Nature objects in Lithuania

What's special about the nature in Lithuania?

The Curonian spit - a sandy, desert-like stretch of land between the Baltic see and the Curonian Inlet, teh hilly landscapes of the Žemaitija region, the blue mirror labyrinths of the lakes in teh Aukštaitija region, the pine forests in teh Dzūkija region, the curves of the Nemuna river valley, and the many regional nature parks, created not only to protect the nature but also for people's recreation and interest - these are the nature values attracting guests of Lithuania.

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	Lithuania Oldest apple tree in Lithuania The oldest apple tree in Lithuania is a forest apple tree and is part of the country's botanical heritage and the only protected apple tree in Lithuania. Services
	Lithuania Hexenhügel Eine große parabolische Düne mit einer Ausstellung der Holzskulpturen unter freiem Himmel, die der litauischen Mythologie gewidmet sind. Die Skulpturen haben litauische Meister der angewandten Kunst angefertigt. 354 Services 354km - Distance from countries capital city
	Lithuania Rusnė Island A island in the delta of Nemuna. Etnographical museum, Uostadvaris lighthouse, bird watching tower. 304 Services 304km - Distance from countries capital city
	Lithuania The Salantai Regional Park The terrain in this territory was created during the Ice Age. There are the ancient river valleys of the Minija, Salantas and Erla rivers, along with groups of rocks. Services Services - recreational Nature trail For hikers, the largest collection of open-air rocks can be found in the village of Mosėdis (the collection was put together by Vaclavas Intas). There is also a museum of unique rocks there. At Salantai-Orvydų sodyba is a unique farm with installations featuring rocks and other objects. You can also hike the Šaukliai nature trail (2 km). For more information: www.salanturp.lv (only in Lithuanian).
	Lithuania The Survilai village countryside tourism farm Enjoy nature with all of your senses in the Survilai village tourism farm, which is a Swiss village in the Jonavos district. Walk down paths barefoot! The paths are covered with pine cones, puddles, peat, clay, granite, smooth glass, pine needles, hay, an obstacle course, etc. The path is more than a kilometre long, and you will feel unbelievable and positive emotions, as well as an inflow of energy. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - amenities Accommodation available Services - other Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Must register in advance
	Lithuania The Rietavas Estate Park The Rietavas Park was once the largest landscape park in Lithuania. It was established between 1848 and 1855 in a naturally cleaned forest and reconstructed in 1904 and 1905. This is a very nice park with local bushes and trees, as well as several foreign plants. Various alleys of trees and fragments of the hedges have been preserved along with the white gate, the red gate and a guard's hut. The park has a complex system of bodies of water, including a few ponds, a curvy river and an island that is surrounded by the old river. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - other Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
	Lithuania The Venta Regional Park The park was established to protect the Venta River valley and the landscapes that are around its tributaries. On the west bank of the Venta, at Papilė, there is a cliff from the Jurassic period which is unique in the Baltic States, has been known since 1925, and has layers in which more than 300 forms of life have been identified over the course of time. Services Services - recreational Boat tour Take a 1-2 day boat ride down the Venta, from Papilė to Mažeikiai. Nature trail Hike to the cliff. Nature watching Views form the Papilė castle hill and a viewing tower. For more information: www.ventosparkas.lt (available in English).
	Lithuania The Ilzenbergo Estate park This mixed-type park dates back to the latter half of the 19th century and has remained all but unchanged. It is in a lovely place between two lakes, and its spatial structure was preserved when it was restored. The park covers 10 ha and has two parts. One is a fairly precisely rectangular territory alongside the state, surrounded by a stand of linden trees and introduced trees. The other part has a natural forest. The largest oak tree in the park has been declared to be a protected element of natural heritage. The mighty trunk of the tree is 6.3 m around, has a 2m diameter and stands 30.5 m high. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - amenities Accommodation available Services - other Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Optional meals
