Lake Ančia - Nemunas river

Veisiejai – lake Ančia – Baltoji Ančia river – Kapčiamiestis – Baltoji Ančia river –Baltoji Ančia power station – Nemunas river

Start and end of the tour:

Start and end of the tour: Veisiejai - Nemunas

Tour distance: The 30 km. Tour can be shortened, for instance if just sailing to Kapciamiestis, or leaving from Kapciamiestis and sailing to the conQ uence of the Baltoji Ancia into the Nemunas.

Time required for the tour:

2-3 days

Tour complexity:

Easy

Sightseeing:

In Veisiejai town
1. Sculpture park in Veisiejai town centre ( Vytauto street/ S. Dariaus and S. Gireno street);
2. Wing of former Veisiejai manor (park) (Santarves street 9) - Veisiejai Regional Park Management,
phone (+370 318 56782), e-mail vrpd@takas.lt;
3. The Veisiejai Ash (park);
4. Bust of Ludvic Lazarus Zamenhof, inventor of Esperanto (Veisiejai town park);
5. Monument of Juozas Neimontas (Vytauto street);
6. Church of Saint George (Dariaus and Gireno str. 1);
7. Veisiejai region museum (Vytauto str. 47, tel. +370 614 02524);
8. Living place of Ludvic Lazarus Zamenhof (L. Zamenhofo street);
9. The grave of Juozas Neimontas ( Vytauto street, Veisiejai town cemetery);
10. The Old Jewish cemetery (V.Montvilo street).
In Kapciamiestis surroundings
1. Vainežeris defensive fortiC cations, named Okopka) (Vainežeris village, Kapciamiestis n.);
2. Former Vainežeris manor park (Vainežeris village, Kapciamiestis n.);
3. Old Settlement of Meciunai (Meciunai village, Kapciamiestis n.).

In Kapciamiestis
1. Kapciamiestis Museum of Emilija Pliateryte (Taikos str. 11, tel. +370 614 02524);
2. The Grave of Emilija Pliateryte – The organizator of Insurgents in 1831 (graveyard) (Taikos str.);
3. Monument of Emilija Pliateryte (Kapciamiestis central square);
4. Church of Divine Providence in Kapciamiestis (C. Sasnausko str. 5);
5. Living place of composer Ceslovas Sasnauskas, marked with memorial board (C. Sasnausko str. 4);
6. Site of ancient settlement namedPinciaragis;
7. Baltoji Ancia power station.

Accommodation and canoe rent services:

Rural tourism homesteads
1. Rasa Levickiene, Kailiniai village, Veisiejai n. (+370 611 23728, levickiener@gmail.com),
(accommodation and canoe rent services)
2. Veisiejai Technology and Business School, Kailiniai village, Veisiejai n. (+370 318 56579,
info@tvm.veisiejai.lm.lt) (only accommodation)
Rest - house ANCIA, Jezdas village, Kapciamiestis n. (+370 318 43166, +370 687 32016)

Where to eat:

Cafe In Veisiejai: SNIEGUOLE - S. Dariaus and S. Gireno str. 31 (+370 318 56236).
Cafe In Kapciamiestis: BANGA - Taikos str. 2 (+370 618 71120).
Shops In Veisiejai:
AIBE- J.Neimonto str.11; JAUNYSTE- Leipalingio str. 27; UAB DAILIMA - Ateities str. 3;
Shops In Kapciamiestis:
BANGA - Taikos str. 2; Food shop - Taikos str. 16, Food shop, Veisieju str. 27.