Klaipėda, the third largest city in Lithuania, is situated at the mouth of the Curonian Lagoon where it flows into the Baltic Sea. Although it's only the third largest in a small country, Klaipėda's significance is more than partially due to the strategic regional importance of the Port of Klaipėda, a usually ice-free port on the Baltic Sea. It is also one of the more scenic areas in the already-beautiful countryside of Lithuania.