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Lithuania is the biggest of the three Baltic states and covers an area roughly the same size as Ireland. It borders Latvia in the north, Belarus in the south-east, the Baltic Sea in the west and Poland and the truncated Kaliningrad Region of Russia in the south-west. It's a predominantly flat country, and its highest point, Juozapin?s, measures only 294m (964ft). Lithuania's Baltic coast extends about 100km (62mi), half of which lies along the extraordinary Curonian Spit - a pencil thin 98km (61mi) long sandbar that's up to 66m (216ft) high.
Just over one quarter of Lithuania is forested, in particular the south-west of the country. Elk, deer, wild boar, wolf and lynx inhabit the forests, though you're unlikely to bump into any without some guidance. Lithuania also has about 2000 otters, and Lake Zuvintas, in the south, is an important breeding ground and migration halt for water birds. There are five national parks in Lithuania and a number of nature reserves, the highlight being the Kursiu Nerija National Park, a special environment of high dunes, pine forests, beaches, a lagoon and sea coasts.
The Lithuanian climate is temperate. From May to September daytime highs vary from about 14 to 22?C (57 to 72?F), but between November and March it rarely gets above 4?C (39?F). July and August, the warmest months, are also wet, with days of persistent showers. May, June and September are more comfortable, while late June can be thundery. Slush under foot is something you have to cope with in autumn, when snow falls then melts, and in spring, when the winter snow thaws.
Nature has been generous to Lithuania. Although there are no mountains or great forests, the country's beauty lies in the diversity of its landscape. This is a place of rolling hills and gentle plains; of quietly flowing rivers and of lakes which reflect the blueness of the sky. The largest river, the Nemunas, gathers and carries the waters of many tributaries to the Baltic Sea, wherein lies Lithuania's famous "amber coast". Called the Curonian Spit, it is a sixty mile-long bank of sand dunes and pine trees which stretches from the southwest to the seaport of Klaipėda and encloses the vast Curonian Lagoon. For centuries, amber, Lithuania's precious harvest of the sea, has been washed onto these golden sands.
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Situated to the west of the city along the meandering Neris River, this wooded park covering 395 acres of pine woods was famed as far back as the 16th Century. It is reported that Tsar Alexander I was at a ball in Vingis when he received the news of...
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Welcome to Zemaitija National Park with its majestic Lake Plateliai and picturesque landscape including a great variety of unique natural, historical and cultural values. Establishment and Goals
Zemaitija National Park (ZNP) was...
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Dzukija National Park was designated in 1991 in the region of Varena. Its aim is to protect the landscape, the old villages, historical and cultural monuments, and forests of south-eastern Lithuania. The park's territory is 55 thousand hectares, 85...
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Situated at the foot of the Hill of Three Crosses and adjacent to Sereikiskiu parkas, this 76 acre park is hilly and clad with old trees and bushes. Through it runs the dainu (song) valley where folk dancing, singing and rock concerts...
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The Trakai National Park was designated in 1992 to embrace the historic city of Trakai, some 25 kilometers outside Vilnius, and the forests, lakes and villages in its environs. The total area of the park is 82 sq. kilometers. The most valuable...
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The Cathedral Square is one of the first places in Vilnius to be mentioned in written sources. In old chronicles and legends it was called the Valley of Sventaragis. In the 13 th century there stood the Lower Castle consisting of the administrative...
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Covering an area of 18 thousand hectares, the Kursiu Nerija National Park was designated to protect the unique scenic beauty of the Kursiu Nerija, a narrow peninsula separating the Kursiu Marios (Curonian Lagoon) from the Baltic Sea. The peninsula,...
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Lithuania's first national park - Aukstaitija National Park - was designated in 1974 and covers an area of 40570 hectares in the regions of Ignalina, Utena and Svencionys. Over 70 per cent of its territory is pine stands, including the ancient...
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All year round riding school in Kurtuvenai and the service centre. Riding in the area of picturesque lakes and forests. 14 cycling routes. Fishing, watching birds, animals and insects. Interesting outings, natural history tours and ecological...
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The Nemunas is not just the longest river of Lithuania. Once it used to be an important waterway, a support, and a defender of the nation. Today – a mother of tourist resources, an inherent element of Lithuanian landscape, and a keeper of...
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Žvėrinčius is a protected area in the forest of Telšiai. The main aim of this place is to try and introduce wild life to the society and at the very same time stress the importance of conserving and protecting the natural...
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The largest lakes of southern Lithuania - Meteliai, Dusia and Obelija. Homesteads hidden in orchards, complexes of hill-forts. Excursions, ecological tourism, windsurfs, birdwatching, fishing, commercial hunting.
The hill...
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Everybody knows Nida, Juodkrantė, and Preila. Many have been there, gazed at the wavering shapes of the land in the distance from the other side of the lagoon, asking themselves what is beyond, where the sky blends with the water, what land is...
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„Extremely rich flora and fauna of Žuvintas Lake and its surroundings, have no alike example in Lithuania, thus it is worth to be conserved.“
Tadas IVANAUSKAS
Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve was established, the regulations and the Zoning...
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The strict nature reserve was established in 1975 with the aim of preserving one of the oldest and most unusual forest bogs in Lithuania, the forested continental dunes, the lakes, the natural hydrological regime of the bog and the rare plant and...
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The strict nature reserve was set up in 1975 with the aim of preserving the natural ecosystem of the Viesvile basin, which is very valuable from a natural point of view. The strict nature reserve includes the bogs at Artoji and Glitis, as well as...
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The heritage of Lithuania minor: museums, historical Rambynas hill, a picturesque landscape of rivers and lakes.
Rambynas Regional Park was established in order to preserve the landscape of the lower stream valley of the Nemunas River, its nature ...
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Kamanos is the largest wetland complex in the northern Lithuania. It contains representative example of a natural wetland type, characteristic of the Eastern Baltic Region. Kamanos wetland complex is of glacial origin. The site was formed about...
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Neris Regional Park protects the landscape of the northern edge of the Dzūkai upland that is crosscut by the valley of the mid-Neris with its unique loops.
Nature.
The main features include the loop system of the mid-Neris, the rich ...
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May 16, 1997 was the official date of the opening ceremony for the Presidential Palace, located on S. Daukantas street. The Palace was gradually adapted for use as a presidential residence, and since 1997 it has served as the official residence of...
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Pamėnkalnio (Taurus Hill, Taurakalnis, Devil's Mountain, HauntedHill) - hill in the center of Vilnius, Naujamiestis.
Is a place with an amazing sighseeing of a big part of Vilnius.
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The delta of the largest river in Lithuania, fishing villages and ethnographical homesteads, the town of Rusne on the island, the unique lighthouse of Uostadvaris, the engineering complex of the old jetty and old polder devices. Birdwatching towers...
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Felis - the oldest private company in Lithuania, providing professional hunting services for hunters. Company was established by Antanas Truskauskas, an old hunter, who has experience of hunting for 25 years.
We offer:
• experience of ...
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The Seaside Regional Park is governmentally protected territory of the Lithuanian seaside from Klaipeda city to Old Palanga. The Park takes up 5033 ha in overland and 30 km in the water area of the sea. The Lithuanian continental seaside track is...
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Landscape of the Jura and Akmena rivers, nestling sites of rare birds and populations of rare butterflies. Excursions and paths to Plynoji marsh, lots of hill-forts, old burial and manor sites.
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