• Curonian Spit Dunes
  

  
  The Curonian Spit is home to the highest drifting sand dunes in Europe. Their average height is 35 m, but some attain the height of 60 m. Several ecological communities are present on and near the Spit, from its outer beaches to dune ridges, wetlands, meadows, and forests. Its location on the East Atlantic Flyway means it is frequently visited by migratory waterfowl. Between 10 and 20 million birds fly over the feature during spring and fall migrations, and many pause to rest or breed there. a UNESCO World Heritage Site
  
  The largest town on the spit is Nida in Lithuania, a popular holiday resort
  
  

• Nida
  

  
  Nida is a small charming resort town on the shores of Curonian Lagoon. A short walk through pine forest and huge sandy dunes across the Curonian Spit leads to endless Baltis Sea sandy beach. Nida is characterized by low-key entertainment and a distinct family focus. However during recent years it become a decent point of interest for fine electronica music and modern art shows at an eclectic forest retreat. Since 2000, a jazz festival has been held every year. Two even smaller resort villages of Preila and Pervalka are not far away
  
  

• Palanga
  

  
  Palanga is a seaside resort with a split personality - peaceful pensioner paradise in winter, pounding party spot in summer. Yet despite the crowds and encroaching neon Palanga retains its traditional charm with wooden houses and the ting-a-ling of bicycle bells and pedal-powered taxis adding a quaint air to red-brick Basanavičiaus St. - the pedestrian heart of the action. Tourists from all over Lithuania and abroad flock to its idyllic 10km sandy beach backed by sand dunes and scented pines.
  
  

• Palanga Museum of Amber
  

  
  The Palanga Museum of Amber, is the pride of the region. Some of the ambers featured there are the size of a human head. It is housed in the restored 19th-century Tyszkiewicz Palace
  
  

• Tyszkiewicz Palace and Botanical Garden, Palanga
  

  
  The Tyszkiewicz Palace is a Neo-Renaissance style building in Palanga, built in 1897 for the Tyszkiewicz family. Lush greenery and swans gliding on still lakes make hte adjacent Palanga's Botanical Garden a haven of peace after the frenetic-paced beach and town centre. The 1-sq-km park includes a rose garden, 18km of footpaths and Birutė Hill, once a pagan shrine. A 19th-century chapel tops the hill.
  
  

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