Cities & Destinations

Lithuania's capital featuring the largest baroque Old Town in Northern Europe. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. Named Europe's cheapest travel destination in 2024.

592,389 pop.

Lithuania's second-largest city, European Capital of Culture 2022. UNESCO-protected interwar modernism – the world's largest concentration of such architecture.

315,000 pop.

Lithuania's largest port city and gateway to UNESCO-listed Curonian Spit. German architecture, Sea Museum with dolphinarium, ferries to Neringa.

149,000 pop.

Northern Lithuania's center with the legendary Hill of Crosses – over 200,000 crosses on one hillock. Visited by Pope John Paul II in 1993.

100,000 pop.

Theatre and culture city by the Nevėžis river with Europe's only traveling Puppet Wagon Theatre and the new Stasys Museum.

84,000 pop.

Historic Lithuanian capital with Eastern Europe's only island castle and unique 600-year Karaite culture. 28 km from Vilnius.

• Trakai Island Castle (1409) – only water castle in Eastern Europe
• Lake Galvė (200 lakes in the region)
• Karaite Street with traditional houses

Lithuania's most popular seaside resort – summer capital with 18 km beaches, famous 470 m pier, and Amber Museum.

• Palanga Pier (470 m) – sunset heaven
• Amber Museum (28,000 exhibits)
• Birutė Park and Botanical Garden (100 ha)

Pearl of the Curonian Spit, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Parnidis Dune (52 m), Thomas Mann's house, unforgettable sunsets and sunrises.

• Parnidis Dune (52 m) – one of Europe's highest
• Sundial (13.8 m granite pillar)
• Thomas Mann Memorial Museum

Lithuania's oldest and most popular spa resort with mineral waters, the Baltics' only year-round ski arena, and Grūtas Park.

• Snow Arena – skiing year-round (460 m slope)
• Grūtas Park (80+ Soviet sculptures)
• Druskininkai Aqua Park (first in Lithuania)

Literary town with the first treetop walking path in the Baltics (300 m, 21 m high), Puntukas Stone, and wine trail.

• Treetop Walking Path (300 m, 21 m high)
• Observation tower (34 m)
• Puntukas Stone (265 tons)

UNESCO-protected ancient Lithuanian capital with 5 hillforts and 10,000 years of human habitation traces. "Troy of Lithuania".

• 5 hillforts (UNESCO)
• Archaeological Museum (interactive)
• Midsummer/Rasos Festival (July)

Lithuania's oldest resort in the Nemunas loop with healing mineral waters and peaceful atmosphere. Perfect escape from city noise.

• Nemunas loops – most impressive Lithuanian landscapes
• Vytautas Hill with observation deck
• SPA centers with mineral waters

Capital of the lake region with over 300 lakes nearby. Stelmužė – oldest oak tree in Lithuania (1500 years).

• Stelmužė – oldest oak in Lithuania (1500 years)
• 300+ lakes
• Zarasai bridge with observation deck

Lake-rich Aukštaitija region with Molėtai Astronomical Observatory and Ethnocosmology Museum – largest in the Baltics.

• Ethnocosmology Museum (largest in Baltics)
• Molėtai Astronomical Observatory
• Labanoras Forest – largest in Lithuania

Lithuanian Folk Life Museum – largest open-air museum in the Baltics with 140 ha area and 180 authentic buildings.

• Open-air museum (140 ha, 180 buildings)
• 4 ethnographic regions recreated
• Traditional crafts and demonstrations

Northern Lithuania town with Renaissance castle, Lithuania's beer capital, and the country's most impressive sinkholes.

• Biržai Castle (17th century Renaissance)
• Rinkuškiai Brewery
• Cow Cave – largest sinkhole in Lithuania

Heart of Žemaitija National Park by the largest lake in Samogitia. Cold War Museum in underground missile base.

• Žemaitija National Park
• Lake Plateliai (largest in Samogitia)
• Cold War Museum (former missile base)

Gateway to Aukštaitija National Park – oldest in Lithuania. 126 lakes, wooden churches, beekeeping traditions.

• Aukštaitija National Park (oldest in LT)
• 126 lakes in the park
• Palūšė wooden church (17th century)

Peaceful neighbor of Palanga – family-friendly seaside resort with clean beach and Šventoji River for water activities.

• Quieter beach than Palanga
• Šventoji River (kayaks, SUP)
• Dutchman's Cap (nature monument)

Oldest Samogitian town with Lithuania's only winter garden and Count Tiškevičius Palace.

• Winter Garden (only in Lithuania)
• Tiškevičius Palace and Park
• Kretinga Museum