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Palanga In Your Pocket
Lithuania’s favourite bucket-and-spade, kiss-me-quick destination, the country’s candyfloss capital of Palanga has over the years been of major strategic importance, no importance whatsoever, part of Latvia, and up until the middle of the 19th century and subsequent invention of the seaside holiday a small fishing village. First mentioned in 1161, contemporary Palanga functions as a year-round health resort but is celebrated more for what happens there during the short summer period between June and September when the population explodes and the party never ends. Famed for its glorious sandy beaches, Palanga also offers one or two intriguing cultural diversions for those looking for something a little more highbrow than gulping down pints of lager and cavorting after teenage girls in miniskirts.
OUR Palanga HIGHLIGHTS
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Anaičiai Ethnographic Cemetery
Overlooked entirely, even by the local tourist information people, this extraordinary collection of 19th- and early 20th-century graves in the tiny hamlet of Anaičiai is truly remarkable and should be visited by anyone with even a passing interest in philology.
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Ararat
Slightly off the radar about 10 minutes north of the centre, the walk here is more than worth the effort. If you haven’t tried Armenian food before, expect a cavalcade of skilfully marinaded, perfectly grilled meat plus a range of other dishes all bearing a Caucasian trademark including one or two offerings for vegetarians.
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Sculpture Garden
Close to where Vytauto meets J. Simpsono, the often sadly overlooked little park packed with 28 contemporary statues representing several different styles from some of the top names in Lithuanian sculpture as well as a few pieces made by artists from Armenia, Estonia Latvia and Ukraine was first opened in 1982.
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Amber Museum
Situated inside the fabulous 19th-century neo-Classical former mansion of Count Tiškevičius (Pol. Tyszkiewicz), this exemplary museum holds some 25,000 pieces of amber of which over half have animals and plants trapped inside.
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DeCuba
Let’s be honest, this is neither a Cuban restaurant nor for that matter is it an international restaurant with Cuban food on the menu.
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Latest Palanga Comments
My sister stayed at this hotel last year. While indeed boasting a lovely location and good off-season prices, be wary of breakfast prices in the chain cafe below. It seems it was advertised that there was a discount for hotel guests but this turned [...]
This museum was interesting even to an amber ingrate like myself. Lots of big, interesting chunks of the peculiar rock. Good postcard selection at the gift desk, too. Take a walk behind the palace through the park down to the coast line and avoid[...]