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Palanga Amber Museum
Amber collection housed in the Tiškevičiai Palace within a large botanical park near the Baltic resort beach at Palanga.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Klaipėda
Klaipėda County, Lithuania · Europe
About Klaipėda
Klaipėda is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Gargždai, 46km from Curonian Spit.
Klaipėda is in Klaipėda County, Lithuania, with about 170,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gargždai, about 16 km away.
Klaipėda ( CLAY-ped-ə; Lithuanian: [ˈklˠɐɪ̯ˑpʲeːdˠɐ] ; German: Memel) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the third-largest city in Lithuania, the fifth-largest city in the Baltic states, the capital of Klaipėda County, the only major seaport in the country and the busiest port in the BalticRead more
states.
The city has a diverse recorded history, partially due to the combined regional importance of the usually ice-free port at the mouth of the river Akmena-Danė. It was situated in Lithuania Minor and successively belonged to the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia (at times under the suzerainty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire, within which it was the northernmost big city until it was placed under French occupation in 1919. From 1923, the city was part of Lithuania until its annexation by Nazi Germany in 1939, and after World War II it was part of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. Klaipėda has remained within Lithuania since 1944.
The urban zone of Klaipėda expanded well into the suburbs, which sprang up around the city and surrounded it from three sides. These are partly integrated with the city (city bus lines, city water supply, etc.), and the majority of inhabitants of these suburbs work in Klaipėda. According to data from the Department of Statistics, there are 233,091 permanent inhabitants (as of July 2026) in the Klaipėda city and Klaipėda district municipalities combined (up from 212,302 in 2020). As of 2025, the population of Klaipėda city is 160,885 people. Popular seaside resorts found close to Klaipėda are Neringa to the south on the Curonian Spit, and Palanga to the north.
The city is also known for the annual Klaipėda Sea Festival and a nearby Lithuanian Sea Museum.
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Within an hour or so of Klaipėda: Palanga Amber Museum (23 km), Nida (45 km), Curonian Spit (46 km), Nida & Parnidis Dune (47 km).
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Klaipėda is in Klaipėda County, Lithuania, about 16 km from Gargždai.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 172,292
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Lithuania
- Region
- Klaipėda County
- Timezone
- Europe/Vilnius
- Coordinates
- 55.7068, 21.1391
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Worth the detour from Klaipėda
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Nida
A charming fishing village on the Curonian Spit famous for the towering Parnidis Dune and its sundial, with views stretching to the Russian border.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Curonian Spit
A UNESCO-listed 98-kilometer sand dune peninsula shared with Russia, featuring Europe's tallest shifting dunes and charming fishing villages.
46 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Nida & Parnidis Dune
Charming resort village on the Curonian Spit with Europe's highest shifting sand dune and Thomas Mann's former summer house.
47 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Parnidis Dune
Large drifting sand dune above Nida with a granite sundial and panoramic views over the Curonian Lagoon and Baltic Sea.
47 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Žemaitija National Park
Lakeland national park around Lake Plateliai in western Lithuania, containing the Cold War Plokštinė missile base museum.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Klaipėda
- 47 kmParnidis DuneLarge drifting sand dune above Nida with a granite sundial and panoramic views over the Curonian Lagoon and Baltic Sea.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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