Resorts in Lithuania. Health resorts in Lithuania Cuisine and restaurants of Lithuania

Located in northern Europe, the Republic of Lithuania is part of the region called the Baltic states. From the name of the territory it follows that the answer to the question of which sea washes Lithuania sounds like the Baltic.

Beach holiday

The main Lithuanian resorts on the Baltic Coast are concentrated in the area of Klaipeda and Palanga. These cities boast ideal beaches for those who prefer mild, cool summers and cool seas to sizzling tropical exotics.
The most famous beaches of Klaipeda are Melnraze, Smiltyne and Giruliai. The main features of these territories are snow-white dunes and pine groves, and therefore there is especially pleasant air and unique landscapes. The season in Klaipeda begins in June, when the Baltic water warms up to a stable level of +18 degrees. By mid-July, this figure reaches +22 degrees, and then even sissies and finches rush into the waves with delight. By the way, it is in July that the widespread Neptune holidays take place on the Lithuanian sea. In addition to theatrical performances on the water, guests can see theatrical performances, cheer for the participants in a sailing regatta, and buy a variety of souvenirs at fairs and folk art exhibitions.
When asked what seas are in Lithuania, fans of leisurely country life will note the indispensable purity of the Baltic and the possibility of solitude with nature on its shores. This is exactly what Palanga appears to travelers, where the measured roar of waves mixes in the evenings with jazz tunes coming from local restaurants. The air of Palanga is saturated with iodine and pine phytoncides, and therefore colds are cured here and fragile children’s bodies are strengthened. The water temperature in the sea off the coast of Palanga reaches +23 degrees at the height of summer.

Lithuanians call their sea the Baltic, but in some other European countries the names East and West Sea are adopted, depending on its geographical location in relation to the state.
The average depth of the Baltic does not exceed 50 meters, and the maximum is 470 meters.
In some areas of the Baltic Sea, ice appearing in late autumn is a common occurrence. Its thickness can reach more than half a meter in the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The main wealth of the Baltic is the resin of coniferous trees, fossilized millions of years ago, called amber. Amber is classified as an ornamental stone, but some of its specimens, which are of particular value, can be classified as precious.

Few people know that Lithuania means “rain” in Russian. Indeed, not everyone will like its climate.

Even in July it can be cool and rainy in Lithuania, but you can breathe very freely and easily here. The local sea air, filled with the magical aroma of pine trees, cannot be compared with any other in the world! Lithuania always welcomes guests and invites you to the resorts of the Baltic coast, to the medical sanatoriums of Druskininkai and SPA hotels located on the shores of lakes and in the quiet of pine forests.

Lithuania is located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, in Northern. The length of the coastline is about 100 km. The capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, is located in the southeast of the country, near the Belarusian border. Lithuania has borders with the Kaliningrad region of Russia in the southwest, Poland in the south, Latvia in the north and Belarus in the southeast.

Main cities and resorts of Lithuania

Vilnius

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, a city with a rich and dramatic history, which was once the Polish city of Vilna. It is not like other Baltic capitals. This is a city with beautiful architecture and unusual historical monuments. One of the iconic places in Vilnius is the area called Užupis.

This comic mini republic has its own constitution, anthem, money and a very special atmosphere.

Trakai

Trakai is a small town 22 km from Vilnius. Its main attraction is the majestic Trakai Castle, which served as a filming location for many historical films.

Trakai is famous for being home to the local community of Karaites (this small nation came to Lithuania several centuries ago thanks to the Lithuanian prince Vytautas). In Trakai there is the Karaite Museum, Karaite Street and restaurants with Karaite cuisine. The most famous Karaite dish in Trakai is traditional Karaite pies called kibinai.

Palanga

Palanga is called the summer capital of Lithuania. Palanga is located on the coast and is the most popular seaside resort in Lithuania. The sea air of Palanga, mixed with the smell of pine trees, has unique healing properties.

It is especially useful for respiratory diseases and all types of allergies. The mild climate and lack of extreme heat makes Palanga an attractive holiday destination for families with small children. Silence, clean sea air, many comfortable bike paths running along the pine forest, delicious national cuisine, leisurely walks along the coast and beautiful sea sunsets - this is the main highlight of the resort!

