The municipality of Visaginas – small but very
comfortable territory.
Million years ago the glacier drifted through this territory had formed unique landscape
which decks the hills and the eyes of the lakes till today. Nearby we can dound the
watershed of Nemunas and Dauguva rivers and at the margin of the municipality –
Drūkšiai – the biggest lake of Lithuania. The city itself includes lovely Visaginas
Lake. Its sandy coast surrounding pinewoods passively and actively pull both the small and
the big and both the resident and the visitor. Here are ideal conditions for spending
leisure time for those who like to ski, run, ride a bicycle, row, swim, play tennis,
engage in doing other active activity or just to sweeten in bathhouse, beauty salon or,
while pulling off the uproar, to think during fishing, gathering of mushrooms or
berries...
During the current of time individual cultural environment of country periphery had
formed. The builders of the city had created new culture layer of this locality.
Multi-cultural society of the city can be happy for the possibility to know the cultures
of other nations without any immediacy just while participating in the events.
Armenian, Belorussian, Polish, Lithuanian, Russian, Ukrainian, German communities
harmoniously celebrate here. Townspeople meet each other during the Feast of St John, City
holiday, country festival “Visaginas country“, festival of nations cultures
“Rudeninės“, international festival of mono-performances “Visaginas reflection“.
Do not believe this is true? Please visit! Because everythinhg is just it was said.
• The symbol of the city
In opposite of the building of administration of Visaginas municipality appointed on hight
stela spreaded its wings the bird arises to flowing clouds. This is the first symbol of
the city. Till the closing of Ignalina nuclear power-station Visaginas was the satellite
of one of the most powerful nuclear power-stations. Therefore the blazon of the city
includes represented crane characterizing the precausion and viligance in the heraldy.
VISITING OBJECTS
• Memorial stone of the city
After starting the construction of Ignalina nuclear power-station constructional plans of
new city had started to be created. In the summer of 1975 the builders of power-station
had brought a large boulder at the foundation of the first apartment buildings. The shape
of this boulder for most people reminds Lithuania. This boulder had become angular stone
of the city and the day (10th of August) of it setting was announced as the day of city
birth.
• Informational centre of Ignalina nuclear power-station
It is possible to know a lot of information about Ignalina nuclear power-station and its
history in the informational centre of Ignalina nuclear power-station. The centre was
established in July of 1995. More than 4 000 excursions had been organized and around 82
thousands of the visitors from 25 countries of the world had came till the 1st of January
of 2011.
The excursion is free and lasts till 2 hours. Informational centre can be visited during
working days from 8.00 a.m. till 4.00 p.m. It is a need to notify about the visit in
advance.
Drūkšiniai village, Visaginas, tel. +370 386 29 911
E-mail info@iae.lt, http://www.iae.lt/lt/informacijos-centras/
• Aquarium salon
Aquarium salon was established in January of 2000. Exposition of aquariums is arranged in
the area of 140 square meters where eleven aquariums of the capacity of 600 liters, three
of 700 liters and twelve of 80–100 liters. More than 100 sorts of tropical freshwater
fishes live, grow and breed there – from the neon of centimeter length to kilogram
weighted piranhas and a freshwater moray of half meter length.
Marine aquariums include sidy coral groper, impeller, fishes-butterflies, clowns, surgeons
and other. The plants of tropical lands greens in the water (even Madagascar laceleaf).
Some turtles live in one of the aquariums among the fishes of Lithuania’s lakes.
Jaunystės str. 21, Visaginas, mob. +370 686 15 021
E-mail. aquasaloon@dkd.lt, working time: II–VI:
12 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Ticket price: for adults – 4 Lt, for children and students – 2 Lt.
Salon hall is rented for the events of various characters.
