Newtown

New Town (Naujamiestis) is a borough to the north of the Old Town, separated by the Dane river. Many of its buildings date to the late 19th century with large residentials, merchants residences, and a few monumental public structures. The borough is spanned south to north by a 3 km long Herkaus Manto street.

This area is spanned south to north by a 1.8-mile long Herkaus Manto street. It begins at Atgimimo square where a gate-like statue symbolizes the unification of Klaipeda region and Lithuania in 1923. The square itself is a product of the Soviet destruction, as many beautiful buildings used to stand here before World War 2, including the imposing Klaipeda Market with a tower. The almost entire northern bank of Dane river is similarly destroyed and built anew. However, the Danes street is still pleasant to stroll because of the views of the old town it affords you.

Here you may find a neo-gothic German Royal Post building (1893) with a large tower. The Clock Museum is located in a former merchant residence nearby but it barely changed since the Soviet rule and it is a far cry from what it would be in case it would stand in the West. There are other beautiful residential buildings. A sculpture park in the east is the Soviet replacement for a Lutheran cemetery. The historic part of Liepu Street ends at the remains of red brick gas cisterns in what once was a 19th-century gas factory.

Old Town

The charming Klaipeda Old Town area has a couple of squares, fountains, and is full of sculptures to explore. This area is characterized by an abundance of beautiful old streets. You can see the age-old buildings and tiny squares, surrounded by flower beds and trees, everywhere. Typical buildings of the old town are small tiled houses, their facades are entwined with vines. At the heart of the historic district is located Theater Square, around which there are several interesting historical and architectural sites. There are some great restaurants and bars in this area as well.

Seaside

While Klaipeda is a port city its downtown boroughs border the Curonian Lagoon rather than the Baltic Sea. Furthermore, even this body of water is sheltered from the urban life by rows of massive port warehouses and stevedoring enterprises.

But Klaipeda has its own beaches and a resort-like atmosphere outside the city center. If you want to sunbathe, swim or just take a walk in a forest you need to visit the suburbs of Smiltyne, Melnrage, Giruliai or Karkle.