning of the XIX in the panorama. The Chronicle of The region is famous for renais- istration and a nature school (for- century, the Duke Platonas Zubovas Lithuania mentions it in the leg- sance-style castles, manors and their mer Šilinė Tavern) gained the castle, and he undertook endary story about the origin of parks, remained fragments of defen- Šilinė village, Skirsnemunė, the remodelling of it. The castle took the Lithuanians being from Duke sive line of the Nemunas from XIII- Jurbarkas District nowadays shape after a reconstruc- Palemonas of Rome, who left Rome XV-th centuries, valuable Panemunė Phone: +370 447 41 723 tion in 1877. The remodelling of and together with his relatives and landscape, unique cultural treasures: Fax. +370 447 41 724 the building has hidden renaissance subjects due to persecution by the 11 historical, 31 archeological, 9 [email protected] architecture, a striking example of Emperor Nero, settled in this coun- architectural, and 3 urban planning At the Panemunė castle foot Pilis I which remained in the north housing try. Romanticist historians called the monuments, 5 manors, 71 inactive village is settled. Several kilometers of the castle and in its towers. The castle hill of Seredžius, Palemonas cemeteries and 92 building decora- away to the west of the castle, at the neogothic style mill that was built in Hill, since Palemonas is supposedly tions and artworks. Forests occupy turning to Raseiniai, there is a for- XIX century, is a part of the castle buried in it. 35 per cent of the region. mer Šilinė tavern built in the end of buildings complex. The castle hill, recalls the struggles The most famous architectural XVIII century. Visiting tourists are Those who want to admire the won- with the Teutonic Knights. It is structures are- the renaissance style introduced with fishing peculiarities derful valley of the Nemunas, should thought that the Castle of Pieštvė, Raudonė Castle (end of the XVI in the Nemunas. climb the 33, 5 m. high castle tower. stood on the hill, which was ha- century) and Panemunė (on the Panemunė Castle The castle is surrounded by an old rassed by the Teutonic Knights from Nemunas) Castle (beginning of the On the north bank of the Nemunas park, in which rare trees grow: the 1293 and withstood them until 1363 XVII century). near the Kaunas – Jurbarkas road the silver fir, Swiss pine, and Grey In the middle of XIV th century The You can reach Jurbarkas via the Old Panemunė Castle stands. The name Walnut, the Gediminas Oak, under Teutonic Knights built their own Post Canal from Kaunas, down the „Panemunė“, is guessed, arose from which according to the legend the Marienburg castle beside the mouth old postal trails, along which post the former Panemunė Manor that Grand Duke of Lithuania Gedimi- of the Dubysa in the Nemunas val- was carried to Klaipėda (Memel) was once here. Janušas Eperješas, nas had lunch. It is one of the oldest ley. At present two hills, called Tourism Tourism and Karaliaučius Product (Kaliningrad). a nobleman of Hungarian descent, oaks in Europe. Palocėliai, remained. The name Jurbarkas town is situated on the built the castle in 1604-1610. Veliuona Seredžius has been made famous north bank of the River Nemunas at Panemunė Castle was not designed Veliuona is one of the oldest, the most mostly, by the composer and organ- the junction of three rivers, the Ne- to be a stronghold for the defence of beautiful, and interesting Lithuanian ist Stasys Šimkus. 1 kilometer to the munas, the Mituva and the Imsrė. the land but a typical for the begin- settlements. The Castle, of Junigeda west the classical style Belvederis The first time Jurbarkas was men- ning of the XVII century, feudal cas- that stood here, was first mentioned Manor House stands. It was con- tioned in 1259 in the Chronicle of tle with defensive fittings, residential in 1291. It was named Veliuona structed at the beginning of the XIX P. Duisburg after Georgenburg (Jur- buildings, and farm buildings. This since 1315. It is thought that it was century. 365 steps lead from the foot genburg) Castle had been built at this is a renaissance era building. At the here that the Teutonic Knights used a of the slope to the house. location for the Teutonic Knights. In end of the XVII century, Kristupas gun for the first time and that Grand the XIV century, Jurbarkas became Eperješas reconstructed the castle Duke of Lithuania Gediminas died for many ages was a a royal manor. In the third decade of ensemble built by his father in a ba- and was buried there. To remember border town belonging to Klaipėda the XVI century, the Polish King and roque style. In the second half of the him, Lithuanians built up a castle territory. Not far from Smalininkai Lithuanian Grand Duke Žygimantas XVIII century, Baron L. Igelštromas hill. In 1644, there was built the the River Šventoji flows. In 1422 the First issued a decree for adminis- and later the Gelgaudas family, ac- church of Assumption of the Holy Melnas declared it to be the border tering the land of the entire inhabited quired the castle. The new owners Virgin, which was reconstructed between Lithuania and the lands oc- zone along the border with Prussia to carried out a classical reconstruc- several times. The church is adorned cupied by the Order. It remained un- the Queens. The wife of Žygimantas tion. In XIX th century the castle by gorgeous baroque altars by Pe- changed till 1923. Therefore Smalin- II, Queen Bona, was the first to man- was abandoned, the valuable library tras Kalpokas and Mykolas Elvyras inkai was an important border point age Jurbarkas. and the gallery of pictures were car- Andriolis, epitaphs by Jonas Ka- for a long time. The most successful In 1611, Jurbarkas was granted the ried off. The intelligensia of Inde- zimieras Bžostovskis (1650–1655). period for the town was the second Magdeburg Law and a coat of arms, pendent Lithuania took care of this Žygimantas the First in 1501-1507 part of XIXth century and the begin- namely three white lilies on a red monument and decided to study and granted the city self-rule i.e. the ning of XXth century, when Smalin- Lithuanian 72 inkai extended and perished. Active A Museum of Ancient Technique Nemunas. In the historical sources that was built in 1902 still adorns navigation took place on the Nemu- Liepų st. 2, Smalininkai the town was first mentioned in the the town. The three-storey building nas, and in Smalininkai harbour all Phone: +370 447 56 239, beginning of XVIth century, and is massive and reminds of a Middle sailing ships had to stop for customs +370 650 35 586 the manor- in 1549. Viešvilė grew ages castle. Obviously, the author of control. The harbour became a very [email protected] up rapidly: in the middle of XVIIth the project has sought for that. important point for reloading goods. Farm-stead of the century, after the river Viešvilė was The place is rich with natural sourc- In 1811, Smalininkai established the painter L. Meškaitytė barraged; there was built a mill by it, es, often visited by tourists, where first Water Measuring Station beside Antšvenčiai village later there was erected an oil crusher they relax in tourism homesteads, the Nemunas. Travelling towards Viešvilė and a sawmill, and a leather manu- pick up berries, mushrooms, go fish- Viešvilė, alongside the old motor- Viešvilė is situated along the motor- facture too. After the World War I ing, boating. way, one passes through a natural way Jurbarkas-Šilutė that reminds when Klaipėda’s area was joined Old grave of Viešvilė monument, an avenue of oak trees the times of crusaders, on both sides to the Republic of Lithuania, there (X–XI century) that stretches 1, 3 km. On both sides of the namesake small river. From was a customhouse, a border police Former Court House (1902) of the old road there are 186 almost the west, the north and the east the institution, an administration of the Oak wood of Jūrava, the highest oak 4m. broad trees, some being over woods of Smalininkai-Viešvilė, sur- rural District, a forestry, a court, two in Lithuania (37 m. height) 300 years old. round it to the south-by the river schools. Until today a court house The highest hill of Kaskalnis

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Name Address/Website Phone: Fax. Rooms/Beds Facilities Dariaus ir Girėno st. 98, Jurbarkas +370 447 51 646 Hotel “Jurbarkas” www.hotel.jurbarkas.com hotel@ +370 447 55 236 26/70 Café, car parking +370 676 38 025 hoPhone:jurbarkas.com

B&B ENERTAINMENT, SPORTS Manual 2007 Address/ Website/E-mail Phone: Name Address Phone/fax. O. Janavičius Stud Farm Smalininkai, Jurbarkas +370 699 10 882, Birutės st. 3, Jurbarkas http//nakvynesna- +370 447 71 308, District +370 447 56 358 mai.lt +370 613 66 856 Disco club Mituva Girdžiai, Jurbarkas District +370 447 49 707, Vilniaus st. 7, Jurbarkas +370 447 55 928 +370 698 05 306 Liepų st. 19, Jurbarkas +370 447 55 534 Jurbarkas Air Club [email protected] +370 447 71 284 +370 618 25 589 +370 650 44 206 Floating with a sea rescue boat Skirsnemunė, Jurbarkas +370 447 47 171 Dariaus ir Girėno st. 7, Jurbarkas +370 686 44 731 (A. Gadliauskas service) District

RURAL TOURISM ACCOMODATION Name Address/Website Phone: Fax. O. Norvaišienė farmstead Nemuno st. 42, Smalininkai, Jurbarkas District +370 447 56 168 +370 447 56 415 smalininkai.ten.lt +370 685 56 415 „Jurodis“ Naujasodžiai, Jurbarkas District +370 447 52 230 +370 447 52 230 www.gasthaus.lt [email protected] +370 650 91 000 „Mituva“ Girdžiai, Jurbarkas District www.mituva.info [email protected] +370 447 49 707 +370 698 05 306 S. Balsevičius farmstead Kaštonų st. 5, Raudonė, Jurbarkas District +370 447 45 367 - +370 676 28 552 „Margynė“ Endriušiai village, Smalininkai, Jurbarkas District +370 447 72 934 +370 447 72 934 +370 686 10 574 J. Ramonienė farmstead Papiškiai village, Veliuona, Jurbarkas District [email protected] +370 447 42 886 +370 447 42 886 +370 685 47 809 Č. Letukas farmstead Klangiai village, Veliuona, Jurbarkas District +370 447 42 680 - +370 616 84 391 „Klumpė“ Klumpė village, Seredžius, Jurbarkas District +370 686 78 717 www.klumpe.lt [email protected] CAFES, BARS Name Address/Website Phone/fax. Seats Kranto st. 7, Jurbarkas [email protected], www.jurbarkas.lt, www.me- Monopolis +370 447 79 028 60-70 niu.lt

