Top ten tourist attractions in Lithuania

Lithuania is the most active country among the three Baltic Sea countries. It is located on the east bank of the Baltic Sea, bordering Latvia in the north, Belarus in the southeast, and Kaliningrad Oblast and Poland in the southwest, covering an area of 65300 square kilometers. There are five national parks in Lithuania, all of which are very beautiful.

Lithuania's performances are all-encompassing, especially famous for its authentic Russian ballet. The main tourist attractions in Lithuania are Paneezhs, Klaipeda, Vilnius TV Tower, Paranga Amber Museum, Klaipeda Clock Museum, Gerudas Park, etc.

Klaipeda Klaipeda is located in the west of Lithuania, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west, and close to the mouth of the Niman River. It is the only seaport in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea. The city is the third largest city in Lithuania and the capital of Klaipeda County.

Klaipeda has a picturesque and beautiful architectural landscape, and the historic buildings built from the 13th to the 18th centuries are similar to the architectural landscapes of Germany, Britain and Denmark. In addition, Nilinga and Palanga near Klaipeda are also very popular seaside resorts in Lithuania. The 34-story building built in 2007 is the most famous attraction in the area, and tourists can see its majestic figure from a distance.

Klaipeda Castle, established by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century, is one of the must-see attractions. Waves from the Baltic Sea continue to surge to the coast, and the other side is surrounded by the Kuronia Lagoon. Strong winds and excessive logging have turned the sand dunes into extremely unstable Kuronia spouts. It is also a beautiful natural scenery. In 2000, it was listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The northern half belongs to Lithuania and the southern part belongs to Russia.

Klaipeda also has attractions such as the ancient Castle Museum, the famous Lithuania Ocean and Dolphin Museum, and the bizarre Clock Museum. They are full of fun and are all looking forward to tourists 'exploration.

Trhiai Trhiai is located in northwest Lithuania and is the capital of Trhiai County. This city is one of the most charming cities in Lithuania. It has rich tourism resources such as the beautiful and legendary Lake Matis, historic museums, ancient purposes, and beautiful natural scenery.

The old Urban area of Trsiai is one of the seven famous protected areas in Lithuania, where visitors can fully understand the long history, culture and artistic charm of the town. The Samogitia Museum, established in 1932, is a famous local museum about the Samogitia people. It has more than 62000 exhibits, 70000 archival records, 12000 scientific books and 15000 negatives.

At the same time, the museum also displays photos of many world-renowned artists and original works by well-known painters in Lithuania. In addition to art, the museum also houses precious sculptures, Renaissance furniture, Baroque, Classical, precious ancient prints from the 17th and 18th centuries, pictures, archaeological discoveries from Stone Age settlements, camps and cemeteries, and a rich human heritage including agriculture, handicrafts and daily necessities. In addition, there are churches large and small in the city that look forward to tourists visiting.

Paneezhs Paneezhs is located in northern Lithuania, on the banks of the Nevezhs River, a tributary of the Nemen River. It is an important link connecting other cities in central Lithuania and the city of Kaliningrad, Russia. It is also a well-known tourist city in Lithuania and is famous for its clean and comfortable environment. Although this city does not have a very long history like other European cities, its mysterious and charming side still makes tourists who have been here linger.

The huge granite monument to Alexander and the statue of the Grand Duke of Lithuania stand firmly on the old river bed, overlooking the panoramic view of the city of Panevezz, with the palms of the statues gently holding up the Church of St. Peter and Paul, the city's oldest Holy Land for descendants of Christians. The ancient and long river bed is a famous leisure and festival resort and has become a star of the city.

The Ethnographic Museum, which collects many historical and cultural relics, St. Peter and Paul's Church built in 1785 in the Baroque style, the classical Holy Trinity Church, unique theaters of large and small, and the art gallery containing precious ceramics from famous artists from all over the world are worth visiting.

Vilnius TV Tower Vilnius TV Tower is a landmark building located in the Karoliniškės micro-area of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. It is 326.5 meters high and is the tallest building in Estonia. Inside is the SC Lithuania Radio and Television Center. Designed by V. Obydovas, K. Balėnas) was responsible for the construction. The construction of this project began on May 31, 1974 and was completed on December 30, 1980.

The total weight of the building is approximately 25000 to 3000 tons. Its main structure consists of a concrete base, a 190-meter-long hollow reinforced concrete pipe, a reinforced concrete tea holder, and a 136-meter-long steel spike. The radio transmitter is placed in the lower half of the tower, and the antenna is connected to the top of the tower.

The Vilnius TV Tower played a very important role in the history of Lithuania on January 13, 1991. In order to prevent the Soviet army from attacking the Vilnius TV Tower, 14 unarmed civilians were killed and more than 700 people were seriously injured. There is now a small museum in the TV tower that displays this historical event.

