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"The trails of pilgrims Lithuania - Poland” "The trails of pilgrims Lithuania - Poland” Smalenai (Smalėnai) goes back to the middle of the 17th century. Back then, there stood a church. After the locality was bought by landlord Haberman, he provided for the construction of present Saint Isidore’s Church including an abbey in 1839. The church boasts one tower. Inside there are three altars: the main one displays the sculpture of the crucified Christ, the left side altar bears the picture of the Angelic Mother of God, covered by the painting depicting the Mother of God of Czestochowa. The right side altar has the pictures of Saint Isidore, the patron of farmers, and Saint Antony. In the yard of the Church there stands a chapel, built in 1846, in the vault of which the Haberman family was buried. In the premises of the abbey, recollections for priests are organized each November. This place was assigned to the recollection home of Elk diocese. In summer, youth camps are organized here. Feast days. May 15 – Saint Isidore the Ploughman. August 2 – Angelic Mother of God. Should the appointed day be other than Sunday, the feast is postponed to the next Sunday. Parish address: 16-515 Puńsk, Smolany 16, tel. (48 87) 5161 338. Lodging. The abbey can accommodate 50 persons. Modestly equipped rooms in the outhouse hold 60 places for the pilgrims. In summer, in the square belonging to the parish, approximately 300-400 people can stay in tents. Meals. Nearby the church, there are two food stores. In summer, an inn is open as well. In the premises of the abbey, there is a kitchen and a canteen. References about Punsk in written documents of the kings of Poland and grand dukes of Lithuania were made in the 16th century. The current neo-gothic church of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Punsk with the two towers was built in 1881. It is the third shrine rebuilt in this place as the first two that had been standing before it, were destroyed by fire. The church has five altars. The interior walls and ceilings are decorated with Lithuanian ornaments. Every believer searching for comfort will find someone to whom he/she will be able to pour his/her troubles in a prayer, because this church houses many sculptures and pictures of various saints. Feast days. April 23 – Saint George, June 29 – Saint Peter and Saint Pavel, August 15 – the Assumption. Should the appointed day be other than Sunday, the feast is postponed to the next Sunday. Punsk parish address: ul. A. Mickewicza 55, Puńsk, tel.: (48 87) 5161017. Lodging. Travellers could stay in the school dormitory: 48 places are prepared; showers and WC are available; Kovo 11-osios 18, Punsk, tel.: (+48 87) 5161080. Lithuanian House of Culture in Punsk can accommodate 12 persons; Kovo 11-osios 17, Punsk, tel.: (+48 87) 5161032. In summer time, pilgrims can sleep in Punsk school premises (on mattresses). In Trakiskes (Trakiškės) village (1 km from Punsk) there is a rural tourism settlement with 50 places, tel.: (+48 87) 5161315. Meals. Bar "Honorka", Ugniagesių str. Bar "Omega", Mickevičiaus str. (by the bus station) Café-bar "Karčema" Mickevičiaus 49, tel.: (+48) 506769258, Restaurant "Sodas", Mickevičiaus 17, tel.: (+48 87) 5161315, Canteen of the school dormitory can provide meals for about 80 persons. 29.09.2021 www.cit.en.ugpunsk.pl // strona 1/5 Medical aid. Dispensary, Mokyklos 26. Police. Mickevičiaus str. 41. tel.: +48 87 5161007. Town of Simnas is located between the lakes of Simnas and Giluitis. This settlement has been mentioned since 1382. Today the historical centre of the town is a monument of urbanistics of national importance. The current church, reminding the Renaissance, was built in 1520. Its significance to the Lithuanian history of art is immense – it is the only basilica-type cross-layout Renaissance church in Lithuania. It contains the Blessed Mary Rosary altar with the Blessed Virgin painting. Those who visit it on Sunday before the Saint John or on any of the 7 days following this Sunday may receive all the remissions, whereas upon visiting it on any other day one may gain 300 days of remissions. In 1928, the altar was privileged by the Bishop of Vilkaviskis (Vilkaviškis). Feast days. June 24 – John the Baptist, August 15 