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Nemunas Dariaus ir Girėno st. 21, Jurbarkas www.jurbarkas.lt +370 447 72 792 70 S. Daukanto Sq. st. 66/Dariaus ir Girėno st. 116, Jurbarkas www.jurbarkas. Trikampis +370 447 71 287 24 lt B.Oželienės IĮ Paparčių Str. 2, Jurbarkas www.jurbarkas.lt +370 447 53 339 155 Alaus centras Vytauto Didžiojo st. 28, Jurbarkas www.jurbarkas.lt +370 698 31 338 45 Dubysa Seredžius, Jurbarkas District www.jurbarkas.lt +370 447 42 362 40 Dalia Smalininkai, Jurbarkas District www.jurbarkas.lt +370 682 17 376 60 Simanavičiaus IĮ Dariaus ir Girėno st. 2, Veliuona, Jurbarkas District www.jurbarkas.lt +370 650 33 301 50 A. Bardausko svetainė Dariaus ir Girėno st. 7, Veliuona, Jurbarkas District www.jurbarkas.lt +370 650 40 888 90 Girdžiai, Jurbarkas District [email protected] www.jurbarkas.lt www. +370 447 49 707, Mituva 20 mituva.info +370 698 05 306 Lietuviški patiekalai Kauno st. 86, Jurbarkas www.jurbarkas.lt +370 676 79 689 50 Karšuva V. Kudirkos st. 11 Jurbarkas [email protected] www.jurbarkas.lt +370 652 76 696 40 Rainelė Vajotai village Jurbarkai, Jurbarkas District +370 447 78 005 30 Lithuanian 73

GUEST HOUSE PLACES TO VISIT Šilalė Ethnographic Museum Rooms/ Name Address Phone: Facilities S. Gaudėšiaus Str. 4, Šilalė; Beds tel:+370 618 26 448; J.Basanavičiaus Str. Café, town cen- Baubliai of Dionizas Poška Ašutis +370-614 33509 6/13 Museum, Bijotai, Šilalės District; 4, Šilalė tre, car parking tel+370 672 32 270; MOTELS Museum of Stasys Girėnas (Stasys Girėnas’ birthplace), Rooms/ Vytogala, Šilalės District; Name Address Phone: tel:+370 449 46 798; 46 626; Beds Museum of Folk Crafts, Labardžių village, on highway ŠILALĖ DISTRICT Krantas +370-698 32474 8/12 Location: Western Lithuania; Upyna, Šilalės District; “Klaipėda-Vilnius” 85 km. tel:+370 449 46 626; Territory 1, 180 km.2 Kūdaičių village, Šilalės District, Kazimieras Jaunius Granary, Piligrimo Population: near the highway “Klaipėda-Vil- +370-449 45943 6/13 Lembas, Šilalės District; užeiga 33. 3 thousand inhabitant; tel:++370 449 55 808; nius” 72 km. Arrival: by bus from Vilnius, Kaunas Doctor, writer and Tauragė; D. 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Girėno, Šilalės District; Tarvydų park Jomantų village, Šilalės District +370-686 73475 also runs through the territory. tel:+370 449 55 288; In ancient times the territory was in- Kaltinėnai village, Hydrometeorological station, Kaltinėnai Health Centre +370-449 5744 habited by the Baltic tribes, whose Drobūkščiai, Šilalės District; Šilalės District material culture was very close to tel:+370 449 56 180. that of the (Kuršiai) liv- ing on the Baltic Sea coast. Later, Eating out Conference Facilities Vilniaus Str. 9, 5760 Pagėgiai. the area belonged to Samogitia Rovisa J. Basanavičiaus Str. – 3, Šilalė; VšĮ Šilalės Tourism & Business Phone: 370 441 57 361 (Žemaitija). Very courageous and Information Centre; Fax.: 370 441 57 874, martial people, not afraid of resist- tel, :+370 449 79 007; fax.: +370 449 76 143; S. Gaudėšiaus 4, Šilalė; [email protected], www.pagegiai.lt/ ing the Crusaders, lived on the lands Phone/fax.: +370 449 51 211; mob:+370 685 30 305 ACCOMMODATION of Karšuva and Kaltinėnai. Writ- Restaurant; +370 449 51 215. ten chronicles mention the feats of Provincija Halls / Places – 1 /40 ARŪNO SINKEVIČIAUS armies of the Crusader Order into J. Basanavičiaus Str.-10, Šilalė; Facilities – television, Multimedia, FARMSTEAD this land of Žemaitija as far back as tel:+370 449 74 191; screen, graph projector. Rukų village, Stoniškių sen., 1370. The Šilalė region is a land of mob:+370 610 10 522 – cafe; Pagėgių, wild nature with babbling rivulets, Mūza J. Basanavičiaus Str.-12, pagėgiai municipality phone: +370 241 41 735 majestic woods, hills and valleys. Šilalė; tel: +370 449 74 318 JOLANTA PETRAUSKIENĖ VšĮ Šilalės Tourism & Arka Rambyno Str. 4, Pagėgiai, J. Basanavičiaus Str. – 4 Šilalė; Business Information Centre [email protected], S. Gaudėšiaus 4, Šilalė, tel: +370 449 74 121, 74102- cafe; phone: +370 441 57 459 tel:+370 449 51 211; 74 319; SENOJI GIRIA 51 215; 51 214; Rovisa mob:+370 686 16 581 Balsių village, Šilalės District; Rukai, Pagėgių self-government, tel:+370 449 74 670 [email protected], [email protected]; turizmas@silale. Pogrindis info; [email protected]; finansai@ phone: +370 441 41 700, J. Basanavičiaus Str. – 10, Šilalė; fax.: +370 441 41 700 silale.info; www.silale.info tel:+370 449 74 158- bar. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PARKS Five national parks have been es- Aukštaitija National Park is a Mecca ger walks plus rowing boat trips on and surrounding woodlands. tablished in Lithuania with the main for water lovers, cyclists, ramblers the lakes and connecting streams. Liškiava, a settlement on the bank goals being to conserve and carry and skiers. The majority of the park’s For the information about places to of the Nemunas River, is famous out scientific research and regular territory is pine covered. Some visit, walking and driving tours, ac- for numerous legends and folk tales, monitoring of flora and fauna envi- woods are the remains of the ancient commodation, contact Aukštaitija and is easily reached by boat or bus ronment, ethnic and cultural heri- forests that once covered a large part Tourist Information Centre. from Druskininkai. Most legends are tage, spread ideas and knowledge of this territory. The woods, marshes connected with the Hill of Liškiava of environmental protection to the and meadows of the Aukštaitija Na- DZŪKIJA NATIONAL PARK Castle, on top of which one can still public, conserve the existing and tional Park are full of rare plant spe- www.dzukijosparkas.lt, find the remnants of the XIV century restore the destroyed cultural heri- cies, including protected plants that phone: +370 310 44 641, castle. Tourism Tourism tage, Product cherish cultural traditions and are listed in the famous Red Book. [email protected], There are a number of other ancient promote recreation activities. The park contains 100 smaller and [email protected] villages near Liškiava and Merkinė, Information centres in the national larger lakes scattered among the Marcinkonys visitors’ centre some dating back to the XVI cen- parks offer the chance to spend a woods and hills. Miškininkų Str. 61, Marcinkonys, tury, that have retained the tradi- Dringis- the largest lake in the park Varėna distr. tional layout of forest villages and good time in clean and picturesque nature, provide walking, bicycle and (721 ha). Phone: +370 310 44 466, architecture. The inhabitants of these car tours, horse rides and carriage Tauragnas- the deepest lake in Lithu- fax. +370 310 44 471, villages still practice the traditional drives as well as hunting and fishing ania (60.5 m deep). [email protected] folk crafts of weaving, woodcarving services. Rental of boats, bicycles and Baluošas features seven islands, one Merkinė visitors’centre and pottery. other tourist equipment are available. of which has a little lake of its own. Vilniaus Str. 2, Merkinė, Bus or train can reach Marcinkonys Of some 30 rivers in the park territo- Varėna distr., the administrative centre of this park Just call any one of the appropriate ry, the Žeimena is the most beautiful, phone/fax. +370 310 57 245, tourist information centres. and ancient structured village. There although the smaller ones, Kriauna, [email protected] you can find the guesthouse offering AUKŠTAITIJA Lukna, Buka, Šventelė, are no less Park area 60, 000 ha lodging, conference facilities and attractive to tourists and ethnogra- Forests 85 % ecotourism routes. NATIONAL PARK phers. The park territory embraces Dzūkija National Park contains many Aukštaitija Tourist Information some 80 settlements and villages, ancient villages, historical and cultur- KURŠIŲ NERIJA Centre some of which have retained not al monuments and pine forests. (CURONIAN SPIT) Palušė village, Ignalina District, only their old original layout but also Merkinė is one of the historical at- phone/fax. +370 386 53 135, ancient wooden farm buildings and tractions of the Dzūkija National NATIONAL PARK phone: +370 386 47 478 other structures. Park. It dates back to the XIV cen- www.nerija.lt [email protected], [email protected], http// Palušė is the tourist centre of the tury, and is situated at the confluence Smiltyne Visitors’ Centre www.anp.lt park. It still boasts of an octagonal of the Nemunas and Merkys rivers. Smiltynės Str. 11, Klaipėda, Park area 40, 600 ha wooden church dating back to 1757. The Merkinė castle hill, which gave phone/fax.: +370 46 40 22 57, Water 15.5 %. Palušė is the starting point of most of rise to the town, offers an unforget- phone: 370 46 40 22 56,

