Cultural richness
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Easter Eggs of LipskLipsk Easter Eggs are made by putting a heated wax on the egg’s shell by a thin nail or a pin.
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Two-warp cloth weaving of JanówTwo-warp weaving, sometimes referred to as doublecloth, belongs to one of the most interesting phenomena of folk art.
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The Church of the Holy Virgin Mary in KalvarijaDesigned by the famous Italian architect Enrico Marconi and built in 1838-1840. This brick church belongs to the period of the Romantic Historicism and is predominantly shaped in Classicism forms. The church was supplemented and enlarged with towers and l
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The Complex of Synagogues in Kalvarijathe only complex of three synagogues in Lithuania that has survived to the present day. It has a formation history of more than 200 years. The complex is composed of the Baroque summer and the Eclectic winter synagogues and a small, playful “brick-style”
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The Historic Horse Post Station in Kalvarijabuilt in 1825 as one of the horse exchange stations and places of rest, accommodation and catering for postmen at the St. Petersburg–Warsaw road. It consists of three buildings: the former administration building, lodging house and tavern. Renovation and
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kalvarijareminds the short period (1795-1807) in Kalvarija‘s history when the town belonged to Prussia and people of this religious belief were settling here. Amongst the locals the church is more commonly known as “Kirche”. Renovation of the church is foreseen in
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The remains of the Manor of KalvarijaA dwelling house, a watermill, a few farm-hand buildings, a pond and some fragments of the ancient cobbles. The initiation of the manor can be dated in 1655 when the family of Trobiai settled here. For a long time the settlement was known as Trobiai and o
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