A trip around the Anykščiai Regional Park by car

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Way of traveling: Route distance: 65 km Duration of the route: 10.5 h.
asphalt: 80% dirt road: 10% forest path: 10%

There is a wonderful alternative for everyone who does not want to explore the Anykščiai Regional Park by foot or by bike – to go by car. This is a great way to visit the ten most scenic attractions. Going by car lets you quickly tour all the route attractions, take in the scenery of Lake Rubikiai and its surroundings, and have a memorable picnic at the campsite near the lake. While driving along the suggested route you will be able to admire the views of Anykščiai Regional Park, Anykščiai Old Town, and its buildings. You will see the Anykščiai Pinewood (Anykščių Šilelis) - the forest, which was so vividly described by the poet Antanas Baranauskas. You can enjoy the magnificent panorama of Anykščiai from the highest church in Lithuania, and by visiting the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, you can find out which is the farthest station you can reach by taking a train from Anykščiai.

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Route start. Visitors’ centre of Anykščiai Regional Park and interactive exhibition

Visitors’ centre of Anykščiai Regional Park and interactive exhibition

The Directorate and Visitors’ Centre of the Anykščiai Regional Park are located in the territory of the former Anykščiai Manor. The manor house dates back to the 16th-17th century. The building which currently houses the directorate and visitors’ center, is a school built in 1883 (it was renovated in 2010). The classics of the Lithuanian literature Antanas Baranauskas, Jonas Biliūnas and Antanas Vienuolis-Žukauskas studied in this school. The Visitors’ Centre is the gate to the Anykščiai Regional Park. This is the best place to plan your trip and gain the information about the park. The...

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The Light of Happiness

"A wonderous light appeared on a tall, steep hill. It resembled a star, surrounded by a bright circle of golden letters. After the nearby folk noticed the light, they approached the hill in hopes to examine it closer, but they were unable to climb the top of the hill, nor decipher the meaning of the golden letters." So wrote Jonas Biliūnas in his fairy tale "The Light of Happiness" in 1905. The tombstone of J. Biliūnas on Liudiškiai hill is called The Light of Happiness. J. Biliūnas died in 1907 in Zakopane, at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. He was buried there, because his wife Julija did not have money...

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Duration: 15 min. Distance: 13 km

The Observation Tower of Bijeikiai

The observation tower, standing on a hill, located 163 meters above sea level, is located in the Anykščiai Regional Park of Bijeikiai village. If you climb the 15 metre tower, you fill find yourself looking at a magnificent view: the spectacular panorama of the Rubikiai hydrographic reserve, a view of lakes Rubikiai and Dusyno and the Bijeikiai mound and the Storiai hills. Lake Rubikiai is noteworthy for having sixteen islands with memorable names: Česnakinė, Bučinė, Varnagrotė, Pertako, Liepinė and others. The blue colour of the lake is especially beautiful on a sunny day and in the distance, you can see the towers of Debeikiai,...

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Burbiškis manor

Burbiškis manor, located in Anykščiai Regional Park, near Rubikiai Lake, 8 km from Anykščiai. The stylish and attractive palace on the left side of Anykšta stream is a 19th century architectural monument and a pearl of the neoclassical era, enchanting with its subtlety and elegance. The manor area is decorated with a gracefully fitted park, where more than 30 species of trees and shrubs still remain merges into the landscape scenery as an oasis of tranquility. The park is surrounded by Anykšta stream, full of spruce and birch alley greenery. In the park there are 22 local and 24 introduced species...

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Duration: 15 min. Distance: 17 km

Horse Museum

There is a Horse museum located 5 km from Anykščiai, Niūronys - a unique attraction in Lithuania. It was founded in 1978 at the initiative of professor of agronomy Petras Vasinauskas, after the professor travelled around Lithuania with žemaitukai and noticed that the horse was no longer involved in daily human life. The entrance of the museum are two threshing barns and the premises of a nearby elementary school, where the first exhibits gathered from all over the Lithuanian territory were placed on display: the chariots, lineika, britzkas, wheels, horses, plows, other tools, harnesses, saddles, horse-drawn flax breaking...

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Varius outcrop

The Varius river, named after the colour of its copper-coloured water, is a nearly 15m high river bank with steep slopes. The length of the outcrop along the Varius river is approximately 26 meters. The thickest point in the Varius outcrop is characterised by sediments pushed and wrinkled by glaciers. According to the studies of spores and pollen, it may be concluded that the coal-rich quartz sand in the lower part of the outcrop formed during the Miocene (approx. 5 million years ago), and the pollen-free white quartz sand above it formed much later, in the late Pleistocene (approx. 12 thousand years ago) or even during the early...

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Siaurukas

Siaurukas is the way the locals refer to the Aukštaitija Narrow-Gauge Railway that has been delighting visitors and locals for two centuries. It began operation in 1899 - a time of locomotives and wooden wagons. The narrow-gauge railway reached Anykščiai at the end of the last century. The narrow-gauge railroad Pastovys-Švenčionėliai-Utena-Panevėžys was built under the rule of the Tzar and served as a means for transporting timber from massively cut down forests as well as passengers. This was the primary means of transportation even during the postwar era, after the introduction of intercity buses. Citizens of...

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Anykščiai Church of St. Matthew

The Anykščiai Church of St. Matthew, now entering its second century, has met and seen out several generations of Anykščiai citizens. As a symbol of the city and its most striking panoramic feature, it impresses visitors of the city with its magnificent neo-gothic shapes, its size and its rich history. The construction of the current church lasted from 1899-1909. The neo-gothic red brick church, designed by architect Nikolaj Andrejev, appeared in the centre of the city. The locals themselves contributed to the construction: they burned bricks, carried construction materials, transported iron from Latvia and collected...

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The Cognitive Path of Šventoji

The Cognitive Path of Šventoji is 4.7 km long. As you go, you will get acquainted with the vegetation of the Anykščiai Pinewood landscape reserve and will get a chance to rest as you spend time in the woods. The Anykščiai Pinewood landscape reserve occupies an area of 1421,5 hectares. The Reserve was established to preserve valuable complexes, the structure and exterior of which were determined both by natural processes and by long-term human activities. According to the botanical studies, 769 higher plant species are found here, of which more than 20 are recorded in the Red Data Book of Lithuania....

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The Treetop Walking Path

The Treetop Walking Path is the first of its kind in the Baltics and Eastern Europe and offers its visitors to take a walk along the treetops. The Treetop Walking Path complex is located in the Anykščiai Pinewood, near the famous Puntukas Stone. Many years this place attracted tourists to see the Puntukas Stone, which according to the legend, once was thrown by the devil, when he was in a fit of rage and wanted to destroy the beautiful Anykščiai church. However, the Anykščiai district is also home to other interesting objects like paths for hiking, cycling and water tourism. It is important to note that people with...

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