museum
Grūtas Park
Open-air park near Druskininkai displaying Soviet-era statues removed from Lithuanian public squares after independence, with visitor parking.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Alytus
Alytus, Lithuania · Europe
About Alytus
Alytus sits on the route: 20 minutes from Daugai, 45km from Dzūkija National Park.
Alytus is in Lithuania, with about 49,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Daugai, about 19 km away.
Alytus (Lithuanian: [ɐlʲiːˈtʊs] ) is a city with municipal rights in southern Lithuania. It is the sixth-largest city in Lithuania and the 14th-largest city in the Baltic states, and also the capital of Alytus County. Being the historical centre of the Dzūkija region, it is connected to several major roads, linking itRead more
with the cities of Vilnius; Kaunas; Lazdijai, which is on the border with Poland; and Grodno, Belarus. In July 2024, its total population was counted as 50,996 people. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas river.
For centuries, the city was divided into two separate entities. Even today, it consists of two parts still frequently referred to as Alytus I and Alytus II. The Alytus I half is smaller, and less developed than the Alytus II half, which forms the city centre with parks, microdistricts and industrial areas.
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What is there to see near Alytus?
Within an hour or so of Alytus: Grūtas Park (42 km), Dzūkija National Park (45 km), Pažaislis Monastery (53 km), Kaunas Castle (57 km).
Where is Alytus?
Alytus is in Alytus, Lithuania, about 19 km from Daugai.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 49,195
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Lithuania
- Region
- Alytus
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
- Coordinates
- 54.3957, 24.0389
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Worth the detour from Alytus
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Dzūkija National Park
Lithuania's largest protected area: sandy pine forests, mushroom-rich woodland and sleepy ethnographic villages along the Nemunas. Its straight, empty forest roads around Marcinkonys are a joy to drive.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Pažaislis Monastery
Lithuania's largest monastery ensemble and its finest Italian Baroque work, built from 1662 on a wooded peninsula in the Kaunas Reservoir: hexagonal church, frescoed cupola, and a summer music festival in the courtyards.
53 km · about 60 min drive
castle
Kaunas Castle
A 14th-century Gothic castle guarding the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers at the edge of Kaunas Old Town: the first stone castle in Lithuania and a handy stop on the Vilnius–Klaipėda run.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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