Kaunas Sports & Outdoors Tips by matcrazy1 Top 5 Page for this destination

Climbing a tank

Look at the kid climbing a tank, on my picture. Was it a sport activity? I was not sure...

Just in case you visit Kaunas with your kids, the tank was located in fromt of the Vytautas the Great War Museum (called Military Museum as well). There were more attractions to climb for your your kids there including a few cannons and two black lions.

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From my VT friend OlafS from Belgium:
That's not a tank, it's a ASU-57 selfpropelled gun of the Soviet airborne troops.

Thank you and excuse me my military ignoration, Olaf :-)

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Equipment: Young bones were recommended :-). Add comfortable climbing trainers.

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Address: 64 Donelaicio gatve, LT-3000 Kaunas

Directions: Approx. 1.5 km (20-30 min. on foot) east of the Town Hall Square. Take a bus 6, 10, 21, 23, 37, 39, 40, 45 or trolleybus 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 16.

Other Contact: V.D.karomuziejus@takas.lt

Phone: +370 (37) 320765

Theme: Climbing

Website: http://www.muziejai.lt/Kaunas/karo_muziejus.en.htm

Walking/hiking around

Walking around Kaunas - its Old and New Town - from one place of tourist interest to next one was the best way to get closer to city and its unique atmosphere - peaceful and quiet in the Old Town and lively in the New Town.

Do you want more relax? There were parks around of which I visited two:
- Santakos Parkas in the old town where Neris and Nemunas rivers meet themselves,
- Ramybes Parkas in the New Town; do not skip tiny mosque and Museum of Exiles and Political Prisoners located there.

Equipment: Good legs :-) + comfortable walking shoes preferrably water-resistant: like good trainers or better special walking shoes (one example: Danish Ecco are very comfortable and... expensive but worth the cost).

Theme: Hiking

Cycling in Kaunas

Kaunas surely was not, say Amsterdam, with more bicycles than cars or even... people. But I saw some locals cycling for recreation in Kaunas. There was main bicycle route crossing Kaunas from Town Hall Square on the west to Independence Square on the east. There were few bicycle racks, always empty and... I knew nothing about risk of theft of your bicycle there.

Equipment: Bicycles used by young natives for recreation were suprisingly new and modern, much better than those black and old ones in Amsterdam :-). Excuse, a receptionist in my Minotel hotel didn't know where to find rent a bicycle agency... I am not sure whether there were any in Kaunas. My comprehensive leaflet "Kaunas/Klaipeda in your pocket" didn't give any information on that matter.

Theme: Other

Climbing in Kaunas?

The old town of Kaunas located between Nemunas and Neris river was generally flat area although... look at Urszula on my picture taken by the Kaunas castle. Well, it was wild, small pathway across former castle moat (dry now).

The areas around the old town, like Aleksotas district south of Nemunas river, were more hilly.

Equipment: Comfortable walking shoes preferrably water-resistant: like good trainers or better special walking shoes (one example: Danish Ecco are very comfortable and... expensive but worth the cost).

Directions: Moat south of the Kaunas castle.

Theme: Climbing

Motorcycling

I was lucky to join large meeting of fans of old and new motorcycles in Kaunas. I saw tenths motorcycles from all over Lithuania and I got to know that there were many fans, mainly young guys/boys, of biking in Lithuania.

Equipment: If you are two, any motorcycle with a sidecar, maybe old like this one on my picture. Don't forget black leather clothes :-).

Directions: The meeting took place on a large square east of the Kaunas castle.

Theme: Other

Jogging along Nemunas river

I saw a few locals and/or visitors jogging along northern bank of Nemunas river and one in Santakos parkas.

Well, there were not many jogging fans in Kaunas but they had nice areas to do it just in the same heart of the historical old town which I found unique. If you choose my hotel (Minotel) you are 1-2 min. from the place on my picture.

Equipment: Good trainers and jogging costume like on my picture (in summer time).

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Directions: From southeastern corner of the Town Hall Square walk 1 min. Aleksoto gatve (streeet) southwards to reach northern bank of Nemunas river. Walk/jog westwards along the river bank to Santakos Park (Parkas).

Theme: Hiking

Website: http://running.about.com