Curonian spit Curonian Spit is a long strip of sand, which stretches 98 kilometers along the Baltic Sea. The northern and biggest part of the Spit (52 km) belongs to Republic of Lithuania, other part (46 km) - to the Russian Federation Kaliningrad region. Neringa town was established here in 1961. It consists of 4 settlements: Nida, Preila, Pervalka and Juodkrante.
The devil at the Hill of Witches.
White and grey sand dunes create the uniqueness of the landscape of the Spit. The highest dune is 56 metres in high. The Spit – it is sandy land between 2 waters – the Baltic and Curonian lagoon, beloved by tourists from all over the world. Visitors are invited to accommodate in the ancient villas, ethnographical fishermen houses, modern hotels and enjoy beautiful and clean beaches.
Houses in Juodkranté.
“The first impression this time was that our countries are now much more similar than before.” Urve Künsar, Estonia.
Did you know ? According to a study made by a French scientist in 1989, Lithuania is in the geographical centre of Europe. The Lithuanian language is more ancient than Greek, Latin, German, Celtic, or the Slavic tongues. It belongs to the Indo-European group and is nearest to Sanskrit. Lithuania is known as the land of storks, the national bird for the country, with about 13,000 pairs. Forest covers 1/3 of the country, including many protected regions and national parks. Basketball is the most popular sport. Several Lithuanians have become NBA players, maybe most famous being Arvydas Sabonis. On 1st January 2015 Lithuania became the 19th country to join the euro-zone.
Visitors in Lithuania „Lithuania and Estonia are connected by a common destiny that has been felt through the entire Soviet period. I have gone on many visits and travelled there in my youth as a hitchhiker several times. The trip to Nida peninsula we had after Lithuania`s independence.
„My earlier memories of Lithuania date back to the end of the Soviet period. Lot of wooden sculptures, quaint handicraft and churches everywhere had remained in my memory ever since. 28 years ago all areas looked very different from each other, even our own small towns in Estonia. As shops were empty we sometimes made small shopping trips. Once, when I was student, we had a shopping trip to Lithuania. Equipped with a large empty suitcase we spent all the night in a bus, all the day in Kaunas and all the next night again on the bus on the way back. It was pretty tiring but this time the time and tiredness had a different value. – I remember my only purchase made there—except some obligatory souvenirs – was a bikini.
The first impression this time was that our countries are now much more similar than We started with before. Globalisation and as several times bicycles from Nida Estonian partners Urve and Ene before in history - we are again members of and reached Latthe same union. It has given us the same convia after two weeks. We drove up to Klaipeda ditions for development – at least on a large along the coastline, camped out on the beach scale. – it was definitely forbidden, but we behaved It seems a bit odd that I do not know up to prudently and did not leave any garbage. On now any words in Lithuanian. But when we the sand dunes we had a guided tour. We have always been fascinated by amber jewel- are in an international crowd, I find myself often talking with Lithuanians in Estonian. By lery, knitwear and dignified Lithuanian peothe perception - they understand me anyple.“ way.” Ene, Estonia Urve Künsar, Estonia.