Best of Preila-Pervalka

Juodkrantė, Preila & Pervalka Essentials

This UNESCO World Heritage site features the Curonian Spit’s diverse landscape, from the shifting 'dead' dunes of the Nagliai Nature Reserve to the forested Vecekrugas Dune, the highest point on the spit. Cultural landmarks include the Hill of Witches' wooden sculpture gallery and the former summer home of Nobel Prize winner Thomas Mann. Maritime history is preserved at the Lithuanian Sea Museum, housed in a 19th-century fort, and across the historic lighthouses of Nida and Pervalka.

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Naglių gamtinio rezervato pažintinis takas

This 1.1-kilometer educational trail winds through the Nagliai Nature Reserve, showcasing the 'Dead Dunes' where four former villages were buried by shifting sands between 1675 and 1854.

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Apžvalgos bokštas

This observation tower provides panoramic views of the Curonian Lagoon, the Baltic Sea, and the surrounding drifting sand dunes of the Parnidis landscape.

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Klaipeda Castle

Klaipėda Castle, also known as Memelburg or Memel Castle, is an archeological site and museum housed in a castle built by the Teutonic…

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Lithuanian Sea Museum

Located in a 19th-century defensive fort, this complex includes marine life exhibits, a dolphinarium, and historical displays on Lithuanian shipping and fishing traditions.

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Black Ghost Statue

This bronze statue was made by two Lithuanian artists, Svajunas Jurkus and Sergejus Plotnikovas.

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Path "Hill of Witches"

The Hill of Witches is an outdoor sculpture gallery near Juodkrantė, Lithuania.

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Parnidis dune

The Parnidis Dune is a drifting coastal sand dune on the Curonian Spit, southeast of Nida, Lithuania, near the Lithuania-Russia border of…

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Negyvosios kopos

Also known as the Grey Dunes, these shifting sands reach heights of 60 meters and preserve the history of villages buried by sand over several centuries.