Aukštaitija National Park

Lithuania's first and oldest national park, established in 1974, protects a highland lake district in the northeast of the country with more than 120 interconnected lakes, rivers, and streams navigable by kayak and canoe. The forested hills between the lakes conceal some of Lithuania's oldest pine trees and a number of well-preserved traditional beekeeping apiaries. The park is the least urbanised part of a densely settled country and retains a strong sense of rural highland character.