	Lithuania Veisieji regionalais parks Veisieji reģionālais parks (Veisiejų regioninis parkas) veidots (1992.g.) Sudavas augstienes (Sūduvos aukštuma) ainavu, bioloģiskās daudzveidības un kultūras pieminekļu aizsardzībai. Viena no parka bagātībām ir ezeri, kuru iegarenās formas liecina par ledāja darbības rezultātu. Pēdējā apledojuma laikā šeit atradusies ledāja mala. Ezerus (kopā – 37) ieskauj lielāki meža masīvi uz kontinentālām (iekšzemes) kāpām, kas piemēroti atpūtai dabā, dabas vērošanai, ogošanai un sēņošanai. Parkā ir iekārtotas peldvietas, kur patīkami gremdēties vasaras tveicē, izveidotas dabas takas, bet mazās upītes, kas savieno ezerus, ir piemērotas braucieniem ar kanoe laivām. Veisieji reģionālā parka teritorijā ir liela augu un dzīvnieku daudzveidība. Šeit tiek aizsargātas arī tādas retas sugas kā Eiropas kokuvarde Hyla arborea (parka simbols), purva bruņurupucis Emys orbicularis, dažādas orhideju sugas u.c. 138 Services 138km - Distance from countries capital city
	Lithuania Tauragns (Tauragnas) Ap 9,5 km garais un līdz kilometru platais ezers atrodas subglaciālā – t.i. ledāja veidotā vagā, tādēļ tas ir ne tikai Lietuvas, bet arī otrs Baltijas dziļākais ezers (pēc dažādiem avotiem 60,5 m vai 62,5 m). Tauragna dienvidu krastā paceļas Taurapils pilskalns (Taurapilio piliakalnis). Saglabājušies nostāsti gan par pagānu priesteri, kas te dzīvojis, gan nogrimušu baznīcu, gan laikiem, kad pilskalnu no visām pusēm apņēmis ūdens. No pilskalna plakuma paveras visaptverošs skats uz Tauragnu. 117 Services 117km - Distance from countries capital city
	Lithuania The Palanga Botanical Garden The Palanga Botanical Garden surrounds the Palanga Amber Museum and is one of Lithuania's most beautiful and well-kept parks. It is in the area of the St Birute Forest, and it is familiarly known as the Birute Park. The park covers 101.3 ha of land, and offers a wide variety of landscapes, carefully organised trails, flowerbeds, two ponds and small architectural elements. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - other Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
	Lithuania The Kurtuvėnai Regional Park This is a small area with lots of different terrains – high hillocks, distinct river valleys, thermal streams, continental dunes, etc. Services Services - recreational Bicycle trail Bike around Kurtuvėnai. For more information: www.kurtuva.lt (available in English). Nature trail Hike the Vainagių forest trail (4.3 km) or the Juodlė information trail (4.5 km).
	Lithuania The Dubysa Regional Park This park was set up to protect the lovely ancient valley of the Dubysa River. This is one of the most popular rivers for water tourism in Lithuania, because it has a significant drop with rapids and beautiful shorelines. Services Services - recreational Boat tour A one-day boat trip from the Raseiniai-Baisogala road bridge to the Ariogala bridge. For more information: www.dubysa.info (very little information available in English).
	Lithuania Cepkelu purvs (Cepkelių raistas) Lietuvas lielākais sūnu purvs, kura aizsardzības nolūkā ir izveidots Čepkeļu dabas rezervāts (Čepeklių gmatinis rezervatas). Tas izvietojies starp Dzūkijas nacionālā parka dienvidaustrumu daļu un Baltkrieviju. No Marcinkones pa smilšainu meža ceļu (~ 9 km turp - atpakaļ) ar kājām vai divriteni (arī nelielu tūrisma autobusu līdz 20 vietām) var nokļūt līdz purva malai, kur mežainās kāpās un purvā izveidota 1,5 km gara dabas taka un skatu tornis, no kura labi pārredzama purva rietumdaļa. Pirms došanās uz Čepkeļu purvu, ir jāreģistrējas Dzūkijas nacionālā parka apmeklētāju centrā (Šilagėlių gatve 11), kas meklējams aiz dzelzceļa pārbrauktuves. Te apskatāma neliela nacionālajam parkam un rezervātam veltīta ekspozīcija. 112 Services 112km - Distance from countries capital city
	Lithuania The Neries Regional Park This territory was established to protect the lovely central section of the Neries River, local species, and Lithuania’s largest oak forest. Services Services - recreational Boat tour Take a two-day boat ride down the Neries River, from Grigiškės to Kernavė. Bicycle trail Bike the Neries tourism route on the left bank of the river (23 km). Nature trail Hike the Dūkštos oak forest trail (2.3 km) or the Dūkštos walking trail (5 km). Nature watching Views at the place where Route 108 arrives at the right bank of the Neries River in the river valley. For more information: www.neriesparkas.lt (available in English).
	Lithuania Vilnius University Siauliai Academy Botanical Garden The botanic garden is part of the Siauliai University and is the newest and smallest botanical garden in Lithuania, covering 6.54 ha of land. 3-10 Services 3-10 Active season months Services - other Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Must register in advance
	Lithuania The Asveja Regional Park This park was established to protect Lithuania’s longest lake, Lake Asveja (> 20 km). The lake is in a sub-glacial valley carved out by ice during the Ice Age, and it actually resembles a wide and curvy river. Services Services - recreational Boat tour Spend one or two days boating on the lake and its bays. Nature watching Views from the Dubingiai castle hill. For more information: www.asvejosparkas.lt (only in Lithuanian).
