FOR ŠIRVINTOS DISTRICT TOURISM MANUAL CONTENTS

Introduction ...... 1 Museums ...... 2 Water routes, walking trails and the routes of the places to visit in Širvintos district ...... 3 Suggestions for excursions, recreation and educational programs ...... 13 Traditional events ...... 16 Active tourism ...... 18 Restaurants, Cafes ...... 22 Accommodation ...... 23 District map ...... 24 Širvintos region greets every visitor with its historical and architectural monuments, museums, impressive nature, modernizing environment. Almost every hill, lake or a larger stone, town or village in this region is wrapped up in legends and stories. Kernavė, former Lithuanian capital during the times of Traidenis, proudly commemorates the past; in 2004 the town was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. This is one of the most unique places in Lithuania, where 5 hill-forts stand close to one another and peculiar beauty of nature with living spirit of the ancestors inspire historical searches and discoveries, enable to sense the greatness of the Lithuanian Troy, to look for the connections between the past and present and for the identity roots. People are attracted not only to Kernavė, but also to the marvelous pinewoods of Čiobiškis, so tempting with their plenitude of berries and mushrooms. Širvintos region boasts 28 lakes of various sizes, including Zdoniškiai, Gelvanė, and Alys lakes rich in fi sh, landscape reserves of Kernavė, Bartkuškis, Alionys, Širvinta and Lygiaraistis’s wetland, Parks of Narvydiškis, Liukonys, Paširvintis, Šešuolėliai I manors with rare trees. The fi rst inhabitants in the territory of Širvintos region settled in IX-VIII century B.C. The remains of Stone Age encampments have been discovered in the environs of Musninkai, Čiobiškis, Gelvonai, Kernavė. The region is named after the name of the district center – Širvintos town - which, according to the legend, originated from the river Širvinta. In the ancient times moose, called Širviai, have trodden a path to the river through the thick of woods. Therefore, the river was named Širvinta. The town took its name from the river. This region also commemorates Barbora Radvilaitė, in honor of whom a chapel was built near the Musninkai, President Antanas Smetona, who loved to visit Šešuolėliai manor, a writer, journalist and diplomat Ignas Šeinius, a sculptor, folk artist Ipolitas Užkurnys, a signatory of the Act of Independence of 16 February Alfonsas Petrulis, and the fi ghts of Lithuanian and Polish resistors for the freedom of Lithuania. Širvinta, Širvintos, Musninkai, Kernavė, Gelvonai, Čiobiškis, Zibalai, Alionys ... These and other places grant us the highest values – the past of Širvintos region, the cherished culture of Aukštaičiai (highlanders), a distinctive dialect of Širvintai people, and magnifi cent beauty of nature.

1 MUSEUMS

MUSEUM OF SACRAMENTAL RELICS Kerniaus str. 10, Kernavė town., Širvintos district. Regarding visiting, please contact Kernavė Parochial House. Ph.: +370 382 47347, +370 382 47385

PRIVATE MUSEUM OF JONAS PIVORAS ‘ARMONIKA’ (ACCORDION) Mindaugo str. 4, Kernavė Ph. No. +370 602 86 446, +370 382 47 396 On the 9th of March, 2002 Jonas Pivorius Museum ‘Armonika’ has been offi cially opened. It exhibits accordions from diff erent periods, each of which has its own story. In the central part of the exposition stands the oldest accordion which dates back to the times of Czar. It was last played by a Lithuanian military offi cer, later partisan, Jonas Jakštas (pseudonym - Pykuolis), who was fusilladed near Želva in 1952. Instruments of many musicians of Širvintos region have been gathered for the exhibition. Accordion Museum is the only one in Lithuania.

KERNAVĖ ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE MUSEUM Kerniaus str. 4 a, Kernavė town., Širvintos district. In 1930 the head of Kernavė primary school Juozas Šiaučiūnas in the building of the school opened one of the fi rst regional museums in Lithuania – Museum of the Region. During the years of Hitler occupation a part of the museum exhibits have disappeared, some were preserved by the teachers Sofi a Jakštaitė and Juozas Rudzinskas, the latter was appointed director of the museum in 1945. In 1948 the museum was moved to the premises of the nationalized rectory. In 1993 an exposition was opened in one of the halls of The Culture House, which accommodated a wide range of material covering the period from the prehistory of Kernavė to the XVIII century, and a small exhibition, refl ecting the mode of life of Kernavė people in the fi rst half of the XIX – XX centuries and the history of the foundation of the Museum. On June 20, 2002 Kernavė Museum-Reserve acquired the status of the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė, and in 2004 The Kernavė Archaeological Site was included into UNESCO World Heritage List. In 2012 the renovated modern Kernavė Archaeological Site Museum opened its doors to visitors with a new exhibition exposing the most impressive archaeological fi ndings discovered in Kernavė. WORKING HOURS: June-August. April-May, September-October. Tuesday-Saturday 10h-18h. Wednesday-Sunday, 10h-18h. November-March. Tuesday-Saturday 10h-16h. The museum is closed on the National Holidays. INFORMATION AND BOOKING OF EXCURSIONS: Ph.: +370 382 47385 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

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WATER ROUTES Spring is the best time for canoeing down the river Musė - one of the most interesting tributaries of the River Nėris and well-known by the lovers of water tourism. Beautiful nature, rollicking stream and a variety of hurdles: the remains of water mills, slashings, and shoals - everything you need to create indelible memories. In summer the river abates and is suitable for canoeing only after huge downpours. River Musė starts its way from the Lake Musia (near the town Glitiškiai, Vilnius district) and near Čiobiškis fl ows into the River Nėris. If one still has a desire, the trip can be continued down the River Nėris. The most convenient place to start the trip down the River Musė is the 38th km of the highway Vilnius-Ukmergė. Here, at the 31st kilometer from Vilnius, the river goes underneath the bridge. If one has time and desire, he can start a trip at a higher point: from the old road bridge of Širvintos (42nd km), or even from the village Antanėliai (45th km), below of which two little rivulets Tola and Juodė catch up Musė and join into one stream just before the mouth. If you take this route you will visit Bartkuškis Manor, the remains of Bajoriškiai Mill (23 km from the mouth), Barbora Chapel, Grebliaučizna hill-fort, Janioniai hill-fort, Darius and Girėnas Bridge, Čiobiškis Watermill.