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Should the appointed day be other than Sunday, the feast is postponed to the next Sunday. Parish address: Kreivoji str. 3, Simnas, LT-64312 Alytus distr., tel.: +370 315 601 14. Meals. Café “Pas Emą”, Vytauto str. 28, Simnas, tel.: +370 315 60234. Canteen of Simnas Agriculture School, Ateities str. 6, tel.: +370 315 60699 Lodging. Rest house “Giluitis”, Giluitis village, tel.: +370 315 60232, +370 687 90413. Dormitory of Simnas Agriculture School, Ateities str. 6, tel.: +370 315 60699. Rural tourism settlement “Burlingė” established on the bank of Dusia lake, village of Metelyte (Metelytė), tel.: +370 315 58235. Tents can be built on the beach “Giluitis” in the village of Kaimynai on the bank of Giluitis lake. Police. Vytauto str. 29, Simnas, tel.: +370 315 60202. Medical aid. Dispensary, Vytauto str. 55, tel.: +370 315 60440. Krokialaukis was founded in the first half of the 16th century. Its manor was famous for its horses bred for the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland. The centre of the town embraces the Transfiguration Church of Krokialaukis, built in 1872. It was consecrated in 1899 by the outstanding Lithuanian poet and bishop Antanas Baranauskas. The church has two towers with a lower rectangular apse and sacristies next to it. Inside there are 3 altars. In the churchyard, there are some wooden crosses and the sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast days. August 6 – Transfiguration of Jesus, August 14 – Exaltation of the Cross. Should the appointed day be other than Sunday, the feast is postponed to the next Sunday. Parish address: Krokialaukis, LT-64355 Alytus distr., tel.: +370 315 682 44. 29.09.2021 www.cit.en.ugpunsk.pl // strona 2/5 Meals. There are several shops in the town. Parish address: Krokialaukis, LT-64355 Alytus distr., tel.: +370 315 682 44. Medical aid. Krokialaukis dispensary, Vytauto str. 1, tel.: +370 315 68 303 The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was built in 1924. The previous church was destroyed in fire. The nowadays church is a plastered brickwork basilica-type construction that has some neo-renaissance features, rectangular layout, two towers and a semi-circular apse. In the churchyard, there are some wooden crosses and a sculpture of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Nearby the church, there stands a pieta-depicting monument “To the Children of the Motherland Killed and Scattered in 1945-1990“. Feast days. August 16 – titular feast of Saint Rokas. Should the appointed day be other than Sunday, the feast is postponed to the next Sunday. Parish address: R. Katalikų str. 1, Udrija (Ūdrija), LT-64372 Alytus distr., tel.: +370 315 522 38. Meals. There are some shops in the town. Alytus Today there are four churches in Alytus. In the heart of the town, there stands the Saint Guardian Angels Church, built in 1830 for the funds donated by the parish. The biggest valuables of the church are the parishioners and kept inside paintings of the saints going back to the 19th century. In the graveyard, there are many venerable men of merit buried. Here stand the monuments “To the Mother” and “To those Unborn” built for all the children who were not meant to see this world. One can always see someone deep in prayer at it. Feast days. October 2 – Saint Guardian Angels. Should the appointed day be other than Sunday, the feast is postponed to the next Sunday. Parish address: Savanorių str. 14, LT-62142 Alytus, tel.: +370 315 522 38. Lodging.Hotels: “Dzūkija” 2*, Pulko str. 14/1, tel. +370 315 52002, www.hoteldzukija.lt “Odė”, Naujoji str. 8C, tel.: +370 315 32929, www.ode.lt “Senas namas” 3*, Užuolankos str. 24, tel.: +370 315 53489, www.senasnamas.lt “Vaidila” 3*, Rotušės sq. 12, tel.: +370 315 56188, www.vaidila.lt Motel “Linas”, Seirijų str. 27, tel./fax: +370 315 71449 Lodging and breakfast: Gilių str. 9, tel.: +370 698 18813, +370 698 76294 Klevų str. 29, tel.: +370 614 23868 Ligoninės str. 9-3, tel.: +370 698 76399 “Šolena”, Rato str. 7A, tel.: +370 315 21044, www.solena.lt Meals. 29.09.2021 www.cit.en.ugpunsk.pl // strona 3/5 “Duetas”, Rotušės sq. 12A, tel.: +370 315 73103 “Dzūkų užeiga”, Naujoji str. 2C, tel.: +370 315 53203 “Dzūkų smuklė”, Tvirtovės str. 3, tel.: +370 315 70388 “Dzūkų svetainė”, Rotušės sq.