Curonian Spit

The Curonian Spit is a unique natural reserve, the territory of which is divided in half by Russia and Lithuania. The main resorts in Lithuania are Nida, Juodkranty, Preila and Pervalka. Nida is the most respectable and most expensive of them. German tourists often like to stay at this place. Holidays on the Curonian Spit mean silence, tranquility and privacy. For those tourists who crave entertainment and want to have fun, it is better to choose Palanga.

Druskininkai

Druskininkai is the most famous health resort in Lithuania. It is located on the banks of the Nemunas River, which is 40 km from Grodno (Belarus) and 130 km from Vilnius. Medical sanatoriums and SPA hotels are concentrated in Druskininkai, where people come from different parts of Europe and the former USSR to relax and improve their health. The resort has its own mineral springs with healing water. On the territory of the main hospital of Druskininkai there is a pump room and offers therapeutic and health programs based on mineral water and mud. The most famous health resorts in Druskininkai are: “Egle” and “Egle+”, “Grand SPA” and “SPA Vilnius”.

Sights of Lithuania

The maximum number of attractions is concentrated in Vilnius, as well as in neighboring Trakai. The largest Amber Museum in Lithuania is located in Palanga. It is located in the former Tyszkiewicz palace on the territory of the park.

A very unusual place is the Mountain of Crosses in Siauliai. But a trip there must be planned separately, since Siauliai is located away from the popular resorts of Lithuania. Kaunas deserves a special visit. It is the most Lithuanian city in Lithuania and was its capital. Of particular interest here are Kaunas Castle, the Ciurlionis Museum, and the Museum of Devils.

National cuisine

At first glance, Lithuanian cuisine may seem boring, too simple, not sophisticated enough. But this impression is only at first and superficial glance. Lithuanian national cuisine is a mixture of German and Slavic traditions. They are very nourishing and tasty; the simplest ingredients are used in their preparation. Lithuanians love potatoes very much and know how to prepare a wide variety of dishes from them.

The most famous dishes of Lithuanian cuisine:

Zeppelins

Zeppelins are the number 1 dish in Lithuania. Zeppelins are eaten by everyone - both women and men, fat men and slender ladies. They eat and are not afraid to gain weight. Although the number of calories in them is off the charts. The taste of Zeppelins is not for everybody. They look like large potato cutlets filled with meat.

Cold borscht (Šaltibarščiai in Lithuanian) is a great option for hot weather. It is reminiscent of the Russian version of cold borscht, but the taste is still different. Šaltibarščiai in Lithuania are eaten as a snack not with bread, but with boiled potatoes, which are served separately.

Shakotis

Šakotis is a traditional wedding cake and the most popular sweet souvenir from Lithuania. Shakotis is very difficult to prepare. It is cooked over an open fire and a lot of eggs are used for the dough.

And finally, a few words about beer. This is one of the favorite drinks in Lithuania. When it’s hot, add a slice of lemon to cold beer, and this perfectly quenches your thirst. The most famous brands of Lithuanian beer are Svyturys, Utenos, Kalnapilis. And for a snack with beer, it is better to take smoked fish from local smokehouses or a traditional Lithuanian snack - fried bread with cheese. Real jam!

Have a nice holiday in Lithuania! Sveiki atvykę į Lietuvą!

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Lithuanian resorts began to actively develop in the first half of the 19th century (in 1838, the first hydropathic clinic was opened in Druskininkai). The resort business received particular intensity in Lithuania during the Soviet period: resorts became one of the most popular in the Baltic states. The interest in them among Russians has not decreased even now; fans of Lithuanian resorts still prefer to be treated and relax here, especially in the summer.

NATURAL HEALING RESOURCES

The republic's natural medicinal resources are varied. The landscapes of Lithuania are characterized by alternating low-lying plains and hilly uplands, numerous rivers and lakes, and the sea coast.

Although forests occupy only 25% of the territory here, they are distinguished by great originality: as a rule, they are located in large tracts, among the trees there are old-timers whose age exceeds several hundred years, and their size is amazing. Thus, the Gediminas oak and the Triliskiai oak have a girth of more than 6-7 meters, the Mother linden (more than 500 years old) has a girth of 7 meters. The oaks of Švenstibrastis reach a height of 37 m and the spruce in Punya Forest reaches 43 m; the age of the Lithuanian giant Stela - the male oak - is more than 2000 years.

