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City in Samogitia, Lithuania
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Kretinga is a city in Samogitia in the west of Lithuania, with a population of 17,249 in 2021. It's one of the oldest cities in the country, but repeatedly wrecked, so what you see now is mostly modern.
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This is in the 1870s manor house of Count Tyszkiewicz, and mostly displays artwork and ethnography. The orangery and gardens have been rebuilt.
Kretingos Viešpaties Apreiškimo Švč. Mergelei Marijai bažnyčia
The Bernadine monastery and Church of the Annunciation were founded in 1605, twice wrecked by the Swedes but repaired. The church was rebuilt and enlarged from 1907, and the monastery took in monks driven out of other parts of the Tsarist realm. In 1940 / 41 the Soviets closed the monastery and confiscated its property, the church burned down, and (just in case he hadn't taken the hint) the pastor was sent to Siberia. The church was rebuilt in 1950 and the monastery revived by the Franciscans in 1989. The building is Gothic / Renaissance, with striking wooden doors and altar.
This small simple building is Orthodox and holds services in Lithuanian and Church Slavonic.
This is, um, what exactly? A Teepee village with various events and experiences, heavily larded with tom-toms and eco- and spiritual doodah, on the basis that inner harmony is best achieved by dressing up like an extra in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Great reviews for the food. They also have rooms.
Unicorn Mill
Good trad food, big portions.
Small clean friendly place northwest edge of town.
Hostel with dorm accommodation.
Spacious hotel-restaurant 2 km north of town.
Kretinga is in the west of the country, 26 km north of Klaipėda and 13 km east of Palanga (the nearest airport). Driving from Vilnius or Kaunas, follow A1 northwest towards Klaipėda then branch north on Highway 216.
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