Jono Basanavičiaus Street, Palanga

{{Short description|Street in the Kaunas, Lithuania}}

{{Infobox street

| name = Jono Basanavičiaus Street

| native_name ={{native name|lt|Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė}}

| image = Palanga deptak 1.jpg

| caption = Jono Basanavičiaus Street in 2017

| former_names = Tiškevičiaus Street,
Tiškevičiaus Boulevard

| postal_code =

| location = Palanga, Lithuania

| length_m =

| coordinates =

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Jono Basanavičiaus Street ({{langx|lt|Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė}}) is a central street in Palanga, the most popular and biggest summer resort in Lithuania.{{cite web |title=Jono Basanavičiaus gatvė |url=https://www.visit-palanga.lt/lankytinos-vietos/jono-basanaviciaus-gatve/ |website=Palangos turizmo informacijos centras |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=lt}}{{cite web |title=Palanga City in Lithuania |url=https://adventures.com/baltic-countries/attractions/cities-towns/palanga/ |website=Adventures.com |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Jūros tiltas ir J. Basanavičiaus gatvė |url=https://daytrip.lt/objektai/juros-tiltas-ir-j-basanaviciaus-gatve/ |website=Daytrip.lt |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=lt}} It is named after Jonas Basanavičius, the chairman of the session that adopted the Act of Independence of Lithuania, who personally visited Palanga in 1924.

The pedestrian street has many restaurants, coffeehouses, entertainment facilities and lead to the Palanga Pier and Palanga Beach, thus it is exceptionally popular among tourists.{{cite web |title=Poilsiautojų mėgstama Basanavičiaus gatvė – kadaise buvęs smėlingas kelias, kurio pėstieji vengdavo |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/gyvenimas/13/1470763/poilsiautoju-megstama-basanaviciaus-gatve-kadaise-buves-smelingas-kelias-kurio-pestieji-vengdavo |website=Lithuanian National Radio and Television |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=lt |date=21 August 2021}}{{cite web |title=Palangos Basanavičiaus gatvė – itin ryški: karštis privertė praeivius išsirengti |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/stilius/karamele/2022/06/25/news/palangos-basanaviciaus-gatve-ryski-ir-vasariska-karstis-priverte-praeivius-issirengti-23779713 |website=lrytas.lt |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=lt}}

For the sake of safety of pedestrians, the riding with bicycles and scooters is prohibited in the street in summer (from June 1 to September 1).{{cite web |title=Nepamirškite: J. Basanavičiaus gatvėje vasarą draudžiamas dviračių ir elektrinių paspirtukų eismas |url=https://vakarinepalanga.lt/2022/06/02/nepamirskite-j-basanaviciaus-gatveje-vasara-draudziamas-dviraciu-ir-elektriniu-paspirtuku-eismas/ |website=Vakarinė Palanga |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=lt |date=2 June 2022}}