When it comes to Lithuania tourism, we are actually confused in our minds. What are the tourist attractions here? Only by checking will we know that Lithuania is actually a developed capitalist country, among which ballet is the most famous in the world.
If we talk about tourism, there are five parks with different colors and scenery for us to play. Besides, what else is there to do here? Let’s go and see it together!
Which country is Lithuania?
Lithuania is the most active country among the three Baltic countries. It is located on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, bounded by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, and Kaliningrad in Russia to the southwest. state and Poland, covering an area of ??65,300 square kilometers.
Klaipeda
Klaipeda is located in the west of Lithuania, facing the Baltic Sea to the west and close to the mouth of the Nieman River. It is Lithuania's only seaport on the Baltic Sea. The city is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipeda County.
Klaipeda has a picturesque architectural landscape, with historic buildings dating from the 13th to 18th centuries similar to those found in Germany, England and Denmark. In addition, Niringa and Palanga near Klaipeda are also very popular seaside leisure resorts in Lithuania.
The 34-story building built in 2007 is the most famous local attraction, and tourists can see its majestic appearance from a distance.
Klaipeda Castle, established by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century, is one of the attractions not to be missed.
The waves of the Baltic Sea continue to roll up to the coast, and the other side is surrounded by the Curonia Lagoon. After strong winds and excessive logging, the dunes have become extremely unstable, and the Curonia Spit is also a piece of land. Beautiful natural scenery.
It was listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Landscapes in 2000. The northern half belongs to Lithuania and the southern half belongs to Russia.
Klaipeda also has attractions such as the ancient castle museum, the famous Lithuanian Sea and Dolphin Museum, and the bizarre clock museum, which are full of fun and are waiting for tourists to explore.
Tersiai
Tersiai is located in northwestern Lithuania and is the capital of Tersiai County. This city is one of the most charming cities in Lithuania, with rich tourism resources such as the beautiful and legendary Lake Matis, historic museums, ancient destinations, and beautiful natural scenery.
The ancient Old Town of Tershiai is one of the seven famous protected areas in Lithuania. Here, tourists can fully understand the long history, culture and artistic charm of the small town.
The Samogitian Museum, established in 1932, is a famous local museum about the Samogitian people. It has more than 62,000 exhibits, 70,000 archival records, 12,000 scientific books and 15,000 photographs. negatives.
At the same time, this museum also displays many photos of world-famous artists and original works of well-known Lithuanian painters.
In addition to artworks, the museum also collects precious sculptures, Renaissance furniture, Baroque style, classicism style, precious old printings, pictures, and stone tools from the 17th and 18th centuries. Archaeological finds of period settlements, camps and cemeteries, a rich human heritage including agriculture, crafts and everyday items. In addition, the city also has churches large and small waiting for tourists to explore.
Panievez
Panievez is located in northern Lithuania, on the banks of the Nevezh River, a tributary of the Nemans River. It connects other cities in central Lithuania with Kaliningrad, Russia. An important link in the city.
It is also a well-known tourist city in Lithuania and is known for its clean and comfortable environment. Although this city does not have a very long history like other European cities, its mysterious and charming side still makes tourists who have been here linger.
The huge granite Alexander Monument and the statue of the Grand Duke of Lithuania stand firmly on the old river bed, overlooking the panoramic view of the city of Panevezh. The palm of the statue gently holds it as the oldest monument in the city. The holy place for descendants of Christianity - the Church of St. Peter and Paul.
The ancient and long-standing Old Riverbed is a famous leisure and festival destination and has become the star of the city.
The Ethnographic Museum, which collects many historical and cultural relics, the Baroque-style St. Peter and Paul Church built in 1785, the classical Holy Trinity Church, large and small unique theaters, and collections of paintings from The art gallery with precious ceramic works by famous artists from around the world is worth visiting.
Vilnius TV Tower
The Vilnius TV Tower is a landmark building located in the Karolini?k?s micro district of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is 326.5 meters high and is the tallest in Estonia. The building, whose interior is the SC Lithuanian Radio and Television Center.
