Trakai Travel Guide

 
by Yubert
 
  •   Trakai
    by Yubert
  •   Trakai
    by Yubert
  • Trakai Castle
      Trakai Castle
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  • Karaite houses
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  •   Things to Do
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Things to Do  

...the Castle again

...the Castle again, Trakai

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The Castles

The Castles, Trakai

 mulivieri Says:  In Trakai we've two castles. The first one you'll meet on your street is the oldest one of it, but unfortunally now you cannot see quite nothing of it was, and however it's forbidden at the people. The second one is the "newest" and it was built because the king thought he... 

The Shop

The Shop, Trakai

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The Town

The Town, Trakai

 mulivieri Says:  How I just said you in my introduction page, Trakai is a little town just away from Vilnius. You can reach it from Vilnius by bus or train (there are many bus/train in a day, about one per hour). When you arrive in the terminal you'd to walk about for 2 km before you can... 

Trakai

Trakai, Trakai

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Trakai

Trakai, Trakai

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Trakai

Trakai, Trakai

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Trakia Castle!

Trakia Castle!, Trakai

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Transportation  

Bus from Vilnius to Trakai

Bus from Vilnius to Trakai, Trakai

 perkunas Says:  Not knowing the bus system, and speaking no Lithuanian, I thought it wise to buy an a ticket at the ticket window in the bus station, rather than trying to pay on the bus. After much confusion with the ticket seller (the bus schedule had changed that day, but the one on the... 

Local Customs  

House of "Good Luck"

House of "Good Luck", Trakai

 Yubert Says:  I was told that in Trakai, the belief was that if your house had three (3) windows, facing the street, that meant you'll have good luck. Just like this house. 

The Place

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 I was told that in Trakai, the belief was that if your house had three (3) windows, facing the street, that meant you'll have good luck. Just like this house. 

 

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Trakai Castle

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Trakai. I'd love to share with you the 2 tips I've written, the 4 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Trakai

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 Trakai is a little town, just few kilometers far from Vilnius (about 28 km). It was the ancient Lithuanian capital and here the king decided to built his defensive castles. 

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Trakai - page under construction

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Trakai. I'd love to share with you the 3 tips I've written, the 4 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Nice castle in lovely nature

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 Trakai castle dates back to the first Lithuanian kings and is in its present shape an excellent reconstruction, one of the most visited sights of Lithuania. 

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Trakai

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 Distance: about 35 km from Vilnius. "The centre of the national park is the two castles, Island Castle and Peninsula Castle, and the old town of Trakai situated on a narrow peninsula between the... 

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