Bike Baltic

13/12/2021

Prisimename šią vasarą ir jau ruošiamės kitai! Video prisiminimas nr. 2 - https://youtu.be/IRQKndwUQRo Norėtumėte sudalyvauti tokiame ture? Parašykite mums!
Memories of this summer - in our video nr. 2. Want to participate in such a tour? We would love to get a message from you!

Join our private Bike Tour of Alternative Vilnius

07/12/2021

Prisimename šią vasarą ir jau ruošiamės kitai! Video prisiminimas nr. 1 https://youtu.be/gEO37h3Rf3Q Norėtumėte sudalyvauti tokiame ture? Parašykite mums!
Memories of this summer - in our video nr. 1. Want to participate in such a tour? We would love to get a message from you!

Join our City Bike Tour of Vilnius Highlights “Iconic Landmarks & Hidden Gems”

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10/05/2021

The weather is finally warming up, and we recommend spending your free time outside cycling whilst enjoying the warm weather. 😎So that you do not go short on ideas on where to travel by bicycle, we present our latest two-day route across Dieveniškės Regional Park.🚲🇱🇹

You will find the route here 👉https://bikebaltic.com/bicycle-route-across-dieveniskes-regional-park/

09/04/2021

The next stop on our route is Norviliškės Castle. 🕍 It is said that the castle was built on the site of the old manor in the 17th century by the rich East Prussian merchant Vaitiekus Šorcas, who fell in love and married the local countess Darata Zienovičiūtė.

Did you know that in 1834, military barracks were built here? 🤔 The soldiers have settled in the old monastery building, where they stayed until the beginning of the 20th century.

Find out more in our latest blog post 👉 https://bikebaltic.com/norviliskes-castle

02/04/2021

Street villages are one of the most significant parts of the cultural heritage in Dieveniškės Park. There are 13 street villages in the Gauja Valley, located in the hilly places between Poškoniai and Dieveniškės, which form three groups of villages close to each other.

Did you know? 🤔The largest group of street villages consists of 7 villages: Grybiškės, Didžiuliai, Lastaučikai, Poškonys, Padvarės, Siaurimai, Šiudainys. The monumental villages of the Dieveniškės region were located during the Volok reform when the lands of the villages were divided into regular-shaped massifs divided into three crop rotation fields.

Find out more about Rimašiai Rockstone in our latest blog post 👉https://bikebaltic.com/street-villages/

31/03/2021

Since old times, people have been surrounded by stones. People used them in household and construction. During our route, you can find four heritage objects in the territory of Dieveniškės Park – stones, about which a number of legends and legends have been created. One of the objects is Rimašiai rock.🗺☺️

Did you know? 🤔Rimašiai Rockstone was included in the list of state-protected objects in 2008. The stones from the surrounding reclamation fields were transported to this area and laid in rows. The boulders in the territory of the object entered Lithuania from Scandinavia during the penultimate icing.

Find out more about Rimašiai Rockstone in our latest blog post 👉https://bikebaltic.com/rimasiai-rockstone/

31/03/2021

Since old times, people have been surrounded by stones. People used them in household and construction. During our route, you can find four heritage objects in the territory of Dieveniškės Park – stones, about which a number of legends and legends have been created. One of the objects is Rimašiai rock.🗺☺️

Did you know? 🤔Rimašiai Rockstone was included in the list of state-protected objects in 2008. The stones from the surrounding reclamation fields were transported to this area and laid in rows. The boulders in the territory of the object entered Lithuania from Scandinavia during the penultimate icing.

Find out more about Rimašiai Rockstone in our latest blog post 👉https://bikebaltic.com/rimasiai-rockstone/

26/03/2021

The next stop on our route is Žižmų Stone, which is also called the Source Stone or the "Cursed Svodba". It is a state-protected natural heritage object in the territory of Dieveniškės Geomorphological Reserve. 🗺

Did you know? 🤔 Žižmai stone is the largest stone in the territory of Dieveniškės Historical Regional Park. It's about 4 m in length, about 3 m in width and about 1.5 m in height.

Read our latest blog post and learn a popular story about this stone, which is widespread in the Dieveniškės area. 👉 https://bikebaltic.com/zizmu-stone/

24/03/2021

Our next stop in Dieveniškės Historical Regional Park is Grybiškės Oak. 🌳 It is a state-protected natural heritage object. In 1999 it was included in the list of protected objects. The circumference of the oak trunk is 4.98 m, the diameter is about 1.6 m, and the height is about 26 m.

