Rokiškis: Hotels and accommodation

The Rokiškis Regional Museum houses more than 90,000 exhibits and has been located in Rokiškis Manor for almost half a century. Its collection also includes the only collection of nativity figurines in Lithuania. Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Rokiškis can continue searching for accommodation afterwards.

Culture

The Church of Saint Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist in Rokiškis was built in 1877 by Count Reinholdas Tyzenhauzas. Drum ceremonies take place there at Easter; on Good Friday and the evening of Holy Saturday, a 17th-century drum is played during Mass. The 56.5-metre-high church tower offers views over Rokiškis.

The Rokiškio Kalvarien are a regional architectural and sacred monument that was entered in the Lithuanian Register of Cultural Heritage in 1993. They include chapels and small Stations of the Cross shrines distributed over greater distances throughout the town and the hilly landscape. In Rokiškis Old Town, Nepriklausomybės aikštė is an urban-planning object of Lithuanian Classicism that took shape at the end of the 18th century. More than 300 shutters were painted during plein-air events on Tapytų langinių gatvė.

Activities

The “AquaJump Rokiškis” water park has two courses: one for beginners and one for professionals. On the beginner course, visitors can ride both an inflatable tube and a wakeboard.

The Velykalnis recreation area in Rokiškis has outdoor tennis courts and a beach volleyball facility. Lionginas Šepka Park in Rokiškis is decorated with more than 100 functional sculptures. The “Dviračiu aplink Rokiškį” offer invites visitors to explore Rokiškis by bicycle.

Local

Handmade “Rokiškio Karvutė” sweets are available at the Rokiškis Tourist Information Centre.

More local pages: Šilagalys, Kupiškis, Krekenavos Seniūnija, Kazliškio Seniūnija, Puožas, Biržai, Naciūnai, Panevėžys.

For the higher-level travel overview: Panevėžys County.