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Topic: Palanga


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  LithuanianHotels.com :: Hotels directory for Palanga, Lithuania
ALKA is a cosy modern hotel located in a beautiful and quiet part in the South-West of Palanga next to the picturesque Botanical Gardens and city centre.
It is an ideal place for those who wish to have a quiet rest in the park or have fun in the lively Basanaviciaus Street.
The hotel is located in Palanga, a resort near the Baltic Sea.
www.lithuanianhotels.com /cities/Palanga   (287 words)

  
  Palanga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the 13th-15th centuries, Palanga had to deal with the Teutonic Knights in the south and the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the north.
Palanga is a resort town through which the Šventoji River and Rąžė (Samogitian: Ronžē) river inflow the Baltic Sea.
Palanga extends from Nemirsėta in the south to the Latvian border in the north.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palanga   (698 words)

  
 Palanga city municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palanga city municipality is a municipality consisting of small towns: Būtingė, Nemirseta, Palanga and Šventoji and some villages.
Palanga name may be derived from the legend about fisherman houses and the wind which was covering them with sand them up to windowsill (lith.
Palanga is called "city municipality" because of Soviet policy that only larger territories could be called "district municipalities", while smaller areas used to be declared cities even if there was no city in the area, as was the case with Neringa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palanga_city_municipality   (833 words)

  
 Palanga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga is a resort town through which the Sventoji and Raze Rivers run to the Baltic Sea.
Palanga extends from Nemirseta in the south to the Latvian border in the north.
The history of Palanga goes back a long time, as is evidenced by arhaeological finds: not far from Sventoji, archaeologists have come across a campground which suggests that the area was inhabited some 5,000 years ago.
www.litnet.lt /lithuania/cities/palanga.html   (971 words)

  
 About Palanga - Lithuania, Europe
Palanga is a beach resort known for its thermal and mineral baths.
By the 19th century Palanga was already a popular resort town that attracted the Lithuanian, Polish, and Jewish intelligentsia and upper classes.
          In 1934 the Palanga branch of the Tautininkai planted an oak tree at the foot of Birute's hill in honor of Antanas Smetona.
www.is.lt /ltour/palanga.html   (1913 words)

  
 Palanga manor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga manor became property of the Tiskeviciai family in the beginning of the XIX century.
It was decided to build the new palace for the counts in the vicinity of the Birute hill and to surround it with a beautiful park as well as to establish a resort with villas in the northern part of the park.
Palanga Park is one of the best known, most beautiful and rich, well maintained and preserved and frequently visited landscape parks in Lithuania.
www.heritage.lt /dvarai/palangos/rec.htm   (989 words)

  
 Palanga: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga is a small Lithuania[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link]n seaside resort on the shores of the Baltic Sea Baltic Sea quick summary:
In Palanga town there is the only Sventoji[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] head-office, EHandler: no quick summary.
Palanga Town Council is involved in the work of the UBC Commissions on Tourism, EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/palanga.htm   (1115 words)

  
 Palanga  Lithuania - In Your Pocket
Palanga has over the years been of major strategic importance, no importance whatsoever, part of Latvia, and up until the mid-19th century and subsequent invention of the seaside holiday, a small fishing village.
Modern Palanga is a year-round health resort, but is famed more for what happens during the short summer period between the beginning of June and September.
According to legend, amber originates from the tears of the sea goddess Jūratė and the stones from her castle, which was destroyed by Perkūnas, the god of thunder, when he discovered her passionate love affair with the mortal fisherman Kastytis.
www.inyourpocket.com /lithuania/palanga/en   (253 words)

  
 Palanga
Palanga settlement, first mentioned in 1253, was a significant trading and pagan center in the Middle Ages.
Palanga resort was recommended for those who suffered neurasthenia and indigestion, for women who had gynecological diseases and for children who were physically weak or exhausted after long periods of illnesses, who had rachitis or chronic catarrh.
Palanga was made one of the most significant Baltic seaside resorts in the Soviet Union.
www.fh-trier.de /~blankenf/privat/travel/baltikum/palanga.htm   (630 words)

