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You will visit the Church of St. John the Baptist of Pasvalys, you will hear the history of this church, which is the fourth one already, how it looked in the 18th-20th centuries. Special attention is paid to the paintings of the church, you will get a closer look at the sculptures of saints as well as carvings of God and angels. After leaving the church, you will stop at the monument to the partisans who died for the freedom of Lithuania, visit the graves of the priests in the cemetery of Pasvalys Church, stop at the bellfry, where you…

The cemetery on P. Avižonis (formerly Kapų) street was closed in 1949. In the very center of the city of Pasvalys, they are surrounded by tall old trees and colonies of black rooks. People rarely come here unless invited by a tour guide… By telling you about the people buried here, we will introduce you to the history of the past centuries, and the surviving photos will help you to imagine better how things looked in the past. We will remember the famous Vileišiai family, born in the village of Mediniai, professor ophthalmologist Petras Avižonis and his relatives, the famous…

You will visit the former synagogue, where the bima, arched windows, doors, women’s prayer place, and outer walls have been preserved. While travelling through the streets of the city of Pasvalys, we will tell you about the buildings that belonged to the Jews, Palėvenė Street, where the ghetto, that held almost 1,500 Jews, was established. You will be able to imagine what a difficult time it was and consider a person’s place and options in the face of a threat – rescue or betray. We will stop at the building where the Jewish elementary school used to operate. The tour…

After getting acquainted with the exhibition dedicated to the book smugglers of the region – “interrogation of booksellers” and “competition of gendarmes”.

Acquainting with the exposition, the monument to the professor, and visit to the homestead. 

Acquainting with the exposition, the monument to Vileišiai family in the village of Mediniai (if visitors have their own transport), and a visit to the cemetery.

Acquainting with the exposition, excursion to the city center, excursion to Avižonis pits (if visitors have their own transport), park, and the Valley of Crosses.

During the tour, we will present Bronius Krivickas, the author born in the land of Pasvalys – one of the greatest poets of the greatness and tragedy of Lithuania’s armed resistance to the Soviet occupation, who was destined to be born and live in a tragic period, when thousands of Lithuanians were condemned to suffering, pain, and early death. Visitors will get to know the exposition and to read the poet’s works.