Palanga is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, the capital of Palanga city municipality. Situated on the shore of the Baltic Sea it's the busiest Lithuanian summer resort with beautiful sand beaches (18 km long and in some places about 300 m wide), dunes and an unspoilt natural environment.(External Link) Myth According to a legend, there was a pagan shrine at the foot of a hill during the 14th century. That shrine was where a beautiful priestess named Birutė used to light ceremo… (More on Palanga)