The name of the hill originates from a word “urbti”, i.e. to drill holes to plant trees. It is among the first dunes afforested by the local people.

In 1931, during a meeting of members of the Rotary Club in Munich, Thomas Mann gave a speech, called "My Cottage." "Those places need to be visited just as often as Italy or Spain," the writer said.

The sand dune of Parnidis rises up to as many as 52 metres above sea level. A scenic viewpoint constructed at the top of the dune allows one to see a wide panorama of the surroundings of the town of Nida.

Žmonių rankomis per kalvas nutiestas žalias kalnapušių kilimas visu savo grožiu atsiskleidžia nuo Senosios Smuklės kalno (kuršiškai Vecekrugo), esančio tarp Preilos ir Nidos, Karvaičių kraštovaizdžio draustinyje.

We would suggest you to explore the Grey Dunes (also called the Dead Dunes) 32 kilometres down the Smiltynė-Nida Road, where a pedestrian path has been made in the Nagliai State Strict Nature Reserve.

The Avinas Hill is located in the territory of the Juodkrantė Landscape Reserve. There is also the southern part of the natural monument - the parabolic dunes, the old stands of Scots pines (fragments of the old forest), which are already more than 230 years old.