Lithuanian Forests 69 % tourist routes, both shorter and lon- table view of the Nemunas valley [email protected] 74

Nida Visitors’ Centre charming garden surrounding the neotherapy centre. Find treatments BIRŠTONAS Naglių Str. 8, Nida, palace was desined by the French for such ailments as gastrointestinal, Birštonas is a resort town in central phone/fax.: 370 469 51 256, landscape architect E. Andre. cardiac and blood vessel, motor and Lithuania on the loop of the Ne- [email protected] Trakai is rapidly becoming one of support systems as well as nervous munas river. This beautiful natural Park area 26, 500 ha Lithuania’s busiest recreation zones, system diseases. enclave was urbanised with utmost Overland 37 % of ANP territory hosting a number of annual cultural Druskininkai Tourism and care. It is suitable for therapy and Forests 69 % and sport events. Every year over Business Information Centre recreation all year round. Cura- Lagoon 19 % 300, 000 people visit the area. Gardino Str. 3, LT – 66204 tive peat and mineral water is used Sea 47 % Druskininkai in treating chronic diseases of the Kuršių Nerija National Park covers ŽEMAITIJA NATIONAL PARK Phone:+370 313 60 800, peripheral nervous system, gastro- an area of 27, 000 ha and stretches Žemaitija national park admin- 60 801, 60 803. intestinal, respiratory and blood cir- north-to-south a total of 52 km. It’s istration Plateliai visitor’s centre Faks.+370 313 52 984 culation systems. The first patients a narrow peninsula separating the Didžioji Str. 8, LT-5655 Plateliai, www.druskininkai.lt, were treated in Birštonas as early Kuršių Marios (Curonian Lagoon) Plungė dstr., LITHUANIA [email protected] as 1840. from the Baltic Sea. In 2000 Kuršių Phone: +370 448 49 231, M.K.Čiurlionio Str. Str. 65, The spa waters Birutė and Vytau- Nerija (the Curonian Spit), together fax.: +370 448 49 337 LT- 66142 Druskininkai tas are of great use for treatment with a part of Russian oblast of E-mail: [email protected], Phone/faks.+370 313 51 777 and are widely available in shops www.zemaitijosnp.lt Kaliningrad, were included in the SANATORIUMS throughout the country. UNESCO World Heritage list. The Park area 21, 700 ha Birštonas TIC Forests 45 %. SPA “Vilnius” sea winds blowing in from the Bal- K.Dineikos Str. 1, Jaunimo 3, LT-59219 Birštonas, tic shift the sand, creating a range of The park area is covered by hills as phone/fax. +370 319 65 740 high as 150 m. around the Plateliai LT – 66165 Druskininkai large sand dunes. Until the XV cen- Phone:+370 313 53 811, 51 454, [email protected], tury, both deciduous and coniferous group of lakes. The pride of the park www.birstonas.lt, www.travel.lt is the majestic lake Plateliai, the faks.+370 313 52 046 forests covered the spit, however, El. p. [email protected] Sanatorium “VERSMĖ” later on the trees were cut down. largest in the area. B.Sruogos Str. 9, Žemaitija National Park contains a www.spa-vilnius.com This led to severe sand shifting. The Druskininkai SPA CENTRE LT-59209 Birštonas moving sands swallowed up 14 vil- large amount of unique monuments, Phone:+370 319 65 673, Manual 2007 reflecting the ethnocultural heritage Vilniaus al.11, lages in their wake, and it was only LT- 66119 Druskininkai fax.+370 319 65 663 in 1825 that G.D. Kuvertas started of the very early population up until E-mail [email protected], the prewardt day. Žemaičiai (Samo- Phone:+370 313 60 508, the first reforestation project to stop faks.+370 313 60 509 www.versme.com/ the shifting. The largest of the dunes gitians) are a separate ethnic and Sanatorium ‘Tulpė’ cultural group, with peculiar dialect, El. p. [email protected] are Sklandytojų, the Angiai Hill, www.gydykla.lt B.Sruogos Str. 4, Parnidis Dune and the Urbas Hill. traditions and characteristic features. Sanatorium “BELORUS” LT-59209 Birštonas The four settlements are Nida, a Plateliai is a picturesque town, situ- Maironio Str. 2, Phone/fax.+370 319 65 520, popular summertime holiday destina- ated on the bank of the lake of the LT- 66116 Druskininkai www.birstonas.lt/?id=17 tion, Preila, Pervalka and Juodkrantė. same name. It’s been a significant Phone/ faks.+370 313 52 891 They have been formed into one defence post for over 400 years, and [email protected] PALANGA municipal unit, called Neringa. Nida was chronicled in the XVI century www.druskonis.lt/sanatorijos/ Palanga, Lithuania’s main seaside is the administrative centre, and the after the Magdeburg Rights had been belarus resort, serves as a health resort for largest settlement on the spit. It is granted to it. Find a beautiful manor Sanatorium “Draugystė” people with coronary problems, considered that Neringa is the town with park, a yachting club and many V.Krėvės Str. 7, the functional and general nervous with the least number of inhabitants attractive places to visit. You can also LT – 66126 Druskininkai systems and respiratory diseases. in Lithuania, with a population of visit the Military Museum, which in Phone:+370 313 53 132, There are perfect possibilities for only 2,7 inhabitants. All the settle- Soviet times served as a secret base faks.+370 313 53 118 rehabilitation treatment combined ments contain ethnographic archi- of thermonuclear missiles. El. p. [email protected] with active rest. tectural monuments. The old part of Žemaičių Kalvarijos is one of the www.draugyste.lt Palanga Tourist Nida has been proclaimed as an ur- most significant urban monuments Sanatorium “EGLĖ” Information Centre banistic monument. in the country. Famous for its church Eglės Str. 1, Kretingos 1, and Jerusalem’s Road, which LT- 66251 Druskininkai LT-00132 Palanga, TRAKAI NATIONAL was built during the XVII century on Phone:+370 313 60 220, HISTORICAL PARK phone:+370 460 48 811, the natural hills of Žemaičių Kalvari- faks.+370 313 60 238 fax.+370 460 48 822, Administration of park ja. During the second half of the XIX Phone:+370 800 60 500 Karaimų Str. 5, Trakai, century the town was an important El. p. [email protected], [email protected], phone:s+370 528 54 040/ 55 underground centre for the distribu- www.sanatorija.lt [email protected], 776/54 043/ 51 190 tion of , forbid- Sanatorium “LIETUVA” www.palangatic.lt [email protected], den by the tsarist government. V.Kudirkos Str. 45, Health centre ENERGETIKAS www.seniejitrakai.lt LT- 66120 Druskininkai Kuršių takas 1, Šventoji Park area 8, 200 ha REGIONAL PARKS Phone:+370 313 52 833, Phone: +370 460 45 511, Lakes 18 %. The country’s regional parks are faks.+370 313 55 490 +370 460 45 531 Forests 30 % located in the most beautiful parts El. p. [email protected] Faks. +370 460 48 251 The area defined as Trakai Histori- of Lithuania, and were established www.sanatorijalietuva.lt [email protected] cal National Park embrace forests, to protect the unique natural fea- Health Centre “Dainava” www.energetikas.lt lakes and villages. There are around tures untoutched by the creeping Maironio Str. 22, LT – 66116 LANDŠAFTO TERAPIJOS 20 lakes in and around Trakai, the invasion of civilasation. The vari- Druskininkai IR REKREACIJOS ous admistrations and visitor centres Phone:+370 313 59 100, 59 090, REABILITACINIS CENTRAS largest being the spectacular lake Tourism Product Galvė, which serves as the focal offer excursions, and help to make faks.+370 313 59 104 Ošupio 6a, Monciškės point for the majority of tourism and aquaintance with the requirements El. p. [email protected] Phone: +370 37 56 22 73, water sports in the region. Trakai for visiting protected territories. www.centrasdainava.lt 8 37 45 19 24, +370 460 45 330 is also the centre of the Karaites, a For further information, see http// Sanatorium “Nemunas” Natural treatment centre tribe of Turkish people brought to survigloters.supermedia.pl/Lit- T.Kosciuškos Str. 6, MEDOCHEDA Lithuania by Grand Duke Vytautas waparki/parkai/a_titul.htmi/ LT – 66116 Druskininkai S. Daukanto Sq. 6 from the Crimea who served as his HEALTH SPAS Phone:+370 313 51 660, Phone: +370 460 49 012 personal bodyguards. The Karaites’ phone/faks.+370 313 51 085 Faks. +370 460 54 198 house of worship, the Kinessa, and a DRUSKININKAI El. p. [email protected] [email protected] www.druskonis.lt/sanatorijos/ Museum of Karaite Culture are both Druskininkai is a health resort town Children Reabilitation Centre with facilities for balneotherapy nemunas PALANGOS GINTARAS places well worth visiting whilst in Children sanatorium “Saulutė” Trakai. and mud-based health treatments. Vytauto 30 It is situated in southern Lithuania, Kurorto Str. 5, Phone: +370 460 51 209 According to old chronicles Grand LT – 66126 Druskininkai Duke Gediminas transferred the on the right bank of the Nemunas Faks. +370 460 52 802 river. The architecture of the town is Phone/faks.+370 313 52 269 capital of Lithuania to [email protected] [email protected] in the XIV century. The castle, con- shaped by nature itself, surrounded Sanatorium by pine forests and picturesque val- www.druskonis.lt/sanatorijos/ structed on an island, became the saulute PALANGOS LINAS*** stronghold and residence of a num- leys of the Nemunas river. Vytauto 155 The inhabitants of the town began Sanatorium “Sūrutis” ber of Grand Dukes of Lithuania. Taikos Str. 10, Phone: +370 460 52 950, +370 460 Today the castle ensemble houses the using the mineral waters therapeu- 56 204, +370 460 51 451 tically in the XVII century. Drus- LT- 66119 Druskininkai impressive Trakai History Museum. Phone:+370 313 51 210, 53 335 Faks. +370 460 52 950 On the southeast bank of the lake kininkai was officially declared a faks.+370 313 53 750 rezervacija @palangoslinas.com Galvė find the Užtrakis Palace of the health resort town in 1794. Today E-mail [email protected] www.palangoslinas.commailto:ho- there are eight sanatoria and a bal- notorious Tiškevičius family. 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PALANGOS [email protected] REHABILITATION ation all year round. You will find all REHABILITATION HOSPITAL INSTITUTE OF CENTRE OF KLAIPĖDA the possibilities of peaceful rest as Vytauto 153 PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND SEAMEN’S HOSPITAL well as active holidays and rehabili- Phone: +370 460 41 290, REHABILITATION Vytauto 170 tation treatment in this picturesque +370 460 41 369, +370 460 41 367 C/O KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF Phone: +370 460 53 451 corner of nature. The health centre Faks. +370 460 41 300 MEDICINE Faks. +370 460 48 469 in Juodkrantė offers full complex of prl.violeta@Klaipėda.omnitel.net Vydūno Ave. 4 www.junet.lt health procedures that makes you www.prl.lt Phone: +370 460 30 030 “BALTIJA” HOLYDAY HOME fresh and bouncy. PALANGA HEALTH SCHOOL Faks. +370 460 30 014 REHABILITATION CENTRE Neringa Tourist Mėtų 8 [email protected] S.Dariaus ir S. Girėno 20 Information Centre Mob. +370 650 55 117 www.pri. km.u.lt Phone: +370 460 49 137, Taikos 4, Nida, Neringa, Faks. +370 460 30 303 LEISURE AND +370 460 49 147 Phone: +370 469 52 345, [email protected] REHABILITATION Faks. +370 460 49 198 phone/fax.:+370 469 52 015 www.sveikuoliai.lt CENTRE PUŠYNAS *** [email protected] [email protected], Sanatorium Žvejų 1 www.baltijahoPhone:lt www.visitneringa.com PALANGOS ŽVORŪNĖ ** Phone: +370 460 41 371, NERINGA Leisure house Ąžuolynas Vanagupės 18 +370 460 41 370 The Neringa peninsular located L. Rėza 54, Juodkrantė, Neringa Phone: +370 460 54 596, Faks. +370 460 41 374 in the western Lithuania near the Phone:+ 370 469 53 316/ 53 310, +370 460 54 037 [email protected] Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea Fax.+370 469 53 316 Faks. +370 460 51 461 www.palangapusynas.lt is a wonderful destination for relax- [email protected] SPECIAL INTEREST TRAVEL AND ACTIVE HOLIDAYS RURAL TOURISM HUNTING two areas on the Baltic Sea coast, a Activities-> Incentive-> Paraglid- The purpose of Lithuanian rural The main species in Lithuania are part of the Curonian Lagoon, and ing/hang-gliding tourism is to develop agricultural elk, wild boar, red deer, roe deer, the largest deep bogs at Kamanos, Manual production 2007 and to cherish ancient fallow deer, wolves, foxes, hares, Čepkeliai, Žuvintas and Viešvilė. HORSE RIDING national rural traditions. More than beavers, geese, ducks, partridges For more information on bird watch- For more detailed information 20 % of the Lithuanian population and woodcocks. ing holidays contact the following please follow live in the countryside. New busi- The Ministry of Environment estab- organisation. http//www.travel.lt/->English-> lishes hunting conditions and sets Lithuanian Ornithology Society, Activities-> Other->Riding ness activities are being sought to Naugarduko 47-3, Vilnius, ensure sufficient financial resources fees for commercial hunting. Applications for authorisation docu- Phone/fax.+370 5 213 04 98, BOATS, SHIPS to preserve farming, especially in ments can be also obtained directly [email protected], For more detailed information low productivity lands, where farm- through Lithuanian diplomatic insti- www.birdlife.lt please follow ing is not able to ensure business tutions at consulates and embassies, http//www.travel.lt/->English-> prosperity and adequate income for or through the Ministry of Foreign CULINARY HERITAGE Leisure-> Boats, ships farmers. Affairs. The Aukštaitija region was the first The old villages scattered among General information about hunt- in Lithuania to become a member BEAUTY lakes and woods have preserved ing can be found at the following of the European Culinary Heritage Stay in shape whilst in Lithuania by their ancient structure and specific address. project, and remains so far the only visitng one of the following clubs. culture. Staying at the farmstead by Directorate General of State one in the Baltics. The project aims Sports and fitness facilities can be a lake or the sea, at the old manor forests under the Ministry OF to promotie not only traditional re- found in even the smallest of Lithu- or a watermill by the river where Environment gional food, but also local attrac- anian towns. More information can you can fish, travel on foot, swim, A.Juozapavičiaus Str. 9, 09311 tions and the cultural identity of be found by contacting the relevant canoeing or ride a horse is a popular Vilnius- MTP, Lithuania the region in general. See www. Tourist Information Centre. Phone: 8 5 273 4021, culinary-heritage.com for more in- Centre of Therapy and Cosmetics pursuit for many tourists. Lithuania formation. is a perfect destination for people Fax.: 8 5 273 4004 Sugiharos 3, Vilnius, who like to spend their holiday E-mail: [email protected], phone:+370 5 270 5722 www.gmu.lt/en/ INCENTIVE floating on crystal-clear lakes, walk- Villon Fitness Club and Spa Airplanes/Gliders/Parachute jumps Le Meridien Villon hotel, 19 km. ing around ancient woodlands and FISHING For more detailed information please north of Vilnius, enjoying picturesque scenery. Lithuania is rich with lakes, rivers follow Phone:+370 5 273 9777 For the information about rural tour- and reservoirs, all of them suitable www.travel.lt/->English->Activi- ists accommodation, contact the rel- for fishing. The most popular spots ties->Incentive->Airplanes/Gliders/ GYM evant tourist information centres. are the lake areas in eastern and Parachute jumps For more detailed information Lithuanian Tourism Fund southern Lithuania, as well as in the Diving please follow Juozapavičiaus 13, Vilnius, Nemunas, Merkys and Minija river For more detailed information http//www.travel.lt/->English-> phone/fax. +370 5 272 6554 / basins. There are also private reser- please follow Activities-> Club->Sport clubs 263 6386. voirs where it’s possible to purchase http//www.travel.lt/->English-> and http//www.travel.lt/->English-> www.travel.lt, [email protected] a temporary licence on site. Activities-> Incentive-> Diving Activities->Clubs-> Gym All anglers need a special fishing Helicopters Lithuanian Rural Tourism licence issued by the Ministry of Association For more detailed information WINTER SPORTS Environment and available at the please follow Donelaičio 2-201, Kaunas, administrative offices of National http//www.travel.lt/->English-> Ac- Skiing Tourism Tourism Phone:+370 Product 37 40 03 54, and Regional Parks. More informa- tivities-> Incentive->Helicopters For more detailed fax.+370 37 40 03 50, tion can be found at regional tourist Hot air baloons information please follow [email protected] information centres. For more detailed information http//www.travel.lt/->English-> please follow Activities-> Other->Skiing CYCLING BIRD WATCHING Skating rinks can be found in

