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Jono Basanavičiaus Street, Palanga
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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]
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![]() Jono Basanavičiaus Street in 2017 | |
Native name | Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė (Lithuanian) |
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Former name(s) | Tiškevičiaus Street, Tiškevičiaus Boulevard |
Location | Palanga, Lithuania |
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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]