Trips "On the Windmill Road"

Visited objects: the port of Priekule, the port of Dreverna, the observation tower, the Aukštumala marsh cognitive trail, the Šilutė secrets trail.

The game begins: on the bus, you meet your guide and driver for the day. The guide hands out game albums to the participants. The aim of each player is to collect as many cards as possible.

From Klaipėda, you go to Dreverna, stopping at the swing bridge where the ghost of the castle sits. Your guide will tell you the legends about the cheese and the ghost. As you drive along the banks of the River Danube, you will admire the sailing ship Meridian and learn the story of its birth.

The journey to Priekulė will not be boring as you listen to the story of the ghost of Puserna. In Dreverna, you'll stretch your legs by climbing the 15-metre-high observation tower, from which you'll enjoy stunning views of the Curonian Lagoon, the Curonian Spit and the grey dunes. The next stop is Priekutė, an old German town.

The next stop is Aukštumala Swamp, a mysterious place where you will have a rare opportunity to get to know the world-famous swamp and learn about its characteristic plants and animals, see the landscape, experience the distinctive and unique beauty of the swamp, and realise that the swamp is not only a glistening pool with chasms and treacherous lurking fish, but also one of the few remaining havens for extremely rare plants and animals. When you reach the lookout tower, you will hear the legend of Balapilas Castle. After you've had your fill of fresh air and padded your feet, you'll hop on a bus and head to Šilutė/Heidekruga. In this small town in western Lithuania you will search for secrets. On this trip you will visit four locations along the Windmill Road and collect 10 cards.

Sights to visit: the Smalininkai das Deutsche Haus, the manor house, Viešvilė, Bitenai and Rambynas Hill, Pagėgiai.

Welcome to the fun adventure game "Windmill Road". During this trip you will fill your scrapbook with postcards of the places you have visited, learn about the history of Lithuania Minor/East Prussia, experience the life of the town of Smalininkai a hundred years ago, and enjoy the special dishes of this region.

During this trip, you will receive a "Windmill Road" game album, the contents of which you will fill in as you go along.

You will visit the eternal Lithuanian border town of Smalininkai, where you will travel back one hundred years. Here you will meet the border service, the teacher Ansu, Frau Marta, the wife of the burgomaster of Smalininkai, the French Mademoiselle le Kler, and other characters, as well as other surprises. You will learn about the history of the East Prussian border town, what were the most popular smuggled goods and how the life of this town differed from that of the towns of Great Lithuania.

After having a drink in Smalininki, you will go to an agritourism farm to taste the specialities of this region: shiupinis, štrudel and kafija.

The next stop of the game is in Viešvilė, by a magical stream. You will then travel through Vilkyški to Bitėnai, a village at the foot of Rambynas, famous not only for the M. Jankus Museum and Printing Press, but also for the stork colony. During the period of the press ban, Bitėnai was the main meeting point for the book bearers, and the stork festival is still celebrated here today.

While on Rambynas Hill you will enjoy the scenery of the Nemunas, the largest and most important river in Lithuania. You will learn about the importance of this hill to our ancestors and see the Tizhe towers. The last stop of this trip is Pagėgiai. Once a major transport centre. During this trip you will visit five places along the Windmill Road and collect 8 cards.

Sights to visit: the Witches' Hill, Parnidis Dune, the old Nida cemetery and church, T. Mano's house.

The game begins: on the bus, you meet the guide and driver who will accompany you today. The guide hands out the game albums. During the trip, you will visit the game stops and collect cards.

Today's trip takes place on a peninsula in the Curonian Spit. You will take a ferry across the Curonian Lagoon to Smiltyne and a bus to Juodkrante. In the past, it was a famous and popular holiday destination and was famous for its amber mining throughout Europe. Nowadays, the most visited attraction in the area is the Witch Mountain. Walking along a beautiful forest path, you will see over eighty wooden sculptures and hear many legends and stories.

We continue our bus journey to Nida. Here you will climb one of the highest dunes in Europe and learn why one of the dunes was named after gliders. You will be able to walk around the dunes and admire the unique landscape, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On foot, you will reach Nida, a former fishing village and now Lithuania's most famous summer resort. Getting to know Nida.

You will stop at a fisherman's homestead, learn what the weathervanes used to mark, what makes the kurenas different from ordinary boats, and when the artists' colony used to operate in Nida. On your way to the T. Manas Museum, you will visit the old cemetery, see the unique baptisms, and learn about the old Lutheran church. After climbing the mother-in-law dune, you will visit the summer house of the famous German writer Thomas Mann. Travel by bus to Klaipėda.

On this trip you will visit three locations along the Windmill Road and collect 4 playing cards.