Vilnius is the capital and the largest city in
Lithuania, located some 10 km to the south-east from
Fabijoniškės, 120 km north of Belarus border. The population of the the major city was estimated at 542,400 people according to the 2013 census Many people visit Vilnius to experience its castles and world heritage sites.
The nearest airport Vilnius Intl (IATA: VNO) is about 10 km away.
Tourist attractions in Vilnius
Gediminas' Tower is the only remaining part of the Upper Castle in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The Old Town of Vilnius (lietuvių. Vilniaus senamiestis), one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, has an area of 3. 59 square kilometres (887 acres). It encompasses 74 quarters, with 70 streets and lanes numbering 1487 buildings with a total floor area of 1, 497, 000 square meters. The oldest part of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, it has developed over the course of many centuries, and has been shaped by the city's history and a constantly changing cultural influence…
The Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka) is the national library of Lithuania, situated on Gediminas Avenue in Vilnius. It was founded in 1919. NLL resources are available to Lithuanian and foreign citizens without restrictions. The Director General is currently Vytautas Gudaitis.
Lithuanian National Drama Theatre (Lithuanian Lietuvos Nacionalinis Dramos Teatras), located in Vilnius' Gediminas Avenue, is one of the biggest theatres in Lithuania. Since its establishment in 1940, it has staged over 200 performances. The theatre's current repertoire mixes classical and modern theatre (Sophocles, William Shakespeare, Federico García Lorca, Bernard-Marie Koltès, Samuel Beckett, Ronald Harwood, B. Strauss, Fyodor Dostoyevsky) with material by contemporary Lithuanian playwrights…
Žirmūnai (pronounced ] ()) 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.
Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras) is an opera house and ballet theatre in Vilnius, Lithuania. It was built in 1974.
St. Anne's Church (Lithuanian: Šv. Onos bažnyčia) is a Roman Catholic church in Vilnius' Old Town, on the right bank of the Vilnia River. It is a prominent example of both Flamboyant Gothic and Brick Gothic styles. St. Anne's is among the features of Vilnius Old Town that enabled the district to be included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The Bernardine Garden (previously known as Sereikiškės Park'), in Lithuanian Bernardinų sodas, in Polish ogród Bernardyński or ogród Bernardynów is a public park in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. It is located on the right bank of the Vilnia River between the Gediminas Tower and Bernardine Monastery and it covers over 9 hectares. Most of its territory is parkland, divided in the monastery exposition, the botanic exposition and other recreational territory including a children's amusement park…
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