Dukstos Travel Guide

 
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Information centre of Neris regional park

Information centre of Neris regional park, Dukstos

 Raimix Says:  Neris regional park direction and museum inside was opened a few years ago. It houses a nice modern exposition about Neris Regional Park – big maps showing what and where to see, photography and films about different aspects of park – nature, architectural objects,... 

Church of St. Ann

Church of St. Ann, Dukstos

 Raimix Says:  First chapel here appeared in 1647; later, in 1772, pijorai monks have built here a church. At 1850 – 1856 big renovations were made and church got changed to nowadays appearance of neo – gothic. The church and former monastery were main points for pijorai monks here. Famous... 

Oak tree park with wooden sculptures

Oak tree park with wooden sculptures, Dukstos

 Raimix Says:  Dukstai recently started to be famous for its Oak tree park - it is made just a few years ago and this park is fully prepared for walking (it is fine for disabled people as well). Park theme is a pagan times, when oak tree forests were like a house for old pagan Gods and... 

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Maisiagala - traces of Grand Duke Algirdas

Maisiagala - traces of Grand Duke Algirdas, Dukstos

 Raimix Says:  First time Maisiagala was mentioned in 1365, as a castle place. Later, in 1390 the castle was burned by crusaders. Town was quite significant in medieval Lithuania. One of first seven churches was built here after Christianizing country, in 1387. Duke Algirdas spend here... 

Suderve - stone park and rotunda church

Suderve - stone park and rotunda church, Dukstos

 Raimix Says:  It is reached taking road Kernave - Vilnius. About ten years ago Suderve was famous just about its rotunda form church, designed by famous architect Stuoka – Gucevicius, who was an architect of Vilnius famous objects – Cathedral, Town Hall, Presidential palace. Nowadays... 

"Pusynelis" forests panoramas

"Pusynelis" forests panoramas, Dukstos

 Raimix Says:  "Pusynelis" (means "small pinery") is a bar near city Dukstai (about 3 km from it).It is built on very nice place - Neris river scarp and from that place where "Pusynelis" is you can see wing of Neris river and very big area of forests (looks like there is no end where... 

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Dukstos - green nature and historical surroundings

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  Dukstos is a village about 30 kilometers from Vilnius on the way to Kernave. Dukstos is already known from 14th century, mentioned in war scenes with crusaders. In 1743 the lands of Dukstos belonged... 

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