In addition to natural forests, Lithuania has many botanical reserves, nature reserves, man-made natural parks near large cities and on the former estates of Lithuanian and Polish magnates. There are especially many forests in the southeast and east of the republic (approximately 50%), where the Gudu Girya, Rudninkai, and Labanorskaya forests are located. The species composition of the forest stand is dominated by pine (42%), birch (35%) and broad-leaved forests, characterized by increased ionization phytoncidal properties. Lithuanians treat their forests very carefully, and oak has become their national tree.

The special landscape expressiveness of the local nature, which has a beneficial effect on the psychophysical state of vacationers, is also achieved due to the presence of glacial lakes with bizarre shores, of which there are more than 3 thousand in Lithuania. The largest of them is Lake Drisvyaty, the surface area of which reaches 45 km, the deepest lake is Tauragne (depth 60.5 m), the longest lake is Dubingiai (length 30 km). The lakes are widely used for swimming, boating and yachting.

Swans calmly floating on the water surface, wild geese and ducks, cranes and herons standing in the reed thickets, and, finally, storks nesting everywhere on the roofs of houses and on the tops of large trees complete the picture of the Lithuanian landscape.

In general, the unassuming nature of Lithuania is very poetic; it is not for nothing that the famous Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis wrote about it: “And this Lithuania of ours is beautiful! Beautiful in its sadness, beautiful in its simplicity and warmth. There are no mountains trampling the clouds here, no noisy cascades... The field is like a huge silk carpet of dark and light blue cells: the road twists funny through the field and disappears somewhere in the ravines; There is a cross along the road, and a birch tree stands nearby and cries. Far in the horizon there is a blue forest…” Such a landscape has a calming effect on vacationers, and at the same time it is functionally convenient for organizing resort complexes in forests, along the shores of the sea, rivers and lakes.

In Lithuania, many natural complexes have been created with regulated visits by vacationers: national parks (Curonian Spit, Aukštaitiyskiy, Daukia, Trakai, Zarasai), more than 50 natural landscape and landscape-historical reserves, over 60 specialized nature reserves and about 200 natural parks.

This allows you to combine a therapeutic holiday with elements of environmental (acquaintance with natural attractions) and sports (swimming on boats, catamarans, yachts, fishing, picking mushrooms and berries) tourism.

According to landscape characteristics, the territory of Lithuania is divided into 6 natural regions.

In the west, along the shore of the Baltic Sea, the Coastal region stretches, including the coastal lowland, the delta of the Nemunas (Neman) River and the Curonian Spit. This is a territory with a coastal lowland, steeply plunging to the sea north of Klaipeda, with excellent sandy beaches, dunes and pine forests. The narrow sandy Curonian Spit with a total length of about 100 km, half of which is in Lithuania, separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Due to the abundance of sands, this place is called the Lithuanian Sahara. The highest dunes on the spit are located here: Vingiai, Odinikaya, Planeristov, Urbo, whose height varies from 60 to 80 meters. The dunes on the spit can move, which requires constant reinforcement with artificially planted trees. The territory of the spit has been declared a national park and is included in the UNESCO list of cultural monuments of world significance. The area is favorable for medical and recreational recreation.

The Samogit region, located in the north of Lithuania, covers the hill of the same name with numerous lakes and the rivers Dubisa, Shushva, Jura, Venta, Virvite, Mikiya and others flowing from them. The region is promising for resort development.

The Baltic Plain, which contains the Middle Lithuanian and Lower Yamunskaya lowlands, occupies the center of the republic, stretching from north to southwest. This is a slightly undulating plain, dissected by the Nemunus River in its lower reaches, its tributaries Neris, Nevėžis and the left tributaries of the Lielupe River, which flows in Latvia.

The southern half of the republic is occupied by dissected areas, also favorable for development:

in the east by the Baltic ridge (regions of Ignalina Zarasai) with the greatest extent of lakes;
South-eastern plain with extensive pine forests;
Oshmyany-Myadinskaya Upland in the extreme southeast.

