The Town Hall Square has always been the economic, administrative and social centre of the city. more
places to visit
to map Television Tower
The Television Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Eastern Europe. It is 326,5 metres high. more
to map St Catherine’s Church
The church of Saint Catherine is the first church to have been extensively restored since Lithuania regained its independence. more
to map Presidential Palace
This building is of the late Classical – the empire style (the 19th century). more
to map National Museum of Lithuania
The National Museum of Lithuania is the largest depository of Lithuanian historical cultural heritage in the country. It is the oldest museum in Lithuania. more
to map Museum of Genocide Victims
The Museum of Genocide Victims was founded in 1992. This is the only museum of this kind in the Baltic States founded in the same building where Soviet repressive institutions of NKVD and NKGB-MGB-KGB operated from the second half of 1940 right to August of 1991. more
to map Kalnų Park and Three Crosses
It is believed that the three crosses were first erected here in the 17th century to commemorate a group of monks from a nearby monastery, who were martyred in the 14th century. more
to map Gediminas Avenue
Along this street one finds the important national institutions of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania and the National Martynas Mažvydas Library, as well as banks, hotels, luxurious shops, restaurants and cafés. more
to map Gates of Dawn
The Gates of Dawn is one of the most visited shrines in Vilnius that is famous not only in Lithuania but also abroad, worshipped by the representatives of other creeds too. more
to map Ensemble of St Anne’s and Bernardines Churches
One of the most impressive architectural masterpieces of the Vilnius Old Town is Šv. Onos (St. Anne’s) Church, built in the late 15th–early 16th centuries. more
to map Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
St Peter and Paul’s Church is a masterpiece of the 17th-century Baroque famous for its exceptional interior where one can see about 2,000 stucco figures. more
to map Vilnius Cathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Vladislaus
With the passing of time the cathedral had to be rebuilt several times due to fires, and was remodeled in more modern styles. In the 18th century the building took on its present form in the strict classical style. more
to map Amber museum – gallery
The exhibits on display at the Amber Museum-Gallery tell visitors about the morphology of amber. It is revealed in the exhibits of various sizes, forms and colour. more
to map Gediminas’ Tower of the Upper Castle
The exposition of the Vilnius Castle Museum displays reconstruction models of Vilnius castles of the second part of the 14th and the beginning of the 17th centuries, armament, iconographic material of old Vilnius. more
