NERINGA
Parnidis congnitive path
In Parnidis cognitive path is 1.8 km long. Touring path has been laid in the southern part of Nida settlement. When visiting this path you will see wonderful plants, lichen, fungi, insects, birds, visit the “smithy” of the woodpecker and will also admire the magnificent natural landscapes and visit the symbol of the sea location Nida lighthouse, Sundial. Parnidzio path crosses the wellness route, where exercising and doing sports will be pleasurable both for children and adults.
In 2009 the path was supplement with 9 informational indexes, which will help you finding the way to Parnidzio dune easier. On the top of Parnidzio dune there is a panoramic site. It is one of the most popular places to visit in the Curonian Spit. In 1995 a sundial was built here. This place was chosen not accidentally – the Curonian Spit is the only place in Lithuania, where the sun sets and rises from the surface of the water. Here, as in no other place, one can see the Baltic Sea and Curonian Lagoon simultaneously and experience a feeling that you are on a land between two waters. Amazing panoramas open up from Parnidzio dune: southwards – the great Lithuanian Sahara blinding by the light and shadows on the “travelling dunes”, northwards – the green emerald of the dunes, while at the foot, at the very amphitheatre – Nida settlement characterized by red-tiled roofs.
Bulvikis horn
This is the widest spot of the Curonian peninsula of 3,8 km wide. People believe that name of the cape and the neighboring lagoon originates from the Curonian surname Bulvikis. Before the great dunes were planted with forest, the Bulvikis Cape has been growing at an extreme speed: in 1837–1910 it would annually become longer by in average 7 m. Now we observe the reverse process – the cape is washed by the stream.
Vecekrugas dune
Vecekrugas Dune (the Old Inn Hill) is the highest dune in the Kuršių nerija National Park – 67,2 m. The name of the dune originates from the Curonian vece – old and kruogs – inn, reminiscent of the inn that used to be at the foot of the dune. The entire dune is overgrown with the dwarf mountain-pines (Pinus mugo Turra). The Vecekrugas Hill and the surroundings thereof are announced to be the Karvaičiai Landscape Reserve, the area of which is 3 043 ha.
Herons and cormorants colony near Juodkrantė
A mixed colony of grey herons (Ardea cinerea) and cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) settled near Juodkrante. This is one of the largest and oldest colonies in Lithuania. 1361 pair of cormorants and 582 pairs of grey herons hatched there in 2000. You can observe the life of these birds too. There is a review ground at the edge of the colony of great cormorants and grey herons ( in the southern part of Juodkrantė settlement). There you will find short information on the breeding location and the birds themselves.