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Gediminas castle Vilnius
69 Reviews The so called Upper Castle, or Gediminas Castle, was built at the beginning of the 14th century on the site of an earlier wooden one. A century later it was rebuilt and strenghten- ed. Along with the...
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Church of St Ann Vilnius
44 Reviews The St. Anne's Church (Sv Onos Baznycia) and Bernadine Monastery (Bernadinu Baznycia) are a fine Lithuanian Gothic ensemble located just next to each other The red brick St. Anne's Church dates back...
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Cathedral Vilnius
71 Reviews One of Vilnius' main landmarks is the white Cathedral (Arkikatedra Bazilika). The current structure dates back to the early 15th century, but as most churches in Vilnius it suffered many fires. In...
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TV tower Vilnius
22 Reviews It's 326 m (1,000', or thereby) high, so from the observation deck you get the best view of city. It has a revolving restaurant at the top as well. The food was fine last time I went. What's special...
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Hill of Three Crosses Vilnius
23 Reviews To go to the hill you need to walk within a path in a forest. The crosses are a basic tourist thing, not so confusing. In the hill you can see many red roofs of the old fashioned houses in Vilnius. I...
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Gates of Dawn Vilnius
38 Reviews The Gate of Dawn is the only remaining gate (out of 9) from the old fortification built between 1503 and 1522 that surrounded Vilnius in the past. The Gate is nowadays a pilgrimage site. From time to...
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Uzupis district Vilnius
23 Reviews There is a nice gallery located just at the river Vilnele. We actually came here to have breakfast in front of it, sitting on some stones near the water. Soon after our arrival, some artists came and...
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Genocide Victims Museum Vilnius
28 Reviews This is a historical-memorial museum forming its collections following thematic principle. Historical-documentary material reflecting repression taken against the inhabitants of Lithuania by...
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Church of St. Francis and Bernardine Vilnius
23 Reviews A Bernardine monastery was founded on the site in 1469. Later on the church was built. It is known that one of the architects at the time of its building in 1500 - 1520 was Mykolas Enkingeris...
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Russian Othodox church of the Holy Spirit Vilnius
15 Reviews The Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit sits in a courtyard some 50m away from the Ausros Vartu gatve. It is a very tranquile area, perfect for contemplation. The church was built on the site...
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Gedimino avenue Vilnius
12 Reviews This long avenue was formed at XIX century. Explorations showed in this place were some objects of medieval Vilnius, for example, some stabling, stoves, old buildings. Mostly every time going to...
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Church of Sts Peter and Paul Vilnius
18 Reviews We visited this Church mid morning and had to wait 5 minutes for the service to finish before we could enter. The outside of the Church was old, the grounds anything but special and I wondered why we...
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Statue of Frank Zappa Vilnius
8 Reviews For curiosity value it is worth searching out this statue. Sign posts nearby give directions. On finding it the fact that it seems to be in a car park is a bit of a let down. The statue is worth a...
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Church of St. Casimir Vilnius
14 Reviews This is the oldest Baroque church in town, founded by the Jesuits in 1604. It is named after Lithuania's patron saint St Casimir who had recently been canonised at the time the church was...
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Belfry in Cathedral Square Vilnius
18 Reviews The square where the cathedral and the clock tower sits was earlier the area of the lower castle. The area was surrounded by a 1km long wall with four gates. The clock tower is the only remaining part...
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Church of Sts Johns Vilnius
10 Reviews The Sts. Johns' Church (Sv. Jonu Baznycia) is also known as University Church as it is situated within the university complex. The church has a long history dating back to the 14th century, but the...
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Vilnius University Vilnius
17 Reviews As we walked the streets of the Old Town we noticed various buildings which were part of the original University established during the 16th century. It was nice to see these buildings preserved and...
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Presidential Palace Vilnius
14 Reviews The history of the Presidential Palace dates back to the 14th century when the first palace was built for the Bishop. Later both Tsar Alexander I and Napoleon lived here. After massive renovations...
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Europe park (Europos parkas) Vilnius
9 Reviews Europos Parkas is a must see when you are visiting Vilnius. It is a huge park with many fun artworks. The park is difficult to reach if you do not have a car. You can rent a bicycle, but you can also...
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Church of St. Theresa Vilnius
9 Reviews It was build in 1650 by example of Italian early baroque style. Interior was decorated in rococo style, a lot of pictures and frescos inside. Nine altars are very different and look...
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Statue of Grand Duke Gediminas Vilnius
8 Reviews The Gediminas Monument was unveiled in 1996. It shows Gediminas on his horse, holding his sword in his LEFT hand which some want to interpret that he prefered diplomacy instead of war and violence....
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Synagogue Vilnius
5 Reviews Once widely known as Yerushalayim De Lita the "Jerusalem of Lithuania", Vilnius once was comparable only to Jerusalem, Israel, as a world center for the study of the Torah, and for its large Jewish...
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Town Hall square Vilnius
12 Reviews As we walked through the Old Town we eventually came to the old Town Hall, the present building built towards the end of the 18th century. Town Hall.s have been on this site for centuries...
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Artilery bastion of Vilnius defensive wall Vilnius
8 Reviews When cannon was invented, bastion of artillery was biult in Vilnius. In beginning of XVII constructions ended. Built mostly for defend of Sweden and Russian armies. Later, when other nations...
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Parliament Vilnius
9 Reviews The building of the Lithuanian Parliament is a typical example of Soviet style architecture. It was built in 1982 during the Soviet era as the seat for the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. Only...
