Tourism in Lithuania

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Polish tourist buses in Vilnius Old Town.
Polish tourist buses in Vilnius Old Town.

Lithuania attracts many tourists from neighbouring countries and all the world.

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[edit] Statistics

Lithuania experiences a constant increase of foreign visitors. As of the first half of 2006 the number of visitors (except from the EU Member States and EFTA Member States) has risen 11.1 percent compared to 2005 and reached 985.7 thousand. Lithuania attracts foreign visitors mostly from Russia, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Belarus, the United Kingdom, Estonia and Finland. Druskininkai and Birštonas resorts experienced around 50 percent increase of occupiers in 2005 compared to 2004; while the increase of arrivals staying in Neringa and Palanga averaged 22 percent. The majority of visitors staying in hotels and lodging houses come from Germany, Poland, Latvia, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Finland.

From January to September of 2006, Lithuanian hotels have experienced a 13,7 percent increase of occupiers compared to 2005, 51 percent of them being foreign visitors (nearly 620 000). Among them, a number of foreign occupiers in Druskininkai has increased 25,7 percent and 27,5 percent in Palanga. Almost a half of the foreign visitors were staying in the capital, Vilnius, that experienced an increase of 10,6 percent. More than twice as many foreigners had stayed in Birštonas' sanatories, compared to 2005.

The new Vilnius City Center
The new Vilnius City Center

Agrotourism has also gained extreme popularity in the country among the locals as well as foreigners.

[edit] Major cities

[edit] National parks

View from Ladakalnis Hill
View from Ladakalnis Hill

[edit] UNESCO World Heritage Sites

[edit] Resorts

Curonian Lagoon in Nida

[edit] Seaside resorts

  • Palanga - the summer capital of Lithuania with sandy beaches
  • Nida - a world heritage site with unique heritage and nature
  • Juodkrantė - a former German luxury resort

[edit] Spa towns

[edit] Pilgrimage sites

Lithuania is a perfect spot for people, who are looking for some spiritual energy and to come in peace with one self. It has many wholly sites, especially in Samogitia, which are worth paying a visit.

[edit] Military heritage tourism

Due to former Soviet occupation of Lithuania, Country has many military sites left and may be very interesting place as a place of Militarism heritage tourism. It might be interesting for everyone to see, who is interested in history of the warfare or the Cold War.

[edit] Fishing resources

[edit] See also

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