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Closest neighbors Lazdijai-Riga 360 km, Lazdijai-Warsaw 321 km EN Lazdijai-Grodno 95 km, Lazdijai- Kaliningrad 232 km WARSAW 1 LAZDIJAI REGION LAZDIJAI REGION 2

building, one of the oldest exhibits in the city, was season, a playful and illuminating fountain hero. Another monument for her can be seen in the former "Žiburys" gymnasium of Seinai, which spurts and shines on weekend nights in Lake Vainežeris Park, near Kapčiamiestis, where she was managed by priest, poet, translator and Ančia. died in the former Ablomavičius estate. Stone teacher Motiejus Gustaitis. Poet Salomėja Nėris Age settlement known as Pinčiaragis or created her poetry while being a German teacher The town of Kapčiamiestis is located at the confluence of the rivers Baltoji Ančia and Palangėlė, which was discovered in the loop of at the gymnasium. On the second floor of the Baltoji Ančia River in the 1960s, attracts museum, you can see the poet's footprints in the Nieda. The old cemetery of the town is the sand, the coffin-shaped room where she lived. resting place of Captain Emilija Pliaterytė, travelers with its wonderful nature. Beautifully landscaped Lazdijai City Park is not participant in the Uprising of 1831. In the town So we invite you to visit Lazdijai region and only great for taking a walk, but also for cycling, square, stands a monument dedicated to this experience all of this yourselves! roller-skating or riding a scooter on a well-made trail. The trail continues up to Lake Baltajis. A Welcome! little further from the city of Lazdijai, in the Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism Information Centre” village of Aštrioji Kirsna, you can take a tour of Lazdijai district is located in the southwestern the Aštrioji Kirsna Manor, its exceptionally Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism room rental and outdoor display screen part of Alytus County and borders with two beautiful park and 19 preserved manor buildings foreign countries - Belarus and Poland. Lazdijai (after arranging your visit with the owner). Information Centre” provides free information advertising services. The conference room and District Municipality covers an area of 130938.7 Further on, an open-air museum of Southern about regional and national tourism services. the outdoor display screen are located in the ha. This land attracts tourists with its beautiful Lithuanian history, household and stones Here you can get free publications with tourist subdivision of Public Institution "Lazdijai Tourism landscapes and natural, unspoiled nature. A “Jotvingių kiemas” is located in the village of information, buy souvenirs representing Lazdijai Information Centre" near the Lithuanian-Polish large part of the territory (42976.15 ha) is covered Kybartai. This is the place where the stories of region and Lithuania, book sightseeing tours of border (Janaslavas vlg. 10, Lazdijai eld., Lazdijai by forests. Part of the municipality's territory is Lazdijai region nature and people are beautifully tourist attractions in Lazdijai District District Municipality). occupied by Veisiejai and Meteliai regional parks, and creatively intertwined. Municipality. The centre provides conference which lately have become popular tourist attractions. The pride of the Lazdijai region is Traveling towards the Lithuanian-Polish border, Dusia Lake, also known as the Sea of Dzūkija. It is travelers will see the sign “Border road “Iron the third largest lake in Lithuania, that blends Curtain”. Choosing a trip along the former border into the horizon when the wind or fog rises, and (war) road, you can enjoy the unique landscape of the nearby pine trees and sandy shores make you Lake Galadusys, visit the European forest, and feel as if you are at the seaside. There are more see the fragments of the barbed wire fence. The than 150 lakes in Lazdijai district. Probably not city of Veisiejai is the Venice of Lithuania, even locals living in the Lazdijai region could surrounded on all sides by Lake Ančia. The name them all, but they would definitely mention monument for Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof, the the big lakes: Metelys, Seirijis, Galstas, creator of Esperanto language, the circle of old Galadusys, Ančia or Veisiejis. linden trees and a several hundred years old ash tree will definitely catch your attention in Lazdijai is a city dating back over 400 years. It Veisiejai Manor Park. If you're planning a trip to has many special places to visit: The Church of St. Veisiejai, a visit to the remaining Pavilion of Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism Information Centre” Subdivision near the Lithuanian-Polish border Ann, a square named after the Lithuanian Veisiejai Manor, where the Veisiejai Regional Park partisan leader Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas Address: Vilniaus st. 1, LT-67106 Lazdijai Address: Janaslavo vlg. 10, LT-67170 Lazdijai District Visitor Centre is located – is a must. There you Tel. +370 318 66 130 Municipality and a monument built in his honor, a can not only learn about the history of the manor, E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 318 51 881 representative Lazdijai Independence Square but also discover the fascinating world of the Working hours: E-mail: [email protected] and the Independence Monument standing there. unique flora and fauna, that can be found at Mon-Thu 08:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m., Fri 08:00 a.m. - 03:45 p.m. Working hours: Going down Seinų Street, Lazdijai Regional Veisiejai Regional Park. During the summer Lunch break: 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Mon-Sun 08:00 a.m. – 08:00 p.m. Museum will catch your eye. The museum GPS: 54.234343, 23.516223 (WGS) GPS: 54.176197, 23.480965 (WGS) 3 Calendar of Traditional Events Museums 4

Lazdijai Regional Museum February Commemoration of the February 16th and traditional horse race in Lazdijai Hippodrome The Lazdijai Regional Museum is located in one of the oldest buildings in the city of April Lazdijai. Seinai “Žiburys” gymnasium operated in Feast of the first furrow in Veisiejai this building during 1920-1936. The "Old May Gymnasium Classroom", which presents the Commemoration of the Kalniškė Battle history of the region's education, is installed in the museum. Priest Motiejus Gustaitis welcomes International plein-air of artists “Veisiejų pavasaris” the visitors of this exposition. Museum reflects Cleanup campaign “Švarinam Ančią” the history of the region, exhibits archaeological finds, copies of old maps and various historical June documents. The second floor holds an exhibition Traditional international festival “Pasienio fiesta” dedicated to Salomėja Nėris. Bicycle trip “Mink į priekį” Event dedicated to see off the turtles back into nature Sightseeing tour of Veisiejai Regional Park

July Address: Seinų st. 29, Lazdijai Tel. +370 318 52 726 Celebration of King Mindaugas coronation in Rudamina E-mail: [email protected] Working hours: Feast of Oninės at Prelomčiškė mound Tue-Fri 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Sat 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. GPS: 54.230013, 23.512761 (WGS) August Music festival “Metelio banga” Ethnographic Homestead of Pranas Dzūkas Bicycle trip “Pavyk saulėlydį” The homestead reflects rural mode of th September life in Dzūkija in the beginning of XX c. This Theatrical fair “Lazdijų ruduo” museum was founded in 1970, in the village of Delnica. The homestead consists of a · Orientative bicycle trip “Ten, kur medvarlės šokuoja” farmhouse, granary, thrashing-floor, good November barn, old barn and blacksmith. All buildings have exhibits of antique farm implements, Farmers' festival of Lazdijai District Municipality furniture, and household items. During the December summer, ethnographic celebrations take place in the homestead. Near the museum is the Event “Auksinės scenos peteliškės” Address: Delnicos vlg., Šeštokai eld., Lazdijai District theater “Sodžius”. Municipality Tel. +370 633 30 628, E-mail: [email protected] Business awards “Verslo sparnai” Working hours: Tue-Thu 08:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. GPS: 54.357215, 23.468234(WGS) 5 Museums Museums 6

