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1. Villa at A. Smetonos Av. 81
Prosperous citizens of Kaunas, tired of the noisy and polluted city, used to go on holiday to resort villas built in the 1940’s at A. Smetonos Avenue. In 1933, when Panemunė received the status of as a resort town, local activity included health promotion and shindigs organized by holidaymakers. One of the most representative villas of the Golden Age of Panemunė is a building with number 81.
Built in 1930 the building beside Panemunės Bridge had 3 apartments. The villa's...
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A. Smetonos al. 81, Kaunas
Distance: 1.5 km
2. Panemunė Pinewood
Surrounded by the Nemunas loop, Panemunė pinewood is the third Lithuanian natural park created in the forest (after Juodkrantės and Vingio parks). It is a great place to discover rare plants and notice wild animals and birds as you meander along the different paths that traverse the park. During the Inter-War period, Panemunė was a resort areawith open sanatoriums. There were many wooden villas owned by prosperous citizens of Kaunas. An elegant Kurhauzas used to become a ski area in winter....
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Gailutės g. 4, LT-45324 Kaunas
Distance: 3.2 km
3. Kaunas, Algirdas Brazauskas Hydroelectric Power Plant
A powerful dam and power plant's facilities cannot go unnoticed if you drive the bridge between Kaunas Reservoir and the Nemunas. You can see Kaunas Reservoir Riverside and Towers of Pažaislis on the one side and Nemunas river flowing well below. Walk down the Riverside to look over the dam. You can also visit the power plant, but you need to book a time and specify the number of visitors in advance.
The first stage of construction began in 1955. Five years later, it...
Distance: 1.1 km
4. The Old Dock of Kaunas Reservoir
The first thing you will reach after arriving at Kaunas Reservoir is the old dock. The air is crisp here. You can choose whether to take one of the ships and sail to enjoy the landscape or stay on the shore, go to the beach, or visit Pažaislis Monastery. In all cases, an escape from the busy city is guaranteed.
During the warmer months, from May till September, and sometimes even until October, take a boat tour to enjoy the views over the Reservoir up to the Hydroelectric Power...
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T. Masiulio g., Kaunas
Distance: 1.4 km
5. Sacral Exposition at Pažaislis Monastery
Pažaislis monastery opened a small heritage exposition in the office of the monastery. Here have the opportunity to learn so much in less than one hour. Entering this small museum, you will see a notice saying that this place is family-friendly. You will also read the following words in the guest book: "For those who wish to discover the world".
Historical documents, pictures and descriptions dating back to the period from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century have an...
Distance: 120 m
6. Ensemble of Pažaislis Church and Monastery
Built on the riverside of Kaunas Reservoir, Pažaislis Church and Monastery is the most impressive architectural complex of buildings across the entire North-Eastern Europe, a masterpiece of mature baroque architecture. It has become a favourite place among tourists for its impressive appearance, exciting history and remarkable atmosphere.
The history and architecture of the ensemble built in the seventeenth century, including descriptions of art treasures, would not fitinto one thick...
Distance: 3.3 km
7. Kaunas St. Vincent de Paul Church
A white church with one tower and elegant, high windows is one of the four churches of the Interwar Modernist architecture in Kaunas. Its history is related to the settlement of Capuchins (an autonomous branch of the Franciscan Order) in Lithuania. During Soviet times, this place was used for meetings of religious dissidents who were not scared to stand up to the Soviet authorities.
In the beginning of the twentieth century, the Pope Pius IX decided to settle Capuchins and Jesuits...
Distance: 5 km
8. Vieškūnai Hillfort
Vieškūnai Hillfort erected in Palemonas on the shores of Kaunas Reservoir is one of the best-preserved hillforts in Lithuania. According to historians, there was a wooden castle in the second part of the fourteenth century which protected the city of Kaunas. Even traces of Stone Age settlements have been discovered here. Today, holidaymakers come to this place to enjoy the panoramic view of the Kaunas Reservoir, the dome of Pažaislis Monastery visible in the distance, and take a...
Distance: 2.2 km
9. Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of the Rosary Church
If you arrive at Palemonas, we strongly recommend visiting the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Queen of the Rosary, which looks unpretentious from the outside. Its interior is embellished with works carved by a well-known and skilled craftsman Henrikas Ratautas, namely a wooden altar, a font, Christ’s tortures and stations of The Way of Light, rare in Lithuania. Visitors to the church get amazed by a huge, green-grass territory, a real island of peace and quietness in...
Distance: 130 m
10. S. Nėris Memorial Museum, the Department of Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum
We recommend visiting the house of Salomėja Nėris, which is now a museum, to those who like poetry, and to those who don’t. If you happen to come here, you will love it. This home, located in the Kaunas neighbourhood of Palemonas, was owned by two artists: Salomėja Bačinskaitė-Bučienė, the Neo-Romantic poetess and Bernardas Bučas, the sculptor, where they spent four years together.
Renovated in 2004, the museum offers artsprograms that receive the highest evaluation from its...
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