26th January

The Lithuanian Sea museum and Dolphinarium:

Get to know the mysterious water world! The mu-
seum collects, keeps, explores, preserves, restores
and promotes museum valuables reflecting the his-
tory of navigation of Lithuania and the diversity of
marine nature. Diverse expositions are arranged
using the state-of-art technologies and modern
ways of conveying information. Thus multifunctional
educational and research activities are developed
more actively.It occupies the area of approximately
13 hectares. The collections contain more than 88
thousand exhibits. The Dol-
phinarium invites visitors to
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attend entertaining educa- Mažeikiai
tional shows and to get to F.I.L.M.
know one of the most intel- LT-89107
lectual marine mammals.
Since 2001, the dolphin assis-
Phone:8-443-65186 Fantasy,
ted therapy is being offered. Phone/Fax: 8-443-65256
It is a very special project E-mail: info@gabija.simnet.lt Illusion,
involving interaction of dol-
phins and children facing renatavalantiniene@hotmail.com Learning,
various health problems.
braslauskiene@gmail.com
The Palanga Amber Museum near the Baltic Sea in
Palanga, Lithuania, is a branch of the Lithuanian Art
Making
Museum. It is housed in the restored 19th-century
Tiškevičiai Palace and is surrounded by the Palanga Meeting in Lithuania
Botanical Garden. The mu-
seum's collection of amber
comprises about 28,000 pie-
21-27 January, 2018
ces, of which about 15,000
contain inclusions of insects,
spiders, or plants. About
4,500 pieces of amber are
exhibited; many of these are
items of artwork and jewelry.
The Museum has been visited
by more than 8 million people
from all over the world.
 Film Is a Short Look for a Long Book
ACTIVITIES 24th January Ruta candy factory. Chocolate tasting. Confec-
23rd January Cinevilla (in Latvia) is now a major tourist attraction, and is tionary modelling. Rūta is the oldest operating
the only such large-scale open-air cinema exhibition in the candy factory in Lithuania. Currently, it offers a
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city,
Baltic States. Cinevilla is a strange mix of historic recreation wide range of confectionery products, such as
with a population of 542,664 as of 2015. It is located in
and Hollywood-esque fantasy world. Spanning over 370 acres chocolates with various types of filling, dragées,
the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest
in total, the complex has all the features of early 20th century whipped cream and jelly candies, chocolate
city in the Baltic states. Vilnius is known for the archi-
Latvia, including a small town, a city resembling Riga and typi- truffles, chocolate sculptures, as well as sugar-
tecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heri-
cal Latvian farmland. Three bridges cross a man-made river, free, organic, heritage and other products. Du-
tage Site in 1994. The heart of Vilnius is Cathedral and
which also features a steamship replica, harkening back to ring the educational workshop, visitors get fami-
its square. It is a key location in city's public life, situa-
turn-of-the century Riga. Visitors are invited to wander the liarised with the history of chocolate and subtle-
ted as it is at the crossing of the city's main streets and
town and take part in the film shooting. ties of its production. All participants make hand
reflecting the city's diversity. It is also worth visiting the
-made sweets and enjoy them. They take self-
University campus, pearls of Gothic, Town Hall square The Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of made goodies home. Come and feel like a choco-
and the Gates of Dawn, known for its incredible mirac- the city of Siauliai, in northern Lithuania. The exact number of latier! Discover how chocolates are produced,
les, the magnificent late Baroque church of St. Peter crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in try your hand at production of chocolates and
and St. Paul from the second half of 17 th century, the 1990 and 100,000 in 2006. Nowhere else in the world you will enjoy them right away.
Bastion of Vilnius City Wall, which consists of a tower find such a place – where so many crosses are brought by pe-
installed in the city defence wall, underground gun ople on the hill, embraced by legends, and fables. The Hill of
ports and a connecting Crosses is a unique sacral place, amazing and the only one of
corridor. You can enjoy its size and history in the world. This world well-known shrine
a picturesque view of is frequented by tourists. People of different nations and reli-
the Old Town from the gions bring here crosses with their names, intentions, and
Bastion terrace. Also, pleadings for clemency.
you should visit the
Mindaugas Bridge na-
med after Mindaugas,
King of Lithuania and
the Green Bridge that
connects the city cen-
ter with the district of
Šnipiškės.