In Baltriškės, Zarasai district, you can find Baltriškių St. Casimir Church and the Tiberiade Community Monastery. In 1920, after the struggle for independence, in order to stop the influence of Russification and the construction of an Orthodox monastery in Antalieptė, St. Casimir’s Church was built along with the belfry. 2009-2011 the church was renovated with […]
When visiting the Zarasai region, we recommend not to miss the opportunity to see the beauty of Salakas Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Of Sorrows. Salak Church has been known since 1496, but the wooden church buildings were destroyed many times by fire during that time. Pastor Ant. Kryžanauskas, in consultation with the parishioners, […]
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 […]
