• Trip takes 4-5 hours;
• If you are going ntill Kaunas or Vilnius, we will drive you to any place in town;
• You will have fun with english speaking guy Martynas :);
• You will see:

Panemune Castle - some historic buildings remained till nowadays attract tourists to come over although no expositions, galleries or other prepared exhibits there are available to see. One of such places is the renaissance Panemunė castle  built in the beginning of the 17th century located in Jurbarkas district. These who have ever visited the old castle say that  impressions while climbing to towers or walking in corridors of the former edifice are undoubtedly worth coming here. Thereby the final result of excursion to Panemunė castle may surpass all expectations as yet art expositions there are sometimes arranged.

The Panemunė castle was erected on the right shore of Nemunas river. Perhaps Nemunas prompted what should be the final name of the majestic mansion although it has changed several times. The castlewas built by Hungarian nobleman Eperjesh who bought the surrounding lands from Lithuanian local inhabitants. The nowadays Panemunė castle was built as his luxurious residence in 1610. Since the then until 1925 the castle was a private  property. Owners of thecastlechanged many times as well as its appearance was reconstructed according to wishes and tastes of its` new owners. The Panemunė castle got assumed some classicism elements, the inside interior was decorated with friezes of antique figures, windows were cut out, cylindrical furnaces built. Outside the castle a park including 5 ponds beautified the whole castle structure. However, passing years often make cruel influence. The Panemunė castle got under miserable conditions as it was desolated, mishandled and burnt in the 19th century. Its valuable library was brought out, the former marvelous park of classicism style became feral. In 1925 Lithuanian government made the castle a national possession. In 1935 the Panemunė castle and its surroundings where taken under responsibility of Lithuanian Culture department, in 1961 the castle was included into list of national culturally valuable monuments. 1995 – 1997 the castle was partially reconstructed.

Raudone castle - In a little Raudonė settlement located in Jurbarkas district, South western Lithuania, where only about 1880 inhabitants live, there is an outstanding historical monument standing. It is a beautiful Raudonė castle of Revival Style built there in the 16th century. The Raudonė castle is one of the most famous architectural structures in Jurbarkas district

These years were the best for the castle. Later, when there were no alive descendants of the Kirštenšteinai family left, the Raudonė castle became home for their relatives Olendskiai. They rebuilt the Raudonė castle several times in 18-19th centuries according to classicism style. After a fire broke out there, Olendskiai sold the castle to Zubovai family. Zubovai family took its` total remodeling  and in 1877 reconstruction works were finished. It took an appearance of nowadays then. Its former renaissance architecture was hidden, a few striking examples of which remained only in towers of the castle as well as in its north housing. During the First World War German military forces ravaged   the castle a lot. The same they did during the Second World War. During retreating Germans burst the Great Tower of the castle which also hardly damaged the southern corpus of the castle while collapsing. After the Second World War the Raudonė caslte was rebuilt and a primary school was here established which works till nowadays and is the only one school located in the castle in Lithuania

Veliuona is located on the right shore of Nemunas covering the area of 12000 ha with a bit more than 900 inhabitants. Veliuona town is one of the most beautiful and interesting Lithuanian towns. According to archeological researches, this area was first populated in a stone age, 10.000 years ago. What is more, it is a very important historical area as for centuries there stood a famous Veliuona castle. In the castle there meetings of country leaders were held and agreements that have directly influenced Lithuanian present life were signed.

Officially, history of Veliuona starts in 1291 when the Junigeda castle was first mentioned in chronicles. The castle was  attacked more than 15 times! The last time it was rebuilt in 1411. Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas and King of Poland Jogaila used to arrange diplomatic meetings with an Order there. Also, a very important agreement called "Treaty of  Melno" which determined the line of Lithuanian western border until the 20th century. The settlement got the name of Veliuona in 1315. At that time the previous Junigeda castle was entitled as Veliuona castle under the name of river Veliuona crossing the settlement. However, according to legends, the name of Veliuona was given to honor the ancient pagan goddess of dead. Her name was created to be similar with a Lithuanian word “vėlė” (ghost). It is told that the temple for Veliuona stood somewhere there so a mysterious connection with the Dead World was imagined to exist there formerly. Veliuona used to be a defensive wall protecting Kaunas from the Teutonic order for more than 250 years. That was the reason why so many castles and houses around them were destroyed and rebuilt many times. As one of the main defensive spots in the Grand Duke of Lithuania Veliuona faced many fights to death. One of the  most famous Grand Dukes of Lithuania Gediminas was killed there. Of course, Veliuona faced not only threats. In 1423, the first convention of European leaders was held in the island of Nemunas near Veliuona. The convention was the main reason to sign the peace treaty between Grand Duke of Lithuania and the Teutonic Order. That was the end of non-stop battles in Veliuona

Nowadays Veliuona is attended by more than 30000 guests each year. Maybe the town attracts people as it is accredited to be the best tidied town in Lithuania or maybe the historical heritage scattered in the area of Veliuona cause the curiosity. There are many interesting places to visit like the Veliuona Old Town including monuments for the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas and Veliuona 700th jubilee, the strange stone with food indentation and the review square opening the marvelous Nemunas valley. Also there are 4 architectural heritage objects like the church of St. Mary Taking to Heaven and Veliuona mansion house. In addition to this, 9 archeological monuments are available to visit like archeological complex of mounds. For those who want to get acquainted with the history better, 4 museums are open there including Museum of Region History, the Museum of famous Lithuanian writer Petras Cvirka, the memorial exposition of one of the best Lithuanian poets Jonas Mačiulis – Maironis, Museum of Nature, Literature.

 Raudondvaris manor palace (which is usually called castle - lith. Raudondvario pilis) is the reason for Raudondvaris town to establish and present-day center of tourism. In a park near the castle often various concerts, festivals, exhibits take place.

Kaunas castle

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