Bistrampolis Manor is of archaeological, historical and landscape value. The manor site has existed since the late 15th century. From the late 17th century until 1940 the manor belonged to the Bistram family, which is linked to famous people: their relative was Henryk Sienkiewicz, who gathered material and wrote his famous Polish trilogy at the manor: 1. "With Fire and Sword" (1883–1884), 2. "The Deluge" (1884–1886), 3. "Sir Michael" (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1887–1888). The manor is therefore significant for Polish culture and is often visited by Polish tourists. Three of its owners, as generals, fought in the Battle of Borodino on the Russian side, so the manor is also linked to Russian culture. The founder of the Lithuanian branch of the Bistram family was Jan Kazimierz Bistram, a courtier of King Władysław IV. His son Jan Ewald acquired a farmstead in 1695, then called Barklainiai, which from the second half of the 18th century came to be called Bistrampolis. The Bistrams owned the manor until 1940. It was then nationalised and later abandoned and fell into decay. The palace that survives today was built in 1850. It is a two-storey classicist building on a rectangular plan. The main façade is adorned with a four-column portico raised to the first floor above a three-arched porch. The ground floor held guest rooms, while the whole right-hand side was occupied by a large hall. The first floor was for receptions, with larger and smaller salons, a dining room, a study and a library. The owners had collected 2,000 books, a rich family archive and a collection of works of art. Ten other buildings of the manor ensemble have also survived, the oldest dating from 1820. Around them lie a large park planted from the early 19th century, three ponds and a cemetery. In 1997 the manor was handed over to the Cathedral of Christ the King in Panevėžys. The new owners did not look after it, and the park and buildings deteriorated. Since 2003 the manor has been cared for, maintained and restored by the public institution "Jaunimo integracijos galimybių centras" (Youth Integration Opportunities Centre). With the centre's own efforts and funds, historical, architectural, polychrome and park studies were carried out and a reconstruction project for the central palace was prepared. The road to the manor was asphalted, car parks were built, the ponds were cleaned and the park was tidied up. The Bistrampolis Festival, now a tradition, is held here. Restoration of the manor began in June 2007. In this first stage the façades of the central palace were renovated and the icehouse was rebuilt, now housing a tourist information centre and a museum; a book-smuggling museum was set up in the former manor power station, its centrepiece being the cross under which Jurgis Bielinis, the patriarch of the book smugglers, died on 17 January 1918. The park pavilion and part of the park were also restored: the area was planted with greenery and flower beds of up to 400 m² were laid out, and engineering systems were installed – outdoor water supply, outdoor sewage and treatment facilities, outdoor power networks and lighting, outdoor lanterns – while the manor gates were rebuilt and car parks built. In the second stage of the restoration, planned for 2008, the remaining buildings were to be restored, the central palace fitted out and a sculpture park created to commemorate the most important events in the manor's history: – the 1863 uprising; – the fact that the Nobel Prize-winning writer Henryk Sienkiewicz lived and wrote at the manor, gathering material for his historical novel "The Deluge"; – the book-smuggling period. Once this stage was completed, the central palace opened its doors at the end of 2008, with a restaurant, a hotel and conference and banquet halls. In summer 2009 the approaches to the manor and the park were adorned with an ensemble of wooden sculptures commemorating historical events, reminding visitors of the history and culture of the region. At the end of 2008 another stage of restoration began: a project funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, "Restoration of the former stud farm of the Bistrampolis manor estate and its adaptation for conferences and tourist information". In mid-2010 the former stud farm opened to visitors as a modern concert and conference hall seating up to 400. The new hall is versatile and easily adapted for conferences, seminars and receptions, with modern lighting and sound equipment. It is the largest and most modern hall in Panevėžys district, a distinctive space that has kept relics of the old interior. In July 2010 the last project funded by the EU Structural Funds began: restoration of the carriage house of the Bistrampolis manor complex and its adaptation as a hotel. When this stage was completed, a two-star hotel with a spa – a sauna and a hot tub – opened in the carriage house in mid-2011. In 2011–2013 the former manor stables were restored. In May 2013 a renovated, modern 8-stall stable opened. Horses live there, and visitors are welcome to go riding. Bistrampolis Manor is the largest heritage site in Panevėžys County chosen for revival.