Panevėžys Region

Central Lithuania's cultural hub, surrounded by forests and traditional villages.

9 locations found in this region

📜 Historic Curiosities: 2🕳️ Underground & Caves: 1💧 Water Features: 2🌅 Seasonal Wonders: 1🌿 Nature Spots: 1🏛️ Unusual Museums: 1🏔️ Hidden Viewpoints: 1
Biržai Castle surrounded by moats with the karst landscape beyond
www.15min.lt
Panevėžys
Easy access
📜 Historic Curiosities

Biržai Castle and Karst Region

A reconstructed Renaissance castle surrounded by one of Lithuania's most unusual geological landscapes — a region riddled with sinkholes, karst caves, and mysterious underground rivers.

Biržai3-4 hours
Dramatic sinkhole in the Biržai karst landscape
www.vle.lt
Panevėžys
Moderate
🕳️ Underground

Biržai Karst Region

Lithuania's most dramatic karst landscape — over 9,000 sinkholes, underground rivers, and dissolving bedrock that occasionally swallows roads and fields without warning.

Biržai3-4 hours
Crystal-clear turquoise water of Kirkilai karst lake
Laima Gūtmane (simka…
Panevėžys
Easy access
💧 Water Features

Kirkilai Karst Lakes

A cluster of deep, crystal-clear lakes formed by collapsed karst caves — some of the most unusual and beautiful water features in Lithuania, with depths reaching 15 meters.

Biržai1-2 hours
Horses racing across the frozen surface of Lake Sartai
sartaidusetose.lt
Panevėžys
Easy access
🌅 Seasonal Wonders

Sartai Lake Winter Horse Races

Traditional winter horse races on the frozen surface of Lake Sartai — one of Lithuania's most spectacular and unique annual events, held every February since the 17th century.

RokiškisHalf day
European bison grazing in the forest reserve near Pašiliai
zemelapis.kelionessuvaikais.lt
Panevėžys
Easy access
🌿 Nature Spots

European Bison Reserve Pašiliai

A breeding reserve for European bison (wisent) near Panevėžys — one of the few places in Lithuania where you can see these magnificent animals, Europe's largest land mammal.

Panevėžys district1-2 hours
Biržai Castle reflected in the sinkhole lake Širvėna
www.ingridatours.lt
Panevėžys
Easy access
📜 Historic Curiosities

Biržai Castle and Sinkhole Lake

A Renaissance-era castle beside a lake that formed in a geological sinkhole — in a region riddled with underground karst caves and sudden land collapses.

Biržai2-3 hours
Water cascading over moss-covered rocks at Naujoji Reva waterfall
welovelithuania.com
Panevėžys
Moderate
💧 Water Features

Naujoji Reva Waterfall

A hidden waterfall on a small stream in northern Lithuania — modest in height but set in a beautiful forested ravine that feels like a secret wilderness.

Kupiškis1.5 hours
Colorful puppet characters at the Panevėžys Puppet Wagon Theatre
unima.lt
Panevėžys
Easy access
🏛️ Unusual Museums

Panevėžys Puppet Wagon Theatre

One of the oldest puppet theatres in Lithuania, known for its traveling wagon performances — a cherished institution of Lithuanian children's culture since the Soviet era.

Panevėžys1-1.5 hours
Panoramic view over the Nevėžis River valley from Krekenava Regional Park viewpoint
Vilensija
Panevėžys
Easy access
🏔️ Hidden Viewpoints

Krekenava Regional Park Viewpoint

A viewpoint in central Lithuania's most scenic regional park, offering panoramic views over the Nevėžis River valley — a landscape of river bluffs, forests, and traditional farmsteads.

Panevėžys1-2 hours