Workation in Lithuania: from birdhouses to monasteries

Work at a manor

Paliesius Manor (Ignalina District) is ideal for the health-conscious, being home to Paliesius Clinic, dedicated to helping people that have issues with blood pressure, diabetes, body weight, heart disease, and chronic fatigue, as well as those seeking a healthier lifestyle. Here, you can also enjoy unlimited bike rides and Nordic walking sessions.

Other benefits: a restaurant serving Aukštaitija Region’s traditional dishes, a park with a fountain that doesn’t freeze over in winter, and a concert hall that hosts classical music performances. Paliesius Manor also offers several on-demand educational programmes, the most popular of which is the roll cake-making workshop.

If you’re interested in Ignalina and its environs, the local Tourism Information Centre recommends visiting the St. John the Baptist Church in Mielagėnai Village, which looks remarkably similar to the Vilnius Cathedral, as well as the city’s historical street villages: Mėčionys, Guntauninkai, Senosios Katinautiškės, and Kukutėnai.

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Vineyards, a green park, and a neo-Baroque manor – this is the view you’ll see out the window if you choose a workation in the workshop of Zypliai Manor (Šakiai Region). The manor’s recently opened hotel has 12 rooms, all of which are equipped with places for work, and extends its Wi-Fi coverage to the park. And more civilization is just around the corner! A small grocery store is located within a 6 min. drive from the hotel, and the town of Šakiai can be reached in about 10 min.

Another advantage of Zypliai Manor to workationers is the restaurant Kuchmistrai, which serves dishes favoured by noblemen of days past. You can even book a whole feast! With their laptops off, visitors can stroll along the manor’s aristocratic paths winding round its 21 hectare park, visit Sudargas hillforts, Lithuania’s only river-street in Vaguva, the Čekauskai Museum of Ethnography in Lekėčiai, Frog House in Lukšiai, or enjoy some wakeboarding at the recently opened Apolo Wake Park right next to Šakiai.

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The 19th c. Burbiškis Manor in Anykščiai features such renovated historical spaces as the Cigar Lounge, Master and Mistress bedrooms, and several halls. The manor has a restaurant and a SPA zone, and it caters to workationers and their pets alike.

After work, guests can enjoy an outdoor fireplace, a picnic area, multiple play rooms, walking tours, and fishing. The Horse Museum is located 11 km, and Rubikiai Lake – 1.5 km away.

For more on workations in Burbiškis Manor – follow this link.

Turn your workation into a spacation

Lithuanian resorts might hold the key to staying fresh in one’s job. “Work's not going anywhere, so why not take it somewhere… like a forest?,” says the team behind the SPA Vilnius Anykščiai hotel, which promotes work-life balance. It even offers a special workation programme (OfiSPA), complete with a full schedule, that blocks time not only for deep work, but also for naps and breaks spent on a massage table.

Grill BBQ grills, enjoy a cosy terrace, and a garden. Book an aerobics class or go cycling – or even order a themed dinner. And don’t miss the chance to explore the beautiful Anykščiai Grove – a forest that inspired many poets and artists.

For more on workations in SPA Vilnius Anykščiai – follow this link.

How does a productive workweek in Lithuania’s oldest spa town Druskininkai sound to you? Endless coffee and tea refills, printing services, and dedicated rest areas – these are just some of the benefits Tech Spa offers to workationers. Swap the four walls of their home or office for inspiring, cosy spaces designed for living and working in the beautiful natural surroundings of Druskininkai.

Mixing work with pleasure, you’ll be able to enjoy tasting dinners, hikes, yoga classes, a swimming pool and sauna, an escape room, and other fun resort activities.

For more on workations in Tech Spa – click this link.

Walking Diplomacy is a concept born during the pandemic, which encourages people to have their business meetings while walking or hiking. It first caught on in Birštonas, which started offering special B2B walking routes appropriate for both short and long meetings. Workationers are also greatly welcome in many of the resort’s hotels, sanatoriums, and rural tourism establishments, such as Eglės Sanatorija (Birštonas).

Vytautas Jurgis Meška Park and Nemumas River – these are the views you’ll get to rest your eyes on during breaks from the screen. The sanatorium features a library, numerous conference rooms, a film theatre, several gyms, a self-service laundry, a vision centre, a beauty salon, multiple shops, a rooftop terrace, and an EV charging station, as well as catering and childcare services.

