Sunny Nights started with a historical building - a 19th-century state coaching inn. Built on the highway between Riga and Königsberg, its purpose was to serve the needs of travellers. This is where fresh horses were provided, carriages repaired and wheels greased. The place where one could get food, drink, and rest on his way. When we bought the house, it was quite clear to us that its purpose will remain unchanged. After long and careful restoration, we opened the inn's doors to all travellers-by. Also we added some extras of our own: pitches for campers and tents, gazebos and rest areas, shared kitchens and bathrooms, benches and hammocks. And so the campsite was born.
We have explored the world a lot before this place came into being, travelling on foot, by bike or by campervan. Now we travel less ourselves, but we get visitors from all over the world. Pilgrims, bikers, hikers. Everyone feels at home here. We understand our guests, we know their needs. We try to help in any way we can. We create a friendly atmosphere. We don't have strict rules.
We're on your way - just drop in.
Sunny Nights is a campsite, a homestead, a garden, travelers community space, artists' residency, spot for events & gatherings and a DIFFERENT life experience in one. We are in Northern Lithuania, between the border of Šiauliai and Latvia, where a hundred years ago there was a stop and rest place for those traveling on the international E77 road with horse chariot It was a post office (Karaulka). Also, the name Sunny Nights stands for a non-profit music festival that has been held on the campsite for the second decade.
We have been creating the well-being of this place for more than twenty years. We have allocated one hectare for the tourist activities, which includes places for campers and tents, a renovated historic horse postal house and a two more houses, as well as other buildings: reception, shared kitchen, terrace, gazebos, bathrooms, etc. The rest of the plot is our farm, where we practice natural horticulture, plant trees, produce herbal teas and natural incense, host volunteers from various countries and organise workshops and events...
ROOMS. We rent rooms in the Big House (13bedd) and the Small House (6 beds) and Happy Hippy Cabin (3 beds). It is possible to book the whole house or only the rooms. (Happy Hippy Cabin is an exeption). Big and Small houses have shared/private kitchens and toilets, showers.
Guests of the house can use the camping shower and toilet building too. Happy Hippy Cabin has a private WC/shower. Kitchen available at Reception kitchen.
SITES FOR CAMPERS AND TENTS. We have about 15 camper parking spaces. Tents can be set up on the grass in the apple orchard; there are places in the sun and shade, with and without tables. Guests of the campsite have access to electricity, there are shared showers and toilets, washing machine, kitchen, wi-fi area, lounge, small information center. Camping service (grey/black water disposal, drinking water station)
We only accept guests during the warm season, from May to the end of September. Our reception is open from 8 am to 8 pm. We are waiting for campers and pilgrims, we also can rent the territory for various camps and educations. Pets are allowed in the camping area, as long as they are good with other people and animals (we have cats). There are restrictions on pets in the rooms - please ask in advance.
There is no age limit for guests.
We do not usually provide meals at the campsite. However, if necessary, we can cook and share family handmade meals (dumplings, pancakes, etc.), as well as offer coffee, tea. Reservation needed. We can usually offer this from May 1st to the end of September.
At the campsite, everyone eats wherever they want. We have a lot to choose from: you can sit in a large gazebo, at a long table with other guests; or join friends on the terrace. Hide in the gardens under the apple trees, or enjoy solitude in a secluded corner. In the evening, everyone can join by a bonfire - a place and time when the most beautiful friendships begin.
There are also various options for cooking. The large house and smaller one have their own kitchens, the remaining guests can use the camping’s shared kitchen in Reception. You will find two rural food shops a few hundred meters away in Gatauciai and Zakų ūkis farm shop 1.5 km away. Supermarkets in Joniškis to Norfa or Maxima 10km away. You will also find catering facilities if the need arises.
<b> What do we offer our guests to do? </b>
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<b>-We rent bicycles. There is a convenient bicycle path from our homestead to Joniškis.</b>
<b>-We organise various workshops (Nature Art Workshops)</b>
<b>-Herb fermentation workshop</b>
<b>- Sauna for 6 </b>- 100 m from the campsite there is a pond with a sandy beach, volleyball court. There are hammocks and swings in the garden. Education and ceremonies are held in the homestead, Rasa and Žolinė are celebrated, and camps for children and adults are held (you can find information about the events on our social networks).
- For hiking enthusiasts, we recommend exploring the surroundings of Žiemgala by bike or on foot. We especially recommend the Žagarė Regional Park with the Mūša Tyrel Cognitive Trail. It is the longest known educational boardwalk in the wetlands, included in the Lithuanian Record Book (8 km).
- we are the second place to stay on the Camino Lituano road - 500 km through Lithuania - so the marked route of the pilgrim road leads from Žagarė to us, and from us - the road continues towards Pakruojis. This road is suitable for the elderly and cyclists.
- for those who visit our surroundings for the first time, it will be interesting to visit the Hill of Crosses (one of the most famous places of interest in Lithuania, one of the country's symbols), to walk around Šiauliai, Joniškis. It is possible to cross the border and visit neighboring Latvia.
-In Žagarė you will also find various attractions: a jewelry workshop, the Old Town, the cherry orchard, the Žagarė oasis, a large complex of the former manor and the manor itself, as well as many other interesting places that we will definitely tell you about.
-Joniškis and Ivoškiai village near Gataučiai - Marcė Katiliūtė - famous Lithuanian graphic artist, painter, book illustrator. We organize various educations in our homestead, and one of them is the production of linen carvings and prints.
- Sometimes in the evenings we invite guests to gather in the common guest space, we watch various recordings from the life of the homestead, we have various delicacies, we communicate.
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Our experience shows that children feel safe in the homestead, relax, enjoy nature and each other's company. We have a trampoline, hammocks and swings for them, a beach volleyball court and a huge area for exploring and playing. At Reception - table games area. Some toys around the whole land. Also, you might meet our own children.:)
