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Klaipeda Klaipeda is a town in the southwestern corner of Lithuania. Originally founded by baltic tribes, the city and castle was build by German knights and called Memel. Memel was part of Prussia and heavy fights with Lithuanian lords took place. Besides invasions from Sweden and Russia the city was mainly part of the Prussian Kingdom and a prosperous harbour town. After Germany lost the World War I Lithuania gained independence (under partial French mandate) but Memel stayed under an autonomous German administration. After Germany lost World war II the Soviet Union annexed Lithuania and Memel was renamed Klaipeda. Since the independence in 1990 Klaipeda wants to come back as the Lithuanian harbour and a tourist destination for families. Understand It is the gateway to the Curonian Spit, a sand bar something like 100 km in length and 4 km in breadth that arcs down to the Kaliningrad region of Russia. Get in By ferry from Kiel, Germany By plane via Vilnius By bus via Kaunas or Vilnius Get around Bus trip per one trip per person - 1 Lt (€0,29). Shuttle bus trip per one trip per person - 1,7 Lt (€0,49). Taxi trip per 1 km - 1,5 Lt (€0,43). More information: Klaipeda passenger transport See There are many museums in Klaipėda. Most popular Marine museum and Clock museum. Do There are many things to do in Klaipėda. If you like nature - you must visit Curonian spit. Clubs If you like clubbing - there are many clubs in Klaipėda. Best ones are - Kalifornija, El Calor, Honolulu and Global. If you are first time in Klaipėda, I would suggest you to visit Kalifornia club. Entrance is free of charge. Pint of beer costs 6 Lt (€1,73 or £1,2). This club has great atmosphere. Best days to get in are: Thursday (many young students come on that day), Friday and Saturday. Beaches There is also a big and wide sand beach at Smiltynė, full of locals and tourists in the summer. Giruliai and Melnragė beaches are at Northern Klaipėda, big and popular place to visit. The water is clean and warm. Buy There are many shopping malls in Klaipėda. The biggest one is called Akropolis and it is the biggest shopping mall in the Baltics. There are many things to do in Akropolis: cinema, ice-ring, restaurants, shops, 2 supermarkets, pizzerias and so on. Akropolis Klaipėda website. Drink There are many pubs and bars in Klaipėda to spend some time just sitting relaxing and drinking. Most of the pubs are located in the city centre, but, however - there are many nice pubs in the southern part of the city (mainly - near Naikupės street). Naikupės street may be reached by getting on the bus or shuttle bus number 3. Drinks there are 2-3 times cheaper than in the city centre. On average pint of beer in the pub costs between 2-6 Lt (€0,57-1,7). Local beer quality is one of the best in the World, but there are many international beer brands served (for example - Carlsberg, Tuborg, Faxe,... more travelguide information

	Vila Diemedis	Score 0 from 0 reviews
	Daukanto Str.11
	The rooms are all different and reflect the historical past of the Villa: in the rooms you can see historical moments and personalities of those who have stayed here and created the rooms. In every room there is an excellent choice of books that will help you to avoid boredom on a rainy afternoon. ... more
	Palangos Vetra	Score 8.4 from 9 reviews
	Daukanto St. 35
	Modern and comfortable hotel "Palangos vetra" was renovated in 1998. It is located in the most attractive part of the resort, right in front of the park, close to the Amber Museum and just 5 minutes walk from the sea. Guests of the hotel can use sauna, swimming pool and Jacuzzi from 8am to 15am for free. In the beginning of June, "Femina Bona SPA home" has opened the door to hotel guests and other customers at our hotel. At "Femina Bona SPA home" everyone has the possibility to choose between three types of treatments, according to his needs: Body care; Spirit of wellbeing; Beauty. Here You will receive the professional face and body care, nontraditional massages, exceptional SPA treatments, attractive body wrappings.Unbelievable results of gold and pearl therapy. Most of the treatments are unique, they are carried out by using nontraditional SPA equipment that has no analogues; steam bath "l'esagono"(genuine hydrotherapy based on Kneipp method); massage water bed "Nuvola"(floating system, when gravitation is not sensed, organism is fully relaxed, and spine is stretched.Thermal and colour therapies are applied). Snuggly, comfortable, quiet, efficient.Like at home... ... more
	Palanga	Score 8.975 from 30 reviews
	Birutes av.60
	The hotel's in-house Spa facilities include a beauty salon, state of the art solarium and a specialised training hall to improve your health and fitness. The beauty salon provides hairdressers, manicure, pedicure and cosmetology experts, massage and aromatherapy services. Personally tailored procedures marry modern technology with classical methods. Thus a multi sensor water jet system is combined with natural ingredients like sea salt, seaweed, natural mud and essential oils to clean and firm skin, help fight cellulite and, above all, relax. Unwind and enjoy being pampered at the Palanga spa centre. ... more
