Anykščiai

Archeological findings show first citizens of Anykščiai district since 9000 B.C. The town‘s name was first mentioned as Anykščiai Manor of Lithuania‘s Duke Kazimieras. He wrote in his letters that he...

Palanga

Palanga is a seaside resort town in western Lithuania, on the shore of the Baltic Sea. It is the busiest summer resort in Lithuania and has beaches of sand and sand dunes. The Šventoji and Rąžė River...

Šiauliai

Šiauliai is the fourth largest city in Lithuania. The city was first mentioned in written sources as Soule in Livonian Order chronicles describing the battle of Saule. Thus, the city’s founding date ...

Marijampolė

Marijampolė is an industrial city and the capital of the Suvalkija region of Lithuania. The Šešupė River divides the city into two parts which are connected by six bridges. The settlement was origina...

Panevėžys

Panevėžys is the fifth largest city in Lithuania. The city is situated in the middle of Lithuania; it is halfway between two Baltic capitals – Vilnius and Riga. Panevėžys was first mentioned in 1503,...

Klaipeda – Lithuania’s sea gateway to the world

The first mention of Lithuania dates back to the mid-XIII century. The town of Klaipeda was founded in 1252. Klaipeda is a unique Lithuanian city by virtue of its colourful, turbulent and tragic hist...

Trakai – a medieval multicultural city

Trakai is a historic city and lake resort in Lithuania. It lies 28 kilometers west of the capital Vilnius. The name of the town firstly was recorded in 1337 chronicles in German as Tracken and is der...

Vilnius – the capital of Lithuania

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, it is located in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second biggest city of the Baltic States. The city is known for its Old Town of ...