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  stork in the Lithuanian countryside
by Mikebond
  • stork in the Lithuanian countryside
      stork in the Lithuanian countryside
    by Mikebond
  • Strange Road Sign, Kaunas
      Strange Road Sign, Kaunas
    by antistar
  • Medieval Vandalism, Kaunas
      Medieval Vandalism, Kaunas
    by antistar
  • Nida weathervane
      Nida weathervane
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  • Church of the Holy Mother of God
      Church of the Holy Mother of God
    by HORSCHECK

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The Open Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumðiðkës

by janvanommen

The Open Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumðiðkës (Kaiðiadorys District), its on the road from Kaunas to Vilnius. The core exhibits of this museum include houses, farmstead buildings and folk art monuments from all ethnographic regions of Lithuania, Aukðtaitija, Þemaitija, Suvalkija and Dzûkija, and reassembled in a 175-ha area, in a beautiful location near the Kaunas Man-made Sea. Some of the buildings were constructed 200 years ago and earlier. They acquaint visitors with the mode of life as well as housing construction and equipment techniques of people during various periods. 140 buildings are exposed as farmsteads and villages while town’s buildings are grouped around a square. The farmsteads show fences, draw-wells, gardens or parterres. The majority of interior expositions display restored household articles and furniture, cloths, kitchen utensils and tools typical to one or other...

The Open Air Museum of Lithuania in Rum��i��k��s
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Trips through Lithuania

by Raimix

Did you think about travel when you was 8 years old? I do.School programmes always attracted me with cheap, but worth to see mini tours in Lithuanian surroundings.The looking round some museums, old castles, big palaces and historical mounts was the most relaxing thing for me. The first excursion to Trakai castle very fascinated me, maybe because castle was built by grand duches of Lithuania and proved the rich history of my country.

Trakai castle - really great memory
Countryside

by Raimix

Lithuanian population located:about 60% in cities and about 40% in villages. It's one of the biggest percentage peoples living in countryside. Don't think it due to bad economy or so on.. It isn't. Just Lithuanian have a possibility to get a better living conditions in villages: cheaper life, clear air, beautiful nature. Some really nice villages formed a touristic basis near the resorts, lakes, rivers, forests. You can rent a house and relax with well prepared conditions.http://www.utenainfo.lt/anglu/kai.htmI gave you an adress of rural tourism if you are interested. By my calculations, i live in village about 1/5 of my life and I really like it. From the city to village :)))

Excellent Guide

by iblatt

We traveled in Lithuania for a week with a professional local guide who was recommended to us, and we were very satisfied.Her name is Iga Makuténiené, and she is a member of the Lithuanian Guides' Guild.Iga is very knowledgeable and professional, very friendly, and speaks excellent English. She is an excellent organizer, and made every effort to accomodate every wish we expressed to her.Contact:Iga MakuténienéMobile: +370 659 25359Email: igasofia@yahoo.comMailing address: Antakalnio 8-7, Vilnius 10308, Lithuania

In Vilnius; Iga first from left
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All info about Baltic States from residents

by Navick

Hello.As you plan to visit Lithuania soon, we can provide you all info about about travel tips in this country, including all info about hotels, car hire, places to visit and translation services. Please contact me: ianatolijus@gmail.com.

Alcohol and tobacco

by ginte

Alcohol Almost without exception Lithuanian beer (alus) is light, crisp, cold, cheap and delicious. Many varieties exist and you're recommended to test a few before settling on one you like.Among the many imbibed by persons annonymous (hic) are the delicious Utenos, Ðvyturys, Kalnapilis and Ragutis. Be weary of some as they tend to be stronger than the standard EU/American brews, making the forming of the simples words a challenge after just a couple of the most lethal. In bars expect to pay somewhere in the region of 5Lt for half a litre and half this price for a bottle in the shops.Lithuanian vodka (degtinë) is cheap (2-5Lt for 50g), generally of a good quality, and is drunk with enthusiasm at the mere rumor of the dropping of a hat.Be warned though, imported spirits (and to lesser extent imported beers) are not cheap. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that because local booze is...

Climate

by ginte

Temperate climate, but with considerable temperature variations. Summer is warm with relatively mild weather in spring and autumn. Winter, which lasts from November to mid-March, can be very cold. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with the heaviest rainfall in August. Heavy snowfalls are common in the winter months.

Religion

by ginte

Lithuania is a country dominated by the Roman Catholic Church. Over 80% of the population consider themselves Catholics. Also here you can find Evangelical Lutheran, Evangelical Reformist, Russian Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim and Jewish minorities.

Inside Kaunas Cathedral
Language

by ginte

Lithuanian is the official language. The Lithuanian language is one of the most archaic in Europe. Lithuanian is a representative of the Baltic group of the Indo-European languages. Currently, only Latvian is closely related to it. The four ethnic groups of Lithuanians have preserved their dialects, which differ in their phonetic, morphological and syntactic features, and even in vocabulary. Standard Lithuanian was formed on the basis of Latin vocabulary. It is claimed at times that Lithuanian is descended from Sanskrit. This hypothesis finds a sizeable number of supporters. Lithuanian has a large number of dialects for such a small territory, including High Lithuanian (Aukstaiciai) and Low Lithuanian (Zemaiciai).

Geography

by ginte

Lithuania is situated on the eastern Baltic coast and borders Latvia in the north, the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation and Poland in the southwest and Belarus in the southwest and east. The geometrical centre of Europe lies in eastern Lithuania near the village of Bernotai, 25km (16 miles) north of Vilnius. The landscape alternates between lowland plains and hilly uplands and has a dense, intricate network of rivers, including the Nemunas and the Neris. One and a half per cent of the countryýs territory is made up of lakes, of which there are over 2800. The majority of these lie in the east of the country and include Lake Druksiai and Lake Tauragnas.

Top 3 Hotels in Lithuania

Radisson SAS Astorija Hotel Vilnius  Vilnius

 8 Reviews and 146 Opinions  The Radisson Sas is one very nice hotel here in the old city. Good location where you can walk to... 

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Park Inn Kaunas  Kaunas

 5 Reviews and 101 Opinions  New modern hotel. Now name Reval hotel Neris. I work in Reval hotel so i know how everything is... 

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Promenada  Klaipeda

 5 Reviews and 8 Opinions  This hotel is located on a side street several blocks north of the old town but only a short... 

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