	Kungis Inn	Score 6.825 from 6 reviews
	Uzkanaves 32
	The royal-red design double rooms have private access to covered balconies with private barbecue grills and are equipped with free LAN internet access, complete bathrooms with heated floors and both European 220V and North American 110V power outlets. You will be met by staff on the 2nd floor (first floor by British system). Please note that this inn regrets that it is unable to provide disabled access. Some special rates may require a minimum of 2 nights stay. Microwave ovens can be offered upon request, subject to availability. Both smoking and non-smoking rooms are available. ... more
	Vecekrug	Score 8.3 from 44 reviews
	Jüros Str. 23
	The hotel “shares” its “Vecekrug” name with the tallest sand hill of the entire Curonian Spit. Its name has originated from the Curonian “vece” – “old” and “kruogs” – “pub”, reminding about the pub which used to be at the sand hill’s foot. ... more
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The Lithuanian Sea Museum is located in the northernmost point of the Curonian Spit (arrival only by ferry or boat to Smiltyne). The Museum houses aquariums with fish species from Lithuania's fresh waters, the Baltic Sea and tropic seas, as well as a permanent exposition of prepared samples of marine fauna. Penguins, Baltic Sea seals and Steller's Sea lions live in the outdoor pools next to the aquarium building. In the dolphinarium you can catch shows with dolphins and the Californian sea lions. There is also an exposition of the history of Lithuanian navigation and former gunpowder magazines, while a collection of ancient and modern anchors is placed on former cannon platforms. An ethnographic fisherman's farmstead has been built on the shore of the Curonian Lagoon at the place where the old Kopgalis fishing village used to stand. Next to the farmstead there is a ground with fishing vessels which gave a start to industrial fishing in Lithuania.

An exhibition 'Manufacture and deal in watches and clocks in the 19th - early 20th c Lithuania', which works until now, was opened in Klaipėda Clock and Watch Museum in May 1994. There are exhibited clockmaker's studio equipment, the parts of clocks and watches, and, of course clocks and watches, which were made at the beginning of that century. As it was mentioned in the source - book, the first Lithuanian tower clock was the clock of Vilnius Cathedral (1557). Jonas was the first clockmaker. He came together with the manor of Žygimantas Augustas from Krakow. In 1543-1572, he had worked in Vilnius. Other important clockmakers of that period were Leonard Frenk, a German who had worked in 1557. Conrad Grisas repaired a clock of Vilnius Town Hall in 1597, Jonas Strožickis, who worked in 1580-1583. Jokūbas Gerkė was an eminent Lithuanian clockhmaker. He worked in Vilnius in 1616-1664. The caseses of clocks had a shape of hexagon or square box. The legs were made from bronze. The clocks were richly decorated with carvings. The first clockmakers, who worked in Lithuania, were the member of hammersmith, coppersmith, and locksmith guilds. In 1779, clockmakers set up their own guild. At the beginning of the 19th century there worked 31 masters. The quality of clocks and watches, made by Vilnius clockmakers guild, was just as good as the quality of clocks and watches, made in Western Europe. Tower, table, cupboard clocks, watches, calendar notes, and hour and quarter strike mechanisms were made in Lithuania at that time. Taking into account the remained protocols of clockmakers guild, masters and apprentices registration books, two thirds of watchmakers, who worked in Vilnius in the 19th century, were Germans, Lithuanians and Polish. Only after having apprentices of the master for some and having a certificate, they got the right to make the trial clock or watch, which had to be introduced to the guild committee. If such a clock or watch was evaluated well, the apprentices got the name of clockmaster. In 1872, A. Dašnevskis made a stopwatch, which was highly evaluated and awarded in Paris and Petersburg exhibitions. On 18 March 1893 local handicraft guilds together with clockmakers, were eliminated by the order of Vilnius government administration. According to this act, it was tried to destroy Lithuanian trade in the bud. The clocks and watches, which were made by remained handicraftsmen, could not compete with imported ones. The alarm - clocks, wall clocks were imported from Germany, table clocks, alarm - clocks from France cupboard clocks from England. The main firms, which supplied clocks and watches to Lithuania were 'Cyma', 'Zenith', 'Omega', 'Paul Buhre' (Switzerland); 'Gustav Becker', 'Junghans' (Germany); 'Moster' (France), 'Tobias' (England). Tthe clocks and watches were not produced in Lithuanian Republic in 1918 - 1940. At that time just the trade and maintenance of clocks and watches was spread. Most part of the shops was in Kaunas (23). Thus were eight specialised shops in Klaipeda in 1931. The main part of clocks and watches, their details and mechanism were imported to Lithuania in 1938. Klaipeda Clock and Watch Museum exhibition 'Manufacture and deal in watches and clocks in the 19th - early 20th c Lithuania' tells about all of this.