Winter entertainment in Anykščiai

Anykščiai is a great destination with children, not only during the summer. During the winter, the choice of entertainment in Anykščiai is very large. It doesn’t matter that the temperature outside is minus.

Winter entertainment in Anykščiai – lovers of active leisure and those who prefer quieter entertainment will find entertainment.

The Kalita mountain – the paradise of winter entertainment in Anykščiai

Kalita mountain is an object that is mostly visited in winter. However, there is plenty of entertainment here in the summer as well. If you will be in Anykščiai, be sure to stop by here.

Perhaps the most famous and popular object here, which awaits the most visitors, is the toboggan run. In a section of almost 500 m, there are various turns, a loop, a springboard, and a merry-go-round. Sleds travel up to 40 km/h, so adrenaline and indelible impressions are guaranteed for both young and old. It’s great that the sled runs all season long. We cannot imagine winter entertainment in Anykščiai without these sledges.

Kalita mountain is famous for its skiing track, which has been open since December 18.

Spa hotel “The House of the Thumb”

The news of winter entertainment in Anykščiai is a wonderful, newly opened spa hotel “Thumb House”. Modern, perfect for visiting with children. And the price is very friendly. In addition, this hotel is exactly the place where we recommend staying in Anykščiai with children. A full description of this hotel and our recommendations can be found in the article Overnight stay with children in Anykščiai.

Currently “Home of the Thumb” has particularly good offers for relaxing with a spa, the price of which will surely surprise you. And you can try winter entertainment in Anykščiai without rushing anywhere and enjoying a great rest.

Treetop Path

Treetop Path is one of the most famous walking trails not only in Lithuania, but also in the entire Baltic region. This is the first trail in the region that winds along the tops of the Anykščiai shillel trees, rising up to a height of 21 m from the ground. The treetop path in the Anykščiai Regional Park stretches 300 m and ends with a 34 m high observation tower, from which you can admire the impressive nature of Anykščiai, and the bends of the river, and in the distance you can see the highest church in Lithuania, St. Matthew’s church tower.

Treetop Path is special in that it is very different at each moment in time. What you see in summer or early spring is completely different from what you see in winter. One of our recommended winter activities in Anykščiai is to visit the Treetop Trail.

When traveling to the Treetop path, sure to visit the Puntukas stone.

Christmas narrow

Christmas Narrow is one of those winter entertainments in Anykščiai that you really cannot miss. It’s a magical journey through Siaurutis to the dungeons of the Troškūnai Monastery. And there is a special program that will not leave children or adults indifferent. It’s both a gnome workshop and a meeting with Santa Claus.

If you don’t want to ride the Narrows itself, please visit a museum. The museum exposition tells about the unique 19th century. help – The history and development of the 20th century technical monument – the narrow gauge railway. Everything here has its own history, with buildings reminiscent of the old days: a stylish two-story station building, as well as the nearby surviving residential houses of railway workers, a water tower, goods warehouses, a spacious stone-paved square and a steel bridge over Šventoji.

In the museum visitors can see various exhibits related to the history of Siaurukas, listen to an interesting guide’s story, and to the greatest delight of children, ride a hand-drawn train and a tricycle on rails.

Story mansion in Anykščiai is a museum where you can touch everything

Unexpectedly, the aim here is to present the known facts of history, to discover significant details and details and to put together your own version of that era. Discoveries, adventures, the big book of legends, characters from the past that can be reincarnated – all this and more await visitors.

Mansion of stories has prepared the most interesting education and games for the little visitors and their families. We promise that in this space you will find secrets (after all, there are always them in estates), adventures, discoveries and stories about real stories that happened in these surroundings.

All visitors, both parents and children, participate in the museum visit not only as passive visitors, but as active participants who can touch and try the exhibits that interest them, listen to the traditional dialect of the local people, answer the ancient telephone, hear how the 1863 the rebels prepare for battle, dress up the masters and servants of the time and see the ghost through the crack in the door and even make a reader’s card.

Also, while traveling to Anykščiai, take a look at some Christmas events in Anykščiai.

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