Varena Travel Guide

  View from road
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  • View from road
      View from road
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  • River Ula
      River Ula
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  • Dzukijos National Park - view from Omnitel tower
      Dzukijos National Park - view from...
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  • In the Omnitele tower, Puvociai, Varena district
      In the Omnitele tower, Puvociai, Varena...
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  • View from canoe
      View from canoe
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Things to Do  

Ula eye

Ula eye, Varena

 turistauk Says:  Ula eye is a source near Ula river.The source is 4 m above river and the depth is 1,2m.The water is good for drinking! 

Canoeing in river Ula - Varena district

Canoeing in river Ula - Varena district, Varena

 turistauk Says:  River Ula is very famous river for canoeists.In this rivers is lot of felt trees so your trip will not be boring, by the way, 1-2 kilos are a little bit boring, because you can`t see anything nice around you - just a reeds.Ula`s banks are amazing, there are lot of scarps,... 

Restaurants  

not so jolly morning

not so jolly morning, Varena

 Redule Says:  everything depends on last evening 

jolly evening

jolly evening, Varena

 Redule Says:  everything you took with yourself 

Nightlife  

hmm

hmm, Varena

 Redule Says:  hm 

Transportation  

How to get to Varena

How to get to Varena, Varena

 turistauk Says:  In Varėna you can get: 1) By the car. From Vilnius go by A4 road and look at the signs VARĖNA From Kaunas go by road 130 (Road to Alytus) then go by 128 and 127 roads. Look at the signs Alytus and Varėna From Klaipėda go by A1 road to Kaunas and then... 

Bus and car is quite fine

Bus and car is quite fine, Varena

 Raimix Says:  If you wanna see Varena city, you need to take bus Vilnius-Varena or Vilnius-Druskininkai as well. It will take you to Varena station. Of course, the best way is to go by car, as you can easily make off-the-beaten path places when - on the road Vilnius-Varena you can turn to... 

Local Customs  

Mushrooms celebration (holiday)

Mushrooms celebration (holiday), Varena

 Raimix Says:  Mushrooms celebration is one of the funnest celebrations I even been! As Varena place is quite forested and full of mushrooms place, people naturally going to pick up it. Naturally such mushroom fiesta growed up and now it is very popular celebration in Lithuania, central... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

look forward

look forward, Varena

 Redule Says:  and keep your belongings in a plastic bag 

it's wet

it's wet, Varena

 Redule Says:  and deep 

Tourist Traps  

trap again

trap again, Varena

 Redule Says:  it looks like they intentionally were laid here 

Example: Hollywood Boulevard - it's NOT the Hollyw

Example: Hollywood Boulevard - it's NOT the Hollyw, Varena

 Redule Says:  there is nothing to describe 

What to Pack  

be ready

be ready, Varena

 Redule Says:  it's very important question, I will describe it later 

Off The Beaten Path  

Gliukas lake and bar

Gliukas lake and bar, Varena

 Raimix Says:  Glukas lake and a bar near it is about 7 kilometres from Varena to the Vilnius side. It is nice place to swim and later to sit in the bar near the lake looking to it. Actually the prices here is a bit hightened as it is touristic place. On the way from Glukas lake to main... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Example: Bungy Jump Madness

Example: Bungy Jump Madness, Varena

 Redule Says:

yes, it's sports

yes, it's sports, Varena

 Redule Says:  or active leisure 

Favorites  

calm and boried waters of Merkys

calm and boried waters of Merkys, Varena

 Redule Says:  Oh, such calmness, heaven for stretched nerves…. Now you don’t shout on each other “Move it! Do it! Push me! Right! Left! OUCH!!!!”, but lay smiling, drink beer, warm your bruises in the sun and talk such nonsense as: “Ula was perfect, it’s boring to flow by Merkys, no no,... 

Merkys

Merkys, Varena

 Redule Says:   Ula flows to Merkys, Merkys flows to Nemunas, Nemunas flows to the Baltic Sea. And the Baltic Sea belongs to the basin of Atlantic ocean.At any case, Merkys looks as wide as the ocean after two days of struggle with Ula’s stubs. 

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Varena - Lithuanian forests and mushrooms capital

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  When we talk about Varena, we associate it will massive areas of forests and lot of mushrooms that you can get from that areas. Sometimes local people call Varena a capital of Southern Lithuania... 

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around Varena

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  All Lithuanians know it. Because Varena was the first place in uninhabited Lithuania attended by Palaeolithic age hunters. Maybe some of them settled there and the descendant of them has a pleasure... 

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Varena - the capital of mushrooms

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 Varėna is small town in Alytus district, 51 km away from Alytus (in Vilnius direction). In the town you can find wooden St. archangel Michael church, hospital, recreation centre, local... 

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