The Romeo and Juliet villa complex

The romantic twins of the Palanga resort – Romeo (left) and Juliet. The villas were built between 1890 and 1905. From the beginning of the 20th century, the villas belonged to Countess Sofija Tiškevičienė and were rented out. Unfortunately, the perimeter balconies typical of resort villas have not survived. During the season, they became a place for playful flirting, meeting new people, and socializing in Palanga.
At the beginning of the 1940s, the villas became the property of the Lithuanian Economy Bank. In 1937, they were used as a guesthouse and sanatorium, and later the Jūratės rest home was established there. To this day, the villas look quite authentic, although extensions were added to the facades and the balconies and terraces were demolished during the Soviet era.
The Romeo and Juliet villa complex on Birutės Alley, together with other buildings that belonged to the counts, symbolizes the elegant historical period of the Tiškevičiai family and marks the beginning of modern leisure culture in Lithuania. In 1993, the building was included in the Register of Immovable Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Lithuania.