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Things to do in Lithuania

Vilnius is Lithuania's natural base – a UNESCO-listed Old Town with the country's biggest draws, from a lakeside castle to Cold War-era history, all reachable from it.

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Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, pairs a UNESCO-listed baroque Old Town with one of the more unusual day trips in the region: Trakai Island Castle, a red-brick fortress that was briefly the seat of the entire Grand Duchy of Lithuania, reachable in under an hour.

The city's 20th century runs just as deep. A Soviet Vilnius walking tour and the KGB Museum cover 50 years of Soviet rule and Lithuania's road to independence, while the Paneriai Memorial marks one of the heaviest chapters of its wartime history.

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LithuaniaVilniusA baroque Old Town founded by a Grand Duke, an island castle 28km away, and a KGB prison hidden behind an ordinary office facade.5 experiences→

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Base yourself in Vilnius – its Old Town, Soviet-era history and a half-day trip to Trakai Island Castle are all reachable without changing accommodation.