Pakruojis Manor
Pakruojo dvaras
One of Lithuania's largest manor complexes, with more than twenty classical buildings along a river, offering accommodation and a winter light festival.
Pakruojis Manor was founded in the eighteenth century and has more than twenty surviving buildings, including the classicist main house, a watermill, stables, and a stone bridge, spread along the Kruoja River. It is one of the best-preserved manor complexes in Lithuania. Today it is a visitor complex with exhibitions, restaurants, and a hotel; historical events are held in summer, and the winter light festival draws large crowds. Admission varies with the event season. It is about 35 km from Šiauliai, roughly 40 minutes by car, and the nearby wooden Jewish synagogue in Pakruojis is also worth a visit.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–18:00 (extended during festival season)
Nearby sights
- Hill of Crosses
- Cat Museum
- Lake Talša
- Chaim Frenkel Villa
- Sundial Square
- Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
- Vilniaus Street
- Bicycle Museum