Klaipeda & Amber Factory
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Port
Klaipeda, Lithuania
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$69.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
3¾ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
On a panoramic drive through central Klaipeda, spot the Clock & Watches Museum, the neo-Gothic Post Office and the Park of Sculptures. See the military barracks from where the 3rd Soviet Coastal Division left Klaipeda under tense circumstances in 1993; today, it is the home of Klaipeda University.
View some typical Soviet-era residential areas with apartment buildings. Ask your guide why the kitchens are so tiny and why the buildings are just four stories tall.
In this aesthetically-challenged neighborhood, step inside the city's largest amber factory. Watch as artisans undertake the remarkable process of cutting, polishing and even baking natural amber to turn it into delicate jewelry. Find out from the workers themselves about the medicinal qualities of 50 million-year-old Baltic amber.
In Klaipeda's Old Town, taste herbal tea and hear tales of the amber trade route stretching as far as Rome. Look at some pieces of amber that have some unusual inclusions.
Explore the Old Town and its rectangular layout of streets. Visit Theatre Square and the sculpture of Annchen von Tharau. Stroll through the narrow streets and shop for beautifully made Lithuanian souvenirs.
Notes:
Terrain includes even and uneven surfaces, cobblestones, and steps.