“Palanga today is one of the most beautiful resort towns of the USSR. It is located in the west of Lithuania, by the amber Baltic Sea, north of Klaipėda and west of Kretinga. Only during the years of Soviet rule did Palanga become a working people's resort.
Although the Second World War greatly devastated the city, already in 1945 sanatoriums and rest homes began to operate in the area and in the summer of that year more than 8,000 people were resting and being treated here.”
– Politburo propaganda, 1979
Long after the Soviets left the Baltics and the pools dried up, Soviet-era concrete architecture remains decaying. The once-prominent outline of the building's largest windows is now overshadowed by modern resort developments encircling Lino Baseinas in a ring-like formation.
Constructed during Lithuania's Soviet era in 1978, this water recreation park boasted an outdoor pool with slides, two indoor pools, a gym, massage waterfalls, and a sauna.
Since its abandonment in 2008 following the owner's bankruptcy, time and vandalism have taken their toll on the structure. However... unique tiles, striking architecture, and geometric forms still invite exploration.
