In Antazavė, on the northern shore of Lake Zalvė, stands a neoclassical manor palace that once belonged to the famous Plater family. The brick manor house was built at the end of the 18th century, commissioned by Countess Kunigunda Platerowa and designed by the architect Antoni Nagłowski. She also commissioned two outbuildings, a church, a rectory, an almshouse and an inn. Sources have survived about the large, interesting and rebellious family of the Counts Plater: about Tadeusz and his son Michał, who was conscripted into the army, and about Emilia Plater, who distinguished herself in the 1831 uprising, the daughter of the young Count Franciszek Ksawery Plater and Anna von Mohl of Imbradas. It was at Antazavė Manor that Emilia Plater signed a declaration on 25 March 1831 announcing her decision to join the insurgents. Over its long history the manor saw many changes of ownership: the Platers, the Ledóchowskis, the von Ropps and the Wojnarowskis. During the Soviet occupation it housed a school and later a children's home. Liudvika Ropaitė (Ludwiga von Ropp) came from Antazavė Manor; she was the first to translate Grimms' Fairy Tales from German into Lithuanian, publishing the book in 1908 under the pen name Senelė. Most of the manor complex has survived to this day: not only the main palace but also fragments of the farmhands' quarters, a granary, a cowshed, a threshing barn, a 5-hectare park and ponds. In front of the palace a parterre has survived, with paths and plantings typical of a geometric layout. The manor is gradually being renovated and adapted for various cultural activities. During the renovation of the palace, old wall decorations, the old cellar stairs and other interior details were uncovered. Today the manor houses the Antazavė Area Public History Museum, which displays archival and memorial material about the families who owned the manor and the history of the Church of Divine Providence and its parish. The museum's founder, Stanislava Kirailytė, spent fifteen years collecting the material kept in the museum. The palace is also home to the Zarasai Area Traditional Crafts Centre, with woodcarving, weaving and pottery workshops and craft demonstrations. Here you can learn about the crafts of Aukštaitija, try them yourself, gain new experience and see unique works by folk artists and craftspeople. The centuries-old walls of Antazavė Manor will help you sense the spirit of several eras that has soaked into them, and also get a close look at the luxurious, though not very happy, lives of its owners, as well as learn more about the rich history of the area and the crafts and way of life of its people.