Designed by V.
Obydovas and constructed by K.Bal?nas, the construction of this project began The construction was completed on May 31, 1974 and ended on December 30, 1980.
The total weight of this building is approximately 25,000 to 3,000 metric tons. Its main structure is composed of a concrete base, a 190-meter-long hollow reinforced concrete pipe, a reinforced concrete saucer, and a 136-meter steel sharp edge. The transmitter is placed in the lower half of the tower, while the antenna is attached to the very top of the tower.
The Vilnius TV Tower played a very important role in the history of Lithuania on January 13, 1991. In order to prevent the Soviet army from attacking the Vilnius TV Tower, 14 unarmed civilians were killed. More than 700 people were seriously injured.
Now, there is a small museum displaying this historical event in the TV Tower.
The observation deck of the Vilnius TV Tower is 165 meters above the ground. There is a cafe called "Pauk?i? (Pauk?i?)
takas" where you can sit Here, visitors can overlook the entire city of Vilnius and its surrounding scenery. There is also a rotating platform that rotates every 45 minutes.
The high-speed elevator in the tower can take tourists from the first floor to the 165-meter observation deck in just 40 seconds. In addition, bungee jumping and other activities can also be performed here.
Gedimi Tower
Gedimi Tower is located in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is the only remaining part of the Vilnius Upper Castle.
The first fortification here was built of wood. It was built under the order of Gediminas, the Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which is where the name of the tower comes from.
The subsequent brick castle was completed in 1409, under the orders of Vytautas, one of the most famous rulers of medieval Lithuania.
Gedimi_sta is an important historical symbol in the city of Vilnius and even the entire country of Lithuania. It appears on Lithuanian currency and also appears in many Lithuanian patriotic poems and folk songs.
During the independence movement that ended with the declaration of Lithuanian independence on March 11, 1990, the Lithuanian flag was again flown on top of the tower on October 7, 1988. The reconstructed Lithuanian Royal Palace was completed in 2009 and is located at the foot of the hill where Gedimiń Tower stands.
Some remnants of the old castle of Gedimi? were reconstructed on the basis of archaeological research. Visitors can reach the top of Gedimi Tower by climbing mountains or taking a cable car. The interior of Gedimi Tower displays some archaeological remains from its area and surrounding areas.
In addition, standing here, you can also overlook the excellent scenery of Vilnius Old Town.
Palanga Amber Museum
The Palanga Amber Museum is located in Palanga, a famous coastal city in Lithuania. It is a branch of the Lithuanian Art Museum.
It is housed in the restored 19th-century Ti?kevi?iai Palace, surrounded by the beautiful Palanga Botanical Gardens. The museum is the largest of the many amber museums in the Baltic Sea. It houses approximately 28,000 pieces of amber, 15,000 of which contain insects, spiders or plants.
About 4,500 pieces are on display, most of which are works of art and amber jewelry.
The exhibition hall of the Palanga Amber Museum covers an area of ??750 square kilometers and includes 15 rooms. In addition, the chapel connected to the Ti?kevi?iai Palace serves as a temporary exhibition hall. The amber exhibition in the museum is mainly divided into two parts: scientific amber and cultural and artistic amber.
The exhibition hall on the first floor mainly displays the formation process of amber. In fact, most Baltic amber was made from rosin 40 to 45 million years ago. The museum houses the third largest amber specimen in Europe, the "Sun Stone", weighing 3.5 kilograms.
The cultural and artistic amber collected in the Palanga Amber Museum mainly includes rings from the 15th century, crosses from the 16th century, amber jewelry from the past four centuries, as well as some rosaries, cigarette holders and decorative boxes.
In addition, the Amber Museum houses amber from other parts of the world and a selection of modern amber objects.
Kalaipeda Clock Museum
The Kalepeda Clock Museum is one of the branches of the Lithuanian Art Museum. It houses a large number of clocks with unique appearances and structures, which are worth visiting. look.
