Jono Basanavičiaus Street, Palanga

Jono Basanavičiaus Street (Lithuanian: Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė) is a central street in Palanga, the most popular and biggest summer resort in Lithuania.[1][2][3] It is named after Jonas Basanavičius, the chairman of the session that adopted the Act of Independence of Lithuania, who personally visited Palanga in 1924.[1][3]

Jono Basanavičiaus Street
Jono Basanavičiaus Street in 2017
Native nameJono Basanavičiaus gatvė (Lithuanian)
Former name(s)Tiškevičiaus Street,
Tiškevičiaus Boulevard
LocationPalanga, Lithuania

The pedestrian street has many restaurants, coffeehouses, entertainment facilities and lead to the Palanga Pier and Palanga Beach, thus it is exceptionally popular among tourists.[1][4][5]

For the sake of safety of pedestrians, the riding with bicycles and scooters is prohibited in the street in summer (from June 1 to September 1).[6]

References
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  1. "Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė". Palangos turizmo informacijos centras (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. "Palanga City in Lithuania". Adventures.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  3. "Jūros tiltas ir J. Basanavičiaus gatvė". Daytrip.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  4. "Poilsiautojų mėgstama Basanavičiaus gatvė – kadaise buvęs smėlingas kelias, kurio pėstieji vengdavo". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  5. "Palangos Basanavičiaus gatvė – itin ryški: karštis privertė praeivius išsirengti". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  6. "Nepamirškite: J. Basanavičiaus gatvėje vasarą draudžiamas dviračių ir elektrinių paspirtukų eismas". Vakarinė Palanga (in Lithuanian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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