Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, is a hidden gem. A very pleasant city with an extensive Old Town to explore, parks, castles and a few surprises, like the Frank Zappa Memorial (and why not?) and the run-down artists’ quarter of Uzupio. You might even be lucky and arrive at the right time, as on certain weekends Lithuanians like to dress up in traditional costume and gather in parks and town squares to sing and dance, asserting their national identity.

Unless you are in the decaying concrete suburbs that ring the city, you would never guess that this cosmopolitan city was part of the Soviet Union just a decade ago.

The most detailed guidebook to the Baltic States are definitely the Bradt Travel Guides and the Bradt Travel Guide to Lithuania is worth the buy. If needed, take the very handy Lonely Planet Baltic Phrasebook. As for maps, Latvian cartographers Jana Seta do the best maps for just about anywhere in the Baltics. I recommend both the Jana Seta street plan of Vilnius, and the 1:500,000 Jana Seta Lithuania Map.

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Author: Guy Bristow

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