On 16th of May Zarasai's history museum celebrated an anniversary. The museum organized an excursion to Stelmužė. It's small vilage near Zarasai and very close to borders of Latvia and Belarus. One old wooden chirch and very old oak (Stelmužės ąžuolas) are situated there.
That place is very famous among lockals and tourists.
The chirch was built without any nail. It's very beautiful. The atmosphere inside is really calm and quiet. It's a good place for meditation.
Oak is also very old. It is about 1500 years. This oak one of the oldest trees around Europe. In 1960 Stelmužė oak was declared a natural monument and included in the number of protected sites in Lithuania. Oak height is 23 meters! It's empty inside.The oak has one legend. One soldier run away from Napoleon's army. He hid inside of the oak during one frozen night. He dead. His body was found only after years.
Also administration of the museum organized a concert for their guests. It was a concert of classical music. The musicians played a different melodies from Bach and Chaikovsky to Piazzolla. To tell the truth I don't like classical music so much but I really liked that small concert cause it wasn't be so boring. The programm was very difference and interesting. I enjoed it very much! I'm planning to go Stelmuže again!
Oak in Stelmužė
