Ignalina is associated with two words: relaxation and quietness. It is a land of lakes and forests. Beautiful places of the region attracts people who love natural nature, fishing, water entertainment, boat and cycling tours, winter sports, quite rest in rural homestead. It is difficult to imagine a day without fish that you caught on your own in the lake, doesn't matter how big it is. Let's have a tour around Ignalina region with a multitude of lakes.

Dreverna is the old fishermen’s village that was first mentioned in 1253. The village is located on the coast of the Curonian Lagoon near the mouth of Dreverna River. The rare monuments of Lithuania Minor, i.e. christenings (krikštai) still can be found in the cemetery of Dreverna. The surroundings of Dreverna village for nearly 300 years were known as the location of famous fishmarket Strykis. Many hundreds of fishermen and merchants used to come to this market. Fishermen from Dreverna, Svencele and even from Nida, Karvaiciai with live fish used to arrive on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Merchants from Samogitia and Königsberg used to arrive too. Since volume of trade was very high, it had provoked protests of the merchants of Klaipeda in 1721.