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The trip down the river Širvinta The River Širvinta is the longest and most beautiful tributary of Šventoji, its length - 128 km. Canoeing trips are usually started from the bridges of Širvintos, Viesiai, Družai, Vindeikiai, or Liukoniai, but each group of tourists can choose a segment they like. The length of the entire route from Širvintos to Upninkai is 83.5 km, the duration of the trip - 4 days, canoeing season - from April to September. Canoeists can choose not only 4, but also 3, 2 or 1 day trip. The route runs through the districts of Širvintos, Jonava and Ukmergė. Fellow countryman journalist Petras Naraškevičius in his book ‘Alksniai prie Širvintos’ (Alders near Širvintos) wrote: “the banks of the river are quite high in some places, the river brinks did their best to entangle themselves in trees and bushes, so that a traveler couldn’t make out what is beyond that thick brush, even if he wished to. You fl oat down the river amid beautiful living walls, sometimes hear a mooing cow, sometimes a barking dog or human voices, but not seeing anyone alive on the bank. Only a fi sh splashes near a drowned stump, young beaver swims away leaving a trail of disturbed water, quacking ducks rise from a calm pool or a long-tailed magpie chirps in dense bushes.“ While beyond that indiscernible thick of the trees a lot of sight-worthy things are hiding: Pasodninkai hill-fort, Lapšiai manor (it is a private estate, visits must be agreed in advance with the owners), huge cross and mythological stones of Liukoniai, Maskoliškiai hill-fort, Širvinta Landscape Reserve. Those who wish to see the beautiful and full of surprises curves of the rivers Musė and Širvinta can rent canoes. Canoes for rent in Širvintos district: Vaiva Daugelienė, ph.: +370 699 14130, www.laivelis.lt Aurimas Baravykas, ph.: +370 610 42007, www.upelis.lt Public institution ‘Vikingų kaimas’, ph.: +370 606 06781, www.vikingukaimas.lt Ernestas Čiburas, ph.: +370 659 54100, e-mail: [email protected], www.ernestobaidare.lt

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WALKING TRAILS IN ŠIRVINTOS DISTRICT Kernavė touring-recreational trail ‘Ateik, žmogau, tyla priglausiu’ (Come, I’ll cuddle you with silence) A trail of 2.6 km length, installed by the foresters in Kernavė, near the Baltasis Hill, wanders through the picturesque pinewoods and along the old barrows of the X-XI centuries. The resting places are arranged, the trail is decorated with wood carvings. In order to minimize the impact on the forest, the natural materials were selected for the path coating - gravel, stone grit. When you walk this path a feeling overcomes as the one that is aroused by the poem “The Forest of Anykščiai” by A. Baranauskas: “you hear each leaf and fl ower grow”, you see “from under their blanket shyly peep the chanterelle funnels wakening from sleep”, you feel the harmony and tranquility, smell the fresh air of pinewood. You wish to come back again and again, to get re-acquainted with the pinewood.

Širvintos Town Beach Kalnalaukio str. 47, Širvintos. No on the map - 1 The residents and visitors of Širvintos Town can already have fun and actively spend time on the beach at the dike of the River Širvinta and take a wander along the carved riverside paths. This place is especially popular among children and youth. Amusing swings, playground, volleyball playing fi eld, and water slide are waiting for them. Those who crave peace will always fi nd a resting spot. The beach and riverside paths are adapted for the disabled as well.

ŠIRVINTOS TOWN St. Michael the Archangel‘s Church Vilniaus str. 112, Širvintos. No on the map - 2 The relatives of landlords Astikai, landowners of Paširvintis and Šalkovščizna and sisters Kotryna, Agnieszka and Bogdana in 1475 built the fi rst wooden church. In 1674 Mikalojus Žakas built a new church. The third - masonry - church was built by the eff orts of the priest Viktoras Lupeikis and the parishioners in 1855-1860. Monsignor Priest Juozapas Dabravolskas, which had come to the Širvintos parish in 1986, renovated the church. In 1997 the church windows were decorated with stained glass (auth.K. Kurlianskas). A combination of Classicism and Baroque styles dominate in the Church.

The monument ‘Motina’ (Mother) Vilniaus str. 112, Širvintos. No on the map - 3 Behind the Church, in Vilnius street, Širvintos town, on the 15th of July, 1927 a monument by sculptor Robertas Antinis (senior) was built and sanctifi ed to com- memorate the ten-year anniversary of Lithuania’s Independence. In 1954 the local members of the Communist Youth League smashed and buried the monument in several places. In 1991 sculptor Robert Antinis (junior) built a copy of the original monument. Kneeling mother holding her dying son is placed on a rectangular base, on the front plane of which there is a cross and the reliefs of a shield with the cross and sword of Vytis. The rest of the planes hold the following inscrip- tions: “For those perished in Širvintos / warriors 1919-1922” (southwestward side), “Grateful / countrymen / 1927.VIII.15 (northeastward side), “built in 1927 / Sculptor R. Antin / Destroyed in 1954 / Rebuilt in 1991 / Sculptor R. Antinis (son).” The Monument stands in the square near the St. Michael the Archangel’s Church. 5 WATER ROUTES, WALKING TRAILS AND THE ROUTES OF THE PLACES TO VISIT IN ŠIRVINTOS DISTRICT

The monument to the victims of 1940-1953. Vilniaus str. 112, Širvintos. No on the map - 4 The monument to the victims of 1940-1953 of Širvintos district (sculptor Ipolitas Užkurnys), immortalizing the suff erings of Mary the Sorrowful, was built in 1991 (in the square near the St. Michael the Archangel’s Church of Širvintos).

