Places to visit in Lithuania

Vilnius is the only capital in the world that you can fly over in a

hot air balloon.

Vilnius is also aUNESCO World

Heritage site

Discover gorgeous Baroque architecture in Vilnius

Part of Vilnius forms theRepublic of Užupiscomplete with its own flag,

currency, president, anthem, etc.

… and more beautiful Vilnius scenery…

Hill of Crosses, in Šiauliai, is an impressive monument where many thousands of crosses have been left by visitors and pilgrims

Ninth Fort in Kaunas is a monument for those who have suffered Lithuania’s occupation by Nazi Germany

Lithuania’s most important port and third-largest city

Klaipėda

Trakai Island Castle, a 14th-century castle on its own island showing medieval Lithuania

Palanga, Lithuania’s top resort, with its 18km-long white sandy beach and outdoor summer events

Palanga Bridge stretching out to the sea, allowing visitors a great scenery and romantic sunset

Visit places less visitedAlong the beach there are many scenic villages, such as Nida, Pervalka and Preila…

Nida, located on the Curonian Spit,is one of the picturesque villages along the beach

A third of Lithuania is forested, and its covered with 2,800 lakes and 816 rivers.

Beautiful nature

Photo credits Light Fantastic - by Petras Gagilas A Macro of Vilnius - by Aurimas Mikalauskas Christmas in Vilnius 2014 - by Pavel Pavel (Flickr) Beautiful spring sunset in Vilnius, Lithuania - by Mantas Volungevicius Hill of Crosses - by Guillaume Speurt Ninth fort- by Ville Hyvönen Trakai castle 8 - by Lee Fenner Kažkur pasakų šalyje - by Elem (Flickr) Palanga Bridge - by Dalius Kniukšta Nida sand dunes, Lithuania - by Raido (Flickr) Nida - by Zaytsev Artem Nida - Kurische Nehring - by Christine und Hagen Graf Nida - by Juozas Šalna Lighthouse, Nida - by Zaytsev Artem Winter lake - by Aivas14, saules_mashina_FLICKR_0001 - by Saulius Onaitis Under the Lonely Tree - by Eugenijus Radlinskas