  
 Samogitia. Palanga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The town of Palanga, 29 km from Klaipeda, is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
The Palanga Botanical Gardens, designed for Count Tiskevicius by the French architect Eduard Andre‚ and the Belgian gardener Buyssen de Coulon, boast over 300 plant species and are considered to be Lithuania's most beautiful and richest botanical gardens.
In 1934 the Palanga branch of the Tautininkai planted an oak tree at the foot of Birute's hill in honor of Antanas Smetona.
daugenis.mch.mii.lt /Samogitia/LANKYTINOS_VIETOS/palanga.en.htm   (1641 words)

  
 Palanga City
Palanga is a resort town which is situated by the Baltic Sea in the northwest part of Lithuania.
In the 12th and 13th centuries Palanga was a well-known trading centre by the sea, a port on the Hansa merchants' route.
Palanga is also the residence of the President and the Government of Lithuania.
www.randburg.com /li/palangaci.html   (290 words)

  
 Palanga -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga is a town in western Lithuania, the capital of Palanga City Municipality.
In the 13th-15th centuries, Palanga had to deal with the Order of the Crusaders in the south and the Knights of the Sword in the north.
Palanga only began to develop as a resort in the early 19th century.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Palanga   (554 words)

  
 Palanga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga is a climatic, balneological and mud-therapy beach resort by the Baltic Sea.
The firs inhabitants settled on the present territory of Palanga as early as the 3rd - 2nd century B. Palanga was first mentioned in 1161.
The Palanga Botanical Park, designed for Count Tyszkiewicz by the French architect E. Andre and the Belgian dendrologist B. de Colone, boasts over 300 plants species and is considered to be one of Lithuania's most beautiful
daugenis.mch.mii.lt /mpkelias/VIETOVES/Palanga.en.htm   (206 words)

  
 Lithuania - Palanga
Palanga is climatic, balneogical and mud-therapy beach resort by the Baltic Sea.
First inhabitants settled on the present territory of Palanga as early as the 3rd - 2nd millenia B.C. In historical records Palanga was mentioned for the first time in 1161.
The Palanga Botanical Park, designed for Count Tiskevicius by the French architect E. Andre and the Belgian dendrologist B. de Colonne, boasts over 300 plant species and is considered to be one of Lithuania's most beautiful and richest botanica gardens.
www.lithuania-look.com /Palanga-101.html   (238 words)

  
 Palanga   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga, 25 kilometres from Klaipeda, is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea in the northwest part of Lithuania.
Palanga funcioned as Lithuania's main port in 15-17th centuries.
The Palanga Botanical Gardens designed for Count Tiskevicius by the French architect Eduard Andre and the Belgian gardener Buyssen de Coulon boast over 300 plant species and are considered to be most beautiful and richest botanical gardens in Lithuania.
www.tourintel.ru /online/gettowndescription.asp?id=163   (154 words)

  
 Palanga Airport - About the Airport
Palanga International Airport is a small regional airport located in the west part of Lithuania, near the Baltic Sea.
Relating to good connecting flights from Palanga with SAS and flyLAL it is easy to reach a lot of other cities in Europe via Copenhagen.
In 1991 Palanga was re-registered as a national airport owned and run by the state.
www.palanga-airport.lt /en   (361 words)

  
 Palanga travel guide - Wikitravel
Palanga is a popular seaside resort at the Baltic sea in Lithuania.
Palanga airport offers regular scheduled flights from Palanga Airport are operated by foreign airline SAS and three local carriers: flyLAL, DOT and AmberAir.
For bus schedule on route Klaipeda - Palanga - Klaipeda please contact the Klaipeda bus station (+370 6) 411547 or Palanga bus station tel.: (+370 460) 53333.
wikitravel.org /en/Palanga   (382 words)

  
 SAS descends on western Lithuania
It was amid this background of speculation that SAS's Oct. 7 announcement of its new Lithuanian destination shocked observers, introducing the possibility that rescue for the country's secondary airports might come not from discount carriers, but from major mainstream airlines.
While smaller carriers Air Lithuania and Swedline maintain long-standing routes from Palanga to destinations in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Germany, regional leaders have long bemoaned the absence of an airline with global connections.
The municipality of Palanga has long hoped to capitalize on the city's reputation as one of the Soviet Union's premiere vacation destinations to bring in larger numbers of visitors from Russia.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/11320   (700 words)