The house where the NKVD (The People’s Commissariat for Internal Aff airs) tortured partisans Vilniaus str 114, Širvintos. No on the map - 5 The NKVD settled in the house of Colonel J. Plenta and tortured the partisans of the Great Battle Command. NKVD-ists used to violate the bodies of the partisans killed in battles or in the NKVD building at the foot of the Independence Monument. This house had (and still does) a rather big basement. Civilians, that off ended the Soviet government, as well as Lithuanian partisans, that were taken alive, used to be kept there. People also used to be imprisoned in the barn near the house. The arrested partisans Juozas Kudelis, Vaclovas Macijauskas, Juozas Bartosevičius and others, whose names, unfortunately, remain unknown so far, were imprisoned here and interrogated.

ALIONIAI SUBDISTRIC Juodiškiai manor Giedraičių str. 17, Juodiškiai village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 6 The history of Juodiškiai manor dates back to the XVIth century, when this land belonged to Giedraičiai latifundia and administrative zone. In the XVIIth century Juodiškiai manor was purchased by Vladislavas Počobutas Odlianickis and later inherited by his descendants. In the middle of the XVIIIth century the manor was governed by the Monitor of Pabaiskas - Ruščicas. The current residential building of the Juodiškiai Manor has inherited the layout structure and the fragments of stonework of the mid-XVIIIth century. The manor has preserved the ‘alkieras’ - reminiscent of ‘towers’, widely spread in the XVIIth century. The household center of Juodiškiai manor was modernized in the fi rst half of the XIXth century by Zigmantas Ruščica. At the time, some of the new outbuildings were built, a brewery. The entire household acquired a unanimous style of Late Classicism, now barely discernible in the remains of sparse details. After Zbignevas Ruščica left the manor, Primary School of Juodiškiai was established here, later Juodiškiai branches of Cultural Center and Public Library. To this day only the landlord house, distillery and ice-cream parlor remain standing.

Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Bažnyčios str. 1, Alioniai I village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 7 Built in 1794, rebuilt in 1932. Wooden; the iron crosses of the church are well-known; they were installed on the towers of the main and rear facades at the end of the XIXth – the beginning of the XXth century. 6 WATER ROUTES, WALKING TRAILS AND THE ROUTES OF THE PLACES TO VISIT IN ŠIRVINTOS DISTRICT

ČIOBIŠKIS SUBDISTRICT The ferry of Čiobiškis (Padaliai village) No on the map - 8 Čiobiškis is located at the confl uence of the rivers Neris and Musė. It is surrounded by the pinewoods of an amazing beauty. During the summer near Čiobiškis a ferry is available to get across the River Neris.

The ensemble of religious buildings Neris str., Čiobiškis village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 9 The ensemble of religious buildings was developed in the fi rst quarter of the XIXth century (the church) and in the middle of the XIXth century (the belfries and the chapels). The fi rst wooden church in Čiobiškis was built by Jesuits in the XVIITH century. The masonry church was started in 1810 at the landowner’s E. Švikauskienė expense. The church was built by the new owner of Čiobiškis Jonas Krizostomas Pilsudskis in 1825. The author of the project is unknown (there were presumptions that it was built according to the project of Laurynas Stuoka-Gucevičius). The walls of the church are broken down by the pilasters. In the main facade, near the entrance, between the pilasters, the niches are inserted and fi lled with wooden statues of the Evangelists of the XVIIIth century. On the inside of the church there are paintings of the Holy Apostles of the XIXth century, the portrait of church founder Jonas Krizostomas Pilsudskis. Čiobiškis church ensemble is perhaps the only one in Lithuania that has two same belfries of the XIXth century. They were built in the further corners of the churchyard. The belfries are of the Late Classicist style, eloquent and refi ned. The belfry of the north-east corner of the churchyard was dedicated to the clock, the one of the south-east corner – to the three bells. Besides, it is a rare case that a sanctum of a small village had an expensive clock mechanism as the one installed in one of the belfries. This in a way reminds the distant Magdeburgian past of Čiobiškis.

Čiobiškis Manor Vilties str. 1, Čiobiškis village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 10 In the XVIIIth century Čiobiškis manor belonged to Švikauskai. In 1794 Jonas Krizostomas Pilsudskis bought the estate from them. The manor was designed by architect L. Stuoka-Gucevičius. The majority of the classicist buildings were built in the beginning of the XIXth century. After the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, children’s shelter was established in the ensemble. After the World War II, it turned into a special boarding school; new buildings were added, which destroyed the compositional unity of the ensemble. The manor is composed of the four remaining buildings of the manor times (the mansion, house for farm laborers, stables, and ice cream parlor) and the remains of the greenery. The ensemble of the manor formed in the mid-XIXth century and is ascribed to the period of Late Classicism. The mansion has the highest architectural value of all ensemble buildings, it is a distinctive and rare example of mansions with fl at portico in the Classicism architecture of Lithuania. 7 WATER ROUTES, WALKING TRAILS AND THE ROUTES OF THE PLACES TO VISIT IN ŠIRVINTOS DISTRICT

Darius and Girėnas Bridge Čiobiškis village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 11 The bridge is arched. The main load-bearing structure is two reinforced concrete arches (of 4.9 m height), connected by the recumbent ties at the top. The overlay is of the reinforced concrete, the props - of concrete (the width 8 m). The length of the bridge - 28.2 m, overall width - 6.6 m, the width of the roadway - 5.5 m, between the arches - 59 m; load capacity - 13 tons. The distance of the overlay from the average water skyline is 5.8 m. At the lower part of the arch there is a bronze plate with the inscription: “The Bridge of transatlantic pilots Darius and Girėnas. Built by the Ukmergė County Board in 1933”. It is also indicated that the construction works were carried out by the contractors J. Lujanas and D Chenkinas. The construction works of the Bridge were started in July, 1933. About 50 people from Čiobiškis and the surrounding villages worked there. The construction completed in the spring of 1934. The Bridge was opened on the 17th of July, 1934 in the name of the perished pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas.

GELVONAI SUBDISTRICT Gelvonai Church Šviesos str. 24, Gelvonai town, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 12 At the center of Gelvonai stands a tower-less neoclassical church with the shapes of Neo-Baroque style. The walls are of stone masonry combined with the details of red brick. In the churchyard stands a XIXth century chapel with a fi tted-in stone of 90x36 cm size with a mark resembling human foot. It is told that in ancient times, when the place was surrounded by dense woods, the Mother of God appeared in front of a woman passing by at night. When the vision vanished, the woman noticed a footmark stamped on the stone. The woods were cut around that place and a stone chapel was built there. In the churchyard There is a crypt of Counts Pliateriai.

