DISCOVER THE SIGHTS AND CULINARY HERITAGE OF LITHUANIA
If you wish to extend your knowledge about Lithuania, to experience its real life and have a good rest, Krantas Travel offers a weekend travel programme "Lithuania. Test it, Taste it", where you can choose from gastronomy and tasting home made beer or stronger drinks, sightseeing & visiting museums, having folk party, enjoying cycling and hiking routes in national/regional parks, etc. These tours can be extremely interesting and exciting for company’s workers and their guests.
Test it, taste it!
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Kursiu Nerija (the Curonian Spit)
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Nemunas Delta
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Zemaitija (Samogitia)
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Birzai - Anyksciai
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Kurtuvenai
KURSIU NERIJA (THE CURONIAN SPIT)
Kursiu Nerija is a natural wonder created by sea, wind and man. It wasn’t by chance that the renowned German geographer Wilhelm von Homboldt wrote in 1809: "the Curonian Spit is so peculiar that if you don’t want your soul to be missing a wonderful impression, you really must see it…" In reality Kursiu Nerija is a narrow peninsula with high sand dunes protected by the National Park, which was designated by the UNESCO as the World Heritage Site. There are four settlements (Nida, Juodkrante, Preila, Pervalka) on the Lithuanian side of Kursiu Nerija, which boast of original architecture, typical to this region. Nida is one of four fishmen’s setllements and most beautiful leisure resort in Lithuania. There you can climb to the Great Dune, where one can admire magnificent views of the Baltic Sea and Kursiu Marios (the Curonian Lagoon), explore etnographic architecture monuments like Fisherman’s house and summerhouse of Thomas Mann, taste freshly smoked fishes caught by local fishermen in Kursiu Marios. Juodkrante is famous for its Hill of Witches, an open-air museum of woodcarvings by folk artists.
Recreation activities on request:
Cycling, hiking, sun & sea bathing, fishing, boating/sailing in the Curonian Lagoon, tasting local dishes, visiting museums.
THE NEMUNAS DELTA
The River Nemunas Delta Regional Park is one of the most interesting places of Lithuania, where you can find quiet and delight. It was founded in 1992, striving to preserve the unique landscape of the delta of the River Nemunas, its natural ecosystems and values of cultural heritage. Rusne, Minge and Vente are very unique old fishmen’s settlements in the Regional Park. Minge village might be called the VENICE of Lithuania, as the houses are built on both sides of the River Minija, which serves as a street for the residents. Vente is the place, where the North Atlantic bird migratory route leads through. Thousands of birds each spring and autumn get trapped into gigantic nets of Vente Ornithological Station, where they are caught and ringed. Old lighthouse and fantastic views of the Curonian Lagoon and distant dunes of Nida will add some romantic flavour in the Vente Cape.
Recreation activities on request:
Cycling, hiking, bird-watching, fishing, kayaking, boating in the Curonian Lagoon, tasting smoked fish, visiting museums.
ZEMAITIJA
Zemaitija (Samogitia) National Park is the most exquisitely beautiful spot in all of the Zemaitija - ethnic region of Lithuania. There are about 25 lakes in the hilly relief of the national park. Lake Plateliai is the most beautiful and biggest of them and one of the clearest lakes in Lithuania. The National Park is famous for its natural values as well as for its rich and valuable cultural heritage. The people of this area, called Zemaiciai, have preserved their dialect, customs and traits of character, buildings and original small architecture. This can be seen in Plateliai and Berzoras villages as well as in Zemaiciu Kalvarija borough famous for its Church Festivals. Jonusai Museum of Folk Art and Ethnography, military exposition in a former soviet missile base known as the Museum of Militarism are the places worth to see when you visit the Zemaitija National Park.
Recreation activities on request:
Cycling, hiking, diving, angling, rowing, sailing, having a Samogitian party and sauna, visiting museums.
KURTUVENAI
Kurtuvenai Regional Park is a wonderful land extending in wavy forests stud with strings of small lakes and brooks at the edge of Eastern Zemaiciai hill and the watershed of the Venta and the Dubysa rivers, close to Siauliai city. The land of Kurtuvenai is rich in natural and unique cultural heritage, which can be explored by every tourist. The most interesting nature monuments of the park are the biggest Svile springs, Pustlaukis pits, poplars in Bubiai, park of Kurtuvenai courtier, six trunked firtree, etc. The environs of Kurtuvenai have many estates and the Kurtuvenai manor is ascribed to the first estates of Lithuania that firmed in the 15th century. There is a Horse Riding Services Centre based in some of the manor’s buildings, where you can learn to ride and develop riding skills. The regional park has well-developed recreational facilities and infrastructure as well as tourist routes for cyclists, hikers and horseback riders.
Recreation activities on request:
Cycling, hiking, fishing, bird-watching, sunbathing and swimming in lakes, horseback or cart riding, making picnics in the country.
For more information about the tour please contact:
KRANTAS TRAVEL, Incoming Tourism Department
Teatro Sq. 5 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 46 395234, +370 46 395233
Fax: +370 46 395241
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