__NOTOC__ Palūšė is a tourist village in the Aukštaitija National Park in eastern

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. It is located south-west of

Ignalina Ignalina (; ) is a city in eastern Lithuania. It is known as a tourist destination in the Aukštaitija National Park. Ignalina is also famous for the now decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in nearby Visaginas. Legend It is said that Ign ...

. The church of Palūšė, built in 1750, is considered to be one of the oldest surviving wooden churches in Lithuania. The church is constructed from wood and was built without using nails, only with saws and axes. It was featured on the one litas banknote. According to the 2011 census, it had 83 residents. Lithuania singer and composer

Mikas Petrauskas Mikas Petrauskas (1873–1937) was a Lithuanian composer and choirmaster best known as the author of the first Lithuanian Birutė (opera), opera ''Birutė'' (1906). He was an elder brother of the singer Kipras Petrauskas. Petrauskas learned to p ...

was born in Palūšė.

Tourism

Palušė is famous for its wooden church. It has around 7 hotels and one dedicated camping. Its second attraction is Lūšiai lake which has a pier for small boats. You can book a tourist boat to take you to ledakalnis. The pier hosts concerts in the summer and the beach of palušė is also a popular place. From there you can take a walk on a botanical path to Meironys. "Palušės piratai" (palušė pirates) is a bar and a shop. "Palušes kopa" used to be a restaurant but now its bankrupt. To get to Palušė you can take a train from Vilnius to Ignalina, and then walk on a paved path to Palušė.

Geography

The village is located on the eastern shore of Lake Lūšiai, 6 km west from the district center, the town of

Notable people

(1873-1937), a Lithuanian organist, singer (tenor), conductor, and teacher.

References

External links

Tourism Centre Palūšė
Resorts in Lithuania Villages in Utena County Wooden churches Resort towns Wooden buildings and structures in Lithuania {{UtenaCounty-geo-stub