Monument to the partisans of the Great Battle Command Šviesos str. 24, Gelvonai town, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 13 In 1998 a Monument to the partisans of the Great Battle Command (auth. Jonas Jagėla) was built in the town square.

The Cross and Stones Milūno str., Liukoniai village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 15 Liukoniai village is situated on both sides of the River Širvinta. In the eastern side of the village, at the top of the hill-fort stands the cross built by the folk artist Juškevičiaus and visible from far away. Next to it - two unusual stones; it is being told that they are two men – Jonas and Povilas – that turned into stones. 8 WATER ROUTES, WALKING TRAILS AND THE ROUTES OF THE PLACES TO VISIT IN ŠIRVINTOS DISTRICT

One-street village Mikalajūnai Mikalajūnai village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 14 Mikalajūnai is a one-street village typical to Aukštaitija ethnographic region (lit. High land) that partly preserved its original structure and uniqueness to this day. The village is called street- planned because homesteads were built on land strips that braced against the road or crossed it vertically, sometimes slightly sideways. The plans and space structures typical of ‘valakinis’ (valakas – land measuring unit of about 20 ha) countryside of the mid- XVIth century as well as living houses and some outbuildings of the fi rst half of XIX-XX centuries characteristic to Central Lithuania have survived. The homesteads are lined up along the street one alongside another. There are 6 monumental homesteads in the village, which contain 14 monumental buildings: 5 country living houses, 5 granaries, 1 living house with granary, 1 cowshed, 1 barn, 1 yard kitchen, and 6 solitary monumental houses. The street of the village is straight, of 700 m length and 8 m width, surrounded by tall old deciduous trees; it links the Gelvonai- Musninkai and Gelvonai-Čiobiškis roads. The buildings and yards surrounded by gardens, narrow strips of vegetable beds extend away from the street; the boundaries of some vegetable gardens are marked by remaining fringe fences. The Homesteads are detached from the streets by stockades. The windowsills of the houses are decorated with parterres.

JAUNIŪNAI SUBDISTRICT Bartkuškis homestead manor Aušros str. 45, Bartkuškis village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 16 In the XVIIIth century the manor belonged to Tadas Žaba (Pl. Tadeusz Žaba), whose daughter Apolinaria married into Pliateriai family. In 1841 the same Apolinaria sold the manor to Ignacijus and Idalija Pliateriai, who in 1845-1855 built the buildings that survived till present day (mansion, offi cina (servant’s quarters), stables, park). Later a distillery was built, its warehouse, cowshed, second cowshed (not survived). Later the manor went to the ownership of Gustavas Pliateris, who in 1913 sold the estate to the well-known lawyer from Warsaw, the fi rst envoy of Russian Duma, Aleksandras Lednickis (Pl. Aleksandr Lednicki, 1866-1934). In around 1928 he built the still standing gates. Thereafter, until 1939 the manor was governed by the lawyer’s son Vaclovas. During the Soviet years (since 1945) a Soviet farm, bureau and apartments were established in the manor. In 1961 the manor building was customized for training, and a Soviet Farm – Technicum was founded, which was relocated in 1977. The homestead manor consists of 7 buildings and their remains, greenery (park), and bodies of water.

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KERNAVĖ SUBDISTRICT Kernavė Archaeological Site No on the map - 17 Archeological site of Kernavė is a unique territorial complex of archaeological and historical valuables. The well-preserved archaeological monuments of Kernavė environs cover all epochs - all archaeological cultures that existed in this region. Cultural layers of prehistoric settlements, burial grounds, and the heritage of the medieval times have remained almost intact to this day. The traces of the fi rst inhabitants (the late Paleolithic hunters) – the fl int arrowheads of the Swiderian culture discovered in the Pajauta Valley - are dated back to the XIXth millennium BC. The warming climate and the convenient place to live determined that the Pajauta Valley remained inhabited since the VIIIth millennium BC. Since the middle of the Ist millennium AD Kernavė settlement rapidly developed and in the XIIIth century had become one of the fi rst cities in Lithuania – the ancient center of Lithuanian Statehood. In the written sources Kernavė was mentioned for the fi rst time in 1279, in the rhymed Livonian and Herman Wartberge’s Chronicles, as the land of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Traidenis (1269-1282). The medieval heritage – the cultural layers of the town and the hill-forts are closely related to the important events in the history of Lithuania and to the specifi c dates. From the cultural perspective, the heritage of the medieval Kernavė is important as a phenomenon of the urban culture of the last pagan state in Europe. In 2004 the State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, thus the signifi cance of this area was recognized. In the territory of the Cultural Reserve (of 194.4 ha.) the entire complex of the cultural heritage is preserved, which currently consists of 18 known and validated archaeological, historical and cultural valuables. Since 1999 the festivals of Experimental Archaeology ‘Days of Live Archaeology in Kernavė’ are organized in the area to commemorate the King Mindaugas Coronation Day - Lithuania State Day. The museum is equipped with an educational class-workshop, where theoretical and practical sessions of the program ‘Live Archaeology - Journey to the Past’ are held. Since 1967 the traditional summer solstice festival ‘Rasos šventė’ has been organized in Kernavė.

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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Kerniaus str. 8, Kernavė, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 18 The churchyard of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church is decorated with artist’s Jadvyga Grišiūtė mosaic composed of little local fi eld-stones, devoted to the 600th anniversary of Lithuania’s christening – the religious ceremonies of the 15 stations of the Road of the Cross.

MUSNINKAI SUBDISTRICT Musninkai town is situated near the River Musė. It is known that already in 1422 here was a mansion that belonged to Kristinas Astikas Astikaitis, one of the most famous nobles of Vytautas the Great.

Barbora’s Chapel Čiobiškis str., Musninkai town, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 19 To commemorate Barbora Radvilaitė a Baroque Style chapel was built at Musninkai (near the town, towards Čiobiškis) in the XVIth century. In the XVIIIth century a new chapel replaced the old one. The chapel was renovated in 1986; the sculpture reproductions were made according to the sculptor’s G. Karalius project.

