The largest restored historic demesne in Lithuania , the 19th - centuryPakruojis Manor , is know for hosting many interactive historic event , where guests become participants of living chronicle bechance flop in front of their eyes . This summer , the manor is receive guests for the first - ever Flower Sculpture Festival in the country . The festival is calledMidsummer Night ’s Dream , and runs from the end of June to the beginning of October .
The manor house ’s grounds become sprite - tale like as they are pass over with prime carpets , various floral compositions , and sculptures made of a million blossoming plants . blossom sculpture are up to 9 metres high , and their size varies from a few straight metres to a few thousand . They are made of more than 200 kinds of summer flowers , include the 1 unique to the realm .
The upshot includes absorb activity and intends to be the biggest flower carving fete in Europe .
“ Our goal was to allow the most talented Lithuanian artist to make sculpture from unconventional combinations of materials . Flowers make the nontextual matter more vivid as plant grow and expect unlike in different lighter , weather condition and time of the twenty-four hours . Therefore , the sculpture never look the same , ” says Giedrius Klimkevičius , the proprietor of Pakruojis Manor .
Combined with modern flower installations , the sculptures bring characters from various story to life , make a mysterious set . The theme of the Flower Festival was exalt by William Shakespeare ’s romanticistic funniness Midsummer Night ’s Dream , and its focus on the wedding party fit the quixotic scenery of the nineteenth - 100 manor .
On weekends , Flower Festival Edgar Albert Guest are welcome to join the performers from Lithuania Drama Theaters and enter in live rendition of scenes from Shakespeare ’s play .
All the artworks were design by famous Lithuanian sculptors , florists and 21 other nationally far-famed artist .
The festival experience , however , does not end with the flush sculpture and theatrical functioning happening all around the estate . Several eating place offer up reliable regional dishful decorated with edible blossom , such as beetroot salad , limited murphy pancake Bumbulų , and poulet cooked with beer . what is more , the restored distillery of the manor house brews beer and bitters made with local botanicals . Finally , guests can explore living history by joining an excursion , or confabulate a perfume name shop , honey bee farm , sewing artist’s workroom , and trying other traditional handiwork , tailored to the wedding theme .
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