This is one of the most impressive lakes in Aukštaitija National Park, fringed by pine forest and speckled with islands. White-tailed and golden eagles prey here and storks are plentiful.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Lithuanian Ethnocosmology Museum
19.25 MILES
This unusual museum explores the cosmos’s connection to cultural ideas of hell, heaven and earth in its bubble-shaped exhibition centre. Dwarfing it are…
Molėtai Astronomical Observatory
19.18 MILES
There are spectacular views of Molėtai’s lake-studded landscape and the stars above from the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory on Kaldiniai Hill (193m)…
3.21 MILES
Stripeikiai’s Ancient Beekeeping Museum spins the story of beekeeping through a merry collection of carved wooden statues, historic log and straw hives…
1.67 MILES
This 19th-century mill in Ginučiai retains its original mechanism, and you can poke around its interior and check out the ye olde farming equipment in the…
4.74 MILES
Accessed via the village that bears the same name, this protected wildlife refuge may only be visited with park guides from the Aukštaitija National Park…
2.01 MILES
Accessed from near its namesake village, this nature reserve is only accessible with trained guides. Organise them via the Aukštaitija National Park…
2.82 MILES
Take the footpath to the top of the 155m Ice Hill (Ladakalnis), to view a watery panorama of some seven lakes.
6 MILES
Popular with canoeists, this is the deepest lake in the Aukštaitija National Park (60.5m deep).
Nearby Lithuania attractions
1.67 MILES
This 19th-century mill in Ginučiai retains its original mechanism, and you can poke around its interior and check out the ye olde farming equipment in the…
2. Trainiškis Wildlife Sanctuary
2.01 MILES
Accessed from near its namesake village, this nature reserve is only accessible with trained guides. Organise them via the Aukštaitija National Park…
2.82 MILES
Take the footpath to the top of the 155m Ice Hill (Ladakalnis), to view a watery panorama of some seven lakes.
4. Museum of Ancient Beekeeping
3.21 MILES
Stripeikiai’s Ancient Beekeeping Museum spins the story of beekeeping through a merry collection of carved wooden statues, historic log and straw hives…
4.74 MILES
Accessed via the village that bears the same name, this protected wildlife refuge may only be visited with park guides from the Aukštaitija National Park…
6 MILES
Popular with canoeists, this is the deepest lake in the Aukštaitija National Park (60.5m deep).
7. Molėtai Astronomical Observatory
19.18 MILES
There are spectacular views of Molėtai’s lake-studded landscape and the stars above from the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory on Kaldiniai Hill (193m)…
8. Lithuanian Ethnocosmology Museum
19.25 MILES
This unusual museum explores the cosmos’s connection to cultural ideas of hell, heaven and earth in its bubble-shaped exhibition centre. Dwarfing it are…