Klaipėda, Lithuania2-3 hoursMorning
Klaipėda Port
Baltic port city with German fachwerk and Curonian Spit ferry link.
Ideal: Good for sea atmosphere, coastal cities, and Baltic routes.
The city was Germany's Memel until 1923, and that past is visible at once: the timber-framed fachwerk façades in the old town exist nowhere else in Lithuania. It is the country's only seaport and operates year-round because it does not freeze in winter. The Ännchen von Tharau statue on Theatre Square is based on a German folk song; when Hitler annexed the region in 1939, he gave his speech from this theater's balcony. The ferry to the Curonian Spit departs from here.
Why go?
- To feel Lithuania's Baltic coast atmosphere
- Because it is the gateway to the Curonian Spit and coastal routes
- To see sea, harbor, and city fabric in one place
Travel tip
Do not use Klaipėda only as a transit point; take a short walk through the old town and harbor area.