Did you know? 🤔 In 1971, the largest boletus in Lithuania was found near Grybiškės oak, which was registered in the Lithuanian record book. The boletus weighed 3.05 kg, and the diameter of the cap was 49 cm. 😮

Find out more interesting facts about Grybiškės oak in our latest blog post 👉 https://bikebaltic.com/grybiskes-oak/

17/03/2021

Our latest route that we would like to present is the route around Dieveniškės Historical Regional Park. 🌳 It is a park located southeast of Šalčininkai in order to preserve and manage the landscape and ethnocultural complexes of Dieveniškės area.

Our first stop in this park is the Poškonių barrows. The burial mound consists of a group of 24 burial mounds located at the top of the hill and its slopes. The largest barrow is 22 m in diameter and 1.8 m high.😮

Check out our latest blog post for more facts about Poškonių barrows 👉 https://bit.ly/313awN7

05/03/2021

Happy spring! 🌸The weather is warming up, and soon we will be pulling our bikes outside again. So that you do not go short on ideas on where to travel by bicycle, we present our latest one-day route around the Aukštaitija region.🤩🚲

Find the route here 👉https://bikebaltic.com/one-day-route-around-the-aukstaitija-region/

03/03/2021

In the historical town of Salakas in the Aukštaitija region, Zarasai district, there is Salakas Cognitive Trail. It is a 5 km long, circular route. The arrows of the educational trail will show you a route on a wooden trail next to the shore of Lake Luodis, towards the observation tower.😍🗺

From the tower, you can admire the panorama of Lake Luodis and watch the water and forest birds.🤩

You can find more interesting things to see in Salakas Cognitive Trail in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/3e32X0k

24/02/2021

In Baltriškės, Zarasai district, you can find Baltriškių St. Casimir Church and the Tiberiade Community Monastery. In 1920, after the independence, in order to stop the influence of Russification and the construction of an Orthodox monastery in Antalieptė, St. Casimir’s Church was built along with the belfry. ⛪️

2009-2011 the church was renovated with the help of the monks. The Tiberiade community consists of members of the Catholic Brotherhood of Monks from Belgium, who have lived here permanently since 2001.

You can find more interesting facts about the Baltriškių St. Casimir Church and the Tiberiade Community Monastery in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/37G81E1

19/02/2021

When visiting the Zarasai region, we recommend not to miss the opportunity to see the beauty of Salakas Church Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Of Sorrows. 😍⛪️ Salak Church has been known since 1496, but the wooden church buildings were destroyed many times by fire during that time.

Pastor Ant. Kryžanauskas, in consultation with the parishioners, decided to build a church that could not be destroyed by fire anymore. In 1911, the church was completed, and prayer services began.

You can find more interesting facts about the Salak Church in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/3pyuXeu

17/02/2021

Zarasai region is famous for its spring waters. It is said that some of them have magical properties.✨ One of them is the Switzerland source, also known as “Šveicarka” source. The spring opens on the left bank of the river Šventoji, about 40 m away.

People believe that bathing in spring water cures back pain (joint pain) and eye diseases. 😮

Find out more interesting facts aboutŠveicarka source in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/3rZwvjd

12/02/2021

The next stop on our route is the Dūkštas Manor Homestead Palace. This is a manor located in Ignalina district, Dūkšteliai village, founded around 1862. 🏰

In 1901, the manor belonged to Tomas Zanas, a graduate of Vilnius University, the founder of the Philomathic Society, poet and geologist, who married Terese, the daughter of the then owner of the manor, Daugėla. The poet Adomas Mickevičius often visited them. The famous Vilnius Art School painter Jonas Rustemas has also lived in the manor.

Find out more interesting facts about the Dūkštas Manor Homestead Palace in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/3aVI6ch

09/02/2021

We are starting a new route around Gražutė Regional Park. It is a park located in the north-eastern part of Lithuania – in Zarasai and Ignalina districts. 🤩🗺

The first place to visit in this park is Tiltiškės water mill, located in Zarasai district. The old Tiltiškės watermill stood 150 meters away from the current mill.

