Private Shore Excursion: Walking Tour of Klaipeda Old Town and visit to Palanga
Klaipeda, Palanga
Book online or call: +44 0800 015 4961
Duration:
6 h
Activity Level:
Moderate
Experience:
Historical
Language:
English, Français, Deutsche, Italiano, Português, Español, Chinese
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour
Overview
The tour includes exploring the city of Klaipeda and visit to Palanga with its famous Botanical Garden and the Amber Museum.
What's included
- Professional licensed English speaking guide. Other languages available upon request (additional charges may apply)
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets to Amber Museum
- All fees and taxes
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities to guide/driver (optional)
- Not wheelchair accessible tour
Highlights
Klaipeda Old Town
Klaipėda's Old Town is notable among other towns in Lithuania for its abundance of German and Scandinavian architecture. Klaipėda's Old Town is unique with its fachwerk architectural style and the planned street structure, which is uncharacteristic to any other old town in Lithuania. Its streets are geometrically configured very correctly, and the angle of intersection is always straight.
Klaipeda Simon Dach Fountain
Dedicated to the Klaipėda-born German poet (1605–59) who was the focus of a circle of Königsberg writers and musicians, this fountain supports a statue of Ännchen von Tharau.
Klaipeda Theater Square
One of most popular places in Klaipėda's old town is The Theatre Square, hosts a variety of concerts, the Sea Festival, the International Jazz Festival and other events. An important focus of the Theatre Square is the Taravos Anikė sculpture depicting a youthful barefoot girl. The sculpture was erected in the memory of the poet Simonas Dachas and perpetuates one of the poet's described heroes. Another notable building is the Drama Theatre.
Palanga Amber Museum
Housed in a neoclassical palace built by Count Feliksas Tiskevicius in 1897, this revamped museum showcases what is reputedly the world’s sixth-largest collection of Baltic gold – 20,000-odd examples in all. The exhibits run the gamut from the formation of amber and its early use in Neolithic times to the striking, contemporary jewellery of today, with magnifying glasses allowing you to zoom in on ancient insect life in golden stasis.
Palanga City
Palanga is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania. It is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has beaches of sand and sand dunes. In the summer, a multitude of tourists stay on Palanga, both for its beaches and to enjoy the maritime atmosphere. There is a carnival centered on Jonas Basanavičius Street, which is a pedestrian-only thoroughfare during the high season. There are dozens of restaurants, bars, rides, and other forms of entertainment. The Amber Museum is open to the public, as are as the museum's extensive botanical gardens. In the Sculptures Garden, one can find 28 contemporary Art statues by artists from Armenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine.
Itinerary
Meeting time: Specified by your manager after booking
09:00 - 09:10
A guide with a driver will meet you outside the main port gate.
In Palanga, you will visit the Botanical Garden with the Amber Museum, see Sea Bridge, Basanavicius Street, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, etc.
In Klaipeda, you will see the streets and buildings of the Old City, the old Castle territory, the Theatre Square, the Annie of Tharau Fountain, Sculpture Golden Mouse, Sculpture “Dragon”, Sculpture “The cat with the face of a gentleman”, etc.
15:00
The tour ends with a return transfer to your cruise ship by bus.
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