Museum of Freedom Fights Veisiejai Regional Museum

The establishment of Museum of 1917), who, in 1885, came to work in Veisiejai and Freedom Fights was initiated in 1992 on a social there finished creating Esperanto language, basis by deportees, partisans, political prisoners organist and composer Juozas Neimontas, poet and their relatives in Lazdijai district. The Sigitas Geda. exposition is located in the house which was used as a State Security headquarters in Lazdijai (KGB) during the post-war period. Museum holds a collection of memories and real testimonies of political prisoners, deportees, partisans, and other residents about the freedom fights of 1944- 1953 and the stages of Lazdijai residents' exile Ramanauskas-Vanagas, contains documents, Museum was founded in 1998. It has Address: Vytauto st. 47, Veisiejai and imprisonment. Freedom fights in Dainava photos, books, which bear witness to his heroic collected many exhibits related to the history Tel. +370 318 56 535 county's Šarūnas squad during the Soviet sacrifice in the name of Lithuania. of Veisiejai, its school and exile of town's E-mail: [email protected] residents. Museum exhibits material about Working hours: occupation are reflected in the innovative Address: Vytauto st. 11, Lazdijai Tue-Thu 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 Tel. +370 633 30 628 exposition about the fighters of the Lazdijai oculist and creator of international Esperanto p.m. region and their memorial places. The E-mail: [email protected] Working hours: language Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (1859- GPS: 54.100903, 23.696807 (WGS) exposition, dedicated to the legendary Tue-Thu 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Fri 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. Lithuanian partisan leader Adolfas GPS: 54.236342, 23.51187 (WGS) Museum of Emilija Pliaterytė in Kapčiamiestis House-Museum of Jonas Reitelaitis

Museum of Emilija Pliaterytė in is the most significant work of J. Reitelaitis. He Kapčiamiestis was established in 1984 at is the only known priest who designed and Kapčiamiestis Secondary School. In 2006, it managed the construction of a church during became a subdivision of Lazdijai Regional the interwar period in Lithuania. Author Museum and was named after Emilija originally interpreted neo-Gothic forms and Pliaterytė. Currently, the museum has four foto used elements of folk style, that were popular expositions. One of them is dedicated to the during that period. captain of the Uprising of 1831 - Emilija Pliaterytė. In this museum, you can learn more about the history of Kapčiamiestis from ancient Address: Taikos st. 11, Kapčiamiestis, Lazdijai District A priest, designer and builder of times to the present, exile and resistance, the Municipality Krikštonys church, public figure, educator, and Tel. +370 633 30 102 historian Jonas Reitelaitis lived in this house history of the school, traditional culture of the E-mail: [email protected] Address: Balandžių st. 2., Krikštonys vlg., Noragėliai eld., region, find information about the enlighteners Working hours: from 1950 to 1966. Now, the building houses Lazdijai District Municipality Tue-Thu 09:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m., Fri-Sat 09:00 a.m. – 03:45 memorial museum of J. Reitelaitis, which holds of the region. Tel. +370 652 40 894 p.m. the priest's personal belongings and some of (visit has to be arranged in advance) GPS: 54.004197, 23.660198 (WGS) his works. Krikštonys Church of Christ the King GPS: 54.214364, 23.92363 (WGS) 7 Museums Places to Visit 8

Museum of Juozas Zdebskis Monument of Independence in Lazdijai

A famous 20th c. dissident, fighter for The construction of the monument was the rights of the believers Juozas Zdebskis initiated by Riflemen's Union and funded by the (1929–1986) was a pastor at the Church of Lord's people of Lazdijai city and region. The author of Revelation to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the monument is still unknown. The central Šlavantai. The memorial exposition of priest square became a representative space where Juozas Zdebskis is situated in the renovated the official celebrations of Lithuanian holidays rectory, where he lived. The priest's liturgical were held. In 1940, when Soviet rule came, clothes and personal items are displayed there. everything related to Lithuania's freedom was being destroyed. The monument was demolished after World War II. In 1990, the Address: Gegutės vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District monument was restored and solemnly Municipality In 1930, to commemorate the 500th Tel.: +370 676 19 256; +370 652 77 999 anniversary the Grand Duke of Lithuania unveiled. The remains of the original E-mail: [email protected] monument are currently on display at the (visit has to be arranged in advance) Vytautas's death, the Monument of GPS: 54.164447, 23.642906 (WGS) Independence dedicated to the people who died Lazdijai Regional Museum's yard. for Lithuania's independence was built in the Address: Nepriklausomybės sq., Lazdijai Stone Museum „Jotvingių kiemas“ market square, at the centre of Lazdijai city. GPS: 54.234051, 23.515918 (WGS)

In the secluded village of Kybartai, on the Border Road “Iron Curtain” Lithuanian-Polish border, an open-air museum „Jotvingių kiemas“ founded by officer Donatas 1944 stopping the construction work. In 1944, Mazurkevičius exhibits an exposition which after the signing of the Soviet-Polish border significantly consists of natural heritage. In treaty, the former Lithuanian-Polish particular, stones brought from the surrounding demarcation line was replaced by an iron “high fields and more distant locations; often - very remarkable in variations of its shapes. The barbed wire wall” (Polish-USSR border). Barbed stories of Lazdijai nature and people are wire wall and the electrical alarm system were beautifully and creatively intertwined. Along projectile nozzles, ethnographic household dismantled when Lithuania was preparing for with unique works of nature, symbols of region's items, border poles that have been removed its accession to the EU. Currently, the layout of a history have found their place here: wartime from the state border, reflecting historical barbed wire fence can be seen by tourists peripetia and a painful past. The biggest part of traveling on a border road that was previously „Jotvingių kiemas“ exposition consists of old Following the signing of the Molotov- inaccessible to ordinary residents. household appliances and implements that were Ribbentrop Pact, the Baltic States were used by the people of this region. annexed in the summer of 1940. The Soviets Address: Kybartų vlg. 5, Būdvietis eld., Lazdijai District started organizing the Lithuanian-Polish Municipality Tel. +370 615 67 131 border guard: they built barriers and started to (visit has to be arranged in advance) build border guards throughout the 104 km Address: Galadusio st., Ūdininkai vlg., Lazdijai District Working hours: Mon–Sun 10:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m. Municipality GPS: 54.268047, 23.32979 (WGS) stretch. But the war with Germany started in GPS: 54.178015, 23.455681 (WGS) 9 Places to Visit Places to Visit 10

The Fighting and Death Place of Lithuanian Partisans Home of Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas

