Blankenfelde – Vilce - Joniškis – Jakiškiai – Naisiai – Šiauliai
Farm „Droši vesels” The property is located in Vilce rural municipality of Jelgava. Grows greenhouse vegetables and plants, makes various ointments from herbs and offers lectures on healthy diet and lifestyle. Available country sauna.
In "Mint house" there is the opportunity to taste different mint tea, biscuits, honey with peppermint and peppermint syrups. There are workshops with making peppermint soap, painted plates with peppermint, decoration of candles and much more. The owner makes also peppermint powder and face tonic.
Blankenfelde Manor is located in Zemgale, Vilce rural municipality of Jelgava. Manor is a national monument with many centuries of history. The beautiful manor park, which has a modern children's playground, has been restored, while in the renovated stable is located bell museum and modern hotel rooms. Offers 100% natural juice, delicious and healthy syrup from elk, apples, currants, currants, pumpkins and carrots, as well as preserved preserved casseroles from gardens grown in manor gardens.
Latvia / Lithuania border.
- In the centre of Joniškis, you can visit the White and Red Joniškis Synagogues, the Joniškis Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and the Joniškis Museum of History and Culture.
Jakiškiai Manor has been mentioned in historical sources since the end of the 16th century. The manor has features of Classical architecture. Of all of the original manor buildings, only the manor house, the ice-house, and the steam mill have survived to this day. The manor has not been renovated, so it is still authentic – various items that have survived from the times of the von Koskull lordship (authentic elements: ovens, shutters, stairs, doors) and Soviet times keep the artistic spirit alive. Some fragments of the manor park (about two hectares) have survived next to the manor house: the old linden entrance alley to the homestead, valuable old larches, poplars and pines, as well as a small pond.
There are about 30 different species and varieties of plants growing on the grounds of the Baltic Plant Museum. Created in the shape of a distaff, the flower garden is divided into three parts for sacral, household and cultural plants. Plants used in rituals that are considered to be holy (poppy, flax, cornflower, wormwood, meadow sage, etc.) are grown in the sacral part. The household part contains herbs that are used for medicinal, wellness and culinary purposes (strawberry, thyme, yarrow, horse mint, etc.). The cultural part is decorated with Lithuanian iris, peony, dahlia and lily species, and violets are also cultivated. The museum plants reflect the ornamental plant variety assortment of Lithuanian heritage gardens and introduce visitors with Lithuanian natural selection crops. The plants can be visited in spring and summer.
Šiauliai is a city in the north of Lithuania. Šiauliai is also called the city of the Sun. The most magnificent building in the downtown of Šiauliai is the Cathedral of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. In Šiauliai, it is easy to spend a spare afternoon at thematic museums as the city has many of them (photography, bicycles, chocolate, radio / TV, railroad, cat memorabilia...). In the Sundial Square you will see one of the main dominants of the city - 'The Archer'. Not far, on Talksa lake shore, stands 'The Iron Fox', which is included in the Lithuanian Guinness Book of Records as the largest animal sculpture.
Šiauliai University Botanical Garden is the newest and the smallest (6.54 ha) botanical garden in Lithuania. It has over 4,000 different species and varieties of plants. At the botanical garden, you will find three heritage rural plant gardens arranged according to the traditions of the relevant period – pre-war, inter-war and post-war. The garden hosts events and educational games and can arrange lectures.
For meals we recommend:
- Restaurant “Audruvis”, Joniškis District
- Cafe “Medžiotojo užeiga”, Joniškis District
- Homestead “Girelė”, Šiauliai District
Accommodations:
- Homestead “Girelė”, Šiauliai District
- Guesthouse “Žarija”, Radviliškis District