Blessed Trinity Church of Musninkai A. Petrulio sq. 3, Musninkai town, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 20 At the center of the town, among tall trees stands a church of English Neo-Gothic Style. Alfonsas Petrulis, a signatory of the Act of Independence of 16 February, is buried in the churchyard.

Belfry A.Petrulis sq., Musninkų mstl. Širvintų r. No on the map - 21 From the materials of the demolished old wooden church a bell tower was built in 1868; under the belfry a family tomb of the landowner M. Podbereskis was installed.

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ŠIRVINTOS SUBDISTRICT 1. Graves of the German soldiers who died during the First World War (about 400 graves). Puoriai forest. No on the map – 22; 2. Customs building of Lithuania and Poland of the interwar period. Puoriai village. No on the map – 23; 3. Homestead and park of the former Paširvintis manor. Paširvintis village. No on the map – 24.

ZIBALAI SUBDISTRICT Šešuolėliai manor Šešuolėliai I village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 25 There is a manor in the northern part of Šešuolėliai I village, which, is believed, was established in 1855 by Jasinskiai. Currently, the estate belongs to a Lithuanian emigrant residing in America Raimondas Petrauskas. The manor is beautifully renovated. At the center of the ensemble stands the mansion. It is of an English cottage style, masonry of the red bricks, the foundation – of the broken stones. The interior of the mansion shines in a variety of styles. The mansion is surrounded by a landscape park with a hill in the middle. There are three ponds excavated in the North South and East. The fl ora of the Park is very diverse: rare European Larches, Pecans, Canadian Hemlocks, and Bitter Hickory - the only one in Lithuania.

Šešuolėliai Church of The Blessed Virgin Mary the Mediatrix of all Graces Ramybės str. 15, Šešuolėiai II village, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 26 Near the road to Širvintos, on the elevation, in the open space, a Neo-Gothic church was built in 1910. Its interior and exterior are delicately decorated. Ornate arches stand out. The founder of the Church, Šešuolėliai manor landlord V. Jasinskis, has installed his family mausoleum in the church.

Grave of Priest K. Lajauskas Širvintos str. 14, Zibalai town, Širvintos distr. No on the map - 27 Priet Kazimieras Lajauskas, who fought for Lithuanian culture and language and was killed during the postwar, has been buried in the churchyard of Zibalai Church of St. George.

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KERNAVĖ ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE MUSEUM INFORMATION AND BOOKING OF EXCURSIONS: Ph.: +370 382 47385; E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Working hours: Wednesday-Sunday 10.00-18.00 (June-August) Tuesday-Saturday 10.00 – 18.00 (April-May, September-October). 10.00 – 16.00 (November-March) The museum is closed on the National Holidays. ADDMISION PRICES: 2 EUR - adults, 1 EUR - persons entitled to concessions (schoolchildren, students, seniors, etc.). Guide’s services: 1 hour tour - 15 EUR (for groups up to 30 people) INFORMATION AND BOOKING OF CLASSES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: Ph.: +370 382 47438 (Loreta); +370 621 71895; E-mail: [email protected] 1. ARCHAEOLOGY - FROM RESEARCH TO EXPERIMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION Recommended for medium and older pupils Price for a class for organized groups of pupils (that arrive with accompanying teacher) Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price - 1.5 EUR / 1 person. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: 2 hours. Price - 2 EUR / 1 person. 2. ‘VIRU VIRU KOŠĘ’ (cooking cooking porridge) or A STORY OF ONE OLD POT Recommended for schoolchildren of I-III grades Price for a class for organized groups (that arrive with accompanying educator): Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price - 1 EUR / 1 person. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: 2 hours. Price - 1.5 EUR / 1 person. 3. HOW PEOPLE LIVED IN ANCIENT TIMES Recommended for children of 5-6 years old Price for a class for organized groups (that arrive with accompanying educator): Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 0.45h. Price - 1 EUR / 1 person. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: - 1.10h. Price -1.5 EUR / 1 person. 4. ARCHAIC DISHWARE or DISHWARE PRODUCTION AND THE HISTORY OF MYSTERIES THEY KEEP Recommended for schoolchildren of IV-VIII and XI grades Price for a class for organized groups of pupils (that arrive with accompanying teacher) Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price – 1.5 EUR / 1 person. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: - 2 hours. Price - 2 EUR / 1 person. 5. CLOTHING AND ITS DEVELOPMENT FROM PREHISTORY TO MEDIEVAL TIMES or CLOTHING NOT ONLY WARMS... Recommended for schoolchildren of IV-VIII and XI grades Price for a class for organized groups of pupils (that arrive with accompanying teacher) Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price - 1.5 EUR / 1 person. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: - 2 hours. Price - 2 EUR / 1 person.

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All classes are held for non-school groups as well - children and adults: The price for the classes (with the exception of ‘Viru viru košę’) (for groups of 6 - 20 people): Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price - 2 EUR / 1 person, up to 16 years old. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: 2 hours. Price – 2.5 EUR / 1 person, up to 16 years old. Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price - 2.5 EUR / 1 adult person. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: 2 hours. Price - 3.5 EUR / 1 adult person. The program ‘Viru viru košę’ (cooking cooking porridge) (for groups of 10-20 people) Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1 hour. Price - 1 EUR / 1 person, up to 16 years old. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price - 1.5 EUR / 1 person, up to 16 years old. Duration excluding visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1 hour. Price - 1.5 EUR / 1 adult person. Duration including visiting the museum’s exhibition: 1.5 hours. Price - 3 EUR /1 adult person. Educational sessions are held on weekdays from 9 am to 13 pm. It is necessary to settle the topics and activities in advance. Bookings are accepted on weekdays from 9 am to 13 pm. At one time a group of 20 people can participate in a session.

OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Gallery ‘Mirnabalis’ Pakalniškiai village, Kernavė subdistrict. Ph.: +370 382 47364; +370 687 26000 E-mail: [email protected]

Educational programs are held for children and adults. Maximum number of participants is 20 people. MOULDING. Stoneware fi reclay (white). Burning temperature - 1300 degrees. The manufactured items are burned and returned. PAINTING. Diff erent techniques are applied. LECTURES. Development of a person’s creativity: how to understand a work of art; Analysis of works of art; etc. Adults are off ered to spend a weekend in the nature, while participating in educational programs, hiking.