An authentic partisan bunker is Ramanauskai raised three children: Adolfas restored in Bestraigiškė forest. This is the place was the oldest and born in the city of New that remembers the history of our country's Britain in the United States, daughter Aldona fight for freedom. The bunker is in the exact and son Albinas were born in Lithuania. place where six partisans of Lithuanian To this day, the foundation of a large stones has resistance movement were ambushed and remained in the place of their homestead. An killed by NKVD officers on September 27th, 1951. oak monument was unveiled in 2016 to The bunker is included in the list of the state commemorate A. Ramanauskas-Vanagas and protected locations of historical memory. an access road was installed. Address: Bestraigiškė forest, Seirijai eld., Lazdijai District After returning from the USA to Municipality Lithuania in 1921, Liudvikas Ramanauskas and GPS: 54.180002, 23.771809 (WGS) his wife Elena Jovaišyte-Ramanauskiene Address: Bielėnai vlg., Būdvietis eld., Lazdijai District Monument for Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas settled in the village of Bielėnai (Rudamina Municipality County, District of Seinai). Liudvikas and Elena GPS: 54.249533, 23.356042 (WGS) A monument for the General Adolfas Ramanauskas-Vanagas (1918 – 1957) was built in a square named after him, which is situated Site of the Kalniškė Battle in the center of Lazdijai, right in front of the Church of St. Ann. After he came back from America with his parents in 1921, Adolfas Lithuanian partisans fought against several Ramanauskas-Vanagas lived and studied in times bigger NKVD 220th Border Regiment Lazdijai. troop. Forty-four partisans died in the battle. A monument in the memory of dead partisans The monument for A. Ramanauskas- was built in the site of the Kalniškė battle in Vanagas created by sculptor Jonas Jagėla was 1990. built with the funding provided by the Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania.

The battle in Kalniškė forest took place on May 16 th , 1945. It is one of the largest and Address: Adolfo Ramanausko-Vanago sq., Lazdijai Address: Kalniškė forest, Šeštokai eld., Lazdijai District GPS: 54.235709, 23.514372 (WGS) most violent battles of the Lithuanian Municipality resistance struggle. In the battle, about 60-100 GPS: 54.339812, 23.549906 (WGS) 11 Places to Visit Places to Visit 12

Monuments for Emilija Pliaterytė in Kapčiamiestis and Vainežeris Church of St. George in Veisiejai

The monument in the centre of called the Cathedral of Dzūkija. The interior of Kapčiamiestis town for Captain Emilija the church with five altars is decorated with Pliaterytė, participant in the Uprising of 1831, the epitaphs of nobles Marija and Tadas was designed by sculptor Antanas Abrulevičius. Oginskiai. The crypt of its founders Marija and She is considered a national hero in Lithuania, Tadas Oginskiai, Matas Žynevas and Viktorija Poland and Belarus. Emilija Pliaterytė bravely Oginskaitė-Žynevienė is located in the fought for Lithuania and its freedom in the most basement of the church. There is a wooden bell important battles of the Uprising of 1831. After tower next to the church in the corner of the the rebel army lost battles with Tsar's regular churchyard. The bell hanging there dates back army, E. Pliaterytė and her friends decided to to about 1650s. The church always has an retreat towards Warsaw and continue to lead the praying Emilija created by Evaldas Pauža was The current church was built in 1817. It is exposition of St. George's sculptures. It is said, uprising there. On the road she caught a cold and built at Vainežers Park in 2008. the architectural monument of the transition that Veisiejai Church of St. George can be seen from baroquesque to classicistic forms - the fell ill, or got injured. She was nursed at Address: Kapčiamiestis central square, Kapčiamiestis in a 10 km distance from Veisiejai. Justinavas Manor but died on December 23rd, GPS: 54.003194, 23.656307 (WGS) only such case of intertwining of styles in Address: Vainežeris vlg., Kapčiamiestis eld., Lazdijai Address: Vytauto st. 37, Veisiejai 1831. E. Pliaterytė was buried in the old District Municipality Lithuania. Although without towers, Veisiejai GPS: 54.101489, 23.694853 (WGS) Kapčiamiestis cemetery. The sculpture of the GPS: 54.073825, 23.668111 (WGS) church is impressive in its size, therefore, it is

Defensive Fortiﬁcation Called "Okopka" Church of Christ the King in Krikštonys

There is an archaeological monument of to the project. The church is a sacred building of national importance on the peninsula of Lake unconventional architecture with a unique plan, Ančia - ancient defensive fortifications, also unusual facade proportions, and neo-Gothic known as "Okopkos". It is a 5-6 m high elements. The unique plasticity of the building is created by combining folk and professional embankment with a trapezoidal ring around it. architectural trends. Author originally Vainežeris defensive fortification is also interpreted neo-Gothic forms and used elements referred to as Justinava, because Justinavas of folk style that were popular during that period. Manor was nearby. These defensive Inside of the church is humble with a simple fortifications are believed to have been built by grand altar. The church is large and very cozy. It landlords in the 15th and 18th centuries and Pastor, renowned historian and looks like it is emerging from the ground with two used during the war with Sweden and Russia ethnographer Jonas Reitelaitis (1884–1966) large towers on the pediment and a small turret (1701-1721). At the time, such defensive completed by the head of Kapčiamiestis station made the project of the church in 1926 and on the back, opposite the sacristy. One of the big on September 15th, 1935, it is indicated that in managed its construction. He is the only known towers has a bell tower. The 153-pound bell was fortifications were installed near the estates. bought by the youth of the village. J. Reitelaitis is some places the brick foundations and the priest who designed and managed the Locals said that in 1812, the French trenches on construction of a church during the interwar buried in the churchyard of Krikštonys church. this mountain were called "okopkos" and it is, place of a basement can be seen. period in Lithuania. In order to be approved, the therefore, called "Okopka Mountain". The rebels Address: Vainežeris vlg., Kapčiamiestis eld., Lazdijai project had to be signed by a certified architect. Address: Balandžių st. 4, Krikštonys vlg., Noragėliai eld., were hiding there in 1863. In the questionnaire District Municipality Vytautas Žemkalnis agreed to help with his Lazdijai District Municipality GPS: 54.073823, 23.66816 (WGS) signature. He may have made some adjustments GPS: 54.214948, 23.923492 (WGS) 13 Places to Visit Places to Visit 14

Church of St. Ann in Lazdijai Mound of Rudamina with Settlement

According to historical sources, this According to legend, Mindaugas was neo-Baroque church, built in the former crowned the king in this castle. It is believed, cemetery, is already the sixth one. In 1895, with that the castle was destroyed by the Teutonic the help from priest Liudvikas Adomaitis and Knights in 1381, when gunpowder bombs were funds and support of the parishioners, the used for storming. shrine, built according to Feliksas Lipskis project, was consecrated by the bishop of Seinai, author of the poem “Anykščių šilelis” – Address: Rudamina town, Lazdijų eld., Lazdijai District Antanas Baranauskas. Church was given the Municipality title of St. Ann. Organ built by famous GPS: 54.282538, 23.441151 (WGS) Lithuanian master Jonas Garalevičius is Address: Dainavos st. 2, Lazdijai Mound of Šlavantai with Settlement installed in the church. GPS: 54.235777, 23.51341 (WGS)