This museum is suitable for both children who are easily distracted and well-educated physicists. In short, people of all ages and cultural and educational levels are suitable to visit here. The clock here The exhibit will definitely leave a lasting impression on you.
The history of the Kalepeda Clock Museum can be traced back to 1984. In the summer of that year, the museum opened with the help of well-known collectors in Kalepeda.
Although the collection at that time was very small, and many of them were borrowed from the Lithuanian Art Museum, it caused a great sensation at the time and attracted many tourists to come and see it.
Since then, with the continuous development of the museum, more and more clocks and watches of different styles, different structures, different performances and different ages have been collected here.
Today, all the exhibits of the Kalepeda Clock Museum are placed in five exhibition halls on the first floor of the museum. Visitors can learn about various clocks from the Renaissance to modern times.
In order to deepen people’s impressions of clocks from different eras, the museum also sets off the colors, curtains and related historical items of the era in each exhibition hall, making it easier for visitors to leave deep memories of clocks from different eras. .
Rum?i?k?s Open Air Museum
Rum?i?k?s is a small town in Lithuania, located 20 kilometers east of Kaunas , on the northern shore of the Kaunas reservoir.
The Lemskos Open Air Museum is a well-known local open-air ethnographic museum. It was established in 1966 and opened to the public in 1974. It is one of the largest open-air museums in Europe.
The Lemskos Open-Air Museum displays the heritage of Lithuanian pastoral life through a series of authentic traditional buildings, recreating the former living and working environment of the Lithuanian people.
There are 140 traditional buildings from the 18th to 19th centuries spread over an area of ??175 hectares. These buildings were later rebuilt, and their interior decoration and surrounding environment also restored the real scenes of the time. The museum was established to preserve and study the previous way of life of the Lithuanian people.
The farm and its surrounding environment of the Lemskos Open-Air Museum display the customs and culture of the four most important ethnographic regions in Lithuania, namely Auk?taitija, Samogi Samogitia, Dzūkija and Suvalkija are the most precious and typical farm buildings in Lithuania. Local traditional festivals, as well as folk songs and dance performances are often held here, which is very popular.
Auk?taitija National Park
Auk?taitija National Park (Auk?taitija
Nationa Park) is a national park in northeastern Lithuania, located in Vil About 100 kilometers north of Nius, it was established in 1974 and is one of the five earliest parks established in Lithuania.
The original name of Okstetikha National Park was Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic National Park (Lithuanian
SSR), mainly to emphasize the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic National Park at that time. The first park of its kind. In 1991, the park was renamed to its current name, following the establishment and renaming of four other parks.
Oxtetiha National Park covers an area of ??405.7 square kilometers. 70% of the park is trees, and 80% of the trees are pine trees. Some of the trees are more than 200 years old.
There are 64 species of plants, 8 species of fungi and 48 species of birds in the park. It is famous for the diversity of life in the park. 59% of the plants in Lithuania can be found in the park, and The park occupies only 1% of Lithuania's land resources.
There are 26 lakes in the park scattered among the forests and mountains in the park. These lakes cover a total area of ??59.3 square kilometers, accounting for only 15.5% of the total area of ??the park. The lakes are rippling with blue waves. The waves are sparkling, and tourists can paddle boats on the lake to enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains.
Grutus Park
In the south of Lithuania, 130 kilometers southwest of Vilnius, near the Druskininkai hot spring area, there is a unique park-Grutus (Grutas) Park, filled with statues of Soviet leaders, is a veritable "Stalin's World".
This Soviet Statue Park was built with an investment of one million litas by a local millionaire known as the "Mushroom King". There are 86 works from 46 different sculptors in the park. They are divided into different areas and stand in every corner of the park.
Some of the statues are based on socialist activists of the time, most of whom were Lithuanian patriots.
There are also some communist leaders and thinkers at that time, including Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, Karl Hein Statues of Rich Marx and others.
After the editor’s introduction, do you have some understanding of Lithuania? No matter how you get to know each other, it would be better to come here in person. There are still not many people here, so you can travel here. There are so many landscapes here, and you will definitely not be bored.