	Lithuania The Joniskelis Estate park The Jakiškiu Estate was first mentioned in documents in the late 16th century. The estate had elements of Classicism in terms of its architecture. Among the buildings, the only ones that have survived are the mansion, an ice cellar and a steam-driven windmill. The estate has not been restored, so it is still authentic. Its artistic soul is preserved by various objects that remain from the time when people lived at the estate and from the Soviet era. Alongside the estate are a few fragments of a park, which covers approximately 2 ha. There is an ancient alley of linden trees that are on both sides of the entrance road, as well as several other valuable types of trees and a small pond. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - other Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
	Lithuania Kaunas juras regionalais parks Kauņas jūras reģionālais parks (Kauno marių regioninis parkas) dibināts 1992. gadā. Tas ietver Nemunas HES uzpludināto posmu – lielāko Lietuvas ūdenskrātuvi no Kauņas līdz Piļonas (Piliuona) ciemam. Viena no nozīmīgākajām parka vērtībām ir ainava, kas veidojusies ilgā cilvēka un dabas mijiedarbībā. Parkā konstatētas 950 augu sugas, 600 dzīvnieku, t.sk. - 34 zivju sugas. Parka nozīmīgas dabas vērtības ir meži, augstie purvi, kadiķu audze. Parkā ir apskatāmi dažādu vēsturisko periodu liecinieki – senču pilskalni, Pažaislis klosteris, Kauņas cietokšņa Piektais forts, kā arī Rumšišķes (Rumšiškės) brīvdabas muzejs – viens no lielākajiem (195 ha) šāda veida muzejiem Eiropā. Vaišvīdavā (Vaišvydava) ir izveidots parka apmeklētāju centrs, parkā ir dabas takas, piemēram, Žiegždriai ģeoloģiskā taka un Dubravos izziņas taka. 111 Services 111km - Distance from countries capital city
	Lithuania The Dunes of Courland National Park This is the only place in the Baltic States where there is such a vast territory of open-air sand dunes which still change the local terrain very actively because of the wind. The only Sea Museum and Dolphinarium in the Baltic States can be found here. 325 Services 325km - Distance from countries capital city Services - recreational Bicycle trail You can bike from Nida to Smiltynė (>50 km along a bike route). Nature trail Hike the Raganu Hill trail (1.6 km), the Naglių pathway in the sandy area of the nature reserve (~1.5 km), or the Parnidžio dune information trail (~2 km). Nature watching Watch for birds on Garnių Hill and throughout the area during migration season. Views from the Naglių and Parnidžio dunes, as well as from the Hageno and Miškos galva dunes. For more information: www.nerija.lt (available in English).
	Lithuania Ula (Ula) un Merke (Merkys) Ūla ir viena no skaistākajām un likumsakarīgi – arī populārākajām Lietuvas ūdenstūristu upēm. Tās galvenā pievilcība ir skaistā ainava ar augstajiem upes krastiem, kuros slejas iespaidīgas smilšu kraujas līdzīgi kā Irbes krastos Latvijā. Laivošanu var sākt no Mančagires (Mančiagirė) vai Zervinos ciemiem un turpināt līdz Ūlas ietekai Merķē un tālāk pa Merķi līdz pat Merķinei un Nemunai. Ūla nav plata, taču posmā no Zervinos ciema tajā nav neviena koku aizgāzuma vai cita šķēršļa, kuram laiva būtu jānes apkārt. Ašā straume, asie līkumi, dzidrais ūdens un tajā redzamā zemūdens pasaule rada patiesi patīkamu sajūtu! Upes krastos atrodas gan publiskas (apsaimnieko Lietuvas valsts meži), gan privātas ūdenstūristu apmetnes un atpūtas vietas. Šī ir vienīgā Baltijas upe, kur ūdenstūristiem ir jāpērk licence. Ūlas krastos atrodas divi interesanti apskates objekti – Ūlas atsegums (Ūlos atodanga) un spēcīgs avots – Ūlas acs (Ūlos akis). Savukārt, Merķe jau ir jau krietni platāka upe, taču ar acīm redzamu straumi un dažviet pat jaukām straujtecēm. Kaut arī Merķes krasti ir mazapdzīvoti, tajos atradīsim piemērotas nakšņošanas vietas. Pa Ūlu un Merķi no Zervinos līdz Merķinei sanāk „mierīgs” pusotras - divas dienas ilgs brauciens. Services
	Lithuania The Zagare Estate park This is one of the most colourful and architecturally interesting parks in Lithuania. It was rebuilt and expanded between 1898 and 1900 by the renowned dendrologist G.F. Kuphaldt. The park had more than 200 types of plants, more than 100 of which are still growing. There are various roads and pathways that offer a sense of the mightiness and beauty of the park. A dendrological trail with markers offers information about 15 rare trees. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - other Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
	Lithuania The Pakrujo Estate park This landscape park has survived to the present day and was installed between 1850 and 1860. On one side the territory has a boundary that is the dammed Kruoja River, and on the other side there is a fence made of fieldstones. The English park principles at that time meant that advantage was given to a natural landscape with imitations of nature. There are some 26 types of trees in the park, and some of them were introduced from various parts of the world a few centuries ago. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - amenities Accommodation available Services - other Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance Must register in advance Optional meals
	Lithuania The Birzai Regional Park This is one of the most outstanding areas in the entire Baltic States with active underground waterways which still, to this very day, dissolve local gypsum rock. Parts of the area collapse regularly, and there are legends about all of this. Underwater rivers, streams, the so-called Karvės (Cow) cave, etc., can be seen in the area. Services Services - recreational Nature trail Hike along the Smardones šaltiniai stream, with a walking bridge across Lake Širvėnos (500 m). Hike other trails around the little lakes in the area. There’s a visitor centre in Biržai. For more information: www.birzuparkas.lt (available in English).
