It is hard to imagine Palanga without its pier – a place that draws everyone who comes to the country's largest resort. From the pier there is a wonderful view of the dunes, the golden beach and the boundless expanse of the sea. Here you can listen to the roar of the sea and the cries of the gulls, and in the evening settle comfortably on the benches and, with the people dear to you, enjoy the last rays of the sun setting into the sea. At the end of the 19th century the Tyszkiewicz counts, who owned Palanga, decided to build a landing stage for ships that would carry bricks made at the counts' brickworks. The landing stage was built in 1884–1888, and the ship "Phoenix" sailed from it to Klaipėda and Liepāja. Later, when brick exports did not pay off, the ship began carrying passengers. However, after storms the landing stage would silt up with sand, and in time it was understood that the pier was unsuitable for shipping. From 1892 the pier became a favourite place for walks. Time, waves and wind took their toll on the structure, so in 1998 a new pier on concrete piles was built; it is 470 metres long. In 1961 the sculpture "Jūratė and Kastytis" (sculptor N. Gaigalaitė), which has become another symbol of the resort, was placed in the square by the pier.