Dzūkija ethnographic region.

Section 55. Žiogeliai – Merkinė.

SEE Worth seeing

Žiogeliai

An ethnographic village where you can see how the Panemunians lived in the past.

Group of 5 sculptures at Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Road

It consists of sculptures: “The Sun”, “The Artist”, “Čiurlionis's Monogram”.

“The Spring”, a Roof Pillar at Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Road

On the occasion of the centenary of his birth, 26 folk masters built monumental sculptures and chapel columns along the Varėna–Druskininkai road and named it  the M. K. Čiurlionis Road.

Merkinė bioenergetic pyramid

People also call it the “Temple of Hearts”. According to hundreds of witnesses, after spending half an hour in the pyramid in the glass dome, there is a positive physical and mental change. Tel.: +370 68261617

Merkys exposure

A place where you can see the history of the earth's surface over a thousand years – from the late Ice Age to the present day.

Merkinė mound

The view from this castle mound is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Lithuania.

Merkinė bridge

Bridge over the Nemunas in Merkinė, near the confluence of the Nemunas and Merkys rivers. Length – about 210 m.