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 In 1994, the Old Town of Vilnius was included in UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. It is one of the largest (comprising around 360 ha) and most scenic old towns found in Central and Eastern Europe. By light-coloured manors and church towers reminding of the old rich Italian cities such as Rome and Florence, Vilnius is the most northward capital-city which inherited the old architecture styles, characteristic of South Europe. The Vilnius of the period between the 14th and 17th centuries is considered the major European cultural and educational centre of Western civilisation that reaches farthest into the East. The Old Town of the capital reflects the apogee of the city grandeur and beauty of this period, while the rapidly growing Vilnius of today, the leading capital-city of the Baltics, is found among the 20 world’s most remarkable cities that should definitely not be missed by tourists. |
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 Located in the lake district of the picturesque landscape, Trakai was the administrative, economic and defensive centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the beginning of the 14th c. The majestic Gothic castle on an island of Galve Lake, the town’s flower, is the only castle surrounded by water in Eastern and Central Europe. Inside the castle, there is the Trakai Historic Museum where visitors can see some intresting old armament collections as well as other historic exhibits. The remains found on the peninsula keep memory of the second castle located in the region. On the territories of the castles, the Annual Festival of Medieval Fightings is held by warrior clubs every June.
Ticket price 4 EUR. Guide tour in English 15 EUR.
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 Curonian Spit (Neringa) is a long and narrow sand peninsula that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. This natural wonder, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, still exists today solely due to human efforts to counter the natural erosion process. The Neringa landscape is truly unique, dominated by picturesque sand dunes and pristine beaches. The area has a distinct ethnographic flavour, characterised by wooden fishermen cottages and the local speciality of smoked fish. Those looking for a quiet seaside vacation in picturesque surroundings will most definitely be not disappointed. |
 The Hill of Crosses near Siauliai city is the world’s unique historic site where, except for some intervals, people have been continuously building crosses since the 19th c. asking for celestial help or paying back for it. Nowadays, there are over 200,000 crosses that have been counted on the site including fine artifacts by local folk artists as well as plain wooden crosses. At the Hill of Crosses, one can also see pope John Paul’s II cross made by a Lithuanian folk artist and built during the pope’s visit to Lituania in 1993.
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 At the gate to Grutas Park you will be met by Soviet militiamen and soldiers: you will see them every-where in the park. While looking at the Soviet monuments in the open air, you will feel as if you are in a Siberian concentration camp the territory is surrounded by a moat and a barbed wire fence with watch-towers.
The atmosphere of a Soviet canteen permeates the park cafe: the food is served in metal bowls, while the aluminium cutlery has for some time been an unusual souvenir.
Ticket price 4.5 EUR.
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 Europos Parkas was founded in 1991 by Lithuanian sculptor Gintaras Karosas. The exhibition spans an area of 55 hectares and is visited by over 60,000 people annually.
The goal of the museum is to give an artistic significance to the geographic centre (as determined by the French National Geographic Institute in 1989) of the European continent and to present the best of Lithuanian and international modern art achievements. While enjoying the treasured landscape of the park, you will at the same time discover the admirable world of art.
Ticket price 5 EUR. Guide tour in English 29 EUR.
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 The Open Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumšiškės is an exposition in the open air. The core exhibits of this museum include dwelling houses, farmstead buildings and folk art monuments transferred from all ethnographic regions of Lithuania and reassembled in a 175-ha area, in a beautiful location near the Kaunas Man-made Sea and Praviena rivulet. 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 majority of interior expositions display restored household articles and furniture, cloths, kitchen utensils and tools typical to one or other period.
Ticket 2.5 EUR Guide tour in English 29 EUR.
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