Vilnius Things to Do

 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.... 

 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... 

 5 Reviews  This church seems to have two names: the Church of Holy Mother, and the Assumption Cathedral. The latter name is used in the church itself. Principal Algirdas, or Olgerds, built the church in 1346.... 

 7 Reviews  On the western side of the Parliament building a few barricades are used as a memorial to commemorate the 23 Lithuanian victims of the independence fight against the Soviets in 1991. The barricades... 

 10 Reviews  I liked the look of this well kept church, however we were not given time to view the interior. Like most other buildings in the Old Town they have been magnificently restored since the breakaway from... 

 7 Reviews   In the years of 1753-1770 Dominicans built this church in a style of late baroque. Now this church is the main church of Polish Catholics. What is more, Holy Spirit's church is very rich in... 

 2 Reviews   That's nice new modern place in Vilnius. Europa buildings and square was opened in 2004, when Lithuania have joined European Union. The buildings around are: Vilnius government, Business centre,... 

 4 Reviews  I don't know how many times I walked along this street up and down in my 2 days in Vilnius, anyway it's probably the most visited street of the town, and it's really nice. You can find any kind of... 

 1 Review   I hadn't heard about this territory since I saw it on TV a few days ago and I decided to go there. The weather was fine and I was amazed by a never seen place of Vilnius - green meadows, forests,... 

 8 Reviews  The Orthodox Church of St. Parasceve (Pyatnickaya) was the first church in Vilnius which was made of stone. It was built in 1345 on the site of a pagan temple. In 1705, the African prince Abram... 

 8 Reviews   This gate you can see from Ausros vartu street and it is in baroque style. Entering it you will see yard with a big defensive tower and Gothic Orthodox church of Holy Trinity. This place is not yet... 

 5 Reviews  I parked my car on small (UNLIMITED TIME and FREE) parking lot located by the Museum of Applied Art (Taikomosios Dailes Muziejus) so the museum was my first target in Vilnius. THE BUILDING The Museum... 

 3 Reviews  I walked the main shopping street Gediminio prospectas from one end to another - 1,75 km ? and took some photos. As it was a lovely sunny day I was not tempted to go to the shops. Even on rainy or... 

 6 Reviews   This church differ from others, because of museum of architecture is inside. What is more, this church is only one built in style if renaissance. Details of interior was devastated in wars, fires.... 

 4 Reviews  This statue of King Mindaugas, the one and only King of Lithuania, was dedicated July 6, 2003, the 750th anniversary of his coronation. Mindaugas was crowned king of Lithuania by papal bull on July... 

 4 Reviews  Adam Mickiewicz, known to Lithuanians as Adomas Mickevicius, (1798 - 1855) was the Polish national poet. He studied at the university in Vilnius from 1815 to 1819 and was also later living in... 

 1 Review   Opera house represents soviet Lithuanian architecture and, as I saw, it is really interesting and looks nice. Inside of opera house is with a lot of ornaments and big lamps, which can be seen... 

 3 Reviews  Lithuania's oldest Church is the catholic St. Nicolas Church (Sv. Mikalojaus Baznycia) which was founded by German merchants in 1320. The red brick Gothic building was the only church in Vilnius... 

 3 Reviews  Pilsudski's Heart: At the Rasu Cemetery on Sukileliu, southeast of the old city. Pre-war Polish leader Jozef Pilsudski, who forcibly incorporated Vilnius into Poland in 1920, always said his heart lay... 

 3 Reviews  Rossa Cemetery (Pol. Cmentarz na Rossie) is an old cemetery in Vilnius. Since Vilnius used to be a center of Polish culture, there are a lot of Polish famous people, including heart of Pilsudski,... 

 3 Reviews  The Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine (Sv. Konstantino ir Michailo Cerkve) belongs to the Russain Heritage of Vilnius. It is also known as Romanov Church as it was built in 1913 to... 

 1 Review   Once I took the look at the Internet that more interesting museums Vilnius can offer and found this one. It is nice to see the history of such significant things as music, theatre and cinema in... 

 1 Review  Vilnius has a lot of green areas. Even in the centre/downtown there are small parks and squares covered by grass and flowers with some trees. Locals have nice areas to sit down on a bench, meet...