Mound of Giraitė by an unnamed narrow creek, to the east, by a

st lake valley, and to the north and west by lower The mound dates back to the 1 fields. At the southwestern foot of the mound millennium and is located next to the and on the other side of the nameless stream Verstaminai-Teizai road. It is set on separate was an ancient settlement. Shards of rough steep sloped (4-5 m in height) hill. The site is surfaced pots found there show that the round, about 25 m in diameter. It is believed, that settlement, as well as the mound, was Duke Šarūnas is buried inside the mound. inhabited during the first millennium and the According to legend, the warriors who poured beginning of second millennium. On the slopes Giraitė mound, carried the ground with their of Šlavantai mound grows hornbeam trees and hats, made a cellar inside the hill and buried monument by the resolution of the Government The mound of Šlavantai is located in the rare medicinal hard grain plants. Duke Šarūnas in it. They closed the entrance to of the Republic of Lithuania. Yotvingian lands, on the west bank of Lake the basement with a huge stone that still stands Šlavantas, on a steep sloped hill (up to 1.5 m Address: Šlavantai vlg., Šlavantai eld., Lazdijai District Address: Giraitė vlg., Šventežeris eld., Lazdijai District Municipality to this day. The mound is overgrown with rare Municipality high). From the south, the mound is surrounded GPS: 54.158693, 23.64936 (WGS) pine trees. In 1998 it was declared a cultural GPS: 54.273639, 23.598788 (WGS) Complex of Šeštokai Railway Station Buildings Mound of Rudamina with Settlement During the period of 1895-1899, tsarist The mound is one of the most famous and 83 m long. The early fortified settlement was Russia built the arc shaped Varena-Alytus- monuments of the Yotvingians, who were living guarded by a wooden fence at the edge of the Simnas-Šeštokai-Augustów-Grodno railway, in Užnemunė. For defense purposes, the mound hill. Wooden defensive fortifications rose above which was of great strategic importance was used in the V t h -XIV t h centuries. It is situated the embankment. One of the most powerful because of the rise of Prussian military power. on a hill formed in four times during the post- Yotvingian castles, Duke Ringaudas castle, was Šeštokai railway station connects two 1435 mm glacial period, which is 198 m high, 60 m wide built on the mound in 1240. and 1520 mm railway gauges, making the town 15 Places to Visit Places to Visit 16

Complex of Šeštokai Railway Station Buildings Mound of Paveisininkai with settlement an important transit point between the Baltic railway station. From this same station, in 1941, installed. The embankment was made elevated embankment was reinforced with States and the countries of the European Union. Jewish people were driven away to Kalvarija, in two times. The first embankment was 1.6 m clay and stones. Šeštokai railway station was built during the where they met their tragic fate. A cross and a high, topped with stones. The exterior of Address: Paveisininkai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Tsar's rule in 1898, near the manor that stood monument were erected in the square near the GPS: 54.075081, 23.607165 (WGS) there at the time. The station building was railway station to honor the Lithuanian designed and construction supervised by deportees. Following the restoration of Traditional Crafts Centre of Rudamina engineer Aleksandras Gasketas. Later, Lithuania's independence, Šeštokai became warehouses and apartments for workers, in Lithuania's gateway to Europe. The station is a funded by the EU European Regional which people still live today, were built. On June state protected real estate heritage site. Development Fund. This center is designed to 14th, 1941 the deportation of the brightest Address: Sodų st. 13, Šeštokai, Lazdijai District introduce the public to the traditional crafts of Lithuanian people to Siberia started from this Municipality Dzūkija region and their cherishers, to teach or GPS: 54.361288, 23.4441 (WGS) to learn local traditional crafts. There are educational activities for various community Mound of Prelomčiškė with settlement groups, youth, and tourists visiting the Lithuanian-Polish border region. A lot of The centre was established in 2014 as The mound is the legacy of Yotvingians, attention is paid to the development of culinary th part of the project “Integrated Tourism who lived here in XIII century. It is one of the heritage, wood carving, blacksmithing, band Development on the Lithuanian-Polish Border” largest and most impressive mounds of weaving, and ceramic crafts. Meteliai Regional Park. The mound is located on under the European Territorial Cooperation the western shore of Lake Dusia. At the foot of Objective Lithuania-Poland Cross Border Address: Karaliaus Mindaugo st. 14, Rudamina, Lazdijai District Municipality the mound was a big Jotvingiai settlement, and Cooperation Program. The project was co- Tel. +370 318 51 762 GPS: 54.287727, 23.453873 (WGS) on the mound stood a well-fortified wooden castle. The spectacular panorama of Lake Ancient Settlement Called “Pinčiaragis” in Kapčiamiestis Dusia can be seen from the top of the mound. Every July a celebration of Oninės is held by Address: Prelomciškė vlg., Šventežeris eld., Lazdijai District During exploratory archeological research, this mound. Municipality flint arrows, slices, shavings, shards, and GPS: 54.312505, 23.655002 (WGS) molded pottery decorated with impressions Mound of Paveisininkai with Settlement and incisions were found here. Territory of the ancient settlement has tourism infrastructure: The mound is located on the top of a outdoor furniture, information stand, parking, separate hill, on the peninsula of Veisiejai Lake. boat dock, and stairs. The hill is surrounded by a lake and a swamp. Here you can see the top of the hill, upper, defensive and lower parts of the settlement, The Stone Age ancient settlement of the lake and its other shore. Archeological Kapčiamiestis, known as the “Pinčiaragis” or research has shown that there was a burnt Address: Kapčiamiestis vlg., Kapčiamiestis eld., Lazdijai “Palangėle”, is 2 km south of the town, in the District Municipality burial ground on the hill before the mound was loop of the Baltoji Ančia river, on its right bank. GPS: 53.985902, 23.658075 (WGS) 17 Places to Visit Places to Visit 18