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SCULPTURE STUDIO-GALLERY ‘ŠULINYS’ OF HENRIKAS ORAKAUSKAS Vilniaus str. 8, LT-19172 Kernavė, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 382 47355; +370 616 36291 E-mail: [email protected] The duration of a tour around sculptor H. Orakauskas gallery, workshop and educational program: 1 hour. Price: Individual tour and educational program for a group of up to 3 people: 20 EUR. For a group of up to 20 people: 1.5 EUR each.

‘NARVYDIŠKIS MANOR’ Narvydiškis village, Musninkai subdistrict, Širvintos distr. Ph. No.: +370 687 22475 E-mail: [email protected]

Educational programs of cooking Kūčiukai (traditional Lithuanian pastries served for Christmas Eve), Shrovetide pancakes, and egg decoration Cafe ‘Kerniaus baras’ Senovės str. 21, Širvintos distr., Kernavė Ph.: +370 614 86 659 E-mail: [email protected] www.kerniausbaras.lt Working hours: Off season: Friday-Sunday 11h-19h. On season: Wednesday-Sunday 12h-20h

Medieval crafts, mode of life, board games Public institution ‘Vikingų kaimas’ Širvintų str. 36, Družai village, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 615 92611 (Judita); +370 6060 6781 (Mindaugas) www.vikingukaimas.lt Facebook: vikingu kaimas E-mail: [email protected]

15 TRADITIONAL EVENTS ‘Rasos’ (Midsummer’s) Festival / Kernavė, June 23. www.sirvintukc.lt The beginning of ‘Rasos’ festival in Kernavė dates back to the 60s of the last century and is one of the biggest and most waited summer festivals in the area. This festival-rite, that has retained the most signifi cant moments of the celebration, attracts up to 15 thousand spectators and participants. In the historic valley of Pajauta and on the magnifi cent hill-forts of Kernavė, at the shortest midsummer night, the ancient summer solstice rituals are performed according to the oldest ethno-cultural traditions. Festival participants gather herbs and sing, tell fortunes from the herbs, see off the setting sun, look for a fern blossom, when the darkness falls the hubs are lighted, all dance and sing around the festive bonfi res, fl oat wreaths down the river, and wash themselves in the morning dew. In 2008 the festival was included in the region’s list of Registration-Information System for Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Days of Live Archeology / Kernavė, July. www.kernave.org At the International Festival of Experimental Archaeology ‘Days of Live Archaeology’ in Kernavė the concerts of Baltic music take place, the restored ancient crafts, warfare, and clothing are introduced, festival participants can try to make something themselves. It is a great place to visit for the whole family. The little ones can play archaic games. The bolder ones, as adults, can try to mould a pot or to learn spinning.

Adult contest of accordion players ‘Antano armonika’ (Antanas’ Accordion), children and youth contest ‘Mažoji armonika’ (The Little Accordion) / Širvintos, January-February. www.sirvintukc.lt Traditional festival of accordion players is loved by the audience and participants. Accordion is a popular musical instrument in our country; one could fi nd an accordionist in every nook of the region. The contests have been organized since 1990; accordionists from all regions of Lithuania come to participate. In 2005 children and youngsters, the successors of musical tradition, expressed a desire to compete. In 2015 the following anniversaries will be celebrated: ‘Antano armonika’- 25 years, and ‘Mažoji armonika’ - 10 years.

Contest of country bands ‘Kaimynėli, būki svečias’ (Dear Neighbor, Please be Guest) / Širvintos, October-November. www.sirvintukc.lt Country band contest ‘Kaimynėli, būki svečias’ is a project that ensures the continuity of the important traditional ethnic cultural events in the region. Country band contest has been organized since 1991. At the beginning it was only an event of the region, in 1996, following the request of the bands of the surrounding areas, it has grown into the contest of Eastern Lithuania, and since 2000 - into the regional contest of country bands.

16 Senior folk dance competitive gathering ‘Iš aplinkui’ (From the Surroundings) / Širvinta, November. www.sirvintukc.lt Biennial Republican competitive gathering of senior folk dance groups ‘Iš aplinkui’ is one of the largest events of senior folk dance groups in the Republic. About 25 dance groups and ensembles of diff erent institutions of the country compete for the grand laureate and lower laureate awards and create a beautiful dance festival for the people of Širvintos. The competition is organized by the Lithuanian Folk Culture Centre together with the Culture Centre of Širvintos District Municipality.

Regional festival of folklore and folk music ‘Suprašė žvirblalis’ (A Sparrow Summoned) / Gelvonai, May. www.sirvintukc.lt ‘Suprašė žvirblalis’ - a regional folklore festival organized at Gelvonai since 1996. At the festival one would hear the dialects and sub-dialects of all ethnographic regions of Lithuania - Aukštaitija, Dzūkija, Suvalkija, Žemaitija, and Širvintos people. The culinary heritage and folk art of Gelvonai region is introduced.

A festival of children and youth folk artists ‘Patrepsėlis’ / Širvintos, March. www.sirvintukc.lt ‘Patrepsėlis’ - a festival of children and youth folk artists, encouraging the younger generation to take interest in the traditional culture of their country, to spread folk art, not to forget regional dialect. Every second year the best artists represent our district at the national competition of children and youth folk artists ‘Tramtatulis’.

Culture days of the sub-districts / Širvintos district, January-February. www.sirvintukc.lt Every year in January and February the colorful culture days bluster through the sub-districts. This colorful cultural festival covers a variety of genres and topics and unifi es sub-district’s staff , bands, schools, communities and citizens. During the Culture Days of the sub-districts the best bands of the district are selected, and on the 11th of March their fi nal performance and awards take place.

Harvest festivals / Širvintos, September-October. www.sirvintukc.lt Festival programs are based on local customary material, invoking the memories of the elders, demonstrating ancient crafts and culinary heritage.

