Palanga surprizes

The projects of immense extent are getting materialized in Palanga.

Palanga has its own ways to surprise the visitors - the resort is boiling with town improvement work.

Drowning in flowers. Just after entering Palanga, one's glance is engaged with a ship of flowers, swashing in a sea of blooms. There are two of them decorated by one and a half thousand flowers. J. Basanavičiaus Street is decorated with a set of flowers in a shape of a dolphin jumping through a hoop. A blooming caption "Myliu Palangą” ("I Love Palanga") on the walkway could not be left unnoticed. There are 14 pyramids of flowers, 3 meters in height, and 12 trees of flowers installed in the town.

Fountains in the Rąžė. Local residents and the visitors walking along J. Basanavičiaus Street are also attracted by floating fountains in the river of Rąžė, each of them reaching 6 meters in height. In order to make the view even more spectacular, the fountains have colorful lighting installed.

Bike path.The reconstruction of a 12 kilometers bike path between Šventoji and Palanga was finished this June. After the reconstruc­tion of Meilės Avenue is finalized, a cycling route between Šventoji and Klaipėda will be set up, providing the fans of active sport with a possibility to do both - exercise and admire the most beautiful places of the Seaside Regional Park. Altogether there are 4 cycling routes in Palanga, reaching the total of 30 kilometers in length.

Novelties in the beach.The famous bridge of Palanga was fundamentally restored: the entire wooden part of the construction was replaced, the metal platforms for the fishermen were changed with galvanized metal, the quays were renewed, and new lighting was assembled.

The Botanical Park. Visited by a vast number of visitors everyday, it is also getting improved. During the process of materializing the first stage of the project "The restoration of the historical part of the botanical parkin Palanga and its adjustment to public needs" the paths, ways and lawns were managed, a part of the watering pluming was reconstructed, and the bridges, stairs to Birutė Hill, the fountain and the Small parterre were renovated. During the second stage, beginning next year, the 3 million litas committed by the European Union are planned to be spent on supporting the banks of the pond, cleaning its bottom, fixing the paths leading to the pond, restoring the fountain and setting up a gate at the central entrance to the park. If a possibility arises, after the end of priority work the small architecture of the park- benches, sculptures, vases and other ornamental attributes - will be fixed.

Streets are under repair. Meilės Avenue is being renewed unrecognizably. During the repair the paving and rain drainage were restored, new lighting was installed, the bike paths were marked. The avenue will also be decorated by new forms of the small architecture: benches, rubbish bins, clocks, bicycle stands. The colours of the street will be chosen in consideration of the colour scale in J. Basanavičiaus Street. The avenue will be restored by the autumn.