Storas Katinas

Klaipėda


The 'Fat Cat', has unusual charm for a hotel bar – it's more in line with other vaulted-brick beer cellars in Germanic Klaipėda. There's a daily menu of Lithuanian food, dark timber, leather seats and subtle yellow lamps throughout, and a good wine and beer selection.


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Nearby Klaipėda attractions

1. Klaipėda Drama Theatre

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This fine neoclassical theatre, built in 1857, stages productions in Lithuanian. Hitler proclaimed the Anschluss (incorporation) of Memel into Germany…

2. Ännchen von Tharau Statue

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A replica of the 1912 statue of Little Annie of Tharau sculpted by Berlin artist Alfred Kune (the original was destroyed in WWII) and inspired by a famous…

3. Simon Dach Fountain

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Dedicated to the Klaipėda-born German poet (1605–59) who was the focus of a circle of Königsberg writers and musicians, this fountain supports a statue of…

4. History Museum of Lithuania Minor

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This creaky-floored little museum traces the origins of ‘Lithuania Minor’ (Kleinlitauen), as this coastal region was known during its several centuries as…

5. Arka

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This monument commemorates the 1918 Act of Tilsit and 1923 Klaipėda Revolt, key stages in the incorporation of Lithuania Minor within the rest of the…

6. Klaipėda Castle Museum

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The castle museum is spread across four exhibition spaces around Klaipėda's castle – two of these are located in atmospherically lit tunnels and deal with…

7. Baroti Gallery

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This gallery is partly housed in a converted fish warehouse dating to 1819. It has a lively program of visiting art and photography exhibitions.

8. Black Ghost

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If strolling near the cruise ship pier, keep an eye out for this grotesque hooded figure, clambering out of the water whilst clutching a lamp. Local…