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

Do you like tennis?

Driving around Druskininkai I noticed two or three outdoor, clay tennis courts. Grass courts are probably only at Wimbledon, right? :-). The courts, I saw, were well maintained but empty. Just in case... follow the link below, please.

Equipment: I prefer to play tenis with my own tennis racket and balls.

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Address: Turistu gatve, Druskininkai, Lithuania

Directions: This one on my picture was located at Turistu gatve, west of Drukonis lake. Map here - look at unnamed street south of Jokubo g.

Theme: Other

Walk around a lake and rest :-)

Druskininkai was not that large. I could easily walk/hike around, including a little bit longer (over 40 min.) hiking around its main, round in shape lake called Druskonis. There were benches along walking trail... just in case you got tired.

Equipment: For walking around Druskininkai, small, city backpack and surely bag for your camera - both water-proof esp. in summer.

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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).
Sun-glasses esp. in winter and summer and always a rain coat, eventually less comfortable umbrella.

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Directions: The downtown/centre of Druskininkai with Russian Orthodox church was located 10 min. north of the lake.

Theme: Hiking

By pedal boat

I could easily rent a pedal boat at Turistu gatve (street) on the western bank of Druskonis lake in Druskininkai. There was only this one pedal boat, on my picture, in use.

Well, the lake was not that large and its banks not that interesting but if you like to excersize musles of your legs... I preferred to walk around the lake.

Theme: Other

European answer to US roller-skating?

I met this kid, on my picture, riding a scooter on a walkway nearby Russian Orthodox church. Scooter has become fashionable mean of transportation among European kids for a few years, right? Is it European answer to American roller-skating?

Equipment: I found "rent a scooter agency" at Laisves gatve (street), close to Russian Orthodox church. I didn't rent it. I thought, I needed XXL size :-).

Price list:
5 min. - 3.00 Lt
10 min. - 5.00 Lt
No customers and hmm... rather expensive transportation as for Lithuania :-).

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Address: Laisves gatve, Druskininkai, Lithuania

Directions: Laisves gatve (street), close to Russian Orthodox church.

Theme: Biking

Even without XXXL T-shirt :-)

I could see two crazy teens (boys) riding a skateboard on specially designated place in Druskininkai. The place (how to call such place in English? skateboard obstacle/course?) was unfenced and looked like free and public. I didn't see any roller blading folks in Druskininkai.

Well, skateboarding originates probably from surfboarding on the beaches of California, USA. Since early 80' roller-skating became much more popular in the USA.

Equipment: Skateboard. XXXL T-shirt highly recommended :-) although not obligatory... look at my picture.

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Directions: On the left side of a road from Druskonis lake to Vijunele lake.

Theme: Extreme Sports

Website: http://www.skatoramps.com/stuff/history.html

For bicycle fans

Excuse, I didn't use bicycle in Lithuania. But in Druskininkai some locals (not many) used to ride a bicycle, not for recreation but just in casual life, to do shopping for example.
There were bike racks in front of some local stores/shops. I saw a few visitors riding a bicycle for recreation as well.

Just in case... there were 55 km of bicycle tracks in Druskininkai and around. Although, generally, there were very few bicycle tracks in Lithuania except in Curonian Split (Baltic coast).

Equipment: Bicycles were available for lease at some sanatoriums/hotels, for example in Egles Sanatorija.

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Address: Egles gatve 1, Druskininkai, LT-4690,

Theme: Biking

Website: http://www.bicycle.lt/lt