Aštrioji Kirsna Manor Pavilion of Veisiejai Manor Aštrioji Kirsna Manor ensemble is distinguished by its extremely original Hetman of Lithuania, owner of Veisiejai, surviving pavilion of Veisiejai Manor, which composition of representational and economic- completed the U-shaped representative renovations were funded by the EU Structural industrial parts. It has been known since the mansion by building two pavilions. From the Funds. XVI t h century. Over time, the estate went from once luxurious mansion remained only a Address: Santarvės st. 9, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District one hands to the other until 1755, when went it pavilion - one-storey plastered brick building. Municipality Tel. +370 318 56 234 was acquired by J. T. Karenga. In the middle of In 2014, Veisiejai Regional Park Visitor Centre E-mail: [email protected] th XIX century, the estate became the property of and Park Directorate moved into the only Working hours: Mon-Fri 08:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. the Gavronskiai family. The manor ensemble GPS: 54.100017, 23.692852 (WGS) consisted of 19 buildings and a park. The surviving neoclassical mansion was two storeys Barn of Būdvietis high with four columns, ornamented windows channels connecting the vast pond system were and doors. At that time, there was a brickyard, a also excavated. The manor is a protected storeys are divided by strips of small windows. distillery, a mill, and a sawmill. During the cultural heritage site owned by a private The windows were closed with shutters. Inside execution of 1922 land reform, the estate was individual. There is a stud farm, which provides space is unique with its columns that used to parceled out. A lower agricultural school was entertainment and professional horse riding separate the vaults of grains. A rare two-storey established in Aštrioji Kirsna Manor in 1927. In services, educational programs, and photo barn is a unique building of Lithuanian folk 1940, the estate was nationalized by the Soviet sessions with horses. architecture, an architectural monument, a authorities. In 1945, the administration of the Address: Žvejų st. 11, Aštrioji Kirsna vlg., Būdvietis eld., valuable example of Lithuanian folk wooden Aštrioji Kirsna soviet farm was established in Lazdijai District Municipality architecture, interesting in its external and the neoclassical manor house. The park has Tel. +370 686 11 737 internal constructions. It is an immovable several small hills formed to give a better (visit has to be arranged in advance) GPS: 54.304323, 23.391577 (WGS) cultural property protected by the Republic of overview of the surroundings. Several ditches- The barn was built of larch wood in 1803. Lithuania Law of the Protection of Immovable Pavilion of Veisiejai Manor The building is of large rectangular volume, two Cultural Property. Owner of the barn is Church storeys high with gable roof. The main facade is of Jesus Nazarene in Būdvietis. The beginnings of Veisiejai manor date equipped with a bag lifting mechanism. The Address: Liepų st. 6, Būdvietis vlg., Būdvietis eld., Lazdijai back to 1501, when the Grand Duke of Lithuania barn is not of a traditional plan: a main District Municipality Aleksandras gave these lands to Glinskiai entrance is supported by six pillars. The GPS: 54.288603, 23.330241 (WGS) family. In 1613, Radvilos became the owners of interior space is not divided by any partitions. In Veisiejai. In 1733, the manor was bought by the middle of the barn is a staircase leading to Teodoras Masalskis, and later managed by his the second floor and the attic, where the bag sons Andrius and Stanislovas. The manor lifting mechanism is located. The barn is very house, fragments of which have survived to this neatly built: walls are covered with erect day, was created by the great Hetman of planks, which are fastened to the walls with Lithuania Mykolas Juozapas Masalskis, who thick blacksmith's nails. The barn stands on a was married to Pranciška Oginskaitė. Ignotas was born in their family. During the period of high stone foundation. The planes on both Jokūbas Masalskis, the future bishop of Vilnius, 1743-1745, Mykolas Masalskis, the great 19 Places to Visit Places to Visit 20

Musical Fountain in Veisiejai Meteliai Observation Tower

Veisiejai town is located on the peninsula Between Dusia and Metelys lakes, in the of Lake Ančia. Veisiejai city area is an urban southern part of Meteliai village stands a 15 reserve. The only fountain in Lithuania with light meter high Meteliai Regional Park Observation and sound installation is located in Ančia Lake, Tower, which was designed by architect A. near the beautiful Veisiejai City Park. It was Gudelis. By surrounding metal structures with installed in the autumn of 2008 as a part of the wooden beams, the tower was perfectly Lazdijai District Municipality's project integrated into the beautiful landscape of "Modernization of public tourism objects having Meteliai Regional Park. The 15-meter-high the greatest influence on the development of observation tower offers panoramic views of active tourism business in Lazdijai District Metelys Lake, Meteliai village, Kemsinė meadow Municipality" financed by the European Union and a narrow stretch of Dusia Lake. On the other country to attract thousands of spectators from structural funds. Its total value was about 3.8 side of the lake is Papėčiai mound. From the top all over Lithuania and foreign countries. million litas. During the project, the of the tower it is convenient to watch the birds infrastructure of Veisiejai City Park stadium was Address: Veisiejai City Park, Veisiejai, Lazdijai District swimming in the lake. cleaned up, a new outdoor stage, walking and Municipality Working hours: June –September Fri–Sat 09.30p.m. – 11.30 Address: Seirijų st. 1A, Meteliai vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai cycling paths were built in the centre of Veisiejai p.m. District Municipality city. The Fountain of Veisiejai was the first in the Attendance is free GPS: 54.29559, 23.742705 (WGS) GPS: 54.098421, 23.693834 (WGS) Lazdijai Hippodrome Veisiejai Observation Tower hippodrome. Lazdijai Hippodrome has been In Kailiniai village, one kilometer modernized and adapted to provide southeast of Veisiejai, in the northwestern part comprehensive tourism services and meets all of Lake Snaigynas stands 15 meter high the technical requirements for organizing an Veisiejai Regional Park Observation Tower. international horse racing events. A 500-seat From above the tower not only the beauty of spectator stand for comfortable observation of Lake Snaigynas with its three islands can be the event, a canopy for horses, auxiliary observed, but also the panorama of Veisiejai facilities, updated horse-riding (track length city. This tower was built in just six weeks out of 1400 m) and walking paths, and a referee tower 25 tons of metal structures. Its geometry is were installed. The hippodrome complex is simpler, but its architecture is unique: it For more than 50 years, the racetrack in equipped with geothermal heating, water resembles a cup surrounded by a spiral Lazdijai has been one of the main tourist supply and sewage, rain sewerage networks, staircase which rises to the viewing platform. attraction centers of Lithuania, which attracts landscaped parking lots. A total racetrack area Visually lightweight and unloaded structures not only residents of Lithuania, but also guests of 134,000 m was fenced. give the building gracefulness and lightness. from neighboring and foreign countries. With the initiative of Lazdijai district Municipality, Address: Kailiniai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District more than 3 million of EU Regional Development Address: Bukta vlg. 2, Lazdijai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Municipality GPS: 53.985902, 23.658075 (WGS) GPS: 54.101327, 23.722104 (WGS) Funds were invested in modernization of the 21 Regional Parks Regional Parks 22

