Liepāja-Pape-Palanga-Klaipeda
- While in Liepāja, visit the Liepāja War Port and prison. To the North of the Liepāja Fortress is the so-called naval port that was opened to the public after the restoration of Latvia's independence. Interesting things that you will see there will be the forts, the defensive ramparts, the St Nicholas Sea Cathedral, a water tower, a sports hall, the port prison and the Oskars Kalpaks bridge. On weekends there is a fish market on the promenade, where you can find the national dish of Liepāja, smoked cod with potatoes.
- Be sure to visit the Prenslavu windmill, which was built in 1885 and is still operational. The owners will be happy to show you the mill and its mechanisms, then offering local goodies and locally baked bread.
- The Pape Nature Park and Ķoņuciems featurs one of the few fishing villages in Latvia that have preserved their authentic environment. The Vītonieki branch of the Latvian Open-Air Ethnographic Museum is found here.
- Next you will cross the border between Latvia and Lithuania on your way to Palanga. There you will find one of the most popular museums in Lithuania, the Palanga Amber Museum. It features one of the largest collections of amber in the world, with more than 30,000 exhibits. Also visit the Birute park, the local breakwater, Jonas Basanavičius Street and the Palanga Spa Museum.
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Distance driving 120 km
