Private Transfer: Ryga to Klaipeda via Hill of Crosses & Rundale Palace

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Bauska Castle

  The castle is located in the territory of Bauska city and consists of two parts. The oldest - the Livonian Order Castle - was built in the middle of the 15th century, but only ruins have survived to this day. The newest one – the residence of the Duke of Kurzeme– was built at the end of the 16th century. Bauska Castle characterizes the 15th-17th century military architecture in Latvia. Its oldest part is the only fortress of the Livonian Order built specifically for the use of firearms, while the newest part is a residence-type castle fortified with bastions, defensive walls and earthen ramparts. The building is the only partially preserved residence of the Dukes of Kurzeme and Zemgale Ketler.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Rundale Palace Museum

  Rundāle Palace is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia.

  1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 3

  At Restorāns Rezidence in Rundāle, tourists can enjoy a variety of experiences: Culinary Delights: The restaurant offers a menu featuring local flavors, including dishes made with locally produced goat cheese from "Celmi" and their own pesto. Artistic Ambiance: Dine in an environment that blends local flavors with artistic ambiance, providing a unique and memorable experience.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Kryziu Kalnas

  Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 Uprising. Over the generations, not only crosses and crucifixes, but statues of the Virgin Mary, carvings of Lithuanian patriots and thousands of tiny effigies and rosaries have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but estimates put it at about 55,000 in 1990 and 100,000 in 2006. It is a major site of Catholic pilgrimage in Lithuania.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Cold War Museum

  Cold War Museum is located in the former Soviet Union`s complex of ballistic missile silo launch. Since 1963 up to 1978, there had been deployed four medium- range ballistic missiles SS-4, armed with 2- megaton power thermonuclear warheads. These missiles, together with the nearby terrestrial platforms of analogue missile launching, had created a common Soviet nuclear armament group in Lithuania, which was able to destroy all the Europe.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult

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