During their time off work, guests can enjoy therapeutic procedures, an amber SPA, EV and guided tours, educational activities, orienteering games, cultural events, boating, canoeing, wakeboarding, fishing, flights in a hot-air balloon, cycling, and horse riding.

For more on workations in Eglės Sanatorija – follow this link.

Located in Birštonas, LAJOS introduces itself as a hotel tailored specifically to workations, combining natural tranquility, excellent food, professional meeting rooms, and a modern work environment.

In addition to 32 suites, LAJOS also offers a co-working space, restaurant, state-of-the-art event venue, and a recreation zone. All of the hotel’s spaces are perfectly suited both for short rest and remote work. Thanks to its location, as soon as the day’s work is done, guests can easily reach the coast of River Nemunas and enjoy its resort infrastructure to their hearts’ content.

LAJOS also offers Mind SPA – perfect for mindful rest and rejuvenation – as well as sound therapy, breathing, meditation, yoga, and pilates classes. These take place in small groups designed for different physical fitness levels, thereby ensuring maximum stress relief, improvement of concentration, and overall wellbeing and sense of balance.

For more on workations in Lajos – follow this link.

Office in a tree and other offers in the countryside

The owners of Varėna Treehouse (Varėna District) promise their guests a wild yet comfortable adventure. This oasis of peace is perfect for work that demands great concentration. Afterwards, you can dive into a hot outdoor ofuro tub, go down Merkys River on a paddleboard, and visit the ruins of the utopian Republic of Paulava or the farmstead Grikucis, famous for its education activities.

For more on workations in Varena Treehouse – follow this link.

The farmstead Brazylija (Rokiškis District), located on a peninsula of Dviragis Lake, offers stays not just in rooftop terrace-sporting summer houses and pygmy huts (10m² in size), but also in tree houses endearingly called Birdhouses. Their 40m2 double rooms include a king-size bed, kitchenette, lake views, and a rest area under the house.

Escape the hustle and bustle of the world in a lakeside meditation cabin and enjoy water activities: from sauna in a tree, water tubs, hydrocycling, speedboating, and water skiing to sailing in a catamaran, surfing, kayaking, and canoeing. There’s no shortage of opportunities for active leisure either: basketball, football, volleyball, and outdoor tennis. There’s even a playroom for kids. The farmstead also provides catering services.

For more on workations in Brazylija – click this link.

An authentic farmstead ensemble and deer park in traditional Aukštaitija style. This is what the entertainment, recreation, and accommodation complex Sodeliškių Dvaro Sodyba (Biržai District) offers to workationers. Here, in addition to being daily treated to tea and coffee, laptop warriors can use printing services and enjoy some variety during work, migrating between the outdoor terrace, conference room, and SPA zone.

After work, hop in a swimming pool, whirlpool tub, outdoor gym and ping-pong, darts, visits to the Open-Air Museum of Lithuania and the Museum of Ancient Technology, hydrocycling, animal therapy (the farmstead is home to red and fallow deer, mouflons, alpacas, and other domestic animals), the interactive app-game Actionbound, which introduces the farmstead’s environment, and the on-demand educational breadmaking programmes Grain Journey and Starting the MIll. Nearby, guests will also find the Kirkilai Observation Tower, a family amusement park, multiple sinkholes, and a sheep farm with woolen yurts. The lovely town of Biržai, known for its castle, is located 12 km away.

Form more on workations in Sodeliškių Dvaro Sodyba – follow this link.

The modern, organic farm called Farmer’s Circle (Ukmergė District) offers teams of workationers an Office in Nature. It features a private meeting room with a terrace (<30 people), a multi-purpose venue for group activities and creative workshops (<200 people), accommodation (<45 people), a restaurant serving garden to table dishes, and an outdoor amphitheatre.

Guests can also order a tour round the farm, which includes tastings, visiting farm animals, and cooking lessons with a chef.

For more on workations at the farm – follow this link.

Remote work among monastery walls

The former Dominican monastery in Liškiava (Varėna District) dates back to the 18th c. In 1999, a part of its church and monastery ensemble was turned over to the public body Liškiavos Kultūros Centras, which opened these historical premises to people wishing to work or rest there. Today, it can host up to 69 people, and offers catering services, and on-demand tours.

The late-Baroque Church of the Holy Trinity is the ensemble’s crown jewel. It houses a 19th c. organ played by Konstantinas Čiurlionis, father of the famous artist M. K. Čiurlionis. Next to the monastery guests will also find the Liškiava hamlet, Nemunas River, several forests, and the revamped Liškiava hillfort. Druskininkai is located 8 km, and Merkinė town – 15 km from the monastery, which itself is in the Dzūkija National Park.