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| Memorial stone of the city |
Ignalina nuclear
power-station |
• The museum of ethnography and school history
The museum includes lot of house things, small working tools, footwear (sabots, pumps,
bast-shoes). Currently there are 46 exhibits from Lapušiškis estate – from the
father’s home of the priest Vincentas Taškūnas. The priest Taškūnas had achieved a
lot for the good of this land. It had belonged to Kazimieras association that had built
the monument in 1930 on the occasion of 500th anniversary of Vytautas the Great death. Now
this monument stands in Kalviškiai village. Currently the museum includes two departments
of the exposition: ethnographical and school history.
Taikos avenue 21, Visaginas, tel. +370 386 72 758
E-mail verdene@dkd.lt , www.verdene.dkd.lt
• The grave of the World War II victims in the crossing of Taikos avenue and
Kosmoso Street
It had emerged in 1984 when the bodies of four soldiers were excavated and removed in the
surroundings of Liaudėnai village (Visaginas dist.).Their personalities were not
identified. In 1996 on the veterans of the World War II initiative the project was
prepared and in 1998 the stela of the bricks with record “1939–1945” was built.
• The church of Visaginas St. Apostle Paul
parish
The church was started to be built in 1995 and main works were finished in 2001. This is
the building with square belfry of modern architecture.
Santarvės str. 1, Visaginas
• St. Panteleimonas orthodox parish church of Visaginas
The building was started to be built in 1993. In 2001 it was reformed into the church that
was named by the name of the suffered and doctor Panteleimonas because he is one of the
most glorified saint among the orthodoxies.
Taikos avenue 4, Visaginas
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| The church of Visaginas St. Apostle Paul
parish
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St. Panteleimonas church of
Visaginas orthodox parish |
Visaginas orthodox parish church of John
the Baptist |
• Visaginas orthodox parish church of John the
Baptist
This church is the work of modern architecture. This is two storey masonry building
finished to be built in 1992. The place of the church is comfortable for the parishioners
because it is in the block of apartment houses. Divine worship proceeds and the
parishioners are christening here.
Sedulinos avenue 73A, Visaginas
• Cemetery of Magūnai village and the chapel
Magūnai village is one of the oldest countries of Visaginas surroundings known as
Breslauja poviet’s village in historical sources.
In the beginning of XVII century the trial had proceeded and several local residents were
punished to death for the sorcery.
Recent village cemetery is related with the name of Gūris (Kalnėnas) landlord Butleris.
In 1833 he had buried his own preteen sun and built a chapel above his grave. The chapel
was bricked from field stones using the binder – lime. Wooden parts are painted in
yellow and white (around the door). Front side of the doors includes 4 painted columns. A
small incuse cross – the sun terminates the top of the chapel.
There are a lot of various monuments in the cemetery. Some of them are very old (dated
since 1891).
The cemetery of Magūnai village and the chapel are incorporated in the register of the
objects of culture heritage.
• Kalviškiai village cross for the mention of the occasion of 500th anniversary
of Vytautas the Great death
Without having any archival documents it is difficult to decide when the village had
emerged. It is known that in 1783 in the Breslauja parish visitation book Kalviškiai and
other close villages are mentioned as the domain of the landlord Juzefas Burega. This is
the first written knowledge about the village.
The village in cartography was pictured in 1845 for the first time. This was in the map of
three versts scale of tsarist Russia. Kalviškiai village is interesting for the fact that
there only the only Jakučiai had lived. The linguists Jakučiai surname find already in
the documents of XVI century. In old times Kalviškiai was an ordinary village having a
street in its middle. From the old time the neighborhood of Kalviškiai, in Užkalviškė,
Petravičiai homestead had included a cross so the residents of Kalviškiai had considered
being a point of honor to set their own cross.
The stones were carried and the cross was built by all villages. The construction had
performed more than one year. There were no mechanisms special paths were done in order to
bowl the stones (some stones had weighted about 200–300 kg). There was planned that the
cross will be of 22 m height but hurriedly everything had stopped 16 m. The cross was
built for the mention of the occasion of 500th anniversary of Vytautas the Great death.