Meteliai Regional Park Veisiejai Regional Park

Meteliai Regional Park (total area 15,300 and shores of Lake Snaigynas are great for ha) - the landscape park of the Great Lakes of recreational purposes. On a hot summer day, it Southern Lithuania. Dusia, Metelys and Obelija is fun to swim in the lakes of Veisiejai Regional are surrounded by sandy lakeside dunes and Park, which have sloping sandy bottoms. The swamps, and on the south side - by spectacular regional park, located in the wooded and lake- high hills. A wonderful panorama of this like region of southwestern Lithuania, is a well- landscape and expanse of lakes can be liked rest and relaxation place for the admired from Žagariai hills or Prelomčiškė inhabitants of many surrounding and further mound. This regional park has many unique away cities. For lovers of land travels, walking natural values. It is home to extremely rare, Veisiejai Regional Park covers an area of trails are recommended, which total length is protected in Europe pond turtles, which are a and kite-surfing enthusiasts. On the southern 12,259.12 ha. 5.3 km. Water travel lovers can enjoy a kayak or symbol of Meteliai Regional Park. Trako forest is shore of Lake Dusia, Meteliai Regional Park The largest lakes are Ančia, Snaigynas, boat trip in the lakes of Veisiejai. A 30 km long the only one in Lithuania where a stempless Visitor Center is located. It is the place, where Šlavantas, Verniejus. Most lakes have a boat route through nine lakes and rivers oak tree grows. The Great Lakes come alive activities can be enjoyed by children and adults complicated shoreline, carved bottom, and connecting them start at Lake Snaigynas. during autumn migration time. Bird watchers alike. The exposition creatively presents the winding rivers. A unique natural space is Traveling in this route is not only good for should visit the regional park during spring and life of rare Lithuanian pond turtles living in the situated between the lakes of Šlavantėlis and relaxation, but also a great opportunity for autumn waterfowl migration time. surrounding area and the history of Meteliai Liūnelis. Such diversity of rare species and many unexpected encounters with valuable region. Specialists of the Directorate conduct communities in such a small area is not found excursions and educational activities by prior anywhere else in Lithuania. Natural streams arrangement. are important habitats for otters and their migration. There is an 18 th c. planted park by Lake Ančia. Ringėliškė botanical zoological

Address: Seirijų st. 2, Meteliai vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai reserve has mature forests, beetles and rare District Municipality species of eagles hatching their eggs. Valuable Tel.: +370 601 55 716; +370 318 43 649 E-mail: [email protected] populations of tree frogs and pond turtles can Working hours from October 1st to June 14th: be found in Veisiejai Regional Park. There are Mon–Thu 10:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. (lunch break 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.) three mounds: Mėčiūnai mound, which is objects of nature. Veisiejai Regional Park Visitor Fri 10:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. (lunch break 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 overgrown with forest and is most easily Centre is located in the pavilion of the former Here, nature watchers, cycling or water sports p.m.) enthusiasts can spend their time nicely. Bicycle Sat 10:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. (lunch break 01:00 p.m. – 01:30 accessible by Ančia Lake; Šlavantai mound with Veisiejai manor. In the centre you can visit and p.m.) hornbeam trees and very rare medicinal hard get acquainted with the interactive exposition routes are marked around Dusia and Metelys Working hours from June 15th to September 30th: lakes, two pedestrian paths are set up. The Mon–Thu 10:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. (lunch break 12:00 p.m. – grain growing on its slopes; Vainežeris mound "Life between the Waters". 12:45 p.m.) with ancient defensive fortifications known to Address: Santarvės st. 9, Veisiejai shores of Dusia and Metelys lakes have many Fri 10:00 a.m. – 03:45 p.m. (lunch break 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 Tel. +370 318 56 234 private campsites and homesteads. p.m.) locals as "Okopka". E-mai: [email protected] Sat–Sun 10:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m. (lunch break 01:00 p.m. – Working hours: Vacationers love these lakes because of the 01:30 p.m.) Šlavantas and Šlavantėlis inter-lake Mon–Thu 08:00 a.m. – 05:00 p.m.; Fri 08:00 a.m. – 03:45 slowly deepening coastline and sandy shores. During public holidays the visitor center is closed with Šlavantėlis Lake, north-west and south p.m. GPS: 54.101288, 23.694978 (WGS) Lunch break 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. The lake is frequently visited by windsurfing coast of Verniejus, northern part of Ančia Lake, GPS: 54.099989, 23.692817 (WGS) 23 Active Entertainment Active Entertainment 24

Active Entertainment Kayak and boat rental providers

Do you like to spend your free time in the www.veisiejuparkas.lt . open air, exercise or just take a stroll and In Lazdijai district you can also try out three „Saulėtekio baidarės“ „Mano pakrantė“ admire your surroundings? Then Lazdijai marked sections of St. James Way, which can be Tel.: +370 686 08 663, +370 688 86 831 (kayak rental) district is a great place for you and your family's selected according to the objects you want to E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 650 10 082 leisure. The comfortable walking paths set up visit on the way. Those sections are: www.sauletekiobaidares.lt in Lazdijai City Park, allow you to hike or ride Miroslavas–Meteliai (22,3 km), bikes, roller skate or skateboard not only in the Meteliai–Lazdijai (29,8 km), and Homestead „Nieda“ „Žaliakalnio dvaras“ park but also up to the city's public beach by Lazdijai–Seinai (30 km). More information Tel.: +370 682 20 006, +370 615 25 985 (kayak rental) Lake Baltajis. The length of the route is 2.5 km. about pilgrimage paths can be found at E-mail: [email protected], Tel. +370 650 10 066 Several hiking trails are in Meteliai Regional www.lazdijai-turizmas.lt , www.nieda.lt E-mail: [email protected] Park: a circular cognitive trail of the Bijotas- www.caminolituano.lt , and Širvintas forests (3.5 km), the Prelomčiškė hills www.saintjamesway.lt . For people interested cognitive trail (3.2 km), and the Trakas forest „Baidarės Dzūkijoje“ MB „Laimės slėnis“ in water activities, we offer kayaking, yachting, Tel.: +370 600 96 282, +370 603 02 743 (kayak rental) boating, rafting, sailing or power kiting. The E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 612 33 044 most popular kayaking routes in our region are www.baidaresdzukijoje.lt E-mail: [email protected] in four rivers: Baltoji Ančia, Nieda, Mara, and Zapsė. Kayakers' favorite routes are on Lake Ančia and River Baltoji Ančia ( Veisiejai–Jezdas Sightseeing trips by raft in Žydrūnas Dumbliauskas (9 km), Jezdas–Kapčiamiestis (7 km), (kayak rental) Kapčiamiestis–Pinčiaragis (3,5 km), Lake Ančia Tel. +370 612 07 640 Pinčiaragis–Menciškė (4 km), Tel. +370 686 63 665 E-mail: [email protected] cognitive trail. You can also try out several Menciškė–Macevičiai (4,5 km), cycling routes in Meteliai Regional Park . One of Macevičiai–Baltoji Ančia hydroelectric power Artūras Kavaliukas Baltoji Ančia kayaks the most popular routes are the ring around plant (7,5 km), Baltoji Ančia hydroelectric Lake Dusa, which is 24 km long, or a ring around (kayak rental) Tel. +370 670 45 456 power plant–Sventijanskas (4,5 km)), River Tel. +370 686 79 045 E-mail: [email protected] Lake Metelys, which is 27 km long. Mara (River Mara–Poland and Lithuania border E-mail: [email protected] www.baltosiosanciosbaidares.lt In Veisiejai Regional Park we offer 3 hiking (13 km)), River Zapsė (Lake Zapsys– Lake trails: the Ilgininkai forest trail (4.7 km), the Veisiejis (10 km)), River Nieda Catamaran sightseeing trips in Ančia lake shore trail (4 km), and the Petroškai (Kapčiamiestis–Lake Veisiejis (10 km)), Astos ir Vito Kaušauskų (kayak rental) Lake Dusia forest trail (3.5 km). You can also take the Tel. +370 682 24 359 Snaigynas and Trikojis lakes (7 km), and Lake Tel.: +370 611 97 500, +370 611 60 484 E-mail: [email protected] bicycle route - the ring around Lake Ančia, Dusia. You can go rafting in Galstas and Ančia E-mail: [email protected] which is 21 km long. More information on hiking lakes, take a catamaran, yacht or sailboat trip www.dzukujura.lt and cycling routes can be found on the website or even kite-surf in Dusia Lake. of Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism „Pinčiuko baidarės“ Sightseeing trips by raft in Information Centre” www.lazdijai-turizmas.lt Tel.: +370 623 00 820, +370 620 22 743 Lake Galstas E-mail: [email protected] and on the websites of regional parks Tel. +370 625 81 596 www.meteliuparkas.lt and www.pinciukobaidares.lt 25 Accommodation Accommodation 26