The climatic conditions of Lithuania are generally favorable for elderly and frail people. There is an optimal ultraviolet regime with balanced periods of deficiency and strong biological activity of the sun (135 days), the total insolation is 1700-1800 hours per year.

Summer is comfortable, moderately warm on the coast (average July temperature is +18°C) and warm in the southern regions (+20°C), overheating is practically not observed. Stuffiness of medium intensity is possible only in the middle of the season. The duration of the swimming season varies from 80 days on the Baltic Sea coast to 90 days on inland waters.

Winter is moderately mild everywhere: the average January temperature varies across the territory from -3°C on the Baltic coast to 8°C in the southeast. However, due to frequent thaws, the snow cover is short-lived (70-80 days) and unstable, its average height is about 20 cm. The unreliability of the snow cover makes winter recreational activities difficult.

The climate comfort is reduced by the instability of the weather regime during most of the year, associated with the location of Lithuania in the main territory of the Baltic cyclones, which must be taken into account when sending vacationers suffering from pathologies of the cardiovascular system to Lithuania.

Lithuania is well provided with hydromineral resources: mineral waters and medicinal muds of various types are widespread here.

Mineral water

The following groups of mineral waters are identified on the territory of the republic: specific components and properties, bromine and iodine. In terms of gas composition, all waters are nitrogen.

In terms of ionic composition, sulfate, sulfate-chloride and chloride waters of various cationic compositions dominate. The exception is the north of Lithuania, where gypsum-bearing deposits are located close to the surface, as a result of which hydrocarbonate waters lie under sulfate waters (Likenai and Taurage region), below which chloride waters are common.

The level of mineralization of drinking water varies from 2-5 g/l (medicinal table waters) to 5-8 g/l (medicinal waters). Balneological waters are represented by highly mineralized (M=10-25 g/l) and brine (M=53-182 g/l) waters. The depth of aquifers ranges from 30 to 450 m for drinking water and from 250 to 2100 m for balneological waters. Mineral water reserves vary from 6.9 m/day (well No. 1770 "Birute" in the resort) to 970 m/day (well No. 1a-RE Druskolis in). The table below shows the characteristics of the most typical waters in Lithuania.

Main groups and types of waters	Name of water, source, well, depth and age of water-leaking rocks	Main components of the gas composition	M, g/l	Ionic composition formula	Specific components g/l	РH Т⁰С	Analogs within the region
Without specific components and properties Nitrogen
Sulfate of various cationic composition (with M from 2 to 5 g/l)	Likenai, sq. 27-56 m D₃	N₂	2,2	SO₄ 82HCO₃ 16 Ca 75(Na + K)19	-	7,0 7,1	Bungai
Sulfate-chloride calcium-sodium (with M from 5 to 15 g/l)	Klaipeda, skv, 275-462 m D₃	N₂	6,6	C155SO₄ 43 (Na + K)55Ca25	-	7,4 -	Panov Papilais
Sodium chloride and calcium-sodium (with M from 5 to 35 g/l)	Birštonas, sq. 30-76 m K₁	N₂	7,4	C183SO 13 (Na+K)56Ca23Mg20	-	6,8 8,4	Druskininkai Vilkiskiai Perlol
Sodium chloride and calcium-sodium brines (with M from 35 to 150 g/l)	Druskininkai, sq. 263-298 m T	N₂	53	C197SO₄ 3 (Na+K)70Ca21	-	6,8 9,0	Ukmerge Kryakyanova
Bromine Nitrogen Sodium chloride and calcium-sodium brines (with M 100-180 g/l)	Stonishkiai, well, 2059-2112 m Сm	N₂	182	C199SO₄ 1 (Na+K)49Ca41	Br – 0.780	- 37,0	Prienay Kunkoyai
Iodine Nitrogen Sodium chloride (from M to 25 g/l)	Kalvariya, well 325-368 mI3	N₂	5,6	C188SO₄ 6 (Na+K)81Ca11	J – 0.009	7,5 -	-

Waters without specific components and properties

Medicinal-table sulfate waters of various cationic compositions with mineralization from 2 to 5 g/l are common in the northern and northwestern regions of Lithuania. Rising springs are associated with gypsum karst here, especially numerous in the bed of the Tatula River and its tributaries. Sulfate waters have been discovered by wells at different depths: from 20-30 m in the northern regions of Lithuania (Likenai) to 200-300 m or more in the west (Tauragsky region). Well flow rates range from 1.3 l/s to 15 l/s. Some wells provide self-flowing water.