	Lithuania The Stelmuze Estate park This park dates back to the mid-18th century and is to the south of Lake Stelmuže. There are winding trails on all sides of the hillock that lead to the Christ the King Church, with linden, maple, oak, birch, fir, elm and pine trees. At the foot of the hillock is the Laime stream, and visitors are welcome to stroll along the alley of oak trees. The oldest and fattest oak tree in Lithuania is one of the oldest ones in Europe. It is though that it is 1,500 to 2,000 ears old, and its record-setting diameter is 3.5 metres (eight or nine people linking hands are needed to encircle it). The tree is 23 m high. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - other Accepts individual travellers Accepts tourist groups
	Lithuania The Dzukija National Park This territory is Lithuania’s most forested area, and people here have always lived in accordance with nature. Local treasures include berries, mushrooms, honey, clean water from streams and rivers, etc. People here have engaged in various crafts, as well as in beekeeping. 110 Services 110km - Distance from countries capital city Services - recreational Boat tour Take a one or two-day boat ride down the Ūla River (you will need a permit, which can be obtained at the visitor centre in Marcinkonys). Boat to the Merkys River and then down the Merkys River to Merkinė. Bicycle trail Bike the route Marcinkonys-Puvočiai-Mardasavas-Mančiagirė (or Zerviynos)-Marcinkonys (up to 40 km). Nature watching Views in the Džukija forests. Views from the Ūla cliff and the Liškiava and Merkinė castle hills. There are visitor centres in Marcinkonys and Merkinė. For more information: www.dzukijosparkas.lt (available in English).
	Lithuania The Meteliai Regional Park There are three large lakes at the centre of this park – Lake Dusia, Lake Metelys, and Lake Obelija. Lake Dusia has very clear and transparent water, and its southern and south-eastern beaches are popular among swimmers. The lakes and their nearby wetlands are important during the migration season of birds. Services Services - recreational Bicycle trail Bike around Lake Dusia (25 km) or Lake Metelys (27 km). Nature trail Hike the information trail in the Bijotų and Širvinto forests (4 km). Nature watching Watch birds along the shores of the lake during migrating season. Views from the Prelomčiškė castle hill and from the side of the Seirijai-Meteliai road. For more information: www.meteliuparkas.lt (available in English).
	Lithuania The Kurtuvenai Estate Park This estate is surrounded by an ancient and geometric landscape. During the latter half of the 19th century, it had a landscape style with various elements of geometry. The park covers 4.2 ha and has ancient linden, maple, elm, oak and other decorative bushes, with more than 20 types of plants that have turned into wood. 1-12 Services 1-12 Active season months Services - other Accepts tourist groups Accepts individual travellers This destination has specific opening hours which you must determine in advance
	Lithuania Mikitai izzinas taka (Mikytų pazintinis takas) Vienu kilometru garā lokveida taka, kas ved pa lielāku nacionālā parka meža masīvu, uzskatāmi attēlo Žemaitijas augstienes un tuvākās apkārtnes reljefa veidošanās vēsturi. No takas augstākā punkta – Mikitai kalna, kas ir sens pagānu upurkalns, paveras (ainaviska stiga) tālākas apkārtnes skats. Kā takas interesantākie apskates objekti ir jāmin teikām apvītais akmens ar Velna pēdu un ar akmeņiem izliktas akas paliekas. 316 Services 316km - Distance from countries capital city
	Lithuania Garnu kalns (Garnių kalnas) Aiz Jodkrantes (Nidas virziens) ceļa labajā pusē ir izveidots autostāvlaukums un labiekārtota vieta, no kuras apskatāma Lietuvas (atrodamas ziņas, ka arī Eiropas) lielākā zivju gārņu Ardea cinerea un jūras kraukļu Phalacrocorax carbo kolonija, kur kopā varētu būt ~ 3000 putnu. Neaizmirstiet līdzi paņemt tālskati! 355 Services 355km - Distance from countries capital city