For more on workations in Liškiava Monastery – follow this link.

A hotel in a running monastery is a rare sight. Known for their special energy, they’re ideal for those seeking focus and tranquility. The wellness complex Monte Pacis, located in Pažaislis Monastery (Kaunas), is where the famous Lithuanian writer Kristina Sabaliauskaitė discovered her muse and wrote her books.

Here, you can stay in authentic Baroque numbers, and try Baroque era dishes paired with wine made by the monks themselves. Guests can also visit the romantic outdoor library, sitting in Linden Alley, and go on a tour round the monastery to learn about the history of Camaldolese hermits. The UNESCO-protected Downtown Kaunas is just a 15-minute drive away, and the beach is right by the ensemble.

For more on workations in Pažaislis Monastery – click this link.

Offers in major cities: sleep capsule or 1930s villa?

Most hotels in major Lithuanian cities cater to workationers by offering them special packages.

The Vilnius Grand Resort is the perfect opportunity to blast off into space and give one’s self to work and leisure 100%. The special package WorkSPAtion includes unlimited swimming pool, sauna, and SPA visits. For the comfort of work-life balancers, early arrivals start at 10AM, and late departures – at 6PM.

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Kaunas IN recommends visitors to stay in chain hotels like Moxy and Radisson Hotel, but to also consider a night at authentic 1930s villas characterised by their special atmosphere and gorgeous interiors that have been renovated with great precision. These villas, opened in Žaliakalnis and Šilas Heath as part of the Kaunas – European Capital of Culture 2022 programme, offer Art Deco-inspired rooms, private terraces, and gardens.

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The advantage of workationing in Klaipėda is its proximity to the sea, which might be why the port city is crowned the country’s remote work capital. Located just 4 km from the sea, Light House Coworking | Coliving is one of Lithuania’s most modern coworking spaces featuring integrated accommodation services in the country’s first sleep capsules and lofts, micro offices, meditation and meeting rooms, and a private gym.

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Romantic Boutique & SPA, a hotel in Panevėžys, offers its workationing guests free relaxation in its sports and wellness centre, including a swimming pool and sauna, as well as free consultations with massage therapists regarding therapeutic and individual procedures and massages. Individual massage and wellness programmes are available on demand.

The hotel also has an EV charging station and a bicycle rental (free to all guests). After-work activities in Panevėžys include visiting the artistic glass studio Glasremis, Baisiogala Manor, Skaistakalnis Park, Ekranas Lagoon Path, and Pašiliai Bison Park.

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Coworking spaces without overnight stays: makeshift offices in a railway station, ship terminal, and hammock

TEMA Galerija, located right next to the Curonian Lagoon, is one of the most attractive coworking spaces offering daytime offices without overnight accommodation. Strolling round the former shipyard territory, renovated according to adaptive reuse principles, you can meditate on passing boats, watch the sunset on a rooftop terrace, enjoy the distinct Berlin atmosphere of the bar zone Kiemas, or explore the Old Town and Senoji Perkėla located just minutes away.

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A shopping centre in Gediminas Ave., right in the heart of the city (Workland G9), a defunct 19th c. hospital complex (Vilnius Tech Park), a library (Coworking Space of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania) – these are just some of the locations in Vilnius that feature coworking spaces. When looking for one most suited to your needs, make sure to consider not just neighbourhood, but also additional services: electric scooters, bicycles, children’s playrooms, kitchens, 24/7 operation…

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Easily accessible from Vilnius by train, Šiaurės Stotis (North Station) is a new coworking space, located in Švenčionėliai Railway Station. Its 20 work places are up for rent for a day or a month – it’s all up to you. The whole space is divided into several zones: living room, work space, and multiple meeting rooms and administrative premises. The station itself was one of the first buildings in Švenčionėliai, erected way back in the 19th c. Inside the coworking space, guests can explore its authentic wall fragments, mosaics, and floor, which have remained largely unchanged.

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“If you can work from anywhere, why not do it by the sea?” is the question posed by 3o – Out of Office. Its team has been providing coworking spaces in Palanga for years now, located in the culture bar Kablys: Jūra. Kultūra, as well as outdoors, e.g., in the nearby pine forest, where guests are offered individual hammocks. Those looking to do some more heavy-duty work can also book a package that includes overnight accommodation.

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Information prepared on the basis of materials provided by the national tourism promotion agency Lithuania Travel and tourism information centres.