Wool is Lithuania capital, there are more than 540,000 inhabitants.
Understand
In terms of architecture, Vilnius is an interesting mix of the medieval old town, the Soviet-era concrete creeps and the skyscrapers of the business center.
Come
Both Finnair and Air Baltic fly daily From Helsinki To Vilnius. Vilnius International Airport (DATE: VNO, [1]) is located close to the center. A local bus (ticket € 1 purchased from the driver) takes you to the city center; a taxi taken from the yard is expensive (€ 15), as tourists are almost regularly cheated on airport transfers. There is also a train connection from the airport to the train station.
Move
By road
By bus
There are both regular buses in the city [2]that electric trolleybuses [3]. The line numbers overlap: so you should be careful whether it is bus number 12 or cable bus number 12!
A single ticket from the driver costs 1 €, special groups half price. The ticket must be stamped when boarding the bus or immediately after purchasing it - the bus is usually not accessible from the front door! The stamps are either new electronic or old-fashioned mechanical - fellow passengers will advise if you are helpless trying to stamp. Please note that the ticket is non-exchangeable, you will have to buy a new ticket for each trip!
Another option is to get a travel card (€ 1.5) from the kiosk and top it up. The ticket purchased with the card in the vehicle is valid for either 30 or 60 minutes. A 60-minute ticket is cheaper than a one-time ticket purchased from a driver.
Walking
The center of Vilnius is small enough and you can walk quite well. Pilies, Vokiecu, Gediminas, Traku are the streets from which the typical traveler hardly leaves - not so much that there is nothing else to see.
By bike
There are plenty of cycle paths in the center.
See
- Cathedral (Archcathedral Basilica), Cathedral 1
- Gediminas Castle - a fortress on a hill right next to the cathedral
- Old town narrow streets and cafes
- TV tower, January 13th st. 10 (The TV tower can be reached from the west side of Vilnius Old Town by trolleybus number 2.), ☎ 370 5 204 0 300, e-mail: [email protected]. 10:00 to 22:00. Adults 6 €, children 2.6 €.
- Monument to the Three Crosses. A monument to the missionaries on the hill next to Gediminas Castle. The Soviet Union destroyed the original monument, the remains of which can still be seen. The view of the old town is glorious.
- Frank Zapan himself - the only one of its kind in the world
- KGB Museum, Gedimino 40 (entrance Auku 2A), officially the Museum of Genocide Victims.
- National Museum of Lithuania, Arsenalo 1
- Užupis, "Vilnius Montmartre". There are galleries, artists' studios and cafés in the area.
Tea
Buy
- Shopping center Akropolis, Ozo 25. Open from 10 am to 10 pm.
Eat
Juo
There are several cafés and bars in Vilnius’s Old Town.
Bars & pubs
Virtually all of the city’s bars also serve food. Everything from decent meals to pub snacks is on offer. The local piece specialty is pieces of bread fried in oil and seasoned with garlic, smoked cheeses and smoked pork ears.
Nightclubs
Broadway (Broadway) - Open until 5 p.m.
Sleep
Cheap
- Hostelgate, Sv. Mikalojaus 3, ☎ 370-63832818, e-mail: [email protected]. The hostel has a kitchen and wireless internet for guests to use. Dorm space: 39 LTL - 45 LTL, double room: 110 LTL - 115 LTL, triple room: 150 LTL.
In Astra is a hostel in a sufficiently central location - 7 comfortable rooms with private bathrooms.
Mid-priced
Price methods
Stay safe
Vilnius is a fairly safe city during the day. However, there are many Romani beggars and inquirers for small money or tobacco, and common sense should be followed, and wandering, for example, when intoxicated or lost, should be avoided.
Stay healthy
Take contact
Continue your journey
- Siauliai, the city a couple of hours by train.
- Trakai - a beautiful little village with an awesome castle, only 40 min by bus from Vilnius.
- Kaunas, Lithuania's second largest city, can be reached in less than two hours by bus.
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