There are pure sulfate calcium waters (Likenai). But more often among the cations, along with calcium, magnesium or sodium are present in large quantities: Boonchai and Aregala. For medicinal purposes, sulfate waters are used by the Likenai resort. Sulfate-chloride calcium-sodium waters, usually with a mineralization of 5-15 g/l, have been discovered by many wells in Lithuania (Klaipeda, Panova, Papilvis). Well productivity is significant - up to 17 l/s.

Chloride waters are divided into two groups:

Chloride-dominated calcium-sodium waters with mineralization from 5 to 15 g/l are widespread in the territory. Typical representatives of them are the waters of famous resorts and those discovered by wells at depths from 30 to 300 m. Pressure waters with a flow rate of up to 4 g/s.

Sodium chloride and calcium-sodium waters with mineralization from 15 to 35 g/l are typical for the south of Lithuania, where they were discovered by wells at depths of 500-550 m (Vilnius, Vilkishkei). The waters are pressure, their flow rates vary greatly from 0.6 to 37 l/s. They are used at the resort.

Sodium chloride and calcium-sodium brines with mineralization from 35 to 150 g/l are distributed everywhere, with the exception of the southeastern part of Lithuania (Kryakanova, Ukmerge). In the resort area, brines with a mineralization of 53-58 g/l were discovered at depths of 260-330 m. Pressure water, self-flow well flow rates up to 1.0 l/s.

Bromine waters

Bromine chloride sodium and calcium-sodium brines with a mineralization of 100-180 g/l and a bromine content of up to 300-780 mg/l are common in the western part of Lithuania (Kunkojai, Stoniškiai, Prienai). These brines lie at great depths (800-2100 m) and have an elevated temperature of up to 37°C. The flow rates of wells tapping these waters range from 0.4 to 11 l/s self-flow.

Iodine waters

Sodium chloride and iodine waters are distributed within Lithuania in a limited area, in its southeastern part. They are confined to clayey, fine-grained sands and sandstones enriched in organic matter. The mineralization of these waters ranges from 3-25 g/l. They are represented by the self-flowing waters of Kalvaria with a mineralization of 5.6 g/l and an iodine content of 9 mg/l.

Sulfide waters - analogues of the famous springs in Kemeri (Latvia) - were discovered in the resort of Likenai.

Healing mud

Two main types of therapeutic mud have been identified on the territory of Lithuania: peat and sapropel.

Peat mud is represented mainly by lowland swampy and complex upland deposits. Their approximate reserves are about 2 million m. Sapropel mud has significant deposits in three lakes, two of which, Latas and Druskonis, are located in the resort; their total reserves are about 1 million m.

Along with these muds, in the highly desalinated Curonian Lagoon, into which the main river of Lithuania Nemunas carries its waters, there is a large deposit of low-mineralized, weakly sulfide medicinal sapropels ().

In Lithuanian resorts, medicinal peat is mainly used. In 1991, the Lithuanian Mud Workers (K. Gasyunas) first came up with a proposal to regenerate medicinal peat.

Palanga is a climatic, balneological and mud resort in the western part of Lithuania, located on the shores of the Baltic Sea.

It is located at a distance of 25 km from Klaipeda, 336 km from, 227 km from Kaunas. The area occupied by the resort is 7393 hectares, the number of inhabitants is 18 thousand, the length of the city along the coast is 25 km, located in a beautiful forest park.

The village was first mentioned in written documents in 1253. In the Middle Ages, the city was an important trading center. In the first half of the 19th century, the town gained fame as a seaside holiday destination. Palanga soon became so popular that in the summer all the huts, barns and other outbuildings were occupied by vacationers.

