Juodkrantė

Juodkrantė (literally: Black Shore) is a seaside resort town in Lithuania Minor, with a permanent population of about 720. It is the second largest settlement on the Lithuanian side of the Curonian Spit.

Understand
For centuries it was a fishing village, changing hands between Lithuania and Prussia. In the late 1800s it underwent a tourist boom, and became a destination known for the refreshing beach and forest. You can still see some resort houses preserved from this era. It's now a nice place for a day trip (for Lithuanians and tourists alike). While it has more visitors than the average Lithuanian town, it's way less of a hot-spot than Nida, further down the Spit.

Go next
To the north the majority of the Spit is just park, and the ferry connection back to Klaipėda. To the south is the only other town on the Lithuanian side of the Spit, Nida. Nida is larger than Juodkrantė, so finding places to stay and things to do will definitely be easier.