http//www.travel.lt/->English-> Ac- Cycle tracks can be found alongside Thirteen bird varieties belonging tivities->Incentive->Hot air baloons many towns and cities. many roads, as well as through cit- to the list of exceedingly rare spe- Yachting Skating Rink (Ledo Arena) ies and recreational areas. During cies can be observed in Lithuania. For more detailed information Aušros 42c, Kaunas, the summertime, recreational towns Among others are the red-breasted please follow phone:+370 37 33 06 75, near the Baltic Sea such as Palanga goose, pallid harrier and golden http//www.travel.lt/->English-> [email protected] and Neringa are extremely popular eagle. During recent years interest Activities-> Incentive->Yachting Skating Palace for bicycle tourism due to limited in bird watching has increased. The Kartings Draugystės 24, Elektrėnai, entrance of cars into these areas. Lithuanian Ornithological Society For more detailed information phone:+370 528 39 755 Five national parks and 30 regional is a reprewardtative of Bird Life In- please follow Akropolio Ledas parks offer the opportunity for bi- ternational, a worldwide partnership http//www.travel.lt/->English-> Ozo 25, Vilnius, cycle tourism in Lithuania. association of nature protection. The Activities-> Incentive-> Kartings phone:+370 5 248 4848 At present project to join Eurovelo activity of this organisation is based Paintball Skating Rink routes crossing Lithaunian territory on a long-term country programme, For more detailed information Ąžuolyno 9, Vilnus, is being implemented. prepared according to the require- please follow phone:+370 5 242 4212 Lithuanian Cyclist’s Community ments of Environmental Protection http//www.travel.lt/->English-> PO Box 190, LT-91001 Klaipėda of Lithuania and of the main Eu- Activities-> Incentive->Paintball SPORT PARKS Phone: +370 615 91 773, ropean organisations of nature and Paragliding/hang-gliding For more detailed information Fax.: +370 46 49 2926 bird protection. For more detailed information please follow [email protected], The best places to watch are as fol- please follow http//www.travel.lt/->English-> www.bicycle.lt lows: the delta of the Nemunas river, http//www.travel.lt/->English-> Activities-> Other-> Sport parks Lithuanian 76

