Varėna: Hotels and Accommodations

One specific way to experience Varėna is the Alytus–Varėna cycling route: it follows a former railway embankment dating from the late 19th century and connects the city and Alytus District with Varėna District. For travelers who want to combine cycling and railway history, this is a suitable focus.

You can book a hotel in Varėna.

Nature

Kalnuočių Kalnas is located in the wider region around Varėna.

Culture

The Alytus–Varėna cycling route includes 17 preserved former railway structures. Many of them were entered into the Register of Cultural Heritage of Lithuania in 2017–2018, creating an open-air experience of railway heritage.

The route is approximately 50 kilometers long and runs mainly along gravel and forest paths. About 10 kilometers are paved, there are no climbs, and children can manage the route comparatively easily.

The Olita–Orany route (Alytus–Varėna) can be started in Varėna at the railway station and followed in the direction of Alytus.

Varėna

Varėna is a city in southeastern Lithuania, in the Dzūkija region, and the seat of the municipal administration of Varėna District.

History

Varėna is historically connected with the railway: the city developed along the Warsaw–Vilnius–Saint Petersburg railway line and was first mentioned in 1413.

More destinations on litauen-netz.de: Stračiūnai, Žalioji, Atesninkai I, Gailiūnai, Šventežeris, Alytus, Ricieliai, Latežeris.

To the higher-level travel overview: Alytus District.