Panemunė road: honey tasting – Panemunė castle – Raudonė castle – Veliuona – Raudondvaris

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One day sightseeing tour by bus

During the one day bus trip you will travel along the Panemunė road - otherwise known as the Paradise road, which is fascinating with impressive views of the Nemunas Valley, legends of castles and etc... You will take part in honey degustation, visit the Panemunė Castle, climb the tower of the Raudonė Castle, get to know the oldest town of Veliuona, surrounded by legends and stories.. and meet the lady of the manor, Rozalija, who will show you around the Raudondvaris manor.


Tour program

Departure can be organized from any location in Lithuania.

 

On the sightseeing trip you will firstly go to a valley with beautiful scenery, where you will taste honey, sip tea and enjoy gingerbread pie. During the educational program you will learn about the types of honey, its healing properties, and you will taste according to the flowering time of plants (spring flowers, raspberries, linden trees, etc.) collected bee honey.

Next, during this sightseeing bus trip, you will visit one of the most beautiful residences in Lithuania - the Renaissance-style Panemunė (Vytėnai) Castle, which stands on the banks of the Nemunas River. You will take part in a tour where you will get to know the life of the castle almost 400 years ago. You will learn about the daily life of the castle owners, their relationships. During the excursion, you will also look around the picturesque surroundings from the castle tower, see the castle prison cell and in the 18th century restored  kitchen.

While traveling, along the Nemunas River you will see the red towers of the Raudonė Castle. You will climb the 33.5 meter tower, where opens up the beautiful Panemunė view. Historians research says that it was a former private residence. After the Battle of Žalgiris, all the castles of Panemunė lost their strategic importance, Raudonė Castle was revived for a second life when Nemunas became a trade route in the 16th-17th centuries. 16th century At the end of the 19th century, the Prussian forest merchant Krišpinas Kiršensteinas rebuilt the former castle into a Renaissance-style palace.

Lunch: soup + hot chicken dish (if you don‘t want lunch, or if you prefer a vegetarian dish, please indicate this when registering, otherwise the general order will be made).

During the bus trip, while admiring nature, you will go to Veliuona, a small town surrounded by legends and folk tales. The mound standing on the bank of the Nemunas is also called the tomb of Duke Gediminas. It is believed that for the first time enemies used a firearm and killed Gediminas. And that‘s why he was also buried here. Tour of the town.

At the end of this sightseeing trip you will visit Raudondvaris manor. Each manor is like a book,  which pages consist of the fates and stories of parks, various structures and the people who lived in them... During a thematic excursion, Countess Rozalija will tell you about the cultural life in manors and hobbies and entertainment of Counts Tiškevičiai.

 

Price of the one-day bus trip  - from 85 € per person.

The price of the one-day bus trip includes: bus trip; guide services, creation, preparation and coordination of the travel program, object research, staff assistance in creating and fulfilling the program, honey degustation, excursion in Panemunė Castle, entrance to the tower of the Raudonė Castle, lunch in a rural tourism farmhouse, excursion in Raudondvaris

 

Notes:  Ticket prices and the order of visited objects might slightly change.

Cancellation rules: click here.

 

The sightseeing bus trip program was prepared by UAB Ingrida tours. The use or distribution of the travel program is prohibited without the consent of the authors.

If you have any questions about sightseeing tour by bus contact us by phone: +37064442909, +37065556313, by e-mail - [email protected].

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