BALL GAMES Basanavičiaus Str. 37, Palanga, BMX springboards for rollerskaters, mob.+370 685 38 824 The widest possible selection of ball phone:+370 460 51 079 springboarders and cyclists. [email protected], games are available in Lithuania, Mini Golf Club Arena www.racing.lt from the national sport of basketball Vanagupės 20, Palanga, phone:+370 Literatų 9/22, Vilnius, Cart rental. Race organising through tennis, squash, table tennis, 460 51 079, mob.+370 698 74 615 Phone:+370 5 212 0276, and leisure. biliards, bowling, etc. Information Mini Golf of Hotel Ąžuolynas mob.+370 687 02 694 Pro 4X4 Club you can get at local tourism infor- L.Rėzos 54, Juodkrantė, Nida, Rental of rollerskates, bicycles, Justiniškių 14, Vilnius, mation centres or at www.inyour- Phone:+370 469 53 310, Phone:+370 5 242 9991, fax.+370 469 53 316 skateboards, cycling and rollerskat- pocket.com ing events. mob.+370 687 84 725, fax.+370 5 242 9594 GOLF ADRENALINE ACTIVITY Ketvirtadienio Nakties Karštis Club [email protected] A game still to penetrate the Lithu- BUNGEE JUMPING mob.+370 699 66 460, Lithuanian Land Rovers’ Club. anian psyche, at least one can play Phone: mob.+370 682 58 336, Tours by cross-country vehicles and the miniature version. www.bungee.lt mob.+370 686 28 796 www.inlineskating.lt training. Promotional races in differ- Golf Club Elnias The highest bungee jump in Europe! ent parts of Lithuania. Didžiosios Lapės, Kaunas District, April to October. Every Thursday evening Phone:+370 37 47 02 37, X-Club of extreme sports roller-skating along Vilnius ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS mob.+370 686 30 777 Tuskulėnų 48-56, Vilnius, streets is organised. For more detailed information A nine-hole golf court 15 km. from Phone:+370 5 273 5195, Cart track Plytinės please follow Kaunas. [email protected] Plytinės 27, Vilnius, http//www.travel.lt/->English-> Mini Golf Phone:+370 5 243 8390, Leisure-> Entertainment centers

TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES INSIDE LITHUANIA [email protected], www.ignalina.ltl www.lazdijai.lt Phone: +370 441 77 795, Jonava Mažeikiai fax +370 441 77 785,

Akmenė Manual 2007 V.Kudirkos Str. 27, J.Basanavičiaus st.3, Ventos 8a, LT-89102 Mažeikiai [email protected], LT-85145 Naujoji Akmenė LT-55171 Jonava Phone: /fax +370 443 95 351, www.siluteinfo.lt Phone: +370 425 57 020, Phone: +370 349 52 335, [email protected] Širvintos fax +370 425 56 642, fax +370 349 50 030, Molėtai Vilniaus Str. 81, e-mail [email protected] , e-mail [email protected] Inturkės Str. 4, LT-33141 Molėtai LT-08216 Širvintos www.vic.akmene.lt Jurbarkas Phone:/fax +370 383 51 187, Phone: +370 382 31 074, Alytus Dariaus ir Girėno Str. 94, LT-74187 [email protected], fax +370 382 31 073, Rotušės sq 14A, LT-62141 Alytus Jurbarkas www.infomoletai.lt [email protected] Phone: +370 315 52 010, Phone: /fax +370 447 70 201, Neringa Švenčionys fax +370 315 51 982, [email protected] , Taikos Str. 4, LT-93121 Nida Laisvės sq 1, LT-18111 Švenčionys [email protected], www.jurbarkas.lt Phone: +370 469 52 345, Phone: /fax. +370 387 51 047, www.alytus.lt Kaunas fax +370 469 52 015, [email protected], Anykščiai Laisvės al. 36, LT-44240 Kaunas [email protected] www.svencionys.lt Gegužės Str. 1, LT-29106 Anykščiai Phone: +370 37 32 34 36, www.neringainfo.lt Tauragė Phone: /fax +370 381 59 177, Phone: /fax +370 37 42 36 78, Palanga Vytauto Str. 60, LT-72253 Tauragė e-mail [email protected] , [email protected] Kretingos st.1, LT-00132 Palanga Phone: +370 446 61 404, www.antour.lt http//visit.kaunas.lt Phone: +370 460 48 811, fax +370 446 62 034, Birštonas Kaunas “Mūsų odisėja” TIC fax +370 460 48 822, [email protected], www.taurage.lt Jaunimo Str. 3, LT-59219 Birštonas M. K. Čiurlionio 15, [email protected], LT-44354 Kaunas www.palangatic.lt Telšiai Phone: +370 319 65 740, Turgaus sq 21, LT-87122 Telšiai fax +370 319 65 740, Phone: +370 37 40 84 10, Panevėžys fax +370 37 40 84 11, Laisvės sq 11, LT-35200 Panevėžys Phone:/ fax +370 444 53 010, e-mail [email protected] , [email protected], www.birstonas.lt [email protected] Phone: +370 45 50 8081, www.turinfo.lt fax +370 45 50 80 80, www.telsiai.lt Biržai Trakai J. Janonio Str. 2, LT-41148, Biržai, Kaunas “Kauno vartai” TIC [email protected], Rotušės sq 29, LT-44279 Kaunas www.panevezystic.lt Vytauto Str. 69, LT-21001 Trakai Phone: /fax +370 450 33 496 Phone:/faxas +370 528 51 934, e-mail [email protected], Phone: /fax +370 37 32 11 12, Pasvalys [email protected], www.birzai.lt [email protected] P. Avižonio 6, LT-39149 Pasvalys e-mail [email protected], Druskininkai www.kaunovartai.lt Phone: / fax +370 451 34 096, www.trakai.lt/ Gardino Str. 3, Kelmė [email protected] Utena LT-66204 Druskininkai Birutės Str. 4, LT-86163, Kelmė Rokiškis Utenio sq 5, LT-28248 Utena Phone: +370 313 60 800, Phone: +370 427 61 430, Tyzenhauzų al. 5, LT-42115 Phone: /faxas +370 389 54 346, +370 313 51 777 fax. +370 427 61 417, Rokiškis [email protected] , fax +370 313 52 984 [email protected] Phone: +370 458 31 512, www.utenainfo.lt M.K.Čiurlionio Str. 65, www.kelmevic.lt fax +370 458 52 835, Varėna LT - 66164 Druskininkai Kernavė [email protected], J.Basanavičiaus Str. 9, Tel./faks. +370 313 51 777 Kerniaus Str. 4, www.tic.rokiskyje.lt LT-65183 Varėna e-mail information@druskininkai. LT-19014 Kernavė, Širvintų raj. Skuodas Phone: /fax +370 310 31 330, lt, www.druskininkai.lt Phone: +370 382 47 311, Gedimino Str. 1, [email protected] , Tourism Product Elektrėnai fax +370 382 47 315 LT-98124 Skuodas www.varenainfo.net Rungos Str. 12, LT-26108, [email protected] Phone: /fax +370 440 73 935, Varniai Elektrėnai Kėdainiai [email protected], www.skuodas.lt S.Daukanto Str. 6, LT-88318 Phone: +370 528 54 325, Didžioji Str. 1, LT-57248 Kėdainiai Šakiai Varniai, Telšių raj. fax +370 528 54 326, Phone: +370 347 60 363, Šešupė Euroregion TIC Phone: /fax +370 444 47 455, e-mail [email protected] fax +370 347 60 363, V.Kudirkos Str. 61/1, [email protected] European Geographical Centre [email protected], LT-71126 Šakiai www.varniai-museum.lt Girijos village, Nemenčinė ward., www.kedainiai.lt Phone: /fax. +370 345 51 262, Vilnius Klaipėda [email protected] Didžioji 31, Vilnius, Phone: +370 5 265 1968, Turgaus Str. 7, LT-91247 Klaipėda Šiauliai Phone: +370 5 262 6470, Fax +370 5 265 1968 Phone: .+370 46 41 21 86, Vilniaus Str. 213, LT-76348 Šiauliai Phone: /fax +370 5 262 0762, e-mail [email protected], fax +370 46 41 21 85, Phone: +370 41 52 31 10, [email protected] www.vatic.ten.lt/ [email protected], fax. +370 41 52 31 11, Vilniaus 22, Vilnius, Gargždai www.klaipedainfo.lt [email protected], Phone: +370 5 262 9660, Klaipėdos Str. 15, LT-96135 Kretinga www.siauliai.lt/tic fax +370 5 262 8169, Gargždai Vilniaus Str. 20, Šilalė [email protected], Phone: +370 46 47 34 16, LT-5700 Kretinga S.Gaudėšiaus Str. 4, , Geležinkelio 16, Vilnius, fax +370 46 47 34 16, Phone: +370 445 77 612, LT-75136 Šil alė Phone: /fax +370 5 269 2091, e-mail [email protected], fax +370 445 77 323, Phone: +370 449 51 211, [email protected] fax +370 449 51 214, www.klaipedos-r.lt [email protected] Konstitucijos Ave 3 Ignalina Lazdijai [email protected], www.silale.info Šilutė (Vilnius Municipality), Vilnius, Ateities Str. 18-a LT-30117, Ignalina Vilniaus Str. 1, LT-67106 Lazdijai Phone: +370 5 211 2031, Phone: +370 386 52 597, Phone: /fax +370 318 51 160, Lietuvininkų Str. 10/2, LT-99185 Šilutė [email protected] fax +370 386 53 148, [email protected], www.vilnius-tourism.lt Lithuanian 77

