About the place

Giruliai seems almost made for a family holiday. This small settlement in the northern part of Klaipėda welcomes visitors with the sound of the sea and the company of green forests. Nature here is especially beautiful and generous – a botanical-zoological reserve has been established in the area.

In the 19th century, sand dunes still stretched across this area until the Prussian authorities decided to plant them with pine trees. Later, merchants were allowed to establish bathing facilities and local residents to rent out summer houses. Today, it is one of Klaipėda’s favourite beaches, especially among families with children. Giruliai can be reached by bicycle, bus or even train – just seven minutes from the city centre. A paved path leads across the dunes to the beach, and the beach itself is spacious and welcoming to everyone: there are cafés, a lifeguard station, changing cabins and a wooden viewing platform where it is especially pleasant to watch the sunset in the evening.

If you want more impressions, continue to the spectacular Dutchman’s Cap, explore the remains of the “Memel-Nord” battery or visit the unique old cemetery of Karklė village by the sea.

Anyone who has spent a summer in Giruliai knows that it is more than a beach. It is a place where every day begins with the songs of the sea and ends with toys forgotten in the sand and some of the most precious memories in your collection of experiences.