In Karklėnai, Elžbieta Kymantienė, Sofija's mother, in order to improve her financial situation, rented the Leliūgai farm for seven years and tried to farm there. In her spare time, Sofija's father, Leonas Kymantas, also helped out.

The homestead, which did not survive, belonged to Jonas Leliūga, who left with his family in 1907 to seek happiness in America, leaving behind his mother Klara. Her memory of the time when Sofija and Konstantinas visited the homestead has been preserved down to the last detail. Eleonora Ravickienė described them in her book "On the Trails of Centuries".

The beautiful surroundings of Karklėnai inspired the young artists, and the local people often saw them happily wandering around Karklėnai, along the picturesque cliffs of the Vieštovė river. Čiurlionis often wandered as far as the plague cemetery, surrounded by the tranquillity of oak trees. This place left a deep impression on the artist, recognisable in his 1909 painting "Žemaičiai kaplytpulpiai" ("Samogitian Chapels").

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Former House of Leliūgai

Former House of Leliūgai

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