Location: Nothern part of Juodkrantė

This unassumingly quaint bay at the northern side of Juodkrantė is well known for hosting a collection of reed sculptures every summer. These temporary sculptures are lit every year to mark the autumn equinox.

Furthermore, this small bay tells perhaps the most exciting tale of a treasure in the Curonian Lagoon. In 1855, while the deepening works were taking place in the bay, workers discovered a significant amount of amber. Soon, the local businessmen were on it: a small manufacture was created to look for more amber, fuelled by cheap labourers housed in the nearby barracks. Juodkrantė became an industrial outpost with its own shipyard, embankment and workshops.

The amber search was open during summer months only, for 30 weeks of the year. During 1860 - 1890 the company „V. Stantien and M. Becker“ excavated around 75,000 kg of amber.

The volume started to dwindle shortly after 1890 and the operation ceased. During the excavations, several neolithic and Bronze Age amber artefacts were discovered, which were named Treasures of Juodkrantė. They were exhibited in many European museums and became known worldwide.

After World War II, the treasures diminished to five artefacts: three human figurines, a phallic pendant and a double round shaped ornament. They can be viewed in the Museum of Geology of Gottingen, Germany.