Vilkaviškis [email protected] Tel.: +370 448 49 231, 00140 Helsinki, J.Basanavičiaus sq 7, LT-70147 Vilniaus Str. 2, Merkinė, fax: +370 448 49 337 Phone: +358 9 62277717, Vilkaviškis Varėna distr., [email protected] fax: +358 9 62277718, Phone: /fax +370 342 20 525, Phone: /fax +370 310 57 245 [email protected], e-mail [email protected] [email protected] ABROAD www.liettua.fi. www.vilkaviskisinfo.lt Kuršių Nerija NP Russia Poland Zarasai Smiltynės Str. 11, Klaipėda, Borisoglebskij per. 13 korpus 2 00-536 Warszawa, Sėlių sq 22, LT-32110 Zarasai Phone: /Fax: +370 46 40 22 57, 161069 Maskva al. Ujazdowskie 12, Phone: /faxas +370 385 37 171 Phone: +370 46 40 22 56, Phone: /fax 7 095 203 6790, Phone: +48 22 696 98 15, e-mail [email protected], [email protected] e-mail [email protected] , fax: +48 22 696 98 16, www.zarasai.lt/tic/index.php Naglių Str. 8, Nida, www.litinfo.ru [email protected], Phone: /Fax: +370 46 95 12 56, Germany IN THE NATIONAL PARKS www.litwatravel.com [email protected] Baltikum Tourizmus Zentrale Spain Aukštaitija NP Trakai NP (BTZ) El centro de la información turística Fremdenverkehrszentrale Palušė village, Ignalina district, Karaimų Str. 5, Trakai, de Lituania Phone: /fax +370 386 53 135, Estland-Lettland-Litauen Phone: +370 528 54 040/ 55 776/ L`Encarnacio, 70, bajos Phone: +370 386 47 478 54 043/51 190 Katharinenstr. 19-20, 10711 Berlin [email protected] , [email protected] Phone: +49 30 890 09 091, 08024 Barcelona [email protected], Phone: +34 93 285 32 85, Dzūkija NP www.seniejitrakai.lt fax +49 30 890 09 092, Miškininkų Str. 61, Marcinkonys, e-mail [email protected] mobile +34 667 693 931 Žemaitija NP fax: +34 933 343 469 Varėna district. Didžioji str. 8, LT-5655 Plateliai, www.baltikuminfo.de/ Finland [email protected], Phone: +370 310 44 466, Plungė dstr., LITHUANIA fax +370 310 44 471, Kapteeninkatu 7, www.lituaniatur.com Inbound Tour Operators

Name Address Phone Fax E-mail Manual 2007 AAA WRISLIT Konstitucijos ave. 7, Vilnius +370 5 248 7202 +370 5 248 7207 [email protected] A. ARMONAVIČIUS’ ENTERPRISE G. D. Kuverto Str. 16-3, Neringa +370 469 51 210 +370 46 95 12 10 [email protected] Sudervės Str. 16, Avižienių village, Avižienių +370 686 78 685 ABK [email protected] sen., Vilnius d. +370 5 240 3340 AGASI TURAS J. Basanavičiaus Str. 25-15, Vilnius +370 5 210 7109 +370 5 265 1615 [email protected] AGRO TURAS Tuskulėnų Str. 33c, Vilnius +370 5 210 1326 [email protected] AISČIAI Taikos Ave. 11-36, Klaipėda +370 46 311 815 +370 46 31 33 03 [email protected] AKVILA Bernardinų Str. 10-7a, Vilnius +370 5 262 0632 +370 5 262 0632 [email protected] AMBER TRAVEL SERVICE M.K. Čiurlionio Str. 7, Vilnius +370 5 261 1053 +370 5 261 1054 [email protected] AMBERTURAS Kalvarijų Str. 125, Vilnius +370 5 276 1188 +370 5 276 1188 [email protected] ANCILIUS Liejyklos Str. 2, Vilnius +370 5 261 7534 +370 5 261 8057 [email protected] ANDMA Žvejų Str. 2-609, Klaipėda +370 651 35 534 +370 46 23 28 94 [email protected] ANYKŠČIAI TOURISM INFORMA- Gegužės Str. 1, Anykščiai +370 381 59 177 +370 381 59 177 [email protected] TION CENTRE ARIANNA MARKETING SERVICES J. Basanavičiaus Str. 16, Vilnius +370 5 261 3257 +370 5 261 3258 [email protected] ASKANDRAS Gariūnai 49-a9-2, Vilnius +370 5 275 1982 +370 5 275 1982 ASTRIDA Gedimino Ave. 31, Vilnius +370 5 261 4459 +370 5 213 3506 [email protected] AUTARĖ Subačiaus Str. 8-14, Vilnius +370 5 262 7845 +370 5 262 7401 [email protected] AVANTURAS Literatų Str. 8, Vilnius +370 5 265 2355 +370 5 265 1934 [email protected] AVIAEKSPRESAS J. Basanavičiaus Str. 31-1, Vilnius +370 5 231 2525 +370 5 212 5983 [email protected] AVIATURAS IR PARTNERIAI Ukmergės Str. 12, Vilnius +370 5 275 0082 +370 5 275 6498 [email protected] BALTIC CLIPPER Laisvės al. 61-1, Kaunas +370 37 32 03 00 +370 37 22 34 71 [email protected] BALTIC ESCAPE Aguonų str. 17, Vilnius +370 656 53 000 [email protected]

BALTIC SAITAS K. Donelaičio Str. 26-1, Kaunas +370 37 40 85 40 +370 37 40 85 39 +370 5 212 7979 BALTIC TOURS VILNIUS J. Tumo-Vaižganto Str. 9/1, Vilnius +370 5 212 6767 [email protected] +370 5 231 3311 BALTIC TRAVEL GROUP Aušros Vartų Str. 12, Vilnius +370 5 260 9375 +370 5 261 0631 [email protected] BALTIC TRAVEL SERVICE Subačiaus Str. 2, Vilnius +370 5 251 4493 +370 5 212 2196 [email protected] “BALTIJA” HOUSE OF THE LEISURE Ganyklų Str. 30, Palanga +370 460 48 332 +370 460 49 226 [email protected] BALTIJOS KELIAI Sausio 13-osios Str. 2, Vilnius +370 5 278 5716 +370 5 245 4741 [email protected] BALTIJOS PILIGRIMAS T. Ševčenkos Str. 19, Vilnius +370 5 233 5453 +370 5 213 3066 [email protected] BALTTOURS Naglių Str. 18e, Neringa +370 46 95 11 90 +370 46 95 11 90 [email protected] BALTURAS Kęstučio Str. 4, Vilnius +370 5 275 1292 +370 5 275 3131 [email protected] BARTIKA Trakų Str. 9/1, Vilnius +370 5 262 3726 +370 5 262 3726 [email protected] TICKETING CENTRE Konstitucijos Ave. 12, Vilnius +370 5 275 2585 +370 5 272 4852 [email protected]

Tourism Tourism BUSINESSLINE Product K. Donelaičio Str. 60-409, Kaunas +370 37 40 41 42 +370 37 40 66 58 BUSTURAS Tilžės Str. 114, Šiauliai +370 41 52 34 01 +370 41 52 33 97 [email protected] CENTROTUR A. Mickevičiaus Str. 6-202, Kaunas +370 37 20 55 15 +370 37 20 85 57 [email protected] CIA, TEN IR VISUR Raugyklos Str. 15-308, Vilniaus +370 614 83 323 [email protected]