Lazdijai city eldership Kučiūnai eldership

Hotel ,,Gojus“ Rest house ,,Simona“ Rimas Vaškevičius Homestead Homestead „Pas Vytą“ Saločiai vlg. 12, Saločiai vlg., Kučiūnai eld., Kauno st. 5, Lazdijai Nepriklausomybės sq. 4, Lazdijai Gervių st. 16-18, Miškiniai vlg., Kučiūnai eld., Tel. +370 625 54 590 Tel. +370 601 41 515 Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 610 83 715 Tel. +370 620 79 682 GPS: 54.23517, 23.515109 (WGS) GPS: 54.233838, 23.514851 (WGS) E-mail: [email protected], E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] GPS: 54.155091, 23.572489 (WGS) GPS: 54.130487, 23.553409 (WGS)

„Poilsis prie Veisiejo“ Rest House by Lake Veisiejis Veisiejo st. 18, Sapiegiškiai vlg., Veisiejo st. 18 c, Sapiegiškiai vlg., Kučiūnai eld., Kučiūnai eld.,Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality Tel.: +370 682 15 181; +370 620 76 247 Tel. +370 612 87 956 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.05802, 23.587103 (WGS) GPS: 54.057556, 23.586929 (WGS)

Homestead by Lake Galstas R. Anulio „Vilija“ Saločiai vlg., Kučiūnai eld., Lazdijai Akmeniai vlg., Kučiūnai eld., Lazdijai Kučiūnai eldership District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 678 34 239; +370 612 93 648 Tel.: +370 683 17 990; +370 671 55 266 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] „Poilsis prie Akmenių ežero“ Homestead „Gintarinis namas“ GPS: 54.142572, 23.565111 (WGS) GPS: 54.170505, 23.483070 (WGS) Seinų st. 20, Akmeniai vlg., Kučiūnai eld., Akmeniai vlg., Kučiūnai eld., Lazdijai Lazdijų District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 612 75 419 Tel. +370 677 97 031 Kapčiamiestis eldership E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.170604, 23.484426 (WGS) GPS: 54.170447, 23.485055 (WGS) Homestead „Galstas“ Homestead „Saločė“ Homestead „Baltoji Ančia“ Homestead „Padumbliai– Menciškės vlg. 3, Kapčiamiestis eld., Saločiai vlg.., Kučiūnai eld., Lazdijai Saločiai vlg. 8, Kučiūnai eld., Lazdijai penktas sezonas“ Lazdijai District Municipality Veisiejų rd. 1, Padumbliai vlg., Kapčiamiestis eld., District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 686 33 381 Tel. +370 698 78 040 Tel. +370 618 43 716 Lazdijai District Municipality E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 611 16 797 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 53.963121, 23.694666 (WGS) E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.14215, 23.56564 (WGS) GPS: 54.131355, 23.558743 (WGS) GPS: 54.026297, 23.676469 (WGS) 27 Accommodation Accommodation 28

Kapčiamiestis eldership Seirijai eldership

MB „Laimės slėnis“ Homestead „Vitų oazė“ Recreation Centre „Šilaičiai“ Homestead „Nieda“ Žaliakalnio st. 22A, Kapčiamiestis, Lazdijai Niedos st. 6, Kapčiamiestis, Lazdijai Šaltinių st. 36, Mikabaliai vlg., Seirijai eld., Raganiškė vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 612 33 044 Tel.: +370 618 04 945, +370 686 20 599 Tel.: +370 687 50 549, +370 687 50 557 Tel.: +370 682 20 006; +370 615 25 985 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 53.991368, 23.652964 (WGS) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.203276, 23.781429 (WGS) GPS: 54.212781, 23.860203 (WGS) Žaliakalnis Manor Homestead „Mikališkė“ Mikališkės 5, Mikališkė vlg., Žaliakalnio st. 12, Kapčiamiestis, „Vivaldi“ Homestead „Prie Dusios“ Kapčiamiestis eld., Lazdijai District Dusios st. 5, Vaickūniškė vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Ežero st. 47, Meteliai vlg., Seirijai eld., Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality Tel. +370 650 10 066; Lazdijai District Municipality Tel.: +370 621 02 284, +370 686 79 260; Tel. +370 606 19 799 E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 686 56 947 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected], GPS: 53.996304, 23.651592 (WGS) E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.041038, 23.635394 (WGS) [email protected] GPS: 54.304893, 23.747678 (WGS) GPS: 54.2702, 23.738179 (WGS) „Pinčiuko baidarės“ Žaliakalnio g. 20, Kapčiamiestis, „Užvėja“ Ingrida and Vilmantas Lazdijai District Municipality Tel.: +370 623 00 820, +370 620 22 743 Talandžiai Homestead E-mail: [email protected] Barauciškė vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai GPS: 53.991234, 23.651806 (WGS) District Municipality Tel. +370 618 46 655 E-mail: [email protected] Seirijai eldership GPS: 54.210192, 23.839944 (WGS) I. Paužuolis Homestead S. Čivinskienė Homestead Hostel ,,Seira“ Homestead „Vitrūna“ Šilaičiai vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai Dusios st. 4, Vaickūniškė vlg., Seirijai eld., Vytauto st. 36, Seirijai, Lazdijai District Meteliai vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality Municipality District Municipality Tel.: +370 678 80 922; +370 675 35 362 Tel. +370 698 23 755 Tel. +370 318 58 365 Tel. +370 687 70 748 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.21074, 23.85232 (WGS) GPS: 54.270959, 23.737617 (WGS) GPS: 54.230929, 23.813797 (WGS) GPS: 54.302483, 23.714297 (WGS)

