Now and then Lithuanians and foreigners call Lithuania the
Amber Land. Possibly because of the small pieces of amber one can find on the
Lithuanian seashore or due to the traces of amber that have been found during
excavations nearly all over Lithuania or perhaps because the first reference of
Lithuania in the writings of C. Tacitus was particularly related to amber…
99 km long, the tourist route of the Lithuanian Amber Road covers the whole
Lithuanian seaside from the Lithuanian border with Latvia in the north to the
border with Russia (Kaliningrad region) in the south.
The Lithuanian Amber Road passes through Šventoji, Palanga, the Seaside
Regional Park, Klaipėda, Juodkrantė, and Nida (www.balticamberroad.net).
The route is intended to introduce the tourists and travellers to the amber
traditions in Lithuania including historic moments, extraction, processing, and
jewellery.