CONEKSIS Ankštoji Str. 5-1, Vilnius +370 5 210 1808 +370 5 270 5975 [email protected] DAIGERA Muitinės Str. 34, Vilnius +370 5 213 3418 +370 5 213 3418 [email protected] DAINIJA Eglės Str. 1, Druskininkai +370 313 51 758 +370 31351782 DELTA TOURS Laisvės al. 85-4, Kaunas +370 37 42 58 96 +370 37 42 25 71 [email protected] DELTA TOURISM CENTRE J. Jasinskio Str. 16A, Vilnius +370 5 252 6161 +370 5 252 6163 [email protected] DITMOS PROJEKTAI A. Jakšto Str. 9, Vilnius +370 5 262 7887 +370 5 262 2476 [email protected] DOMINA TRAVEL J. Tumo-Vaižganto Str. 5, Vilnius +370 5 261 0794 +370 5 231 3693 [email protected] Dorlita Tomo Str. 10a-1, Klaipėda +370 46 41 13 46 +370 46 31 01 10 [email protected] DRUSKININKŲ GELMĖ V. Kudirkos Str. 45, Druskininkai +370 313 53 393 +370 313 53 393 [email protected] DRUSKONIO VILNIS Sodų Str. 29, Druskininkai +370 313 53 434 +370 313 53 434 [email protected] DRUSVA Žalioji Str. 9, Druskininkai +370 313 51 646 +370 313 53 750 [email protected] DVARINTA Z. Sierakausko Str. 15-4, Vilnius +370 5 233 4446 +370 5 233 4446 [email protected] E. ŠIMONIO ENTERPRISE Kęstučio Str. 59, Kaunas +370 37 22 49 81 +370 37 22 49 81 [email protected] EKSTRATURAS Žemaičių Str. 31, Kaunas +370 37 26 64 04 +370 37 26 64 04 [email protected] ESPERANTO TOURISM L. Zamenhofo Str. 5, Kaunas +370 37 20 91 45 +370 37 20 91 45 [email protected] CENTRE``BONVOJE`` ESTRAVEL VILNIUS Vokiečių Str. 13, Vilnius +370 5 212 5809 +370 5 212 5810 [email protected] EURA Ozo Str. 20-18, Vilnius +370 5 243 0466 +370 5 243 0467 [email protected] EURIKOS TURAS Puodžių Str. 20-1a, Klaipėda +370 46 41 03 90 +370 46 31 09 20 [email protected] Lithuanian 78

EUROINVEST Kalvarijų Str. 168, Vilnius +370 5 271 3333 +370 5 371 3336 [email protected] FESTA Žirmūnų Str. 139-302, Vilnius +370 5 276 2517 +370 5 276 2517 [email protected] FILARETAI TRAVEL M. Daukšos Str. 2-30, Vilnius +370 5 268 5966 +370 5 268 5967 [email protected] FITRANSAS J. Jasinskio Str. 1, Vilnius +370 5 249 7222 +370 5 230 7242 [email protected] FRIDMIS Vytenio Str. 10-87, Vilnius +370 5 233 4266 +370 5 213 2048 [email protected] GEROS KELIONĖS Kęstučio str. 25, Kaunas +370 37 22 33 23 [email protected] GREEN TRAVEL J. Jasinskio Str. 16, Vilnius +370 5 252 6651 +370 5 249 6312 [email protected] GRŪTELĖ Antakalnio Str. 11-10, Druskininkai +370 313 53 089 +370 31 35 38 28 [email protected], GULIVERIO KELIONĖS Savanorių Ave. 128-1, Kaunas +370 37331418 +370 37 33 14 19 [email protected] GUSTUS VITAE Tilto Str. 35, Vilnius +370 5 270 6425 +370 5 270 6426 [email protected] HOLIDAY SERVICE Gedimino Ave. 7, Vilnius +370 5 231 2127 +370 5 231 3848 [email protected] HORIZON TRAVEL Kęstučio Str. 59, Vilnius +370 5 243 7868 +370 5 231 3400 [email protected] HORIZON TRAVEL WORLDWIDE K. Donelaičio str. 1a, Kaunas +370 37 75 27 88 +370 37 75 27 89 [email protected] Į KELIĄ Vilnius, Lvovo Str. 38a-220 +370 5 275 0197 +370 5 275 0197 [email protected] IERA Gardino Str. 1, Druskininkai +370 676 35 501 +370 650 02 357 [email protected] IN VIA M. village Čiurlionio Str. 7/1-1, Vilnius +370 52310049 +370 5 231 0937 [email protected] IMAGO NOVA Švitrigailos Str. 7/16, Vilnius +370 5 233 6043 +370 5 233 6043 [email protected] INFOTOPAS Tvirtovės al. 86, Kaunas +370 37 32 81 86 +370 37 32 81 87 [email protected] ISTERELA A. Vivulskio Str. 5-5, Vilnius +370 5 265 1583 +370 5 265 1583 [email protected] JANTURAS Antakalnio Str. 1, Vilnius +370 687 93 044 +370 5 212 4181 [email protected] JOVITA’S TOURISM AGENCY Dvaro Str. 64, Šiauliai +370 41 52 51 88 +370 41 52 51 89 [email protected] JURAKANA Raugyklos Str. 15, Vilnius +370 5 233 4603 +370 5 233 4854 [email protected] JŪSŲ IR MŪSŲ SĖKMĖ Vytauto Str. 76, Šiauliai +370 41 42 27 74 +370 41 43 07 65 [email protected] JUVETURA Bazilijonų Str. 3, Vilnius +370 5 231 4006 +370 5 231 4006 KALEVA TRAVEL Konstitucijos Ave. 20, Vilnius +370 5 231 4959 +370 5 231 4953 [email protected] Manual 2007 KAMELOTAS Laisvės Ave. 55-210, Vilnius +370 5 246 0352 +370 5 246 0352 [email protected] KAUNO GRŪDA K. Donelaičio Str. 46-3, Kaunas +370 37 32 44 54 +370 37 32 44 56 [email protected] KAUNO PILIGRIMAS Laisvės Alley. 87a, Kaunas +370 37 20 98 91 TOURISM INFORMATION CENTRE Laisvės Alley 36, Kaunas +370 37 32 34 36 +370 37 42 36 78 [email protected] OF KAUNAS REGION KAUNO UGNELĖ I. Kanto Str. 21-4a, Kaunas +370 37 20 27 37 +370 37 20 27 37 [email protected] KELIAUTOJŲ KLUBAS Konstitucijos Ave. 23C-101, Vilnius +370 5 272 5708 +370 5 272 5492 [email protected] KELIONIŲ AKADEMIJA S. Žukausko Str. 35-99, Vilnius +370 5 243 0636 +370 5 243 0661 [email protected] KELIONIŲ CENTRAS Vilniaus Str. 233-2, Šiauliai +370 41 39 95 44 +370 41 39 95 44 [email protected] KELIONIU GAMA Gedimino Str. 47-218, Kauno +370 676 39 399 [email protected] KELIONIŲ LAIKAS Kalvarijų Str. 14, Vilnius +370 5 275 1797 +370 5 275 1446 [email protected] KELIONIŲ VARTAI A. Juozapavičiaus Str. 3, Vilnius +370 5 275 7511 +370 5 275 7513 [email protected] KELVITA Geležinkelio Str. 16-30, Vilnius +370 5 231 0229 +370 5 231 0229 [email protected] KIVEDA Gedimino Ave. 1, Vilnius +370 5 272 4805 +370 5 272 5806 [email protected] KLAIPĖDOS MĖJA S. Šimkaus Str. 21-8, Klaipėda +370 46 31 02 95 +370 46 41 11 92 [email protected] KLAIPĖDOS SEZAMAS Birutės Str. 2, Klaipėda +370 46 38 23 36 +370 46 38 23 36 KRANTAS TRAVEL Teatro a. 5, Klaipėda +370 46 39 511 +370 46 39 52 22 [email protected] KULTŪROS BENDRIJA Stiklių Str. 8, Vilnius +370 5 261 2867 +370 5 261 0640 [email protected] KURŽUVIS Bangų Str. 22, Klaipėda +370 46 30 11 22 +370 46 30 11 23 [email protected] LABAS TURAS Naugarduko Str. 36-8, Vilnius +370 5 238 0154 +370 5 238 0154 [email protected] LATVEDA Švitrigailos Str. 7/16, Vilnius +370 678 34 801 +370 5 233 8225 [email protected] LAVISANA H. Manto Str. 3-38, Klaipėda +370 46 41 15 02 +370 46 41 16 91 [email protected] LENTANA A. Kojelavičiaus Str. 129-14, Vilnius +370 5 267 0193 +370 5 267 0193 [email protected] LETRONAS S. Konarskio Str. 30, Vilnius +370 5 216 2574 +370 5 216 2577 [email protected] LIETPOLAUTO Panevėžio Str. 8a, Vilnius +370 5 215 2094 +370 5 272 4114 LIETUVIS K. Donelaičio Str. 79-11, Kaunas +370 37 20 68 39 +370 37 20 68 39 [email protected] LITHUANIAN AUTOMOBILISTS’ Antakalnio Str. 28, Vilnius +370 5 210 4433 +370 5 270 9592 [email protected] UNION LITHUANIAN CENTRE OF CHIL- Konstitucijos Ave. 25, Vilnius +370 5 272 2355 +370 5 272 5651 [email protected] DREN AND YOUTH LIGATURAS M. K. Čiurlionio Str. 99, Druskininkai +370 313 51 139 +370 313 51 139 [email protected] LITAMICUS Gedimino Ave. 24, Vilnius +370 5 212 4474 +370 5 261 3637 [email protected] LITHUANIAN HOLIDAYS Šeimyniškių Str. 1A, Vilnius +370 5 263 6064 +370 5 272 6864 [email protected] LITHUANIAN TOURS Šeimyniškių Str. 18, Vilnius +370 5 272 4163 +370 5 272 1815 [email protected]

LITURIMEX TRAVELLING SERVICE J. Basanavičiaus Str. 11/1, Vilnius +370 5 279 1416 +370 5 279 1417 [email protected] Tourism Product LIUBERSTA Minties Str. 46-23, Vilnius +370 61 24 01 75 +370 5 272 5564 [email protected] LOBELIJA Lvovo Str. 11-4, Vilnius +370 5 210 1313 +370 5 210 1314 [email protected] LOLA Miško Str. 2-2, Kaunas +370 37440520 +370 37441132 [email protected] LURITANAS M. K. Čiurlionio Str. 82a-57, Vilnius +370 5 239 5190 +370 5 239 5191 [email protected]

