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Nida In Your Pocket
The principal settlement on the Lithuanian half of the Unesco-protected Curonian Spit, the small fishing village of Nida (or Nidden as it was and still is known as to the Germans) some 50km south of Klaipėda on the edge of Curonian Lagoon is worthy of at least a day trip if not considerably more. The celebrated home for two summers of the German author Thomas Mann, Nida’s affluent feel and Germanic appearance are so unlike the rest of Lithuania that visiting is like a holiday within a holiday. With well under 2,000 permanent residents, the population balloons during the short tourist season, but, unlike its irksome brother Palanga attracts a quieter crowd attracted by a more leisurely pace of life. The perfect springboard for countless adventures further afield on the spit, Nida offers a superb value experience and is an essential part of any trip along the Baltic coastline.
OUR Nida HIGHLIGHTS
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Vandens Taxi
Operating through the summer and departing from close to the Memelis restaurant in Klaipėda’s Old Town, a luxury motor yacht capable of holding up to 10 passengers offers an alternativ
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Evangelical-Lutheran Church
Dating from 1888, this classic red brick Gothic beauty functioned as a museum during Soviet times and was handed back to the Church exactly a century after its construction. Inside are a relatively n
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Ešerinė
The old, medieval-looking fish shack's getting a bit rundown and tired, but because it’s a tourist trap kind of place, and people only go inside when they need to pee, they get away wi
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Vila Banga
An almost too cute thatched house and outbuilding by the lagoon in the centre of town, the main building has modern, comfortable rooms with satellite television and en suite bathrooms. The next door
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Thomas Mann House
The Nobel Prize-winning German author of Death in Venice, Doctor Faustus and scores of other novels, short stories and essays, Thomas Mann (1875-1955) spent the summers of 1930 and 1931 in
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Nidos Kempingas
There's actually a full range of accommodation offered here, ranging from a patch of dirt on which you can stick a tent to some gorgeous apartments with kitchenettes, satellite television and mod
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Latest Nida Comments
Look at their website, its rather expensive. Also if you only want to stay for one night you must pay a 20% premium! Madness[...]
But if you do read either Lithuanian or German, then there are many family photos and personal items, all of which give a fairly comprehensive picture of Thomas Mann's family life, the various fates of his children, etc. There's also a fair[...]