Visit Lithuania > Klaipeda

Klaipeda is Lithuania's gateway to the sea. For a long time the Klaipeda region was a province of Prussia and was even Prussia's capital for a while in 1807. The town was seriously damaged during fighting in the last World War. Klaipeda has recovered to become an important industrial and cultural centre. Among other attractions is the noted Maritime Museum, Aquarium and Dolphinarium, the largest in the Baltic. The Museum of Clocks contains many strange and wonderful examples of the clockmakers’ art and the Blacksmith’s Museum is also well worth a visit.