Jono Basanavičiaus Street (Lithuanian: Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė) is a central street in Palanga, the most popular and biggest summer resort in Lithuania.[1][2][3] It is named after Jonas Basanavičius, the chairman of the session that adopted the Act of Independence of Lithuania, who personally visited Palanga in 1924.[1][3]
 Jono Basanavičiaus Street in 2017 | |
| Native name | Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė (Lithuanian) |
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| Former name(s) | Tiškevičiaus Street, Tiškevičiaus Boulevard |
| Location | Palanga, Lithuania |
The pedestrian street has many restaurants, coffeehouses, entertainment facilities and lead to the Palanga Pier and Palanga Beach, thus it is exceptionally popular among tourists.[1][4][5]
For the sake of safety of pedestrians, the riding with bicycles and scooters is prohibited in the street in summer (from June 1 to September 1).[6]
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Entrance to the Palanga Pier at the end of the street -
Jūratė and Kastytis Fountain -
Old wooden villa in the street -
Old wooden villa in the street
References
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- ^ a b c "Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė". Palangos turizmo informacijos centras (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Palanga City in Lithuania". Adventures.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Jūros tiltas ir J. Basanavičiaus gatvė". Daytrip.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Poilsiautojų mėgstama Basanavičiaus gatvė – kadaise buvęs smėlingas kelias, kurio pėstieji vengdavo". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Palangos Basanavičiaus gatvė – itin ryški: karštis privertė praeivius išsirengti". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Nepamirškite: J. Basanavičiaus gatvėje vasarą draudžiamas dviračių ir elektrinių paspirtukų eismas". Vakarinė Palanga (in Lithuanian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.