Zarasai
This small town in northeastern Lithuania set among four named lakes — Zarasas, Zarasaitis, Baltas, and Griežtas — with a café and restaurant scene in its compact centre and water sports facilities on the water's edge. Summer brings music festivals including Mėnuo Juodaragis and Roko naktys. The town holds a 19th-century Catholic church, an Orthodox church, and the surviving building of a synagogue that stood until 1941, alongside a regional museum and the directorate of Gražutė Regional Park.
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- Population6,051
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 8.5 km5.3 mi
Nearest airports
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Zarasai: quick answers
Where is Zarasai?
Zarasai is in Lithuania, about 24 km15 miles in a straight line from Daugavpils.
How do you get to Zarasai?
The nearest airport is Panevėžys (PNV), about 2 hr 15 min away by road. The nearest train station is Turmantas, about 22 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Zarasai?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -4°C25°F. The wettest month is August, with about 85 mm3.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Zarasai?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 3 restaurants, 5 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Zarasai?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Utena, Užpaliai and Daugailiai.