Nida - Nida

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Nida
districtKlaipėda district
Residents
2.385 (2012)
height
5 m
Tourist info 370 469 52 345
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Nida

Nida is a small town on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania. The place used to be known by its German name "Nidden".

background

The place is on the lagoon side of the Curonian Spit in the immediate vicinity of today's border with the Russian exclave Kaliningradskaya Oblast.

The original fishing village has developed into today's spa and holiday resort since the early 20th century.

In the 1900s, what was then "Nidden" became a popular holiday destination and residence for numerous artists such as Lovis Corinth, Ernst Mollenhauer, Max Pechstein and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. The Nobel Prize for Literature, Thomas Mann, also spent the summer months here from 1930 to 1932.

Today tourism is the most important branch of the economy in the place. Nida is the administrative seat of the spa community "Neringa"And since 1991 the National Park" Kuršių Nerija ". The national park is under the protection of UNESCO World Natural Heritage.

getting there

The "high dune"
Thatched house with horse gable in typical "Nida blue"
Beach promenade on the bank of the Curonian Lagoon
Thomas Mann House

By plane

  • 1  Palanga airport (IATA: PLQ). Palanga Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPalanga Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPalanga Airport (Q1332588) in the Wikidata database.The 20 km north of Klaipeda Palanga airport is located by the airlines SAS Copenhagen, AirBaltic off Riga and NorwegianAirShuttle Oslo approached. There are no direct connections to German-speaking countries.

By train

  • 2  Klaipeda railway station. The nearest train station is Klaipėda Station, about 50 km away. Passenger trains run to Klaipėda Vilnius.

In the street

From 3 Klaipėda ferry terminal you can take the car and passenger ferry to 4 Smiltynė ferry terminal Cross over on the northern tip of the Curonian Spit and then drive about 50 km to Nida. To drive on the road with your own vehicle you have to pay an entrance fee for the national park.

A journey via Kaliningrad and the southern, Russian part of the spit is not recommended because of the complicated Russian entry and exit formalities, visa requirements and border controls.

Danger: Game crossing is always to be expected outside built-up areas. The narrow spit forms the habitat for a considerable population of elks, which can also be found near the outskirts. A collision with these large deer is not only unpleasant for the animals.

By bus

From there you can reach the ferry terminal to the Curonian Spit with a local bus or a taxi (fare around 10 Litas, as of August 2014[1]).

A local bus runs from Smiltynė on the northern tip of the spit to Nida. The timetable depends on the season (fare 10 Litas, as of August 2014).

By boat

  • 6  Klaipeda ferry port. There are ferry connections from Klaipėda ferry port Kiel and Karlshamn in Sweden with DFDS, as well as to Denmark.

By bicycle

Via the parallel cycle paths "Hansa Circuit" and "Iron Curtain Trail“Cyclists come across the Curonian Spit from the north and south. They follow the coast in both directions.

Tourist Attractions

Map of Nida
The monumental sundial
The marina
Weather vanes ("Kurwimpel") in Nida
The dune landscape has already served as a film set for western films
  • 1  High dune. The second highest dune in Europe.
  • 7  Port of Nida, Taikos g. Port of Nida in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPort of Nida in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPort of Nida (Q7231218) in the Wikidata database.The last fishing boats of the Curonian Spit are anchored at the former fishing port, now a yacht harbor.
  • 2  sundial. The viewing platform of the sundial offers one of the best vantage points over Nida, the lagoon and the Russian border, which is only 2 km away.

Buildings

  • 3  Protestant church. Church building from 1895.
  • 4  Catholic Church. Mary, help of the Christians. Church building from 2003.

