Travel guide

Klaipeda

Baltic port and the Curonian dunes

🗓️ Best time: June–August💰 Budget · ~$75/day📍 Lithuania

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About Klaipeda

Lithuania's only seaport, with a German-tinged half-timbered old town — the gateway to the Curonian Spit, a UNESCO ribbon of colossal sand dunes, pine forest, and quiet fishing villages.

⭐ Things to do in Klaipeda

Curonian Spit & Parnidis DuneNida villageOld Town & Theatre SquareSea Museum & dolphinariumPalanga beach resortNida's coloured fishermen's housesHill of Witches carvingsDead Dunes

🍽️ What to eat in Klaipeda

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Smoked Baltic fishCepelinaiFresh seafoodLithuanian beer

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🚕 Getting around

Walkable old town; a ferry to the Curonian Spit, then bike or bus.

💡 Local tip

Ferry across to the Curonian Spit and cycle among towering dunes to arty little Nida.