Seeing an excellent prospect for the development of the resort, in the eighth decade of the 19th century, the owner of the Palanga estate, Count Juozapas Tiškevičius, built several summer cottage complexes, established a summer theater, laid walking trails in the forest, built bathing cabins on the sea coast, as well as bathhouses with marble baths and heated water.

The press of that time wrote that the resort established by Count J. Tyshkevicius turned into a popular vacation spot for wealthy Russians from various Russian provinces, and the beach was equipped according to the best foreign models.

In 1898-1907 The famous Palanga Park, considered the most beautiful and richest in Lithuania, was created according to the design of the French landscape architect E. Andre and commissioned by Counts Tyshkevičius. Mount Birutes, rising above the park, offers a panoramic view of the sea. Also in 1898, the Counts built a palace in the neo-Renaissance style. Currently, the palace houses the world famous Amber Museum. In the summer, the park hosts chamber music concerts in the traditions of such European resorts as Baden and Baden-Baden.

The main therapeutic factors of the resort:
healing sea air, sea bathing, sodium-calcium chloride water used for baths, beautiful peat mud, arboretum.

Currently, the resort has 6 sanatoriums and rehabilitation centers, holiday homes, boarding houses and hotels.

An integral part of the image is amber, also called Baltic gold. Formed over two million years from resin and wood resin, today it surprises with its colors, shapes, and various inclusions.

Main healing factor -
favorable natural and climatic conditions: sea, sandy beaches, phytoncides of pine plantations.

In the second half of the 18th century, rumors about these mineral waters also reached Warsaw. The King of Lithuania and Poland at that time, Stanislovas Augustas, issued a decree (1794) by which Druskininkai was declared a resort destination. However, it became a resort after Vilnius University professor I. Fonberg examined the springs and proposed to the tsarist government to establish a resort here (1837). During the Soviet period, Druskininkai became the main resort of Lithuania.

The main therapeutic factors: sodium-calcium chloride waters used for baths and drinking treatment, medicinal peat and medicinal sapropel, favorable natural and climatic conditions (river, lakes, forest). There is a mud bath, a health park with outdoor cascading baths and a pavilion for aerohydrotherapy and meditation. There are many attractive attractions in the resort and its surroundings: on the banks of the Nemunus there is the “Source of Beauty”, two deep picturesque lakes adorn the park (Märgyales Ikis - Maiden’s Eyes, according to legend formed from maiden tears, and Druskonis, the southern shore, which is represented by a sculpture park under open sky), along the banks of the Ratnichele River there is a “Path of the Sun”, decorated with wooden architecture created by local craftsmen and foresters. They also organized the forest museum “Echo of the Forest”.

It was first mentioned in historical sources in the 14th century. Since the 15th century, there was a hunting estate and a resting place for the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. In the first half of the 19th century, Birštonas mineral water began to be used for treatment. Currently, there are 13 mineral water wells, near which a resort has been created, which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1996.

The main healing factors: sodium chloride and magnesium-calcium-sodium drinking waters, represented by local mineral springs “Vytautas” and “Birute”, peat mud and natural climatic conditions.

The resort has four sanatoriums.

The unique natural resources of Lithuanian resorts, high-quality service, and friendly people are attracting more and more guests to Lithuania, both from Russia and from Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Israel and Scandinavian countries.

Vilnius, Lithuania Vilnius County
Vilnius is the capital and largest city of Lithuania. Located in the south-eastern part of the country at the confluence of the rivers Vilna (Vilnele) and Vilia (Neris). 20.2% of the total area is made up of buildings, the rest is occupied by green areas (43.9%) and reservoirs (2.1%). The largest administrative center of Lithuania. Center of the Vilnius Archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church and the Lithuanian-Vilna Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. The country's most important political, economic, social and cultural, scientific and educational institutions are located here. Famous for its historical center, the Old Town, which is one of the largest in Eastern Europe (360 hectares).

Druskininkai, Lithuania
Druskininkai is a resort town in the south of Lithuania, an independent administrative unit (Druskininkai municipality), located in Alytus County. The city is located close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. Located on the right bank of the Neman at the confluence of Ratnichi, 129 km from Vilnius, 128 km from Kaunas and 42 km from Grodno. Balneological, mud and climatic resort. Druskeniki received resort status in 1793, when the personal physician of the Polish king Stanislav August experimentally confirmed the healing properties of mineral springs.