17 ACTIVE TOURISM

CANOES FOR RENT Vaiva Daugelienė, ph. no.: +370 699 14130, www.laivelis.lt Aurimas Baravykas, ph. no.: +370 610 42007, www.upelis.lt Public institution‘Vikingų kaimas’ (Viking village), ph. no.: +370 606 06781, www.vikingukaimas.lt Ernestas Čiburas, ph. no.: +370 659 54100, e-mail: [email protected], www.ernestobaidare.lt

FISHING Gelvė lake, Gelvonai subdistrict. Žinduliai lake, Širvintos subdistrict, Žinduliai village. Puoriai lake, Širvintos subdistrict, Puoriai village. Gelvanė lake, Širvintos subdistrict, Prienai village. Rural tourism homestead Bartkuškis pond, Jauniūnai subdistrict, Bartkuškis village. ‘Poilsis Kernavėje’ Gelvonai pond, Gelvonai subdistrict, Grežėniškiai village. Pakalniškiai village, Kernavė Motiejūnai pond, Širvintos subditrict, Motiejūnai village. subdistrict. Širvintos pond, Širvintos town. Ph.: +370 650 13661 Zdoniškiai lake, Alioniai subdistrict, Zdoniškiai village. E-mail: [email protected] Alys lake, Alioniai subdistrict, Alioniai village. www.poilsiskerneveje.lt

Rural tourism homestead ‘Antanynė’ Rural tourism homestead of Nečioniai village, Širvintos distr.. Dalia Radionovienė ‘Uosių Ph.: +370 620 87194 paunksmėje’ E-mail: [email protected] Jaskaudžiai village, Širvintos distr. www.antanyne.lt Ph.: +370 698 38389

MEDIEVAL ENTERTAINMENTS Public institution ‘Vikingų kaimas’ (Viking village) Širvintų str. 36, Družai village, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 615 92611 (Judita); +370 6060 6781 (Mindaugas) www.vikingukaimas.lt Facebook: vikingu kaimas E-mail: [email protected] Viking village is a park of old crafts and archaic entertainment near Širvinta River. At this place it is sought to create as authentic a possible environment, reminding of the old times and surrounded by nature, where visitors could relax and distance from the ‘rushing world’, get acquainted with the ancient life, home, crafts and entertainment pleasures. Services: canoe and campsite rent; evenings of archaic board games and merriments; camps of archaic arts and warfare.

18 DOG SLEDDING Sledge dogs Vičiūnai grange (Vičiūnų vienkiemis) Kernavė subditrict Širvintos distr. LT-19170 Laimonas and Indre Daujotai Ph. +370 650 99985 Indre (Lt, Ru, Eng) At Vičiūnai grange, Kernavė subdistrict a sled dog sports club ‘TOP Dogz’ has been founded. At the club about 30 sledge dogs permanently reside and are trained. Curious visitors also can go for a ride by a dog sledge. A ride would start from the acquaintance with the team of Siberian Huskies: their temper and roles will be described, what they eat, how they are cared for, harnessed, trained, and so on. Then, after you get yourself comfortable in the sledge, a start command will be given to the team and dogs will bolt out into the forest paths. Beautiful nature, friendly dogs and speed will infuse you with pleasant and extreme sensation.

HORSE-RIDING ‘Namelis prerijose’ Kernavė, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 612 16364 www.kernaveszirgai.webs.com

BILLIARDS ‘Jankų sodyba’ Cafe ‘Oazė’ Klišabalė village, Kernavė subdistrict, Širvintos distr. Kalnalaukio str. 28, Širvintos Ph.: +370 685 46688, +370 685 23310 Ph.: +370 698 57478 Email: [email protected] Working hours: www.statsva.lt Monday through Friday, from 11h to 18h.

PAINTBALL ‘Antanynė’ ‘Kernavės bajorynė’ Nečioniai village, Širvintos distr. Kernavė, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 620 87194 Ph.: +370 382 47422; +370 655 08551 Email: [email protected] Fax: + 370 5 2058554 www.antanyne.lt E-mail: [email protected] www.kernavesbajoryne.lt WETLAND HIKING ‘ŽYGIAI.LT’ Pamusė village, Alioniai subdistrict, Širvintos distr. Ph. +370 684 33303 E-mail: [email protected] Hometead coordinates: S54.9790900’ R25.1567882’

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ARCHERY, HUNTING, JEEP SAFARI ‘Kernavės bajorynė’ Kernavė, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 382 47422, +370 655 08551. Fax: + 370 5 2058554 E-mail: [email protected] www.kernavesbajoryne.lt

‘Uosių paunksmėje’ Jaskaudžiai village, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 698 38389

BOAT, PEDALO RENT House of Eleonora Gruodienė at Širvintos Sea Pakrantės str. 3, Širvintos. Ph./fax: +370 382 51666 Ph.: +370 699 69732 E-mail: [email protected]

Rural tourism homestead ‘Antanynė’ Rural tourism homestead ‘Pas Zenoną’ Nečioniai village, Širvintos distr. Padubė village, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 620 87194 Ph.: +370 698 25302 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.antanyne.lt

HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHTS Rural tourism homestead ‘Oreivių užuovėja’ ‘Kernavės bajorynė’ Kaimynai village, Širvintos distr. Kernavė, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 699 19219 Ph.: +370 382 47422; +370 655 08551 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: + 370 5 2058554 E-mail: [email protected] www.kernavesbajoryne.lt

20 RENT OF SAUNAS, JAPANESE BATHS, RUSSIAN BATHS, HOT TUBS Rural tourism homestead ‘Antanynė’ Nečioniai village, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 620 87194 E-mail: [email protected] www.antanyne.lt

Rural tourism homestead ‘Oreivių užuovėja’ Kaimynai village, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 699 19219 E-mail: [email protected]

Rural tourism homestead ‘Jankų sodyba’ Klišabalės village, Kernavė subdistrict, Širvinto ditr. Ph.: +370 685 46688, +370 685 23310 E-mail: [email protected] www.statsva.lt Rural tourism homestead ‘Vaclovo sodyba’ Rural tourism homestead ‘Poilsis Kernavėje’ Beivydžiai village, Zibalai subdistrict, Pakalniškiai village, Kernavė subdistrict. Širvintos distr. Ph. +370 650 13661 Ph.: +370 687 81835 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] www.poilsiskerneveje.lt www.vaclovosodyba.lt

