[3] Though the village is isolated by the Dainava Forest, it is a busy place during summer as tourists kayaking in the Ūla River pass through the settlement.

However, 24 campsites, dating from the Stone and Iron Ages, show that people lived in the area for much longer time.

All buildings are wooden, constructed mostly from pine logs by the families based on old architectural traditions.

[9] As family sizes decreased, newer houses replaced one living room with a proper kitchen.

[11] Folk artist Algis Svirnelis, who rebuilt the crosses of Zervynos village lives there, as well as the 2005 Lithuanian National Prize laureate writer Juozas Aputis.

In 2001, the villagers hosted annual Mushroom Festival inviting people, including Speaker of the Seimas Artūras Paulauskas and U.S.