Here people used to ground groats and cut wood. The mill also operated as a power plant that provided electricity to the residents of Tiltiškės village and Salakas town.⚡️

Find out more interesting facts about the water mill and what to see in the museum in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/3a7fcH7

03/02/2021

Today we would like to share another idea of what to do when visiting the Aukštaitija region.💡

We recommend visiting the Hammer Museum in Linkmenai Village. This museum holds the world's third-largest exhibition of hammers with more than 500 exhibits.🤯

Did you know that you can see from the smallest to the largest hammer in the museum?🧐 They come from all over the world: Morocco, Kenya, Portugal, Alaska and others. Each tool has its own story. For example, there is a special hammer to crush the crab shell.🔨

Find out more interesting facts about the Hammer Museum in the latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/3asZN2G

29/01/2021

The highlight of Aukštaitija region is the Salų Ethnoarchitectural village, located in the Ignalina district. 😍

This village is located on the shores of Lake Alksnas, surrounded by forests and lakes, near Ladakalnis and Ginučiai mound. The village is one of the few surviving villages of this type in Lithuania.😮

Find out more interesting facts about the Salų Ethnoarchitectural village in our latest blog post 👉 https://bit.ly/36naZMU

Picture: aparkai.lt

27/01/2021

When visiting Aukštaitija National Park, do not miss the opportunity to see the ethnographic village of Strazdai, located between Lake Baluošas and the forest, next to about 400-year-old oaks.🌳

A rare exhibit in this village’s museum – smoke hut that was built in the 19th century. You can also find some wonderful nature pieces in this village, such as maples, ashes, oaks and rowan. 😍 Since 1971 the village is included in the list of architectural monuments.

Find out more interesting facts about the ethnographic village of Strazdai in our latest blog post 👉https://bit.ly/3sYYqBf

Picture: https://www.utenainfo.lt/

22/01/2021

Since the old times, honey has been known as a sweet that protects against colds and as a symbol of Lithuania, meaning gold and wealth.🍯

Learn about the history of Lithuanian beekeeping and bee life in the Beekeeping Museum, located in Ignalina district. This museum opened its doors in 1984, and it is the only museum of its kind in Lithuania.🐝

Find out what’s interesting to do and see at the Beekeeping Museum in our latest blog post 👉https://bit.ly/3c26lYy

19/01/2021

When visiting the Aukštaitija region, we recommend trying to climb at the Mindūnai observation tower, located in Molėtai district. This tower is the second tallest observation tower in Lithuania. Its height is 36 m. 😮

We agree, to climb up the tower is not an easy task; however, once you climb up the spiral staircase, you will see breathtaking views of the nature of Aukštaitija.😍

Curious to know more? Check out our newest blog post👉 : https://bit.ly/3sF6E10
Picture: pamatyklietuvoje.lt

14/01/2021

Today we would like to tell you about the most famous observation deck in Aukštaitija National Park, called Ladakalnis. ⛰

It is a hill which is 176 m above sea level, located in the chain of hills of the Šiliniškės ridge. From the hill, you can see impressive views of the nature of Aukštaitija and six lakes. 🌾

Did you know? 🤔 From ancient times there is a tradition to bring rocks to the top of the mountain and leave it next to the oak tree growing there.

Curious to know more? Check out our newest blog post👉 : https://bit.ly/39y6j7E

Picture: pamatyklietuvoje.lt

12/01/2021

The Aukštaitija region is well known for its forests and lakes and is rich in historical and cultural heritage. Walking through the forests of Papiliakalne, you can discover the Ginučiai mound, which dates back to the 13th century.

To reach the top you will have to cross more than one or two steps, but the view from the mound will definitely be worth it.🏔😍

Did you know? 🤔 In history, Ginučiai mound closely linked with Linkmenu castle and was a part of the central Lithuanian defence system.

Curious to know more? Check out our newest blog post 💙 : https://bikebaltic.com/ginuciai-mound/

08/01/2021

The next stop on our route is Aukštaitija National Park, or more specifically - Ginučiai Water Mill. It is considered to be one of the most memorable places to visit in Aukštaitija National Park.😍

Did you know? 🤔 There are six more water mills in the park, but the Ginučiai mill is the only mill that has preserved its authentic equipment.
Curious to know more? Check out our newest blog post 💙 : https://bikebaltic.com/ginuciai-water-mill/

07/01/2021

When visiting Palūšė village, we also recommend visiting Palūšė St. Joseph's Church. Together with the belfry, this church is considered one of the most valuable and oldest wooden examples of folk architecture. The church is located in a place of exceptional beauty - on a high hill by the Lake Lūšiai.💙🌿

Did you know? 🤔 The Palūšė church was built in 1747 by the priest Juozapas Stockis-Bazilevskis with his own fund. You can find a previous Baroque altar painting "St. Joseph" and other 18th - 19th century works of art and paintings in the church.

Picture borrowed from: pamatyklietuvoje.lt