Rural tourism homestead of Dalia Radionovienė Rural tourism homestead ‘Pas Zenoną’ ‘Uosių paunksmėje’ Padubė village, Širvintos distr. Jaskaudžiai village, Širvintos distr. Ph.: +370 698 25302 Ph.: +370 698 38389 E-mail: [email protected]

21 RESTAURANTS, CAFES

Restaurant ‘Putinas’ Cafe ‘Suzana’ Igno Šeiniaus str. 12, Širvintos Žemosios Viesos village, Širvintos subdistrict Ph.: +370 382 51211 Ph. / Fax: +370 382 51112 Working hours: Ph. +370 612 08 966 Monday-Thursday 12h-19h, E-mail: [email protected] Friday-Saturday 12h-24h. http://www.kavinesuzana.lt/ Working hours: Friday-Sunday 8h-24h. Canteen Igno Šeiniaus str. 12, Širvintos Cafe ‘Kernavės bajorynė’ Ph.: +370 382 51211 Kernavė, Širvintos district. Working hours: Ph.: +370 656 59199; +370 655 08551 Monday-Friday 8h-16h. Fax. +370 5 2058554 E-mail: [email protected] Cafe ‘Lelija’ Skype: Kernaves bajoryneKernavė Plento str. 54, Širvintos Ph.: +370 382 52214 Cafe ‘Kerniaus baras’ E-mail: [email protected] Senovės str. 21, Širvintos district, Kernavė Working hours: Ph.: +370 614 86 659 Sunday-Thursday 10h-20h, E-mail: [email protected] Friday-Saturday 10h-24h. www.kerniausbaras.lt Working hours: Cafe ‘Oazė’ Off season: Friday-Sunday 11h-19h. On season: Wednesday-Sunday 12h-20h. Kalnalaukio str. 28, Širvintos Ph.: +370 698 57 478 Working hours: Cafe ‘Pas Gedą’ Monday-Friday 11h-18h. Vilniaus str. 61, Širvintos Ph.: +370 659 58575, +370 382 51294 E-mail: [email protected]

Cafe ‘Muzika’ Igno Šeiniaus str. 6, Širvintos Ph.: +370 601 87746

22 ACCOMMODATION RURAL TOURISM HOMESTEADS

Name, address Number Rental price from–to Telephone of beds (EUR) ‘Antanynė’ 40 (separate) house 52 +370 620 87194 Nečioniai village, Širvintos distr. Entire homestead 644 E-mail: [email protected] www.antanyne.lt ‘Dagnužis’ 35 200–440 +370 382 43323 Pigašiai village, Musninkai subdistrict, +370 687 21898 Širvintos distr. ‘Oreivių užuovėja’ 50 Room 15 +370 699 19219 Kaimynai village, Širvintos distr. Entire homestead 585 E-mail: [email protected] ‘Jankų sodyba’ 20 Entire homestead +370 685 46688 Klišabalė village, Kernavė subdistrict, 117–351 +370 685 23310 Širvintos distr. E-mail: [email protected] www.statsva.lt ‘Kernavės bajorynė’ Up to 70 Entire homestead +370 382 47422 Kernavė, Širvintos distr. 1423–2135 +370 655 08551 E-mail: [email protected] Room 55–78 Fax: www.kernavesbajoryne.lt Log cabin 125 + 370 5 2058554 ‘Poilsis Kernavėje’ 40 For 1 person 10 +370 650 13661 Pakalniškiai village, Kernavė subdistrict. Entire homestead 700 E-mail: [email protected] www.poilsiskerneveje.lt ‘Uosių paunksmėje’ 25 Negotiable price +370 698 38389 Jaskaudžiai village, Širvintos distr. ‘Vaclovo sodyba’ 30 Negotiable price +370 687 81835 Beivydžiai village, Zibalai subdistrict, Širvintos distr. E-mail: [email protected] www.vaclovosodyba.lt ‘Pas Zenoną’ Up to 40 For 1 person 10 +370 698 25302 Padubė village, Širvintos distr. Entire homestead 290 E-mail: [email protected]

GUEST HOUSES, ACCOMMODATION SERVICES, CAMPSITE

Name, address Number of Rental price for a double Telephone beds room from-to (EUR) ‘Lelija’*** 12 29–35 +370 382 53804 Plento str. 54, Širvintos +370 382 52481 House of Eleonora Gruodienė at 6 10–15 Tel./fax:. Širvintos Sea (accomodation) +370 382 51666, Pakrantės str. 3, Širvintos +370 699 69732 E-mail: [email protected] Campsite of Vaiva Daugelienė 100 Negotiable price +370 699 14130 Paširvintis II village, Musninkai subdistrict, Širvintos distr. ŽYGIAI.LT 30 Negotiable price +370 684 33303

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USEFUL LINKS: Dissemination of tourism information on Širvintos and Trakai districts Širvintos District Municipality www.sirvintos.lt The Project is funded by the European Union and Širvintos District Municipality Cuture Centre of Širvintos District Municipality www.sirvintukc.lt

Public Library of Širvintos District Municipality Project Executor Project Partner www.sirvintuvb.lt

State Cultural Reserve of Kernavė www.kernave.org Širvintos District Trakai District Municipality Municipality Tourist routes in Lithuania www.lietuvosmarsrutai.eu

Events in Vilnius and the surrounding areas www.vilnius-events.lt

Photographs – Culture, Tourism and Relations with Foreign Countries Division of Širvintos District Municipality Administration We are grateful for the provided photographs to: Kernavė Archeological Site Museum, Culture Centre of Širvintos District Municipality, J. Vitkūnas, V. Šuminas, L. Kirtiklienė, A. Gatelytė, S. Norušienė, J. Barbaravičienė, Gallery ‘Šulinys’, Gallery ‘Mirnabalis’, Homestead ‘Kernavės Bajorynė’, Public institution ‘Vikingų kaimas’, Homestead ‘Antanynė’, sports club ‘TOP Dogz’, walkers and sports club ‘Dumblas’.