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| Cemetery of Magūnai |
City fountain |
Kalviškiai village cross |
TOURS
• Tours of the city and surrounding
area of Visaginas
in English and Russian, mob. +370 685 27 107
in Lithuanian, Russian, German, mob. +370 616 81 324
CATERING
• Cafe „Aukštaitija“, Veteranų g. 9, tel. +370 386 50 587
• Galina cafe, Vilties str. 16, tel. +370 386 31 801
• Restaurant „Magelita“, Jaunystės str. 21, tel. +370 386 73 939
• R. Jelisejeva private company, Draugystės str. 23-88, mob. +370 656 07 911
• Beer bar „Kampelis“, Festivalio str. 2, tel. +370 386 33 165
• Cafe „Perlas“, Vilties str. 1, tel. +370 386 60 154
• Cafe „Prie fontano“, Sedulinos av. 5A, tel. +370 386 32 683
• Restaurant pizzeria „Trečias blokas“, Veteranų str. 2, mob. +370 620 60 067
• Restaurant „Troika“, Festivalio str. 2, tel. +370 386 34 472
• Cafe „Užeik“, Taikos pr. 72 A, tel. +370 386 71 459
• Cafe „Idilė“, Energetikų str. 5, mob. +370 699 10 687
• Cafe „Rytai“, Draugystės str. 29/31, mob. +370 656 40 223
• Cafe „Vilkaragis“, Taikos pr. 80A, tel. +370 386 73 458
• Cafe „Kilikia“, Parko str. 7, tel. +370 386 33 988
• Restaurant „Gabriella“, Jaunystės str.. 21, tel. +370 386 70 171
ACCOMODATION
Hotels
• „Aukštaitija“, Veteranų str. 9, tel. +370 386 74 858
• „Gabriella“, Jaunystės str. 21, tel. +370 386 70 171, gabriella@sugardas.lt, www.gabriella.lt
Hostel-type hotels
• UAB „Visagino komunalininkas“, Kosmoso str. 28, tel. +370 386 31097
• Budget office Visaginas Sports Center, Kosmoso str. 28A, tel. +370 386 72701
• T. Goloskokova bed & breakfast service, Energetikų str. 5-1, mob. +370 652 04
493, hotel.idile@gmail.com, www.idile.biz
ENTERTAINMENT
• Bowling and billiards „Bilaro“, Veteranų str. 2, tel. +370 386 33 252,
www.pcdomino.lt
• Visaginas paintball club „Margos liūtys“, Sedulinos av. 18, mob. +370 610 06448, www.paintball.tts.lt
• Billiards, beer bar „Kampelis“, Festivalio str. 28, tel. +370 386 33 165
• Association „Baltas mustangas“ 800 m from Visaginas, Liaudėnai village, mob. +370
689 10 712, mustangas@sugardas.lt
• Visaginas underwater swimming club „Akvanautas“, Parko str. 4, tel. +370 386 60
285
• Interactive range „Kombatas“, Jaunystės str. 21, tel. +370 625 32 933, www.kombat.lt
• Fishing in Lake Drūkšiai
Issue of permits:
Visaginas Agency of Environment protection Department of Utena District.
Parko str. 14, Visaginas, tel. +370 386 31 534
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant Security Unit of State Border Guard Service , Karlų k.,
Visagino sav., tel. +370 386 28 020
http://www.pasienis.lt/lit/VSAT_Ignalinos_ AE_ Apsaugos_rinktine/162
Natural and juridical persons before swimming to Drūkšiai Lake have to inform Pūškai
cordon of Ignalina squad in advance about their trip and predictable comeback time by tel.
+370 386 61 355.
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
• Visaginas Public Library, Taikos pr. 52, LT-31203 Visaginas, tel. +370 386 75
312
vbdirektore@visaginas.lt, http://biblioteka.visaginas.lt/
• Branch of Visaginas Public Library, Sedulinos av. 14/3, LT-31128 Visaginas
Art gallery-reading room, tel. +370 386 74 714
• Visaginas Cultural Center, Parko str. 7, LT-31130 Visaginas, tel.+370 386 31 865, vkcdraugystes@gmail.com
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