Lithuania, tourism

Lithuania

Lithuania is an ancient land in the very geographical centre of Europe, with amazing landscapes, sand dunes of the Baltic coastline, pine forests. There are lots of exotic museums

Palanga

Seaside resort: more than 200 hotels, recreation departments and campsites; botanical gardens, Amber Museum; 400-meter pier - one of city symbols.

Vilnius

Capital and the largest city of Lithuania, its economical centre; beautiful "Old city";Roman-Catholic churches; "European Capital of Culture" of 2009.

 
Druskininkai

 
Kaunas

 
Klaipeda

 
Medininkai

 
Panevėžys

 
Šiauliai

 
Trakai

 
Aukstaitija National Park

Birštonas

Birštonas is a spa-resort town in Lithuania. Birštonas is surrounded by pine forests and the Neman River.

 
Curonian Spit

 
Fishing on Lake Drūkšiai

Hill of Crosses

Catolical sacred place and pilgrimage location; four times was destroyed, but each time was recreated; one cross was placed by Pope John Paul II.

 
Lake Asveja

 
Lake Drūkšiai

 
Lake Tauragnas

 
Landscape of Lithuania

Lithuania, ethnography

The best place to study the ethnography of Lithuania is «The National Museum of Lithuania» in Vilnius. Here one can see unique archeological finds: Icons, kitchenware, jewelry, tools etc

 
Neman River