Written by Owen Lipsett on January 10, 2005
- You may want to exercise caution in making your way to the Hill Park, a wooded recreation area that is Vilnius’s second-finest vantage point after Gediminas Hill, whose 91 meter summit is crowned with three...
Written by Owen Lipsett on January 10, 2005
- While it’s hard to find an uninteresting building in Vilnius’ sprawling Baroque Old Town, if you only have limited time in the city, your visit will be incomparably richer if you visit these three churches....
Written by Owen Lipsett on January 10, 2005
- Although the Lithuanian State Jewish Museum and National Museum of Lithuania hint at elements Vilnius’ multiethnic past, I have yet to encounter a guidebook or a museum that presented it in an a straightforward or...
Written by marif on April 12, 2004
- Don't expect to feel Old Town charm; neither should you expect to see historical buildings and wonderful architecture. Yet walking along Gediminio prospektas gives visitors the opportunity to taste the city's administrative and commercial centre...
Written by marif on April 8, 2004
- The narrow streets, cobbled alleys, and walkways of the Old Town can best be discovered and explored on foot. A 1km walk starting from Ausros Vartai, the only remaining Old Town gate to the end...
Written by dangaroo on January 13, 2009
- Vilnius is my favourite city in Europe, I absolutely love the place. I lived there for a few months, 4 years ago and still regularly go back. In fact, I'm returning this weekend. What is...
Written by Owen Lipsett on January 10, 2005
- Vilnius’ most famous monument (at least internationally) doesn’t commemorate a Lithuanian or even an event in Lithuanian history. In fact, Frank Zappa (yes, that Frank Zappa) wasn’t even of Lithuanian descent. Yet the...
Written by marif on April 12, 2004
- Lithuania's National Day which falls on the 6th July commemorates the coronation of Lithuania's former ruler Mindaugas. This period of history which reached its climax in 1253 is considered to be the time when the...
Written by raycarstairs on January 22, 2003
- Although the distance from Riga to Vilnius is, by European standards, a stones throw, the reality is that it is a fairly major undertaking. After much deliberation we decided that the overnight train was the...
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