The Birštonas observation tower is 55 m high; its viewing platform is located at a height of 45 m. You would like to find a hotel in Birštonas.
Nature
After climbing 300 steps, the Birštonas observation tower offers panoramic views of the meanders of the Nemunas.
As the observation tower is located in a protected area, it is most conveniently reached on foot or by bicycle.
The Vytautas-Jurgis-Meška Park covers 25 ha of forest, in which not a single tree has been felled.
Culture and History
The spa resort building in Birštonas is one of the few surviving buildings of its kind in Lithuania and was added to the list of architectural monuments in 2006.
Since its opening in 1855, the spa resort building in Birštonas has hosted classical music concerts.
The Church of St. Anthony of Padua in Birštonas is a Neo-Gothic red-brick church built between 1900 and 1909.
The Birštonas Museum is housed in a building that has been included on the heritage list. Most of its exhibition is dedicated to the history of Birštonas as a spa resort, from the Tsarist era to the present day.
Experiences
At the Birštonas Museum, visitors can take part in educational programmes that can be booked in advance, including a programme about the town's mineral water springs.
At the Birštonas Museum of Sacral Art, visitors can take part in the educational activity “Kvepiantis Birštono banginiukas” and bake special cookies shaped like the resort's whale symbol.
At the “Druskupis” mineral water evaporation facility, visitors can try inhalations outdoors in a pavilion with mineral water fountains.
Other destinations in the same district: Prienai.
