Vilniaus street in Šiauliai
Vilniaus street, “The Boulevard”, is the central street of Šiauliai city. Vilniaus Street in Šiauliai became pedestrianized boulevard in 1975 and it was the third such a venue in Europe a...
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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...
The Hill of Crosses – Kryžių kalnas
The Hill of Crosses – Kryžių kalnas is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is unce...
