DESTINATION LITHUANIA

The culture of Lithuania has been influenced by geography, historical events, and artistic movements. Various cultural changes occurred throughout Lithuania's transformation from a former country of the Soviet Union to an independent Baltic state.

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DISCOVER LITHUANIA: Alytus, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Palanga, Paluse, Siauliai, Ukmerge, Vilnius, Zirmunai, Cuisine of Lithuania, Geography of Lithuania, History of Lithuania, Music of Lithuania,

DISCOVER VILNIUS Like most medieval towns, Vilnius was developed around its Town Hall. The main artery, Pilies Street, links the Royal Palace with Town Hall. Narrow, curved streets and intimate courtyards developed in the radial layout of medieval Vilnius. Vilnius Old Town, the historical centre of Vilnius, is one of the largest in Europe ...

DISCOVER ALYTUS The first historical record of Alytus dates back to 1377, when it was mentioned in the Chronicles of Wigand of Marburg under the name of Aliten. According to the chronicle the spot was occupied by a small, wooden fortress guarding the Lithuanian frontier with the Teutonic Order ...

DISCOVER KAUNAS One of the legends tells us, that Kaunas was established by Romans in ancient times. The head of this Romans group was the patrician Palemon, who had three sons: Barcus, Kunas and Sperus. Palemon went away from Rome, because he feared emperor Nero. So, he with his sons and other relatives came to Lithuania ...

DISCOVER KLAIPEDA Klaipeda's main attractions are the historic buildings in the city's centre, dating from the 13th to 18th centuries. Other places of interest include the remnants of the Klaipeda Castle, built in the 13th century by the Teutonic Order. It had a massive bulk and a quadrangular tower, surrounded by the ramparts ...

DISCOVER PALANGA In the summer, a multitude of tourists descend on Palanga, both for its beaches and to enjoy the maritime atmosphere. There is a carnival centered on Jonas Basanavicius Street, which is a pedestrian thoroughfare during the high season. There are dozens of restaurants, bars, rides, and other entertainment ...

DISCOVER PALUSE Paluse is a tourist village in the Aukštaitija National Park in eastern Lithuania. It is located south-west of Ignalina. The church of Paluse, built in 1750, is considered to be the oldest surviving wooden church in Lithuania. The church is constructed of wood and was built without using nails, saws, or axes ...

DISCOVER SIAULIAI The credit for the city's rebirth goes to Antoni Tyzenhaus (1733-1785) who after a violent revolt of peasants of the Crown properties in the Northern Lithuania (so-called in Polish: Powstanie Szawelskie, 1769), started the radical economic and urban reforms. He decided to rebuilt the city according to the Classicism ideas ...

DISCOVER UKMERGE The credit for the city's rebirth goes to Antoni Tyzenhaus (1733-1785) who after a violent revolt of peasants of the Crown properties in the Northern Lithuania (so-called in Polish: Powstanie Szawelskie, 1769), started the radical economic and urban reforms. He decided to rebuilt the city according to the Classicism ideas ...

DISCOVER ZIRMUNAI Zirmunai is the most populous administrative division (elderate) in Vilnius. It is also a neighbourhood in the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius, encompassing the city district of the same name, built in the 1960s. Zirmunai's history has been traced to the late 14th century, when a Lithuanian fishing village ...

CUISINE OF LITHUANIA Lithuanian cuisine features the products suited to its cool and moist northern climate: barley, potatoes, rye, beets, greens, berries, and mushrooms are locally grown, and dairy products are one of its specialities. Since it shares its climate and agricultural practices with Eastern Europe ...

GEOGRAPHY OF LITHUANIA The largest and most populous of the Baltic states, Lithuania has 60 miles (97 km) of sandy coastline which faces the open Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia. Lithuania's major warm-water port of Klaipe.da lies at the narrow mouth of Curonian Lagoon, a shallow lagoon extending south to Kaliningrad ...

HISTORY OF LITHUANIA The history of Lithuania dates back to at least 1009, the first recorded written use of the term. Lithuanians later conquered neighboring lands, finally establishing the Kingdom of Lithuania in the 13th century. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania remained fiercely independent ...

MUSIC OF LITHUANIA Lithuania has a long history of folk, popular and classical musical development. Lithuanian folk music belongs to Nordic music branch which is connected with neolithic corded ware culture. In Lithuanian territory meets two musical cultures: stringed (kankliu;) and wind instrument cultures ...

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