Tyszkiewicz Counts' Alley

Created more than 120 years ago by Count Józef Tyszkiewicz (Juozapas Tiškevičius), this authentic alley was Palanga's first park and the resort centre of its day. Today the alley, made for strolling, runs from the Kurhaus to Kęstučio Street, and along the way you can drop in at the Palanga Concert Hall and take part in various events. Loved by locals and visitors alike, the Tyszkiewicz Counts' Alley has become a popular place for walks and dates. The reconstructed alley seems to take you back in time – this public space breathes the spirit of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The renewed alley is the people of Palanga's thank-you to the Tyszkiewicz counts, the founders of the resort. So it is no coincidence that the alley is decorated with two sculptural compositions: the bronze sculptures "Countess Antonina Zofia Łącka-Tyszkiewicz" and "Count Feliks Tyszkiewicz". Together the two sculptures form a single work that links the part of the alley lying within the protected heritage area of the Palanga Kurhaus. They were created by sculptor Klaudijus Pūdymas and architect Snieguolė Stripinienė. The sculptural compositions are linked by a decorative stainless steel strip in the paving, engraved with the Tyszkiewicz family motto repeated in Latin and Lithuanian: "Deligas quem diligas" – "Choose whom you love". The alley is also decorated with original retro-style lamps, paving and small architectural features. Another highlight of the alley is the historic gate with carved decoration, rebuilt by Kęstučio Street, which traditionally signified that holidaymakers were welcomed and invited to visit the Kurhaus built at the Tyszkiewicz resort. According to material collected by researchers of old Palanga's history, the carved wooden gate was built following Richard Dorschfeldt's collection of illustrations "Holzbauten der Gegenwart" (Contemporary Wooden Buildings), published in Stuttgart in 1901. Historians believe this album was the main source for the design of the wooden structure known as the Palanga resort gate.