Kaunas, Lithuania Kaunas County
Kaunas is the second largest and most important city in Lithuania, the administrative center of Kaunas County and Kaunas District. The name is traced back to a Baltic root meaning low, marshy, swampy place. Kaunas is located 80 km west of Vilnius. This city is considered the most Lithuanian of all (93% of the population living here are Lithuanians). The most attractive part of the city is the old Center, the area around the Town Hall. It is located between two rivers, Neris and Nemunas. On the grounds of the Town Hall there are many old commercial buildings dating back to the 16th century. The new city is located to the east of the old one.

Kėdainiai, Lithuania
Kėdainiai is a city in Lithuania, the administrative center of the Kėdainiai region, located on the Nevėžis River in the central part of the country, near the geographical center of Lithuania, at a distance of 139 km from Vilnius and 53 km from Kaunas. The first mention in written sources dates back to 1372. Magdeburg rights and the coat of arms were granted to the city in 1590. From 1614 Kėdainiai and its surroundings became the property of the Radziwills. During the Reformation, it was the center of Calvinism. August 17, 1655 In Kėdainiai, an agreement was concluded on the union of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with Sweden.

Klaipeda, Lithuania Klaipeda County
Klaipeda is the former German Memel - the third largest city in modern Lithuania after the capital Vilnius and Kaunas. It is located in its western part, where the Baltic Sea meets the Curonian Lagoon. Administrative center of Klaipeda County. Due to its relatively southern location, Klaipeda is the largest port of Lithuania, like Russian Kaliningrad, it is one of the largest ice-free seaports on the shores of the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon. The city gained fame as a popular resort back in Soviet times. Klaipeda and the surrounding region have a special history, different from the rest of Lithuania; it is one of the most ancient cities in the country.

Nida, Lithuania
Nida is a resort town in Lithuania, located on the Curonian Spit, it is located only 30 m from the shore of the Curonian Lagoon and 1.5 km from the sea. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Neringa. Nida Airport is located in the city. The modern city is the westernmost point of Lithuania and the Baltic states. In the 1970s, Nida and the rest of the villages of the Lithuanian half of the spit became a closed resort for the party nomenklatura. Thanks to strict restrictions on development, a ban on industrial activity and subsidies, Nida and the surrounding areas have remained clean and unpolluted.

Palanga, Lithuania
Palanga is a resort town in Klaipeda County in western Lithuania on the shores of the Baltic Sea. It is located along the coast of the Baltic Sea and occupies 25 km of coastline (including the village of Sventoji, annexed to Palanga in 1973). It is located 27 km north of Klaipeda and 326 km northwest of Vilnius, less than 30 km from the border with Latvia. Palanga International Airport is the third largest in Lithuania and is located 5 km from the city.

Trakai, Lithuania
Trakai is a historical resort town and lakes in Lithuania. It is located 28 km west of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Due to its proximity to Vilnius, Trakai is considered a popular holiday destination among tourists. It is the administrative center of the Trakai district municipality. A distinctive feature is that the city was built and preserved by people of different nationalities.

Siauliai, Lithuania Siauliai County
Siauliai is a city in northern Lithuania, the fourth largest in terms of population, the administrative center of Siauliai County and Siauliai District. In the first half of the 19th century, the Riga - Tilsit (now Sovetsk) highway was built through Shavli, and from 1871 - the Libavo-Romny railway (that is, Liepaja - Romny). In 1930-1961. An international airport (NATO) was built for the armed forces. The advantageous location at the crossroads of important transport communications connecting ports contributed to the development of industry and the growth of the city.

Juodkrante, Lithuania
Juodkrante is a small town in Lithuania on the Curonian Spit. It gained its popularity as a resort since the Second World War. Previously Juodkrante was called Schwarzort and was a very small village. The population consisted of up to 15 families who lived in poverty. Due to the sand that flew from the dunes at the beginning of the 17th century, the village was practically buried. It was only in the 80s of the 17th century that fishermen began to intensively populate Juodkrante. In 1858, steamships from Klaipeda began to call here, and later ferry connections with Tilsit and Krantas were established.

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