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Observation Tower in Bijeikiai
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In case you are searching for a place where you could look at part of the Anykščiai Regional Park from above, we would like to invite you to climb up the Observation Tower in Bijeikiai. It is rather easy to find a way to the tower. Bijeikiai Observation Tower is between the villages of Burbiškis and Mačionys and you will reach it by driving the road 1221 (Burbiškis-Mačionys-Leliūnai). The tower stands here from 2010. Car parking lot and passages were created as...
15 km
15 min.
The Observation Deck of the Church of St. Matthew
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When visiting Anykščiai, do not miss a chance to kill two birds with one stone, by visiting the impressive Church of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist and to look over the town and its suburbs from up above. The towers of a neo-gothic church which was built more than one hundred years ago in Anykščiai are being seen from far away. This is the highest church in Lithuania, since the height of the towers is 79 meters. You can also climb up to the observation deck...
350 m
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Museum of Angels – Centre of Sacred Art
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The Centre of Sacred Art which contains a famous Museum of Angels is established in the very centre of Anykščiai. The first museum in Lithuania of such kind has a very interesting history, since its initiator and founder is a Lithuanian living abroad Beatričė Kleizaitė–Vasaris who came back to her homeland after the winds of freedom started blowing. The beginning of this museum was a painting which was gifted to her by the painter Jonas Daniliauskas, called “An angel...
1.2 km
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Writers’ Hill
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Anykščiai is an exceptional town of Lithuania, where you can visit lots of places both in summer and winter, starting from the entertainment and recreational areas and finishing with sightseeing and educational ones. Anykščiai has the first memorial museum in Lithuania, which was established in 1927 with the efforts from the writer Antanas Žukauskas-Vienuolis in the granary belonging to the poet Antanas Baranauskas. Later on, the museum was named A. Baranauskas and A....
1 km
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Trips on the Narrow Gauge Railway train and Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
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Narrow Gauge Railway, often gently called “Siaurukas”, is a unique technical monument, stretching in the eastern Highlands, from Panevėžys up to Rubikiai, situated close to Anykščiai. This is one of the current symbols of Anykščiai which is very popular both among the tourists from Lithuania and from abroad. Here you can try regular trips, taking place from May until October, participate in the celebratory and educational trips organised during the whole year...
2.7 km
< 10 min.
Kalita Hill
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It does not matter whether it is winter or summer, there is such a place in Lithuania where the fanatics of adrenaline and heights can meet. Kalita Hill situated in Anykščiai is a perfect place to experience something new, to get re-energised and have a good time. This hill also reminds of some historic times – it is said that once at the foothill there was a manor standing here, which belonged to the nobleman Nykštis which is associated with the story behind the name of...
3.4 km
< 10 min.
Šeimyniškėliai (Voruta) mound
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Probably everyone has heard about the first capital of Lithuania – throne castle of King Mindaugas, called Voruta? Even though historians and archaeologists still do not agree on its exact place, one of the most likely places is Šeimyniškėliai mound with its hillfort in Anykščiai district, right near the northern town border of Anykščiai. This speculation is also based on the fact that a strong wooden castle was built here around the middle of the 13th...
7 km
< 10 min.
Horse Museum
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The unique Horse Museum is the only of its kind not only in Lithuania but also in the Baltic countries. The professor of agronomy Petras Vasinauskas thought of establishing this place and implemented this idea in 1978. Three years before opening the museum in Niūronys, Anykščiai district, a proactive scientist has created an original campaign which does not have any analogies up until these days – he has travelled more than 1500 km through Lithuanian roads in a little more than...
11 km
10 min.
The Light of Happiness
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Probably not many people know where Liudiškiai Hill is situated, but it is enough to visit it once and you will remember why this place is so special for the rest of your life. The Light of Happiness standing on Liudiškiai Hill is a tombstone monument for the writer Jonas Biliūnas and was named like this for a reason. The Lithuanian literary classic died in 1907 in Zakopanė, at the foothill of Tatra Mountains when he was only 28 years old. However, the will of J. Biliūnas...
8 km
< 10 min.
The Treetop Walking Path and Puntukas Stone
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Recently, one of the leading tourist attractions in Lithuania is the Treetop Walking Path. The path is 300 meters long with the highest place reaching 21 meter. The path is made from steel and concrete structures which create a possibility for the visitors to look at the Pinewood of Anykščiai from above. While the gaze is wandering around the treetops, it seems that you look at the Šventoji River, Anykščiai and the suburbs from the bird’s eye. When you climb...
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45 min.
50 km
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80 % asphalt
10 % dirt road
10 % forest path
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