Lithuania Local Customs

  Svyturys from Klaipeda
by HORSCHECK
 
  • Svyturys from Klaipeda
      Svyturys from Klaipeda
    by HORSCHECK
  • Sauna - Pirtis
      Sauna - Pirtis
    by aterola
  • Pirtis in Lithuania
      Pirtis in Lithuania
    by aterola
  • Snacks and drinks...
      Snacks and drinks...
    by aterola
  •   "Art" after sauna and after beer
    by aterola
 

Reviews from VirtualTourist Members

to enter and exit lithuania we...

by utttz

to enter and exit lithuania we spent an hour waiting at the border.... LP was really scaring: from four hours to four days with 'pirates' and robbers storming on the queue.... we only found two buses.... it was a choir... they begun reharsing and in half an hour we had the whole choir plyaing a 'queue concert'!

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Find information about Lithuania here.

by Dizzyhead

You can find and get free information about Lithuania and plan your trip.

Padlocks-a guarantee of eternal love

by zaffaran

In many places by the rivers you can see locked padlocks. Young people very often lock padlocks and throw keys to the river as a symbol of their love for ever.

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Wedding vehicles

by zaffaran

Summer is said to be the traditional time for weddings, so we met a lot of newly married young people. And their cars... :-)

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Tipping

by ginte

Taxi fares and restaurant bills include a tip. Otherwise, tips are discretionary.

Watch the details

by diamond7

Perhaps you don’t want a cultural journey, but in Lithuania watch the traditional wood houses and its details; they show part of the real identity of this people.

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Be in a good mood and don't be loud Americans

by Grazina

I think I really like the traditional outfits the women wear.

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Carry enough of these LITAS with you.

by Grazina

You never know if the small local stores might not take Traveler checks or Visa.

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The money system

by Grazina

Take dollars and exchange at the airport in VNO (Vilnius). LITAS is the proper name for their money. But I think soon they will be using he Euro-dollars.

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easter

by agalta

(text here soon...)

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Top 3 Hotels in Lithuania

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Promenada  Klaipeda

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Questions and Answers

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Q:  How would somebody describe a road Trakai – Alytaus – Lazdiai – Augustow (Poland). If do it, than via Dirvoniskes or not? I am... 

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A: hi It depends what you want. If you are just driving then it's ordinary road, going mostly through forest, fields and small villages. Road quality is quite o.k. If you... 

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