Discover the Top 10 attractions to visit Curonian Spit with Irro Charter!
Irro charter welcomes you to the Curonian Spit which is a 98 kilometres (60 miles) long peninsula on the north coast of
Samland. It begins in Lesnoi and ends at the Memeler Tief. Since 1945 the northern 52 kilometres (32 miles) belongs to
Lithuania and the southern 46 kilometres (28 miles) to the Russian Oblast Kaliningrad.
Irro Charter is your group travel partner when it comes to visiting the Curonian Spit. Let us, the experts look after
you by providing you with a tour coach and professional driver. We can provide you with long distance coaches for a
multi-day trip on and around the surrounding Curonian Spit area. We can also offer you an Airport shuttle transfer from
e.g. Kaliningrad, Riga or Gdansk. A chartered coach with a driver booked at Irro Charter will be the best choice for a
perfect visit to the Curonian Spit.
Irro Charter team would like to share with you some of the very best things to do whilst visiting the Curonian Spit.
Parnidis Dune
In one sense, the 52-meter-high Parnidis Dune is stable; on the other, it is unstable. It has already happened in Nida: there are past settlements which are now buried under the shifting sand dune, and are now home to mountain pines, meadows, and sandy fields dotted with purple sea rocket flowers. It's a 1,700 metre (1.5 mile) long path, which starts by traversing the sand dunes at the highest point of the dune and ends with a wonderful panoramic view, which features a sundial made of granite (constructed in 1995).Witches' Hill
This group of wooden sculptures was created by Lithuanian artists over the years starting from 1979, and can be found on a hill in Juodkrantė. A pair of green-skinned devils appears wretched under an arch of grinning faces, their expressions twisted with emotion, while warty-nosed witches, dwarves, and Neringa herself emerge from the forest with their pine tree–mounted faces peeking out. The illustrations are modelled after folktales from around the world, and some of the sculptures have an inviting quality: you can sit on a carved chair, or slide down a demon's tongue.Tik Pas Joną
Picture this scene: pick mackerel, carp or eel from a smoking rack, put it on a paper plate with a slice of rye bread, and eat with your hands while watching the lagoon shine orange at sunset. This is the best place in Neringa to savour the famous smoked fish of the area —combine it with a cold beer or kvas.Steak House
The Nida branch of the stellar Vilnius steakhouse follows the same theme of bare-bones decor and an entirely meat-focused menu. Many options are on offer e.g. dry-aged rib-eyes, T-bones, filet mignons, pork ribs, duck Magret, and other meaty meals to choose from. It's also a great place to have brunch, with seven different types of eggs Benedict on offer.Žuvelė
If you are visiting over the summer months, then Žuvelė restaurant (open in summer-only) on the pier specializes in light and delicious dishes like meat dumplings but what it excels at is fresh seafood. Order some fresh vegetables, a squeeze of lemon, and a beer on the side, and then enjoy a good, buttery, pan-seared slab of grilled turbot, pike-perch, or plaice.Cormorant & Heron Colony
Just over a kilometre to the southeast of Juodkrantė is one of Europe's biggest colonies of cormorants and grey herons. Take note that the wooden stairs link the road to a viewing platform, which features a panoramic view of thousands of nests in the trees alongside the almost deafening clamour of the 6500-strong colony.Amber Gallery - Museum
The Amber Gallery is a museum and shop in an old fisher's house on the northern side of town. Visitors will have the opportunity to look through magnifying glasses to see trapped insects in amber and to have access to the garden's intricate amber decorations. The museum is both a jewellery boutique that sells interesting amber-studded jewellery, as well as exhibiting jewellery. When scheduling a class or lecture, ask ahead about the amber-processing classes. Amber jewellery typically features a variety of hues from yellow to maroon, but the most widely regarded colours are white, which is created when the amber is mixed with oxygen, and blue, which is extremely rare.Neringa History Museum
At this small regional museum on the Curonian Spit, three distinct traditional crafts – fishing, crow-catching, and amber collecting – are depicted and clarified. Check out the photos of the ice fishermen reeling in their dragnets as the lagoon freezes over in the winter. Other interesting photos show locals heading out to hunt and killing a crow with their teeth, in which they ingest vodka to fend off the bad taste. Drifting sands made this previously fertile land unusable, so eating crow and seagull eggs was a fairly popular option during the 17th to 19th centuries. Please note, many exhibits in the museum show copies of archaeological discoveries instead of original objects.Beaches
Get into your swimming suit and make your way across the tip of the spit, just a 1 kilometre walk on a path through the pine forest. If you are arriving with the ferry, continue across the car park and via to the left. At the far end, there is a wide sign that points out a path which leads through pine forest to a range of beaches, a mixed beach, women's only beach, and a men's only beach.Kepykla Gardumėlis
Freshly baked goods and freshly brewed coffee are located in one of Curonian Spit's best bakeries/cafes. When it comes to their cookies, millefeuille pastries, and poppyseed rolls you will not be disappointed.
Irro Charter can help you make every step of the way for your group transport. We can offer you our decades of experience and awareness in the coach rental industry and provide the best suited tour coach rental services for your journey. We welcome you to order airport shuttle service, tour coach service or long-distance coach charter service through our website. Our new fleet of charter coaches of many sizes will provide the transport you need for your group. Irro Charter offers professional and kind drivers as well as a friendly and helpful booking team. We look forward to receiving your inquiry to provide you with an acceptable transport quote for your travel needs.
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