Museums

  • 5  Thomas Mann House. Thomas Mann House in the Wikipedia encyclopediaThomas Mann House in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryThomas Mann House (Q2421830) in the Wikidata database.Thomas Mann and his family spent the summer months in this house from 1930 to 1932. The furnishings in the building have not been preserved, so that you can only look at the empty rooms and a few documents in the building. Entry is 4 litas.[1].
  • 6  Neringa History Museum, Pamario g. 53. E-mail: .
  • 7  Historic fisherman's farm, Nagliu g. 4th.
  • 8  Hermann Blode Museum. At the end of the 19th century, the restaurateur and hotelier Hermann Blode, as a committed art collector, became the founding father and patron of the then artist colony of Nidden.Price: free entry.

activities

  • Bathing on 1 Baltic beach: The guarded beach on the Baltic Sea side of the spit can be reached on foot in 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Walks through the 2 Sand dune landscape and climbing the High dune: The dune landscape, which has already served as a film set for western adaptations, is located between the southern outskirts of Nida and the border with the Russian exclave Kaliningrad Oblast. Accidental crossing of the national border is not to be feared for hikers. A fence of the national park administration blocks the border section for pedestrians.
  • To go biking - Bicycles can be rented to explore the area.
  • 3  Velo Nida (Bike rental). Tel.: 370 68214798, Email: . Open: only in the summer season.Price: Price per hour 8, - Litas, per day 30, - Litas[1].

shop

There are numerous souvenir shops and stalls in Nida. One focus of these shops is the trade in amber jewelry. Amber can also be found in this region. However, one should not assume that all the amber articles offered in Nida come from local sources. Imitations made of plastic are also offered, which are difficult to distinguish from real pieces. The individual dealers usually “guarantee” the authenticity of their own products and the inferiority of competing goods.

  • 1  Amber Museum (Amber Museum), Pamario 20. Tel.: 370 46952573, Email: . In the shop, with an attached small museum, you can buy for 4 litas[1] Admission to have the special features of amber explained (also in German). The exhibits also include insects and small animals trapped in amber.Open: June to August daily 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., April to May and September to October daily 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  • 2  Maxima (Supermarket), Taikos g. 29a.

kitchen

Cheap

  • 1  Kavinė Kuršis, Naglių g. 29, LT-93123 Nida. The Kuršis restaurant offers simple cuisine, but it is not a fast food restaurant. The dishes are not cooked in advance and kept warm, but prepared for the individual guest. Bring some time, it's worth it.Open: Mon. – Sun. 9 a.m. to midnight.
  • 2  Nidos Pastoge, G. D. Kuverto g. 2, LT-93123 Nida. Open: Mon. – Sun. 9 a.m. to midnight (during the season).

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nightlife

Some restaurants and bars are open until midnight during the high season. In addition, the health resort of Nida, whose offer is mostly aimed at those looking for relaxation, active vacationers and families, has no nightlife worth mentioning.

accommodation

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  • 1  Nidos Smiltė, Skruzdynės g. 2, LT-93123 Neringa. Tel.: 370 469 52221, Fax: 370 469 52762, Email: . The former hotel of the art collector Hermann Blode became the nucleus of the then artist colony Nidden at the end of the 19th century. Today the three-star hotel has a small museum in memory of Hermann Blode.Price: from 200, - LT / DR[1].
  • 2  Vila Banga, Pamario g. 2, LT-93124 Nida. Tel.: 370 46951139, Email: . Well-kept family hotel on the lagoon, directly on the promenade, in a charming thatched building.Price: from 200, - LT / DR[1].

health

  • Emergency medical readiness, Tel .: 112
  • 1  pharmacy, Taikos g. 29e. Tel.: 370 469 52 237.

Practical advice

language

The official language is Lithuanian. The majority of the population speaks or understands Russian. Younger residents who went to school no more than two decades ago usually speak English very well. The German language is less widespread, but is now increasingly being learned again as a second foreign language.

Tourist information and post office

miscellaneous

In Nida, free WiFi access is available in the area of ​​the tourist information building, in most hotels, restaurants, bars and in the summer even on the beach.

trips

Excursion destination: The Windenburger Eck with lighthouse and ornithological station
  • The port of Nida is the mooring point for several passenger ships (motor ships and sailing boats), which offer tours of several hours across the Haff basin or into the estuary delta of the Memel (lit .: Nemunas) to offer.
  • 9  Windenburger Eck (lit .: Ventės ragas). Headland on the mainland side of the Curonian Lagoon, at the mouth of the Memel delta. There is a lighthouse from the 19th century and an ornithological station. It is often referred to as the oldest ornithological station in Europe. A museum building is currently under construction (as of 2014).

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ 1,01,11,21,31,41,5Price and currency information out of date. Lithuania has been part of the euro area since 2015.
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