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This perfectly renovated castle on an island in a very attractive landscape with several lakes was the seat of the early Lithuanian rulers. Today itis one of the most popular tourist sights in Lithuania. A perfect excursion from Vilnius. For more see my Trakai page.
This is a wonderful place to see, I love it. Why? Many reasons. It used to be one of the earliest medieval wooden cities. With wooden castles on the mounds, now there are mounds there left, worth visiting get ready to climb! It's also Lithuanian Troja.. Many archeologic excavations were and still are going on there. Amazing lanscape by the river and stunning nature. Pagan holidays are also celebrated there, as well as archeologic days on JULY 4-6th. Old crafts, clothes, place, cuisine is being reconstrated and you can find yourself in real medieval town. John's day I also prefer to celebrate there. There's also archeologic museum and a nice church + main attraction mounds and river valley.
For rest at the lakes I'd suggest eastern part of Lithuania. For example Moletai region, many lakes there. Actually, there're many nature parks- reserves that you can visit here, all unique and all are beautiful, the choice is up to you, which lake you prefer, which place and so on. In West don't forget Samogitia (Zemaiciai - one of the four ethnic regions) region with all the treasures, a great culture and places there, old estates, parks, churches. A woderful site on the culture, places of interest of the region is given below.
You may have heard of Gruto Parkas less venerably refered to as "Stalin World." Lithuanian millionaire Malinauskas managed to buy up a bunch of Soviet-era statues and also was able to secure the rights to display then in open nature in Druskininkai. Now, Grutas Park has more than statues, including watchtowers and prison gates. The owner even wanted to create a rail line connecting the park and VIlnius that would carry only Soviet-style cattle cars to further emphasize what Lithuanians went through during the occupation.The park has drawn controversy mainly because people are afraid that ex-Communists and their sympathizers will visit the park to pay homage. It raises the question of whether we should acknoledge the past and set up reminders so that nothing terrible like it happens again, or should we just move on and not dwell on the past. Thonry subject.Either way, you won't find me...
Tiskevicius Rumai, home to Palanga's Amber Museum exhibits the semi-precious stone made famous in Jurassic Park. In Lithuania, the story goes that a mermaid married a land-man. They lived in an underwater castle made of amber. Eventually, the girl's father found out about the cross-species marriage and became enraged. He had Perkunas (the god of Thunder, Thor) smash the palace into smithereens. Lithuanians believe this is why amber washes up on the western shores of Lithuania.You can find tons of cheap quality amber in Lithuania, but make sure you brush up on how to tell a fake in my tourist trap section. The museum itself is huge and has a ton of great specimens, including one of the largest in the world.The grounds of the museum are also great to explore. Very expansive and relaxing.
A hot air balloon tour is a must do in Lithuania. This attraction is very popular among Lithuanians. Photographs also love hot air balloon flights because they are a brilliant platform for photography. I really loved my flight. We were slowly drifting across the landscape and enjoying wonderful views. A hot air balloon tour is a excellent option if you're tired of ordinary sightseeing. You know, city from above is even more beautiful! :)
Birzai town is known from 1415 in documents of Poland – Lithuania Commonwealth king’s Jogaila visit. Birzai was ruled by famous noble family Radziwilli (Radvilos) from 16th century till 1804. At that time Birzai was strong defensive point in Northern Lithuania, mainly to stop attacks of Sweden, Russia. This time was Birzai castle construction and transformation to Dutch type bastion period.Later, in 19th century noble family of Tiskeviciai got rights to rule Birzai. At second half of 19th century Astravas manor was built, nowadays existing Birzai churches were constructed.For further information you could visit my page of Birzai.
First time Birstonas was mentioned in 1382 in crusaders chronicles. Already in 14th century here wooden castle stood. It got known as a hunting palace for dukes.In the middle of 19th century place (1846) here healing mineral water was found, place got popularity among people of that time Tzarist Russia. In First World War Birstonas was devastated, but thanks to Lithuanian Red Cross reborn again.Nowadays it is silent resort with wide spectrum of water and mud procedures. Is is one of the most popular resorts in middle of Lithuania.For further information you could visit my page of Birstonas.
Trakai is about 25 kilometres from Vilnius,a little resort with castle creates a feeling like in medieval little village with Lithuanian minority group of Karaits culture. Castle, of course, is a main thing to introduce Trakai. Built in the end of 14th century this fortress proves about rich history of Lithuania. Don't miss a historical museum inside it. Specific museum of Karaits, some beautiful churches, strange wooden architecture houses could be interesting as well. For further information you could visit my page of Trakai.
This is a city where I was born. The great memories are associated to this place. Population of city is about 570 thousand, so it is not very big place comparing to other capitals of Europe.Firstly, meet Vilnius old town with lot of church' towers, narrow streets, corners of nature. The part of Zverynas (funny, but this place means menagerie) contains architecture of wood carving buildings, Antakalnis really nice place to have a look to Sts Peter and Paul's church and green nature. Vilnius is inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list. For further information you could visit my page of Vilnius.
Radisson SAS Astorija Hotel Vilnius Vilnius
8 Reviews and 104 Opinions The Radisson Sas is one very nice hotel here in the old city. Good location where you can walk to...
Park Inn Kaunas Kaunas
5 Reviews and 115 Opinions New modern hotel. Now name Reval hotel Neris. I work in Reval hotel so i know how everything is...
Promenada Klaipeda
4 Reviews and 8 Opinions I didn't stay in the hotel myself, but I know from my guests, that there is a good breakfast and...
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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...
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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