MANO GIDAS Akademijos Str. 4, Vilnius +370 612 34 000 [email protected] MANO TURAS V. Šopeno Str. 5/24, Vilnius +370 698 19 510 MEANDRA Vytauto Str. 6/4-14, Vilnius +370 37 40 70 90 +370 37 20 47 81 [email protected] MERIDIJOS TURAI Savanorių Ave. 407-1, Kauno +370 37 77 22 73 +370 37 77 22 73 [email protected] MĖTA S. Šimkaus Str. 5-9, Klaipėda +370 46 25 62 39 +370 46 25 62 60 [email protected] MINITURAS A. Mickevičiaus Str. 56-17, Kaunas +370 37 33 83 33 +370 37 33 83 34 [email protected] MINOLGA M. K. Čiurlionio Str. 99, Druskininkai +370 313 51 689 +370 313 51 689 [email protected] MITRALĖ Verkių Str. 29-108, Vilnius +370 5 373 0053 +370 5 230 0144 [email protected] MUSLIMAS Naugarduko Str. 76, Vilnius +370 603 48 841 +370 5 247 3322 MŪSŲ ODISĖJA M. K. Čiurlionio Str. 15, Kaunas +370 37 20 78 79 +370 37 40 84 11 [email protected] NEMĖJA Kareivių Str. 11-200, Vilnius +370 5 277 6625 +370 5 277 6625 NEMUNO LANKA Kęstučio Str. 54, Kaunas +370 37 42 23 96 +370 37 42 23 96 [email protected] NKI Žemaitės Str. 102, Šiauliai +370 41 52 11 33 +370 41 52 11 33 [email protected] OLTURAS Kauno str. 1a, Vilnius +370 5 233 8860 +370 5 233 8860 [email protected] PALANGOS TAURAS Vytauto Str. 116, Palanga +370 46 04 91 11 +370 46 04 91 11 [email protected] PALANGOS ŽUVĖDRA Meilės al. 11, Palanga +370 46 05 40 82 +370 46 05 38 52 [email protected] PALTURAS Vytauto Str. 74, Palanga +370 46 04 84 62 +370 46 04 84 61 [email protected] PARALELE Varpo Str. 25, Šiaulių +370 41 50 07 77 +370 41 50 07 77 [email protected] Lithuanian 79

PASAULIO RATAS J. Basanavičiaus Str. 29a-16/17, Vilnius +370 5 265 0245 +370 5 265 0245 [email protected] PASSAT I. Kanto Str. 34, Klaipėda +370 46 41 00 20 +370 46 41 00 40 [email protected] PLATUS KELIAS V. Krėvės Ave. 97, Kaunas +370 37 71 05 90 +370 37 71 05 90 [email protected] POILSIS IR MES Pylimo Str. 41, Vilnius +370 5 261 1655 +370 5 261 5809 [email protected] POILSIS PAJŪRYJE Taikos Ave. 24A-310, Klaipėda +370 46 31 16 83 +370 46 38 29 83 PROTEŽĖ Žemaitės Str. 23, Vilnius +370 5 233 7980 +370 5 233 7980 [email protected] RCD ROOM CONCEPT DESIGN L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus Str. 3, Vilnius +370 5 210 7464 +370 5 210 7460 [email protected] RELATURAS M. K. Čiurlionio Str. 61, Druskininkai +370 313 45 106 +370 313 45 106 [email protected] RIATURAS Vytenio Str. 6, Vilnius +370 5 233 3437 +370 5 233 7884 [email protected] ROGEBU Šaulių Str. 39-4, Klaipėda +370 699 28 613 +370 46 25 88 83 ROSTELA Pylimo Str. 6, Vilnius +370 5 261 1526 +370 5 233 3746 [email protected] RUIZA Saltoniškių Str. 29-403, Vilnius +370 5 275 1869 +370 5 275 1869 [email protected] SALVETE A. Jakšto Str. 7, Vilnius +370 685 80 178 +370 5 212 1975 [email protected] SAULĖS KELIAS Kalvarijų Str. 1, Vilnius +370 5 275 2458 +370 5 275 2416 [email protected] SAVAITĖS EKSPRESAS Laisvės Ave. 60, Vilnius +370 5 210 1818 +370 5 210 1819 [email protected] SENAMIESČIO GIDAS Aušros Vartų Str. 7, Vilnius +370 5 261 5558 +370 5 261 5558 [email protected] SEPTYNIOS MYLIOS BALTIJA Pilies Str. 8-2, Vilnius +370 5 263 9070 +370 5 212 7066 [email protected] SIGIDA Švitrigailos Str. 7/16, Vilnius +370 5 233 3454 +370 5 233 3906 [email protected] SOFINA Taikos Str. 15, Vilnius +370 5 242 6440 +370 5 242 6440 [email protected] SPA & SPORT TRAVEL K. Donelaičio Str. 75-2, Kaunas +370 37 20 93 93 +370 37 20 94 94 [email protected] STELLA VIAE Gėlių Str. 5, Vilnius +370 5 233 8836 +370 5 233 8830 [email protected] SVETURKELIS Aušros Vartų Str. 16, Vilnius +370 5 261 8460 +370 5 212 2770 [email protected] ŠIMTAS VIENAS TURAS Antakalnio Str. 39, Vilnius +370 5 234 1977 +370 5 234 1977 [email protected] ŠVITĖ Pamėnkalnio Str. 5-29, Vilnius +370 5 262 2785 +370 5 262 2785 [email protected] TERRA INCOGNITA Vilnius, Ateities Str. 15 +370 699 89 815 [email protected] Manual 2007 TJM GLOBAL Pamėnkalnio Str. 5-31, Vilnius +370 5 262 4964 +370 5 262 4963 [email protected] TICKETING CENTRE Konstitucijos Ave. 12, Vilnius +370-5 275 25 85 8-52724852 [email protected] TOPTURAS Pylimo Str. 20-18, Vilnius +370 5 263 9812 +370 5 279 1267 [email protected] TRAVEL PUB S. Šimkaus Str. 14, Klaipėda +370 688 36 645 +370 46 41 18 67 [email protected] TRAVEVITA Tilžės Str. 139, Šiauliai +370 41 52 04 00 +370 41 52 48 94 [email protected] TURVAHAS Plytų Str. 53, Palanga +370 46 03 26 39 +370 445 75 005 UDRIAUS PROJEKTAI Sodų Str. 4, Kaunas +370 37 38 31 62 +370 37 36 24 42 [email protected] UTL-VILNIUS Kalvarijų Str. 24a, Vilnius +370 5 273 1877 +370 5 273 1877 [email protected] VAIDUOKLIAI Algirdo Str. 8-8, Vilnius +370 5 265 2272 [email protected] VAKARŲ SALA Miško Str. 30-28, Kaunas +370 37 32 33 17 +370 37 32 31 69 [email protected] VAKARŲ VERBENA Vanagupės Str. 12-1, Palanga +370 46 05 19 85 +370 46 05 19 85 [email protected] VALTONAS Varpo Str. 39-21, Kaunas +370 600 88 522 [email protected] VEGATURAS J. Jasinskio Str. 10, Vilnius +370 5 249 7878 +370 5 249 6336 [email protected] VERSLO LANGAS Savanorių Ave. 287-416, Kaunas +370 37 40 86 59 +370 37 40 86 62 [email protected] VESTEKSPRESS A. Stulginskio Str. 5-59, Vilnius +370 5 212 2500 +370 5 212 5321 [email protected] VIA HANSA VILNIUS Karmelitų Str. 5, Vilnius +370 5 212 3037 +370 5 231 3017 [email protected] VIA NOBILE V. Kudirkos Str. 37, Druskininkai +370 31 35 15 99 +370 31 35 15 99 [email protected] VIA OPTIMA Gedimino Ave. 24, Vilnius +370 5 261 0176 +370 5 261 9928 [email protected] VIAKIRAS Kauno Str. 1-404, Vilnius +370 5 231 0022 +370 5 231 0022 [email protected] VILDORA Algirdo Str. 41-2, Vilnius +370 5 216 2836 +370 5 216 3498 [email protected] VILIOTA IR PARTNERIAI V. Šopeno Str. 3-2, Vilnius +370 5 265 2238 +370 5 265 1672 [email protected] VILNIUS TRAVEL SERVICE J. Jasinskio Str. 4-15, Vilnius +370 5 249 6507 +370 5 249 6552 [email protected] VILTURAS Užupio str. 4 , Vilnius +370 5 210 4166 [email protected] VISIT LITHUANIA Odminių Str. 5, Vilnius +370 5 262 5241 +370 5 262 5242 [email protected] VISVETA A. Vivulskio Str. 14/8-8, Vilnius +370 5 213 3334 +370 5 213 3334 [email protected] VIVITA Vytauto Str. 128a, Palanga +370 686 09 515 [email protected] VLADISTURAS Kirtimų Str. 45, Vilnius +370 5 260 2575 +370 5 260 2389 [email protected] VLASTURAS J. Basanavičiaus Str. 29a-43, Vilnius +370 5 233 3723 +370 5 233 3723 [email protected] ŽELESA Ukmergės Str. 12, Vilnius +370 5 273 2909 +370 5 273 2979 [email protected]

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