All Lithuanian resorts, such as Druskininkai, Birštonas, offer their guests a full range of services for a comfortable stay. There are many hotels, resorts and holiday homes with comfortable rooms, saunas, pools and even courts.
At any resort there are catering establishments, such as restaurants, bars, cafes. Vacationers can rent any equipment for water sports. In addition, for guests there are specially designed excursion programs to all available sights of the country. Do not forget about the interesting cultural and entertainment program, which completely immerses you in the atmosphere of local traditions.
For example, the amazing city of Druskininkai has its own unique history. Many celebrities lived and relaxed here. This is definitely a place where you can see a lot of interesting and informative things.
ONE Park
A huge amount of entertainment awaits tourists who decided to conquer the famous Lithuanian resorts. In Druskininkai, in Dzukia Square, the world-famous ONE adventure park is located. This entertainment venue was specially created for children and adults who like outdoor activities.
The park itself occupies more than three hectares of land.
Fun in the park
Each visitor can go through nine tracks, as well as compete in different competitions (there are more than seventy of them) and, finally, go down 18 downhill paths that will give a person a huge adrenaline rush. Various routes are provided for visitors to choose from, but it is recommended that they be selected individually, based on physical health and fitness. If it’s difficult for you to choose a route for your descent, you can use the services of a qualified instructor. The specialist will tell you the best option.
The number of stages depends on the route chosen. Nine tracks are located among the lush vegetation that grows throughout the ONE theme park. (Lithuania, Druskininkai). On the route there are about one hundred and thirty stages. The main route has a length of six hundred meters. This is the longest road in the country.
Overcoming obstacles
Almost all the tracks are in such a place so that people can admire the picturesque beauties of the Neman River during the descent or ascent.
Here you can test your ability to climb a rope or move around a swaying network. Particularly impressive is the passage of routes on suspension bridges among the crowns of trees. The path can be walked at any pace. Nobody will push or disturb during the process, but if you pass it quickly, you can get a prize.
The park was created so that people of any age could relax in it. Even for small children there are equipped areas.
You should definitely look into this amazing place. Lithuania (Druskininkai in particular) is famous for other attractions.
Aquapark
Arriving in Druskininkai, you should definitely visit a unique water park. This is a huge entertainment complex. Its area is more than 25 thousand square meters. meters. At a time, the institution can take more than one and a half thousand vacationers. The good thing is that inside the complex it is always warm and the air warmed up to 31 ° C, and the water temperature in the pools is 27 ° C.
This is one of the main attractions, thanks to which the resort town became famous throughout the country and beyond.
Infrastructure
The water park (Lithuania, Druskininkai) includes a bath complex, water rides, outdoor and indoor slides for descents. The length of one of these slopes reaches two hundred meters. There are also catering facilities, a hotel, a beauty salon, a bowling alley, a conference room, which easily turns into a cinema. There is also a guarded parking lot for cars.
If during a visit to the water park you wanted to take a steam bath, you can look into the ALITA bath complex, which is located in Building B. There are eighteen bathhouses with a chic design and style in different countries. For example, if you want to plunge into antiquity, you can choose a bathhouse in the Roman style, where there is an adjustable temperature regime, and the walls are painted with ancient Roman motifs. Arriving in Druskininkai, the sights of its surroundings are also worth a visit.
Lishkiava village
In the south of the country there is one very interesting place - Lishkyava, which is located in the colorful Varensky district, on the left bank of the Neman River. Nine kilometers away is the spa town of Druskininkai. A small settlement belongs to the possessions of the Merkinesky elder. Surprisingly, in 2005 only 37 residents lived in the village.
The uniqueness of this place is undeniable. It is even mentioned in ancient sources. In the eleventh century, a wooden citadel was built here, but only during the reign of Prince Vytautas the Great, it was decided to found a stone fortress. Construction ceased after the Battle of Grunwald, at the beginning of the 15th century. Today, only the ruins of the building remain.
History of Local Attractions
A church was built in the village in the second century. In the 11th century and until 1624, it was considered reformist. Later, in the 17th century, Dominican power reigned in the settlement.
To touch the history of the country, you should definitely visit Druskininkai. Sights of its surroundings can tell a lot to an inquisitive tourist.
During the world wars, the village of Liskyava was on Lithuanian territory. A demarcation line ran along the river, which was considered the border between the Republic of Lithuania and the Vilnius Region, which belonged to Poland. Today about this village you can read even in some works of art.
Now the village is known for several archaeological monuments, presented in the form of a mound. It was here that from the 9th to the 11th century a citadel was built from wood. It is also worth mentioning the temple hill and the stone with the imprint of a bull’s footprint.
In addition to all this, the village is famous for other architectural monuments. Here is the castle and the ruins of a tower of the fifteenth century, the architectural ensemble of the world-famous Holy Trinity Cathedral, built in the 17th century and the Dominican monastery, built in the middle of the seventeenth century, which rises on the banks of the Neman River. Here is the famous church - the pearl of baroque in southern Lithuania. Many tourists from all over the world come to him annually.
The fence itself and the porch of the temple belong to the buildings of the eighteenth century. The bell tower and sculpture of St. Agatha were erected in the 19th century. Also in the sanctuary there are many masterpieces of art of the 17-19th centuries, which are perfectly preserved.
Today, through the hard work of the specialists of the Lishkyava Center (Lithuania, Druskininkai), many cultural heritage are being restored. Everything here is organized for the convenience of tourists. They restore the church from the destruction inflicted during the First World War. In that terrible period there was a shop and a post office in the church. Under Soviet rule, children studied in the church, and then there was sewing production. But only in 1998, the village of Lishkyava was recognized as the country's cultural heritage site.
Incredibly informative can be a vacation in Lithuania. Druskininkai and other resorts immerse the tourist in a truly unique atmosphere.