Stasys Baliukonis Rural „Akromų sodyba“ Homestead „Mėta“ Homestead „Sraigės namai“ Tourism Homestead Poilsiautojų st. 2, Vaickūniškė vlg., Metelių vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai Sutrė vlg., Šventežeris eld. Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality Poilsiautojų st. 3, Vaickūniškė vlg., Seirijai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Tel. +370 698 78 040 Tel. +370 686 67 579 Seirijai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Tel.: +370 616 04 246; +370 671 75 955 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 674 05 865 E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.292285, 23.73372 (WGS) GPS: 54.261587, 23.711811 (WGS) GPS: 54.270803, 23.779559 (WGS) GPS: 54.271832, 23.776452 (WGS) 29 Accommodation Accommodation 30

Veisiejai eldership Veisiejai eldership

Homestead „Silvestro dvaras“ Recreation centre „Saulėtekis“ „Druskininkėlių sodyba“ „Dovio sodyba“ Vilkaičio st. 4, Taikūnai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Snaigyno st. 6, Kailiniai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Druskininkėlių st. 5, Druskininkėliai vlg., Senkonių vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 671 39 071 Tel.: +370 686 08 663, +370 688 86 831 Tel. +370 627 38 320 Tel. +370 687 49 129 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.0711, 23.783814 (WGS) GPS: 54.093739, 23.727171 (WGS) GPS: 54.056802, 23.790043 (WGS)

Homestead „Likimo ratas“ Homestead „Kotrynos sala“ Homestead „Vytautų dvaras“ „Danutės sodyba“ Salučai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Paveisiejų st. 10, Paveisiejai vlg., Galsto st. 1 Vytautai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Taikūnai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai Lazdijai District Municipality Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality Tel.: +370 698 87 717, +370 698 70 770 Tel.: +370 686 08 634, +370 698 76 399 Tel. +370 658 28 294 Tel. +370 620 22 826 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail:[email protected] GPS: 54.044794, 23.753713 (WGS) GPS: 54.087063, 23.609038 (WGS) GPS: 54.128054, 23.584447 (WGS) GPS: 54.072242, 23.758585 (WGS)

Homestead „Tėviškė“ „Emilijos kaimo turizmo sodyba“ Kailinių st. 78, Kailiniai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Samanio st. 12, Šadžiūnai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality Tel. +370 686 04 158 Tel. +370 611 10 855 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.079557, 23.744219 (WGS) GPS: 54.105021, 23.758256 (WGS)

Homestead „Joginta“ A. Z. Lapinskienė Homestead Homestead „Braškynas“ Homestead „Rasa“ Šlavantėlio st. 1, Kalvelių vlg., Veisiejai eld., Čivonys vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai Snaigyno st. 7, Snaigynas vlg., Veisiejai eld., Gudelių rd. 16, Klepočiai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality Lazdijai District Municipality Tel.: +370 698 31 653, +370 687 24 108 Tel. +370 687 51 070 Tel. +370 686 13 662 Tel. +370 610 71 714 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.121298, 23.648005 (WGS) GPS: 54.134148, 23.63777 (WGS) GPS: 54.07277, 23.75230 (WGS) GPS: 54.113602, 23.574139 (WGS)

Homestead J. Liaukonis Homestead Homestead „Trikojis“ Veisiejų TVM „Ūkininko sodyba“ Paterų vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai Taikūnai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai Kailinių vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai „Bertašiūnų vienkiemis“ District Municipality District Municipality District Municipality Bertašiūnai vlg., Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai Tel. +370 686 05 973 Tel. +370 686 70 706 Tel. +370 318 56 579 District Municipality E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 698 75 716 GPS: 54.10164, 23.75355 (WGS) GPS: 54.073024, 23.757073 (WGS) GPS: 54.092241, 23.702546 (WGS) E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.060743, 23.76746 (WGS) 31 Accommodation Places to Eat 32

Krosna eldership Cafes

„Jonų sodyba“ Homestead „Audros vienkiemis“ Café „Pas Mantą“ Café „Trasa“ Ramanavas vlg., Krosna eld., Lazdijai Grabauka vlg., Krosna eld., Lazdijai M. Gustaičio st. 10 , Lazdijai Turistų st. 25, Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 673 77 979 Tel. +370 318 52 585 Tel. +370 612 35 245 Tel. +370 687 11 741 GPS: 54.233107, 23.514507 (WGS) GPS: 54.220409, 23.509408 (WGS) E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.394222, 23.455079 (WGS) GPS: 54.37380, 23.57385 (WGS) Café „Kvaja“ Lazdijai pizzeria „Alloro“ Turistų st. 37, Lazdijai Nepriklausomybės sq. 4, Lazdijai Tel. +370 616 92 047 Tel. +370 601 41 515 Šventežeris eldership GPS: 54.219126, 23.506074 (WGS) GPS: 54.233838, 23.514851 (WGS)

Homestead „Žališkė“ S. Čepononis Homestead Žališkė vlg., Šventežeris eld., Zebrėnai vlg., Šventežeris eld., Lazdijai Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 681 77 469 Tel. +370 687 73 488 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] GPS: 54.22578, 23.69369 (WGS) GPS: 54.278501, 23.671798 (WGS) Restaurant ,,Gojus'' Café „Seira“ Kauno st. 5, Lazdijai Vytauto st. 36, Seirijai Tel. +370 625 54 590 Tel. +370 318 58 365 Šeštokai eldership GPS: 54.23517, 23.515109 (WGS) GPS: 54.230929, 23.813797 (WGS) Café „Eldija“ Pošnelė, UAB Dzūkų st. 18, Šeštokai, Lazdijai District Vytauto st. 18, Seirijai Hostel ,,Eldija“ Municipality Tel. +370 618 64 096 Dzūkų st. 18, Šeštokai, Lazdijai Tel. +370 318 47 113 GPS: 54.231913, 23.812405 (WGS) District Municipality GPS: 54.358808, 23.445342 (WGS) Tel.: +370 318 47 113, +370 615 38 636 E-mail: [email protected] Bakery „Dzūkų Magyras“ GPS: 54.358808, 23.445342 (WGS) Café „Ančia“ Galsto st. 14, Laibagalių vlg., Vytauto st. 21, Veisiejai Veisiejai eld., Lazdijai District Municipality Tel. +370 611 26 501; +370 614 89 754 Tel. +370 685 69 202 GPS: 54.101432, 23.689036 (WGS) GPS: 54.169189, 23.582311 (WGS) „Banga“, V. Varnelio IĮ Kebab shop-pizzeria Shop-bakery Vytauto st. 42, Veisiejai, Lazdijai Vytauto st. 2, Kapčiamiestis, Lazdijai District Municipality District Municipality Tel. +370 622 20 785 Tel. +370 682 12 786 GPS: 54.003302, 23.656677 (WGS) GPS: 54.100788, 23.696003 (WGS) 33 Notes Notes 34

Public Institution “Lazdijai Tourism Information Centre” Address: Vilniaus st. 1, LT-67106 Lazdijai Tel.: +370 318 66 130, +370 318 51 881 E-mail: [email protected] www.lazdijai-turizmas.lt