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The Druskininkai resort in Lithuania

Friday, 13 July 2012 - 01:49 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union
Category/Kategorie: General Reading Time:  3 minutes

🔊 Listen to this Post Druskininkai is a spa town on the Neman River in southern Lithuania in the Alytus County, close to the borders of Belarus and Poland. The city of Druskininkai has a population of 18,233 and dates back as a spa resort to the 19th century. The town is situated in a picturesque landscape with rivers, lakes, hills and forests.

The first water park in Lithuania was opened in Druskininkai on 26 December 2006. A new 18-hole Wolf golf course satisfying all international standards is opening in summer 2011 some 19 km to the northwest of Druskininkai near Leipalingis. The Snow Arena (construction completed in August 2011) is one of the biggest indoor skiing slopes in Europe, with a year-round indoor slope length of 460 metres, width up to 63 metres, and a height difference of 65.65 metres. In addition there is a seasonal outdoor route of 640 metres.

There are a number of art and historical museums and galleries in the city. Many cultural events take place, most of them during spring, summer and fall. During 1896–1910, famous Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis lived and worked in the city. A number of regular events take place at his memorial museum each year.

An annual poetry event, Druskininkai poetic fall, began in 1985 and attracts authors from all over the world. In 2001, Grūtas park was opened near Druskininkai, exposing sculptures and other materials of the Soviet era. There is also an annual International Arts Festival Druskininku vasara su M.K.Ciurlioniu (eng. The summer in Druskininkai with Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis).

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