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Sports in Kaunas
Sports in Kaunas
Kaunas‘ sports and leisure centres are scattered throughout Kaunas offering swimming pools, sports courts, fields and exercise equipment.
Dariaus ir Girėno Sports Complex, Perkuno str. 5, tel.: 370 37 777 589. Home of FBK Kaunas F.C. and the only large athletics stadium in Lithuania. FBK Kaunas is the most successful football club having won 8 Lithuanian national football championships, 3 Lithuanian Football Cup titles after the restoration independence of Lithuania in 1990. Dariaus and Girėno stadium, located near the Ažuolynas park, is also used as IAAF Accredited Training Centre [mailto: [email protected]] in Kaunas . Stadium capacity is up to 10,000 seats. Sports complex also includes adjacent Kaunas Sports Hall - the largest arena for sports and events of Kaunas at the time of 2009. It is the first arena built in 1939 specially for basketball in Europe. Capacity is 5,000. Nearby is situated the only in Lithuania higher institution of physical education - Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education. Sports complex is accessible by from city center by bus #6,10,21,37 (from K. Donelaicio str.) or #38,43 (from Vytauto av.) or by taxi (be aware, there is a shortage of parking lots near the Dariaus ir Girėno sports center).
Ąžuolynas - Sporto str. 3, tel.:+370 37 301 010; ( ), . Neighbouring to Dariaus ir Girėno sports center, there is a privately owned "Ąžuolynas“ sport center with 8 tennis courts, SPA procedures and a gym available to the public.
Elnias Golf Club - set at Didziosios Lapes settlement, the first golf club in Lithuania, opened in 2000, is famous not only as sports activity, but also as a place where hundreds of deers are kept. Golf club is reachable if going by regional route #232 on the left side of Neris river from Kaunas' Vilijampole district to Zeimiai town.
Žalgiris Sports Club - A. ir J. Gravrogku str. 4; (near the shopping center Molas) tel.+370 37 351 616; +370 604 03177; if the occasion arises, universal sports complex offers 7 tennis courts (including 4 of them under roof), training sessions for fans of yoga, aerobics, basketball and karate. Massage, sauna, and coffee-bar are available. Working hours: Sa, Su 8 AM -8 PM; Mo-Fr 8 AM - 10 PM.
Kaunas Air Club - why not explore Kaunas from the sky? You may order flights and parachute jumps from Kaunas Aeroclub. Flights with small planes or gliders, parachute jumping are available at Kaunas Darius and Girenas airport, accessible from the city central bus or railway station by taxi, bus #6 or minibus #51, 68, 105.
Linija - Taikos av. 44A; One of the oldest wellness center in Kaunas offers swimming zone with pools and saunas, 3 floors of gyms, as well as 2 halls of group exercises. Additional services are available. Open: Mo-Fr 7 AM-10 PM, Sa-Su 9 AM - 9 PM.
Marvele Stud Farm - Marveles str. 199. Tel.+370 688 75206. Located near the western bypass of Kaunas Marveles žirgynas is a good choice for fans of horse-riding. To get the stud farm, from the city center, take a bus #18 or taxi. Working hours: 10 AM - 8 PM. Closed on Mondays.
Notas Tennis Club - Veiveriu str. 151; Situated in Aleksotas, near Darius and Girenas airport, tennis club tenders 6 tennis courts.
Kart Racing Sports Center - Raudondvario str. 105, tel.:+370 671 111 66; ([mailto: [email protected]]), . Situated in the western part of Kaunas, Vilijampole district, Kart Center offers to the public small, open, four-wheeled karts fo leisure as well as for kart racing. Standard price for 10 min. of leisure Tony kart Viper limited to speeds of 37 miles per hour (60 km/h) is 30 LTL (8,7 EUR). For kart racing center there is a kart school open on Sundays. Working hours: Tu-Su 2 PM - 8 PM; closed on Mondays.
Kaunas Yacht Club - M. Gimbutienes str.35; set on the shore of Kaunas Reservoir, near the beautiful Pazaislis park, club offers to rent everything for active water sports leisure - boats, yachts or pedalo; tennis courts, sauna, and conference hall are available. Nearby the comfortable motel Baltosios bures is established.
Legionas Paintball Club - Europos av.34-62; tel.:+370 687 22333; fax.:+370 37 311 809; [mailto: [email protected]] Club offers to play, both for women and men, the paintball - game in which players fight to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint. The club also tender to spend leisure time by playing an airsoft. Both games are played in Kaunas Reservoir Regional Park, in the territory of Kaunas Fortress' 5-th Fort. Standard price for 3-4 hours of paintball is 45 LTL (€13), for airsoft game 60 LTL (€17,4).
Amazon Gym - Laisves aleja, 51A (4th floor, in the courtyard). Working hours: Mo-Fr 8.30 AM - 8/9 PM; Sa-Su 11 AM- 3/3.30 PM.
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