Vilnius International Airport 26 min
Three Crosses (17 min) Circa-17th-century monument featuring 3 crosses on a hill & a lookout point with city views. Cathedral Square (19 min) Set at the foot of a neoclassical cathedral, this landmark square hosts local events & celebrations. Office of the President of the Republic of Lithuania (21 min) Stately palace & present-day Office of the President with tours & flag hoisting ceremony. Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (22 min) Museum in a former KGB headquarters & prison, honoring the Lithuanians killed there after WWII. Bernardine Park (17 min) Chess tables, a play area & musical fountain shows are some highlights of this riverfront park. St. Anne's Church (16 min) Imposing, Gothic church originally built from bricks around 1500, with 2 tall towers. Vilniaus universiteto botanikos sodas (3 min) Each year nearly 100 events fill this university-administered botanical garden. Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania (17 min) Museum featuring a variety of art, archaeology & history exhibits in a reconstructed palace. Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (14 min) This 17th-century baroque Roman Catholic church features 4 chapels & 5 ceiling frescoes. Vichy Water Park (20 min) Pools, water slides, a lazy river & saunas in a Polynesian-inspired setting with bars. Gedimino pilies bokštas (Gediminas Castle Tower) (16 min) This 3-story brick tower was originally part of a castle constructed in the 15th century. Vilnius TV Tower (27 min) Built in 1980, this TV tower features an observation deck & cafe 165 m. above the ground. Lietuvos nacionalinio muziejaus Naujasis arsenalas (The New Arsenal of National Museum of Lithuania) (16 min) National culture & heritage museum housed in the New Arsenal building, part of Vilnius castle. Gates of Dawn (15 min) This 1500s city gate is a prominent landmark housing a chapel with an icon of the Virgin Mary. Vilnius Cathedral (18 min) Classical-style Roman Catholic cathedral on an old pagan temple site with 11 side chapels. |