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Romanov Church
Formally known as the Orthodox Church of St Michael and St Constantine, this church, with its swelling onion domes and ornate interior, was built to mark 300 years of the Romanov dynasty. Little did they know it would end within four more.
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Three Muses
Striking a theatrical pose atop the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre is the Three Muses statue. The unusual black-robed figures (representing drama, comedy and tragedy) hide behind gold masks and loom over an audience of happy-snapping tourists.
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Church of the Holy Trinity (Uniates) and Basilian Monastery
Through the elaborate Basilian Gates lie this 16th-century church and monastery, mixing baroque, Gothic and Russian Byzantine styles. The Uniates are an order that sought to unite the Eastern and Western churches, and Mass is held only in Ukrainian
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Church of the Holy Spirit
This splendidly ornate late-Baroque church dates to the time of Grand Duke Vytautas, in the early 15th century. The fanciful interior, with its lavish Rococo detail and 18th-century organ, is a magnet for wedding parties and fans of devotional kitsch.
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Mykolas Žilinskas Art Gallery
This art museum on three floors is based on the private collection of Mykolas Žilinskas, but is now operated by the National Čiurlionis Art Museum. The collection is strongest on European art from the 17th to the 20th centuries and boasts Lithuania’s only Rubens.
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Exposition of the National Park of the Curonian Spit
Dedicated to the flora and fauna of the park, this museum is spread across three wooden houses. Alongside stuffed examples of wild pigs, badgers, beavers and elk theres a large collection of insects, and information on measures being taken to protect the dunes.
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Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Mary
Founded around the same time as Trakai Castle, and also by Grand Duke Vytautas, this grand, 15th-century parish church has a large collection of ecclesiastical art, including the Trakai Mother of God, a revered image thought to have been donated by Vytautas himself.
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Site of Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue of Vilna, built in the 1630s on the site of an earlier synagogue, was destroyed by the Soviets in the 1950s, after the Nazis had a go in WWII. Theres a Vilna Gaon monument on the site now, and plans are afoot to build a fitting memorial by 2018.
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Vilnius Picture Gallery
Built in the early 17th century, with substantial additions in the 19th, the Chodkeviciai Palace now houses a permanent exhibition of Lithuanian art from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Temporary exhibitions showcase specific Lithuanian movements, artists and mediums.
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Molėtai Astronomical Observatory
There are spectacular views of Molėtai’s lake-studded landscape and the stars above from the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory on Kaldiniai Hill (193m). The observatory boasts northern Europe’s largest telescope; visits must be booked in advance over the phone or online.
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Museum of Armed Resistance
On the top floor of the Cultural Centre is the small but worthwhile museum detailing the partisan movement and cultural resistance to Soviet rule. The Cultural Centre plays host to beautiful classical concerts during the Druskininkai Summer with Čiurlionis festival (June to Septemb
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History Museum of Lithuania Minor
This small museum traces the origins of ‘Lithuania Minor’ (Kleinlitauen) – as this coastal region was known during several centuries as part of East Prussia. It exhibits Prussian maps, coins, artefacts of the Teutonic order, traditional weaving machines and traditional folk art.
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Contemporary Art Centre
With 2400 sq m of space for photography, video, installations and other exhibits, plus a program of lectures, live music and film screenings, this is the largest centre for contemporary art in the Baltics. Theres free entry on Wednesdays, and different pricing for special events.
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Gate to Small Ghetto
This was once the entrance to the main Jewish quarter, which lay in the streets west of Didžioji gatvė. Today only street names like Žydų (Jews) and Gaono (Gaon) serve as reminders of those days, while a small plaque marks the site of the gate to the ghetto, liquidated in 1941.
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Clock Museum
This niche museum is divided into two sections: the first explores the principles of chronology from its earliest times; the second looks at the evolution of design and form in clocks over the past four centuries. The sundial garden can be worth the price of admission, on sunny day
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Povilas Stulga Lithuanian Folk Music Instruments Museum
This museum shows that almost any raw material can be turned into a musical instrument. Housed in a 16th-century Gothic house, the wonderful 7000-piece collection includes wood and bone flutes, unusual reed pipes, three-string cellos, and both basic and elaborately carved kanklės (
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Maironis Lithuanian Literary Museum
This 18th-century mansion was, between 1910 and 1932, the home of Jonas Mačiulis (Maironis), the Kaunas poet-priest who stirred Lithuanias national ambitions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its now a museum dedicated to his life and works, and Lithuanian literature more
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hidden in a courtyard, this revamped church is home to Vilnius’ tiny Protestant community. The church dates from 1555 but displays a mixture of Gothic, baroque and Rococo elements in its architecture. Under the Soviets a concrete floor split the church into workshop and basketball
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Švyturys
Klaipėda is home to the country’s oldest operating brewery, where its biggest beer, Švyturys, has been brewed since 1784. Organised by the tourist office, tours of the brewery are 1½ to two hours, cost €10 per person (including tastings), and leave any time between 10am and 4pm Mon
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Radio & Television Museum
Šiauliai was home to some of Lithuania’s first amateur radio operators in the 1920s, so it’s a fitting locale for this eclectic collection of radios, TVs and phonographs. Particularly enjoyable are the big old radio receivers and some Soviet-era TV sets that were produced at nearby
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