Druskininkai Travel Guide

 CatherineReichardt Says:  The Russian Orthodox church in Druskininkai is so perfect that you wonder whether you have unwittingly stumbled into the illustration from a fairytale. The proportions of the church are exquisite and the powder blue exterior is unexpected as the church slowly emerges into... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  The Grutas sculpture park is the sort of endearingly outlandish experience that reminds me exactly why I so love visiting the former Eastern Bloc! Everything about Grutas is bizarre - from the 86 Soviet era sculptures on display (salvaged from across the country to avoid... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  The main advangage of this cafe and restaurant was its location at the western bank of Drukonis lake that meant nice view over the lake from a terrace on the second floor.HOURSMon - Thu: 8.00 am - 1o.00 pmFri - Sun: 8.00 am - 11.00 pm I ordered only Lithuanian beer: draught... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  It was 3 in 1: pizzeria, cafe and restaurant. I decided to eat something light just there because there were tables put outside (and roofed) and first of all because it was not empty. I though that longer-time visitors who ate there knew the place. And indeed, it was good... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  Picerija Saulegraza except rather Italian pizza and international cuisine offered a few typical Lithuanian dishes including Lithuanian huge dumplings (cold beet soup, pancakes as well). Dumplings stuffed with meat for only 1.50 Lt were hot and very tasty. They were very... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  Picerija Saulegraza except rather Italian pizza and international cuisine offered a few typical Lithuanian dishes including Lithuanian soups like broth with ravioli and cold beet soup (2.00 Lt). There were cheese soup (3.00 Lt) and broth with tost available. Add here soup of... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  Picerija Saulegraza offered one kind of Lithuanian draught (draft) beer which was called UTENOS. A few costumers already ordered that beer so I decided to follow them. And it was surprisingly good choice.Utenos was pale lager that was the world's most popular style of beer... 

 Raimix Says:  Morning buses from Vilnius to Druskininkai were going at 7.40, 8.40, 9.35, 11.00. We needed more morning buses to be at Druskininkai till midday. It takes about 2 hours to get there and costed 19 litas (5.50 euro) for adults in 2006 June. 

 turistauk Says:  When in your hotel room is kitchen it's better to buy food in department stores. Largest choice is in MAXIMA and / or IKI. There you can buy food, lot of things for long evenings - firewood, grills and so on. There are no special items, but you will find lot of what you... 

 matcrazy1 Says:  I found my favourite Polish computer magazine CHIP in Lietuvos Spauda kiosk in Druskininkai. What a surprice! Haha, it costed less there (6.90 Lt = 9,66 zl) than in Poland (15.50 zl). And for the first time in my life I saw Russian edition of that magazine which costed 13.00... 

 Raimix Says:  The biking is very popular in resort Druskininkai - it is like a part of treatment. There are good routes of travelling by bikes not only in Druskininkai, but about 15 kilometres or more around as well. The journeys consists of visiting old Lithuanian villages, some mounds,... 

 Raimix Says:  Druskininkai is a city of health, so there are lot of sanatoriums. Much of procedures are based on salt - being in salt rooms, salt water, so on. Despite of some sanatoriums were built in Soviet times, most of buildings architecture looks nice and now has more tourist...