Kretinga district, located just a few minutes from the Baltic Sea, is impressive and convenient for holidays in any season, especially summer. In Kretinga, you will find something to do both when the sun is shining and when it is raining. Not only that, but you will also achieve more than one record while traveling around Kretinga district because only Kretinga region can boast such an abundance of the most impressive and other “-est” places to visit.
The Largest Japanese Garden in Europe
The size of the unique Japanese Garden, located next to Darbėnai and created by masters from Japan since 2007, is 16 hectares. It is home to hundreds of sakura and bonsai trees, magnolia, azalea flowers and other impressive plants. Although the Japanese garden is visited by tens of thousands of people every year, everyone can find a luxurious corner of peace in it for the therapy of beauty, exotica, nature and silence.
Sodų St., Mažučiai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 616 18 530, www.japangarden.lt
Best in the World – 313 Cable Park
If you’re a water sports fan and want to be the coolest, all roads lead to 313 Cable Park. The best surf park in the world is not somewhere across the oceans, but here in Kretinga district. In the park, water sports lovers can enjoy spectacular courses, entertainment and the principle “come and swim” that always works.
Mokyklos St. 82, Užpelkiai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 663 13 313, www.313cablepark.lt
Largest and Most Active Amusement Park – Boom Park
Huge, 2500 sq. m. area water trampolines are liked by both children and their older brothers and sisters. And here, even parents are tempted to climb a mountain the size of a five-floor house and slide down a zip line. You will also find here: a city of electric cars, inflatable tires, water bikes, a volleyball court, tennis courts and much more.
Mokyklos St. 90, Žibininkai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 685 44 419, www.boompark.lt
Most Record-Breaking – the Textile Crafts Centre
The Textile Crafts Centre in Darbėnai is a family-run local business and museum that can boast as many as 6 Lithuanian records. No one in the country has accumulated so many woven bands, bedspreads, towels, clogs, fingerstalls and sheep. Here, the whole variety of Lithuanian patterns and colours brings you back to childhood, to your grandmother in the village.
Vaineikių St. 8, Darbėnai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 676 36 452, FB account Tekstilės kelias
Largest Recreation and Entertainment Complex in Western Lithuania – HBH
The HBH recreation and entertainment complex offers entertainment for the whole family. Traditional Samogitian and Lithuanian dishes, Žvėrinčius, a sculpture park, children’s playgrounds – all this and more can be found in the largest recreation and entertainment complex in Western Lithuania.
Liepų St. 23, Žibininkai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 655 37777, www.hbh.lt
Boasting the Largest Number of Swimming Pools in Lithuania – Holiday Park
Even the most discerning holiday expert will find water entertainment, unique sauna programs, and spa treatments in the recreation and wellness complex Holiday Park. There is not only a unique amber sauna, but also 16 swimming pools – nobody in Lithuania has so many in one place. In the complex, you can stay not only in the hotel, but also in the log villas surrounded by the forest. Enjoy all the advantages offered: sports club, bicycle rental, private spaces for your celebrations, nearby padel/tennis courts, camper rest area, restaurants and much more await you at Holiday Park!
Venecijos aklg. 2, Žibininkai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 600 85 222, www.atostoguparkas.lt
Most Mythological – Baltic Mythology Park
Baltic Mythology Park in Kretinga district is a perfect oasis of peace, nature, traditions, and spirituality. Sculptures of deities, compositions of the Lithuanian worldview and the harmony of nature are guaranteed to bring you to a state of complete peace, relaxation and unity with yourself and your ancestors.
Sausdravai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 682 55 037, FB account Baltų mitologijos parkas
Most Unique Accommodation – the Kalnius Homestead
Have you ever experienced the unique freshness of a very early morning, when the air of crystal purity caresses your nostrils, the gentle morning breeze blows your hair, and the music of birds singing, leaves rustling and horses snorting sounds in your ears? All this can be experienced at the Kalnius Homestead, which is famous for its unique lodgings: tents in the trees, a glass house, and a super yurt, where you can spend the night at any time of the year.
Barkeliai, Kretinga district, tel. +370 603 05 688, www.kalniaus-sodyba.lt
Greenest and Oldest – the Winter Garden
Since the 19th century, Kretinga has been famous for the Winter Garden built and nurtured by Counts Tiškevičius, which today is the most visited conservatory in Lithuania, attracting tens of thousands of visitors every year. At the same time, it is the oldest winter garden in Lithuania, which also deserves the compliment “the greenest” as more than 1.5 thousand plants are green all year round.
Vilniaus St. 20, Kretinga, tel. +370 445 77 612, www.kretingosmuziejus.lt
Most Sacred – the Franciscan Monastery and Church Complex
It is unlikely that anywhere else in Lithuania you will find a place with as many sacred objects and unique records as here, in the Ensemble of the Franciscan Monastery and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church. Seven altars, one of which is the highest in Lithuania, the painting of St. Anthony of Padua famous for its miracles, the relics of saints, the oldest church door in Lithuania that survived fires and calamities, the traces of saintly monk J. Pabrėža. These are just a small part of the sacred things that can be seen and experienced in Kretinga.
Vilniaus St. 2, Kretinga, tel. +370 445 76 373, www.kretingospranciskonai.lt
