Pagėgiai: Hotels and accommodations

Events

Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Pagėgiai can then continue searching for accommodation. The Christmas Goose Market traditionally takes place on the second Saturday in December in Pagėgiai’s market square. It enlivens and highlights the traditions of the ethnic and cultural heritage of Lithuania Minor from the interwar period. At the Christmas Goose Market, visitors can sample culinary heritage.

Townscape

The preserved architectural heritage of Pagėgiai comprises three layers: the old village of Pagėgiai, a German town from the late 19th to the early 20th century, and a centre of the Republic of Lithuania that developed from 1923 to 1939.

Numerous houses of architectural and historical value have been preserved to this day. Vydūno Street is home to several preserved wooden buildings of traditional folk architecture, the Church of the Holy Cross of Pagėgiai, the old bell tower, and the building of the Kristijonas Donelaitis Gymnasium of Pagėgiai.

A sculpture created by Steponas Juška (1953–2015) was unveiled in the centre of Pagėgiai City Park on 5 July 2005. It symbolises the unification of Lithuania Minor and Lithuania Major and depicts a mother embracing a small child, rendered in pink granite.

Cultural sites

The Pagėgiai Vydūnas Public Library has an exhibition room dedicated to Vydūnas’ life and work. Its courtyard contains the “Atminties skveras” with small-scale sculptures and a memorial bench bearing the name Vydūnas.

The Pagėgiai Cultural Centre offers a visit to the only goose museum in Europe. There, visitors can participate in events certified with the national heritage mark.

Pagėgiai railway station is located at 7 Geležinkelio gatvė in Pagėgiai.

Other places: Jurbarkas, Lumpėnai, Pilis I, Smalininkai, Veliuona, Margiškiai, Tauragė

To the higher-level travel overview: Tauragė District.