Kaunas, Lithuania · Europe
Jonava is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Karmėlava, 32km from Kaunas Castle.
Jonava is in Kaunas, Lithuania, with about 26,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Karmėlava, about 18 km away.
Jonava () is the ninth largest city in Lithuania with a population of c. 30,000.
It is located in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, 30 km (19 mi) north east of Kaunas, the second-largest city in Lithuania. It is served by Kaunas International Airport. Achema, the largest fertilizer factory in the Baltic states, isRead more
located nearby the city.
The city is sometimes called "the capital of midsummer holiday" (Lithuanian: Joninės). Thousands of locals and visitors annually celebrate the midsummer festival in Jonava. Each year during the midsummer holiday Jonava is declared a one-day 'Republic of Johns' (Lithuanian: Jonų Respublika). The Jonava's Republic of Johns has thousands of citizens not only from Lithuania, but also from many foreign countries (e.g. Poland, Croatia, Austria, Mexico, Italy, United States, etc.). Only those who provide documents proving that their names are John (Lithuanian: Jonas) or Janina are eligible to apply for the citizenship of the Republic of Johns.
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Within an hour or so of Jonava: Pažaislis Monastery (28 km), Ninth Fort (30 km), Kaunas Castle (32 km), Nemuno Žiedas (41 km).
Jonava is in Kaunas, Lithuania, about 18 km from Karmėlava.
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landmark
Lithuania's largest monastery ensemble and its finest Italian Baroque work, built from 1662 on a wooded peninsula in the Kaunas Reservoir: hexagonal church, frescoed cupola, and a summer music festival in the courtyards.
28 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Tsarist fortress on Kaunas's outskirts used as a Nazi killing site, now a memorial and museum with a large concrete monument.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
A 14th-century Gothic castle guarding the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers at the edge of Kaunas Old Town: the first stone castle in Lithuania and a handy stop on the Vilnius–Klaipėda run.
32 km · about 35 min drive
racetrack
Lithuania's oldest circuit, built in 1960 near Kaunas and the venue for Soviet-era championship racing. Still hosts the 1000km endurance race, the biggest motorsport event in the Baltics.
41 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
UNESCO-listed complex of five medieval hillforts above the Neris valley, Lithuania's first capital, with a car park and museum.
42 km · about 50 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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