Things to do in Lithuania

Things to do in Lithuania

Plan Lithuanian trips through English local guides that connect nearby sights into practical routes.

City and local guides

English city and local guides connect nearby sights into useful cultural and travel context.

Anykščiai Tree Canopy Walk with a wooden structure and observation tower in Anykščių šilelis
Anykščiai

Anykščiai is an Aukštaitija town by the Šventoji and Anykšta rivers, known for Anykščių šilelis, the canopy walk, the narrow-gauge railway, Puntukas, and writer…

Druskininkai cable-car cabin above the Nemunas and resort pine forests
Druskininkai

Druskininkai is Lithuania's best-known resort on the Nemunas, famous for mineral water, sanatoriums and spas, M.

Ladakalnis panorama in Aukštaitija National Park with a chain of lakes and forests, the key viewpoint of the Ignalina area
Ignalina

Ignalina is a small town in eastern Aukštaitija and one of the easiest gateways to Aukštaitija National Park, Lithuania's oldest national park: Palūšė's wooden…

Kaunas Town Hall, known as the White Swan, in the old-town Town Hall Square
Kaunas

Kaunas is Lithuania's second-largest city at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers, the interwar temporary capital, and home to Modernist architecture…

Half-timbered houses and narrow streets of Klaipėda Old Town near the Danė River
Klaipėda

Klaipėda is Lithuania's only seaport and the centre of Lithuania Minor, historically known in German as Memel, where an Order castle, half-timbered old town,…

Parnidis Dune near Nida with sand ridges above the Curonian Lagoon
Nida

Nida is the southern part of Neringa on the Curonian Lagoon and the main base for exploring the Curonian Spit: sand dunes, fishermen's heritage, a lighthouse,…

Palanga sea pier stretching into the Baltic Sea with a wooden walkway and sunset light
Palanga

Palanga is Lithuania's main Baltic Sea resort: the sea pier, J.

The Neo-Renaissance Plungė Oginski Manor palace and park from above, the town's main heritage site
Plungė

Plungė is a Samogitian town and the most convenient gateway to Žemaitija National Park: the Oginski Manor with the Žemaičiai Art Museum and park stand in town,…

Trakai Island Castle on an island in Lake Galvė with red-brick towers
Trakai

Trakai is a former centre of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on Lake Galvė, known for its island and peninsula castles, Karaim community, kibinai, and Trakai…

Dzūkija pine forest and a sandy forest village road near Varėna, a starting point for Dzūkija National Park
Varėna

Varėna is a Dzūkija town and the main gateway to Dzūkija National Park: Dainava Forest pinewoods, Marcinkonys, Čepkeliai Mire, the ethnographic villages of…

Gediminas Castle Tower on the hill above Vilnius Old Town and Cathedral Square
Vilnius

Vilnius is Lithuania's capital at the meeting of the Neris and Vilnia rivers, the former heart of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known for one of Central…