The Klaipėda District covers the entire Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea and is one of the most visited places in the country by tourists. It has the Curonian Lagoon and the well-known resorts of Palanga and Nerynga.
The capital of the district is Klaipeda, the largest Lithuanian seaport on the Curonian Lagoon. The city has medieval roots and was one of the most important shopping centers in the eastern Baltic Sea. Unfortunately, it suffered enormous damage during World War II and only a few traces of its former splendor have survived to our times, such as the ruins of a 14th century castle, 18th century granaries and a classicist Evangelical church.
The Lithuanian coast is a series of narrower and wider beaches, over which pine forests grow. Low cliffs appear in some places. In the summer it is a popular recreation area for residents of Lithuania. Palanga is the most famous Lithuanian resort.
Its popularity began to grow rapidly in the second half of the 19th century thanks to Feliks Tyszkiewicz, who built a pier and a marina here. Top Polish artists and writers came to Palanga, including Stanisław Witkiewicz, Lucjan Rydel, Leon Wyczółkowski and Władysław Reymont. To this day in Palanga survived the nineteenth-century Tyszkiewicz Palace, in which the Amber Museum operates. There are also many wooden villas from the beginning of the 20th century and a pier.
The second Lithuanian resort, Nerynga, is located on the Curonian Spit. It consists of four former fishing villages, Juodkrantė, Preili, Pervalki and Nida. In addition to the beaches of the Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, you can see a lot of wooden houses and villas from the beginning of the 20th century.
