Discover Lithuanian countryside: Anyksciai area

The tour starts from the centrally located hotel or other pick-up point. After about an hour’s drive reach the Ukmerge district, stopping at a park established to remember those who fought against the Soviet regime. There are seen crosses dedicated to the partisans, to the most important dates of Lithuanian history and to famous individuals, such as Pope John Paul II and US President Ronald Reagan. Learn about the symbolism of the cross in Lithuanian culture and history.

The Narrow-Gauge Railway Museum is the first object visited in small Anyksciai town. The museum was established in the century-old complex of Anykščiai Railway Station and exhibits Skoda locomotive Kukushka, other narrow gauge rolling stocks and communication tools. Inside the Station there is the waiting hall and the office of the Chief of the Train Station of the Inter-War period in Lithuania. Visitors can try out some of the operating exhibits – the handcar and the railway tricycle.
Later on visiting the permanent exhibition of stone paintings of the folk artist Stanislovas Petraska (1935-2009). To perpetuate landscapes of his homeland and Lithuanian national symbols, the painter used the unique technique of painting with stone dust, characteristic only to this artist.

The Horse Museum exhibits not only the agricultural tools and means of transport of the days of horses, but also unique exhibits of philately, warfare and wood carvings. The museum presents various crafts; the visitors can observe the work of a weaver, ceramicist and bread baker, also a blacksmith, jeweller and a wood carver.

Lunch at the local restaurant.

The century-old neogothic red brick church with twin spires, designed by the architect Nikolay Andrejev, is the highest church in Lithuania with its 79-metre-high spires being the first detail the visitors coming to Anykščiai can see.
After that the Treetops walking path, located in the famous Anyksciai Pinewood is the only treetop path in Eastern Europe. The path is in the level of the tree crowns and it lasts for 300 meters, evenly going up to 21 meters high.

Finish Anykščiai tour with a transfer to Vilnius. Drop off at your hotel/apartments or other central place.