Zarasai region is famous for its spring waters. It is said that some of them have magical properties. One of them is the Switzerland source, also known as “Šveicarka”. The spring opens on the left bank of the river Šventoji, about 40 m away. People believe that bathing in spring water cures back pain (joint […]
The next stop on our route is the Dūkštas Manor Homestead Palace. This is a manor located in Ignalina district, Dūkšteliai village, founded around 1862. In 1901, the manor belonged to Tomas Zanas, a graduate of Vilnius University, the founder of the Philomathic Society, poet and geologist, who married Terese, the daughter of the then […]
We presented our third route around the Aukštaitija region. Let’s travel further – we are starting a new route around Gražutė Regional Park. It is a park located in the north-eastern part of Lithuania – in Zarasai and Ignalina districts. The first place to visit in this park is Tiltiškės water mill, located in Zarasai […]
Today we would like to share another idea of what to do when visiting the Aukštaitija region. We recommend visiting the Hammer Museum in Linkmenai Village. This museum holds the world’s third-largest exhibition of hammers with more than 500 exhibits. Did you know that you can see from the smallest to the largest hammer in […]
The highlight of Aukštaitija region is the Salų Ethnoarchitectural Village, located in the Ignalina district. This village is located on the shores of Lake Alksnas, surrounded by forests and lakes, near Ladakalnis and Ginučiai mound. The village is one of the few surviving villages of this type in Lithuania. In this village, there is a […]
