Browsing: Lithuania
Discover Lithuania’s enchanting blend of baroque architecture and modern vibrancy, from Vilnius’s UNESCO-listed Old Town to the fairytale water castle of Trakai. This Baltic gem offers peaceful lakeside escapes, historic fortresses like Gediminas Hill, and a laid-back atmosphere where authentic culture meets contemporary cafe scenes.
Lithuania’s capital was the 2009 European Culture Capital and you can sense with every step and every turn why. It is at once historic, baroque, a little bit nuts, and hip and trendy! Vilnius is young Europe but with its own unique personality traits.
It only takes about a half hour’s drive from the Vilnius city center to reach Trakai and its fairytale water castle.
Wander through the picturesque Old Town of Vilnius, let yourself be pulled along by the urban scene, take a break in a street cafe and watch the coming and going, then maybe visit a museum or one of the many churches. All this is pretty natural urban enjoyment, but there are some additional things that, in my opinion, are fun to do. And here they are:
“Wow! There really are many great, “under-discovered” spots in this world of ours.” That was the brief note I received from a friend after I had euphorically sent out a plethora of pictures that I had taken in Lithuania’s capital city.