Inside the former home of the great artist and composer are a handful of 膶iurlionis reproductions, worth taking a peek at if you can鈥檛 make it to the National 膶iurlionis Art Museum in Kaunas.
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
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Stately Vilnius Cathedral, divorced from its freestanding belfry, is a national symbol and the city's most instantly recognisable building. Known in full鈥
Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
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If you only see one museum in Vilnius, make it this one. On a site that has been settled since the 4th century AD stands the latest in a procession of鈥
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Founded in 1579 during the Catholic Counter Reformation, Vilnius University was run by Jesuits for two centuries. During the 19th century it became one of鈥
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This former headquarters of the KGB (and before them the Gestapo, Polish occupiers and Tsarist judiciary) houses a museum dedicated to thousands of鈥
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Climb the creaky stairs into the free-standing belfry of Vilnius Cathedral, once part of the city's 13th-century defences. Towering 57m high, it's one of鈥
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This landmark statue depicts the early unifier of the Lithuanian tribes in the mid-13th century and the country's first king.
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Stepping across the wooden walkway to Trakai's Gothic castle is like tripping into a fairy tale. The castle is estimated to date from around 1400, when鈥
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Some 21km north of Vilnius, off the Utena road, is Europos Parkas. Leading contemporary sculptors, including Sol LeWitt and Dennis Oppenheim, show over鈥
Nearby Vilnius attractions
1. Russian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas
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Built as a Gothic church in the early 16th century, then restored in the baroque style following a fire 300 years later, this church was finally鈥
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Built in the early 17th century, with substantial additions in the 19th, the Chodkeviciai Palace now houses a permanent exhibition of Lithuanian art from鈥
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During his 50 years in the US, Kazys Varnelis earned fame and fortune with his optical and three-dimensional paintings. This museum shows his personal鈥
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This striking church is the city鈥檚 oldest baroque place of worship. St Casimir鈥檚 dome and cross-shaped ground plan defined a new style for 17th-century鈥
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This was once the entrance to the main Jewish quarter, which lay in the streets west of Did啪ioji gatv臈. Today only street names like 沤yd懦 (Jews) and Gaono鈥
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With 2400 sq metres of space for photography, video, installations and other exhibits, plus a program of lectures, live music and film screenings, this is鈥
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An Orthodox church has stood here since Lithuania's late pagan days of the 14th century. Over the years it was burned, abandoned, rebuilt, transferred to鈥
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This revamped 17th-century fortification houses a rich collection of weaponry and armour through the ages and the atmospheric tunnels are a joy to wander.