The sightseeing floor of the Vilnius TV Tower is 165 meters above the ground. There is a coffee shop called "Paukščitakas". Sitting here, visitors can overlook the beautiful scenery of the entire Vilnius city and its surroundings. There is also a rotating platform that rotates every 45 minutes. The high-speed elevator in the tower can carry tourists from the first floor to the observation deck 165 meters away in just 40 seconds. In addition, other activities such as bungee jumping can also be carried out here.

Kalepeda Clock Museum Kalepeda Clock Museum is one of the branches of the Lithuania Art Museum. It houses a large number of clocks with unique appearance and structure, which is very worth a visit. The museum is suitable for both children who are easily distracted and well-educated physicists. In short, people of all ages and different cultural and educational levels are suitable for visiting here. The clock display here will definitely leave you a deep impression.

The history of the Kalepeda Clock Museum dates back to 1984, and in the summer of that year, the museum opened for business with the help of well-known collectors in Kalepeda. Although there were very few collections at that time, many of which were borrowed from the Lithuania Art Museum, they caused a great sensation at that time and attracted many tourists to come and watch. Since then, with the continuous development of the museum, more and more clocks of different styles, structures, performances, and eras have been collected here.

Today, all exhibits in the Kalepeda Clock Museum are housed in five exhibition halls on the first floor of the museum. Visitors can learn about various clocks from the Renaissance to the modern era. In order to deepen people's impression of clocks from different eras, the museum also sets off the colors, curtains and related historical objects of the era in each exhibition hall, making it easier for tourists to leave deep memories of clocks from different eras.

Limšiškės Open-Air Museum Limšiškės is a small town in Lithuania located 20 kilometers east of Kaunas, on the north bank of Kaunas Reservoir. The Lemsk Open-Air Museum is a well-known open-air ethnographic museum in the area. It was established in 1966 and opened to the public in 1974. It is one of the largest open-air museums in Europe.

The Lemsk Open-Air Museum displays the heritage of Lithuania's pastoral life through a series of authentic traditional buildings, recreating the former living and working environment of the people of Lithuania. There are 140 traditional buildings dating from the 18th to 19th centuries scattered on an area of 175 hectares. These buildings were all later rebuilt, and their interior decoration and surrounding environment also restore the real scene of the time. The museum was established to protect and study the former lifestyle of the people of Lithuania.

The farms of the Lemsk Open-Air Museum and their surrounding environment showcase the customs and culture of the four most important ethnographic areas of Lithuania, namely Aukštaitija, Samogitia, Dzūkija and Suvalkija, all of which are the most precious and typical farm buildings in Lithuania. Local traditional festivals, as well as folk songs and dance performances, are often held here, which is very popular.

Aukštaitija NationaPark is a national park in northeastern Lithuania, located about 100 kilometers north of Vilnius. It was established in 1974 and is one of the five earliest parks established in Lithuania. Oxtetiha National Park was originally named National Park of the Lithuania Soviet Socialist Republic (Lithuanian SSR), mainly to emphasize the first such park in the Republic at that time. In 1991, with the establishment and renaming of four other parks, the park was also renamed to its current name.

Oxtetiha National Park covers an area of 405.7 square kilometers. 70% of the park are trees and 80% are pine trees. Some of the trees are more than 200 years old. There are 64 species of plants, 8 species of fungi and 48 species of birds in the park. It is famous for the diversity of life in the park. 59% of the plants in Lithuania can be found in the park, while the park only accounts for 1% of Lithuania's land resources. There are 26 lakes in the park scattered between the forests and mountains in the park. These lakes cover a total area of 59.3 square kilometers, accounting for only 15.5% of the total area of the park. The lake is rippling with blue waves and sparkling. Tourists can paddle boats. Enjoy the lakes and mountains comfortably on the lake.

Grutas Park is located in southern Lithuania, 130 kilometers southwest of Vilnius, near the Druskininkai hot spring area, there is a unique park-Grutas Park, which is full of statues of Soviet leaders and is a veritable "Stalin World." This Soviet statue park was built by a local millionaire known as the "Mushroom King" with an investment of 1 million litas. There are a total of 86 works by 46 different sculptors in the park, which are generally divided into different areas and stand in various corners of the park.

Some of the statues are based on socialist activists of the time, most of whom are Lithuania patriots. There are also some of the communist leaders and thinkers of the time, mainly including statues of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Joseph Vesariovich Stalin, Karl Heinrich Marx and others.

In addition, another part of the statues were leaders of the terrorist operations at that time, such as the then "0" organizer Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky and others. Most of these statues are made of granite or bronze, and they are lifelike and very popular.