{"id":11268,"date":"2018-05-04T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travel-advisor.eu\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2018-05-04T12:00:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T10:00:58","slug":"vilnius-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel-advisor.eu\/en\/vilnius-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 places to see in Vilnius"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lithuania is a country that is often overlooked due to its lack of world famous Instagram locations and its\u00a0 location in the Baltics.<\/strong> The capital Vilnius hasn\u2019t yet witnessed a post-communism tourism boom.<\/p>\n

Lithuanian capital has completely reinvented itself. Now it’s a vibrant and modern city with a amount of cultural and historical sights. Lithuania is officially the country with the fastest internet connection in the world and its population is technology-crazy.Top 5 places to see in Vilnius:<\/p>\n

1.Old Town is like in fairy tale
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Picturesque Old Town <\/strong>full of cobbled alleys and charming small restaurants and shops. It is in fact one the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe and was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1994. In this area you will see Upper Castle<\/strong>, National Museum<\/strong> and Vilnius Cathedral<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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2.Hills with amazing viewpoints <\/strong><\/p>\n

Vilnius has few hills with amazing views over the city and constitute a playground for history enthusiasts.The major hill is the Upper Castle<\/strong> Complex.<\/strong>The castle\u2019s original structure was wooden and built in 1409.The fortifications served as a defence mechanism against invaders. Another hill worth mentioning is the Hill of Three Crosses<\/strong>. \u00a0The crosses were originally built in the 17th<\/sup> century to commemorate the martyrs of monks in the 14th<\/sup> century. The original site was destroyed by the Soviets<\/em> and rebuilt in 1989.<\/p>\n

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3.The National Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Located just beside the Upper Castle, the Lithuanian National Museum<\/strong> will delight history lovers with more than million historical exhibits and\u00a0 ancient items and artefacts about the different periods in Lithuania\u2019s timeline.<\/p>\n

This fully renovated museum gives you a glimpse into Lithuania\u2019s highly complicated past, from the time when King Mindaugas united hundreds of Baltic tribes into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Lithuania\u2019s history is interesting and unique and a trip to its largest and best equipped museum is therefore essential in order to get a better understanding of this young nation.<\/p>\n

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4. Old compound full of Soviet military vehicles<\/strong><\/p>\n

The War Machinery and Transport Museum\u00a0<\/strong> is located close to Vilnius Cathedral<\/strong> and boasts a large exhibition of military vehicles used in Lithuania from 1969.\u00a0 Most of the vehicles stand outside and when you visit the museum in winter. It looks like a disused military compound in Siberia.The inside part of the exhibition isn\u2019t bad either and the whole site has a spooky yet historically insightful feel to it.<\/p>\n

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5.Night out in one of Vilnius\u2019 party temples <\/strong><\/p>\n

Vilnius has a buzzing nightlife scene located mostly around Vokieciu gatve road<\/strong>. <\/strong>The Lithuanian way of partying usually involves enjoying\u00a0 beer in trendy bars before heading to other bars and dance clubs.<\/p>\n

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