Places to visit
Klaipėda, Lithuania
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Lithuanian cuisine There are lots of restaurants and cafes around Klaipeda old town where you can taste Lithuanian national dishes. All ethnographic regions have theirs own old recipes – soups which will warm up on a windy day, a lot of dishes made from potatoes, white curd cheese, which is best with honey and brown rye-bread. For those who like beer, Lithuania should appear a true paradise as this country produces a great variety of high quality beer. We recommend you to try: Cepelinai – consist of pork meat wrapped in a large potato pastry and covered in cream curd sauce, Šaltibarščiai (cold beet soup) – it is usually served with potatoes, this is a delicious dish on hot summer days, Kugelis – grated potato cake, Bulviniai blynai – plain potato pancakes. Do not forget Lithuanian beer – the most famous and popular is "Švyturys" (more: www.svyturys.lt/en) Klaipeda Old Town See the best of Klaipeda's old town with its "Fachwerk" and neogothic buildings. Palanga, Amber museum (Distance from Klaipeda - 25 km) Drive out to visit famous Amber Museum at Palanga (25 km) and learn about Baltic gold. More: www.pgm.lt Curonian Spit (Distance from Klaipeda - Juodkrante with "Hill of Withches" 18 km, Nida with Great Dune 50 km) Cross by ferry to the Curonian Spit to discover the "Hill of Witches", the old fishermen's cottages at Nida and the Great Dune, with its magnificent panoramic view. Do not forget to pay a visit to the Maritime Museum and Dolphinarium where you may observe live dolphin show (more: www.muziejus.lt) Curonian Spit is included in the UNESCO heritage list. Its charming resorts, untouched dunes, white sand beaches and pine forests will leave you breathless and make for unforgettable impressions. "It is so unique that, like Italy or Spain, it is necessary to be seen if one wants to delight one's soul with wonderful scenery", wrote famous German scientist Humbold at the end 20th century. Here also you will discover Hill of Withes, with an ensemble of witches, devils and fairy-tale monsters, all carved from wood. Talk to the witch into whose ear whispered wishes are said to come true and sit on the bench, which is said to cure illness. Ventes Ragas, Bird Ringing Station Visit the country side of western Lithuania, famous for numerous white storks. At Ventes Ragas, tour the Bird Ringing Station which functions since 1939. Each season, several thousand birds are tagged to make easier to observe them.
