Birutė Hill — Attraction in Palanga

When in Palanga, you not only can enjoy the Baltic sea, but also a walk in one of the most beautiful parks in Northern Europe - Birutė Park. Called the pearl of Palanga, this resort space was established on the territory of the former sacred Birutė Forest and Birutė Mountain. The landscape plan park project was created by the famous French architect Eduardas François Andres at the end of the 19th century on the order of Counts Tiškevičius. The talentedly designed park is characterized by a wide variety of views, paths and flower beds on the grounds. Here, on the land of the former Tiškevičiai estate, there were swamps covered with reeds until then. On the order of the counts, ponds were dug in this place, and the soil was used for the embankment of the future mansion. In 1897, a Neo-Renaissance style palace was built on it, which currently houses the famous Amber Museum. Birutė Park is a great place for a quiet and cozy family vacation, or a simple walk to enjoy the Baltic nature. Traditionally, three times a week - every summer Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. wind music fans gather in the park's rotunda - the professional Palanga orchestra gives Palanga residents and guests free concerts...

Literally translates as [dutchess] "Birutė's mountain" from Lithuanian (as in geographically flat LT hills often get called mountains). It is technically a tall sand dune (tallest in Palanga?) covered with trees.

Atop you can breath some fresh breeze with scents of sea & pine trees, listen to the waves and squeaking tree barks and look into surrounding trees & the sea. Good for those who like nature and for fans of the LT national revival poet Maironis who wrote one of his most famous works insipred by spending time there. 🙂

LT being a rather religious country, there's also a small (locked) chapel with stained glass windows there, but not a too remarkable one.

At the foothills, there's an oak tree planted in the 1930s to mark the 60th birthday of LT interwar president Antanas Smetona.

Place is free to enter, watch your step as some of the wooden stairs...

It is the tallest point in Birute's park and is surrounded with old pine forest. Enjoy the magnificent view of Baltic sea. Best time to enjoy this view is on sunset- then this place shows all its beauty. A pagan sanctuary with paleoastronomy observatory was set up on this hill. More than 100 years ago a neo-gothic chapel was built on the top of Birute hill. It has beautiful decorations with...