  
 Palanga Amber Museum
The Palanga Amber Museum - Branch of the Lithuanian Art Museum - was established on August 3, 1963.
The museum has a wealth of amber pieces with trapped insects or plants, a collection of unique pieces of amber, and examples of fossilized tree resin brought from all over the world.
The Palanga Amber Museum is a branch of the Lithuanian Art Museum.
www.pgm.lt /Gintaro_muziejus/titulinis_en.htm   (240 words)

  
 Houses / homes for sale or for rent in Palanga - Vacation Rental   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Your rate of return on real estate in Palanga may be higher than many other investments you make.
When renting a home in Palanga you are usually limited to the changes/improvements you can make.
In many cases vacation rentals in Palanga are offered by the owners of the property but in some instances real estate agents offer vacation rentals in Palanga.
www.propertyworld.com /_Lithuania_Palanga   (1146 words)

  
 Amber museums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga, Lithuania Amber Museum The Lithuanian Amber Museum, located in Palanga, is devoted to all aspects of amber and houses over 25,000 specimens (15,000 with "Jurassic insects!").
Visit a guide to Palanga at http://www.inyourpocket.com/, for information on the country, city, and museum follow the links from Lithuania to Palanga and sightseeing.
Palanga, Lithuania Amber Museum and their internal link, Antanas Tranyzas: The Amber Museum of Palanga.
www.emporia.edu /earthsci/amber/museum.htm   (1026 words)

  
 Car Rental Palanga, Auto Rental Cars in Palanga
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Our 24hr secure online reservations system is fast and easy to use.
www.kasbah.com /car_rental/lithuania_palanga.htm   (199 words)

  
 HITTITES - LoveToKnow Article on HITTITES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga; lower aniconic half of draped statue with incised inscription, now in Constantinople.
The aniconic lower part of ai inscribed statue wholly in the round was found at Palanga, am parts of others at Kirchoglu and Marash.
Despite considerabl i Five intramural graves were explored at Sinjerli, but whethe of the Hittite or of the Assyrian occupation is doubtful.
www.1911ency.org /H/HI/HITTITES.htm   (8231 words)

  
 Palanga Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Palanga: Things To Do Local time: 7:31 pm Wednesday, May 31, 2006.
Mini temple of St Maria, hewed in one rock, near a mount, where Lithuanian pagans offered prayers for gods of the Sun, the Moon, the Thunderer and so on from VII century.
J.Basanavicius street and the sea bridge is the most popular strolling place in Palanga.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Lithuania/Palanga-446863/Things_To_Do-Palanga-BR-2.html   (564 words)

  
 Hotels in Palanga
Kungis Inn is near the beach, with great rates for quality rooms and a friendly outlook.
Kungis Inn is nestled in the Baltic pines of rustic Northern Palanga...
The five-star Hotel Palanga justifies the luxury it is meant to show and offer.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Lithuania/Palanga.asp   (229 words)

  
 Hotels in Lithuania / Accomodation - Travel Agency VISIT LITHUANIA
Alanga is a comfortable hotel in the heart of Palanga.
The hotel is situated in a serene picturesque part of Palanga close to the botanical park with its unique museum of Amber.
Such services as physiotherapy, kinesthetic therapy, laser treatment, dry and underwater massage, vertical or curative herbal baths, music and psychotherapy relaxation are available.
www.visitlithuania.net /travelportal/cgi/dir.cgi?dir=86&mapid=1   (324 words)

  
 Palanga hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Lithuania, by All-Hotels(tm)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Palanga hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Lithuania, by All-Hotels(tm)
The Mama Rosa hotel is located in the centre of Palanga town on a pedestrian alley 400 metres far from the Baltic Sea the hotel...
Vanagupe hotel is a first class property with 98 beautiful rooms of 5 different categories to meet your requirements.
www.all-hotels.com /europe/lithuania/palanga_e1.htm   (563 words)

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