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Vilnius
About Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital and largest city of Lithuania. It is situated 312 km from the Baltic Sea in southeastern Lithuania where the Vilnia and Neris Rivers meet. Vilnius world renowned Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and definitely worth while your visit.
Local highlights
Explore the city
- Explore the Old Town with its narrow, curved streets and small courtyards
- Hill of Three Crosses
- Kalnu Park
- Castle Hill
- Bell Tower a meeting place for local Lithuanians
- Vingio Parkas-a beautiful park 20-minutes walk uphill from the city center
- Yiddish Vilnius-visit the Jewish Museum to learn about this former cultural center of the Jewish world
- The TV Tower offers spectacular views of the entire Vilnius region
Explore its museums and historical sights, such as
- Gediminas Castle
- Cathedral
- Gates of Dawn-the chapel displays the famous the gold and silver icon of the Virgin Mary
- Church of the Holy Spirit
- Dominican Church
- Vilnius University
- St. Anne’s Church
- St. Casimir’s Church with the golden crown
- Church of Saints Peter (14th century) with breathtaking frescos
- The huge presidential palace or prezidentura
- Museum of Genocide Victims: this was the former KGB headquarters where you can still see the cells where prisoners were tortured
Highlights in the vicinity
- Aukstaitijos National Park-100 km northeast of Vilnius
- Center of Europe-a small stone monument north of Vilnius with close by the Europos Parkas open-air museum of contemporary art
- Trakai-the medieval-era capital (25 km)
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 540 Thousand
- Timezone: UTC +2
- Weather: Temperatures +17 °C in July and –5 °C in January
- Emergency tel.nr. 112
- Vilnius Tourist Information Centre-tel.nr. 262 9660
Local transport
- Taxis-best to call a taxi, it’s cheaper and safer
- Trolleybuses and buses
Inbound transport
- Taxis-best to call a taxi, it’s cheaper and safer
- Trolleybuses and buses
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