Panevėžys district

What to see around Panevėžys

Bison, manors, nature trails and farms – all within an hour’s drive.

Open the maps
Stay in the centre

The district around the city is full of family day trips. Most places are 10–40 km from Artihost; you will need a car or bike. Want to see the bison? Read how our resident photographer Martina Sedda went looking for them in her forest project.

Panevėžys district

Krekenava Regional Park

01

Pašiliai bison paddock

See Europe’s largest animal, the bison. Lithuania’s bison revival began here in 1969. Viewing platform. Tel. +370 615 17 701.

Unique: Where the revival of the bison in Lithuania began, in 1969.

Girelės vs., Krekenava

Open in Google MapsWebsite
02

Krekenava Regional Park visitor centre

A hands-on exhibition: touch a real bison tail and hear birds and bats. Tel. +370 687 10 999.

Dobrovolės k. 2, Krekenava

Open in Google MapsWebsite
03

Krekenava observation tower

A 30 m tower over the winding Nevėžis and its maze of old river beds.

Dobrovolės k. 2, Krekenava

Open in Google MapsWebsite
04

Girinis educational trail

A 0.5 km forest trail with five stations, a hut and an observation tower over the Linkava valley. Fallow deer and mouflons nearby.

Krekenava forestry

Open in Google MapsWebsite
05

Nevėžis River Valley trail

A 1.6 km nature trail along an old river bed with a 6 m tower, in Krekenava Regional Park.

Gringalių k.

Open in Google MapsWebsite
06

Trail of Senses

A slow 0.5 km trail with 12 stops for hearing, sight and touch above the Nevėžis valley.

Dobrovolės k. 2, Krekenava

Open in Google MapsWebsite
07

Rapolas stone

A huge glacial boulder, 14.5 m around – a protected natural monument since 1964.

Unique: Called the “cousin of Puntukas” – a giant glacial boulder 14.5 m around.

Varnakalnio k.

Open in Google MapsWebsite
Panevėžys district

Manors, towns and legends

08

Bistrampolis Manor

An 1850 manor with hotel, restaurant and park. Children love the farm with fallow deer, alpacas, sheep and goats. Touch St. Anne’s statue and make a wish.

Bistrampolio g. 1, Kučių k.

Open in Google MapsWebsite
09

Ramygala and the Button House

A town of storks, pastries and an old mill – and a house covered in thousands of buttons that grant wishes.

Dariaus ir Girėno g. 7, Ramygala

Open in Google Maps
10

Uliūnai ship

A real ship on a hill above a swimming lake, with a lighthouse and wooden sculptures.

Uliūnų k.

Open in Google Maps
11

Upytė castle mound (Čičinskas hill)

A hillfort full of legends about the wicked nobleman Čičinskas, whose manor sank into the ground.

Tarnagalos k., Upytė

Open in Google Maps
12

Flax Museum in Stultiškės mill

An 1880 windmill built around a pine trunk, now a museum of flax from stem to cloth. Tel. +370 615 43 097.

Stultiškių g. 2A

Open in Google MapsWebsite
13

Valley of Angels

Wooden guardian angels in the Nevėžis valley and a bench with ears to whisper your wishes to.

Tilto g., Miežiškių k.

Open in Google Maps
14

Telephone tree

A wild pear tree hung with phones of every era – a tiny open-air phone museum.

Smiltynės g. 1, Berčiūnų k.

Open in Google Maps
15

Bunker Park of Ideas

A former secret military base in a 4.4 ha forest: one of Lithuania’s largest horror rooms, metal animal sculptures, swings and barbecue spots. Tel. +370 616 90 666.

Unique: One of the largest horror rooms in Lithuania – in a former secret military base.

Vabalninko g. 73, Likpetrių k.

Open in Google MapsWebsite
Panevėžys district

Animal farms

16

Angora goat farm

Pet and feed angora goats and walk with the herd along the Kiršinas stream. Tel. +370 650 56 091.

Kiršino g. 1, Mickiemės k.

Open in Google MapsWebsite
18

Molainiai stud farm

Horse rides for beginners, riding lessons and children’s programmes just outside the city. Tel. +370 610 99 880.

Molainių k.

Open in Google MapsWebsite
19

Janina’s snail farm

Learn how snails live, eat and move – and taste the farm’s produce. Tel. +370 646 67 665.

Taikos g. 35, Trakiškio k.

Open in Google MapsWebsite

Explore it with a local guide

Artihost Explore organises guided tours and educational programmes in Panevėžys for groups of up to 10 people. Artihost guests get 30% off. Book 3–4 days in advance.

1 hour · €99+€9 per extra person
2 hours · €139+€13 per extra person
3 hours · €179+€17 per extra person
See tour packagesBook on WhatsAppViber
Explore Panevėžys

More guides

Panevėžys mapsPanevėžys maps (PDF)What to See in PanevėžysWhat to See in PanevėžysThings to Do in PanevėžysThings to Do in PanevėžysWhere to Eat and Drink in PanevėžysWhere to Eat and Drink in PanevėžysIndustrial Tourism in PanevėžysIndustrial Tourism in PanevėžysPanevėžys with ChildrenPanevėžys with ChildrenWhat to See around PanevėžysWhat to See around PanevėžysTop Nature Places in PanevėžysTop Nature Places in PanevėžysTop Cultural Places in PanevėžysTop Cultural Places in PanevėžysTop Sport Places in PanevėžysTop Sport Places in Panevėžys

Read also: Only in Panevėžys – 20 things you won’t find anywhere else

Places and descriptions are based on the official maps of the Panevėžys Development Agency (2021–2022). Please check opening hours before visiting.

Stay in the heart of Panevėžys

Artihost is at Savanorių a. 12, in front of the bus station and 5 minutes from Laisvės Square. Beds from €14, free tea, a guest kitchen you can use, fast Wi-Fi and co-working.

Book a room
WhatsApp
Loading...