Kurshskaya Kosa National Park

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Kurshskaya Kosa National Park


The 98km-long Curonian Spit, a Unesco World Heritage Site, divides the tranquil Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. Here, tall, windswept sand dunes and dense pine forests teem with wildlife. The 50km of the spit lying in Russian territory are protected within the Kurshskaya Kosa National Park. It’s a fascinating place to explore or to relax on pristine beaches. The visitor centre is located at the 14.7km mark, 2km north of Lesnoy on the lagoon side of the spit.


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1. Museum of Russian Superstitions

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Baba Yaga, Father Frost and the various ghouls, sprites and spirits that make up Slavic mythology are all gathered together here – in carved-wood form –…

2. National Park Museum

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This museum offers basic information about Kurshskaya Kosa National Park’s habitat and history. The complex is also home to more than 100 carved-wood…

3. Fringilla Ornithological Station

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Fringilla Ornithological Station is a bird-ringing centre, in operation since 1957, where enormous funnelled nets can trap an average of 1000 birds a day;…

4. Murrarium

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Housed in an old brick water tower, the Murrarium features the largest private collection of cat-themed art in all of Russia, a feline-fixated country if…

5. Dancing Forest

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One of Kurshskaya Kosa National Park’s most remarkable sights is this aptly named forest, where the pines have been sculpted into twisting shapes by the…

6. Parnidis Dune

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The 52m-high Parnidis Dune is simultaneously mighty and fragile. Past settlements around Nida have been engulfed by the moving sand dune but this is a…

7. Sundial

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On the promenade, this impressive sundial is decorated with an eye-catching mosaic of the zodiac.

8. Water Tower

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The elaborate 25m-high water tower just off ul Lenina is the symbol of Svetlogorsk. The tower was designed in a vaguely art nouveau style by architect…