Everyone, while in Kaunas, should take some time and make a short trip to Birštonas - one of the oldest balneology resorts in Lithuania. Birštonas is located about 30 km 19 miles south from Kaunas among the beautiful forests in the Great Loops of the Nemunas river. Buses #52 leave often from Kaunas central bus station, cost a few Litas and take about 40 minutes. Birštonas tourism information center (http://www.visitbirstonas...) in the heart of the town.
18 km 11 miles to the east of Kaunas near Kaunas-Vilnius motorway in RumÅ¡iÅ¡kÄs is located one of the largest in Europe open-air ethnographic museum (http://www.llbm.lt/index....). It displays the heritage of Lithuanian rural life in authentic re-erected buildings buildings from the 18thâ19th centuries. RumÅ¡iÅ¡kÄs also belongs to the Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park. Museum is easily reachable by bus, taxi or in summer times by boat from Kaunas Pažaislis pier.
Some hours enough to make a visit to Zapyškis, 17 km 10 miles west from Kaunas on the left bank of the Nemunas River. Zapyškis small town community is proud of St. John Baptist Church built in a gothic style in 1578. From the beginning of 20th century not used for cult. Sacral mucic concerts, cultural events are held here in summer time.
Adventure park Lokes peda A Bear Foot (http://www.lokespeda.lt/i...) was opened in 2005 in Jonava region 35 km 22 miles northeast from Kaunas. The park for lovers of active leisure is accessable by car or taxi going by highway #A6.
Druskininkai town has a sanative resort tradition for more than 200 years. Regular buses from Kaunas are the best way of getting here. Tickets setting you back in the region of 25-30 LTL. Buses take approximately 2.5 hours and depart every 1-2 hours between 5.30 AM and 7 PM.
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