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1. Veiveri Post Station Building Complex
We strongly recommend making a stop in Veiveriai when driving along the Kaunas - Marijampolė highway. A post house that used horses was built here in the beginning of the nineteenth century, looking more like a manor of noblemen completed in classicist style.
It lost its importance once the railway line Warsaw – etersburg was completed.
The first Seminary for Teachers was established here in 1866. Many famous people were on the list of graduates, namely artists,...
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Kauno g. 54, Veiveriai, Prienų r.
http://prienumuziejus.lt
+370 644 61951
Distance: 15 km
2. Davatkynas of Šilavotai
After visiting this place for the first time, visitors get rid of the tentative negative opinion about “davatkas” as pious and cranky old women in the churchyard. Davatkėlės of Šilavotai is a group of fourteen women who used to pray together for many years and did good things to surrounding inhabitants.
This modest “monastery without vows” is considered a unique phenomenon in the history of Christianity in Lithuania. Today, it has become a museum;...
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Lašašos g. 11, Naujasodžio k., Šilavoto sen., Prienų r.
http://prienumuziejus.lt
+370 687 24394
Distance: 14 km
3. Prienai Regional Museum
It is worth visiting this museum for three reasons. First, this is probably the only museum whoseexhibition, dedicated to the commemoration of the post-war partisans,isdisplayed in the dark. Second, you can find here one of the richest collections of ethnographic textile in Lithuania. Third, but not the least, there is an exposition dedicated to the poet Justinas Marcinkevičius.
After the Second World War, forests of Prienai environs became a field of ardent resistance to the Soviet...
Distance: 410 m
4. Christ Revelation Church in Prienai
This is one of the oldest or perhaps the oldest wooden church in Lithuania, the State protected building. Its size and adornment amazes visitors when they come for the first time. This church is included even in the list of the most beautiful churches on the websites of photographers. Unfortunately, during Soviet times, attempts to "cover" the beauty of the church with brick houses were made. You can notice its beauty only if come closer.
The third wooden church built in...
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Kęstučio g. 7, Prienai
+370 319 52190
Distance: 2.1 km
5. Mačiūnai Hillfort
When you drive the road from Kaunas to Prienai and almost pass the town, you will notice a hillfort with the slope reaching the roadside. We recommend stopping by to stretch your legs and climb the wooden stairs leading to Mačiūnai Hillfort. Locals call it the "Bride's Hill".
Legend has it that once upon a time a young lady was carried through this hill who was supposed to be married to unloved men by force. When the carriage reached the top of the hill, a lightning...
Distance: 16 km
6. Balbieriškis Escarpment
We recommend stopping by Balbieriškis Escarpment when driving the road Prienai – Alytus. Spending about ten minutes to explore it will bring you an impression you will not forget for ten years.The view that opens from the escarpment is one of the most spectacular in Lithuania. Česlovas Kudaba, a famous geographer wrote the following about this place: “If you haven't seen the Nemunas from Balbieriškis slopes, you cannot boast about seeing the Father of our...
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Žalioji g., Balbieriškis, Balbieriškio sen. Prienų r. sav.
+370 319 61135
Distance: 21 km
7. The Native Homestead-Museum of Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas
You can visit the Mykolaičiai Grange located in Pilotiškiai village. Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas (1893-1967), a poet, prose writer, playwright, literary historian and professor was born and grew up here. According to experts, his first modernist novel worthy of the Nobel Prize in Literature is “Altorių šešėly” (“In the Shadow of the Altars”). Although his family was more proud of having raised a priest, not a writer.
It would be...
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Pilotiškių g. 12, Pilotiškių k., N. Ūtos sen., Prienų r.
http://prienumuziejus.lt
+370 608 02893
Distance: 39 km
8. Jieznas St. Archangel Michael and John the Baptist Church
A church in Baroque style built in the middle of Jieznas town has become an object of National Cultural Heritage. When visitors see it for the first time, they are amazed at the magnificence and ornate interior of the church being that it is far away from big cities. In 2011, this church was awarded the second place at the Photo Contest of the most beautiful night churches in Lithuania which was held in Vilnius.
The history of the church is related to the noblemen of the Pacai Family...
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Vilniaus g. 2, Jieznas, Prienų r. sav.
+370 685 64733
Distance: 11 km
9. Holy Trinity Church in Stakliškės
Elegant spires of the church in Stakliškės appear white in the distance when driving the Trakai - Prienai highway. We recommend stopping by and enjoying this beautiful church built at the end of the eighteenth century. Its architecture and adornment are not inferior to other prominent monuments of the Baroque style across the country. It is included on the list of National Heritage sites. As the legend goes, many years ago, Jieznas governor from the Pacai family placed a bet...
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Vilniaus g. 5, Stakliškės, Prienų r.
+370 319 45697
Distance: 6 km
10. Lepelioniai Hillfort
When travelling one of the most beautiful roads in Lithuania from Prienai to Vilnius, you will definitely see Lepelioniai Hillfort by the roadside. A hill that has a shape of a head was undoubtedly built by humans. Local people say that the hillfort is an irresistible attraction. Indeed, when you climb the hill, you find a beautiful panoramic view from the top and feel yourself in high spirits.
Legend has it that when Napoleon was retreating, his soldiers used their...
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