The city of churches

table lithuania Riga-Vilnius 12 July Fri. Coach Ecolines from Riga to Vilnius. Coach every hour. Hotel Rinno Vingriu str. 25 corner Pylimo st. left no. 6 86 € Restaurant: Poniu Laime Stikliu g. 14 We eat vegetable and meat bakes. The old town La Vilniaus senamiestis is one of the largest medieval old towns in Europe. Pilies Gatvė is the main street crossing it from the Town Hall Square to the Cathedral. Along the street and in the section from the Town Hall Square to the Gate of Dawn there are numerous churches and several buildings in Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical style. Another very extensive complex in the old town is that of the University. If the old town is considered to be the one inside the walls, you still can't exclude the Užupis district, the buildings up to Pilies Gatvė and Gedimino Prospektas. Gate of Dawn (Aušros Vartai).

The gate is the only one left of the nine gates that gave access to the city. Above the gate a chapel has been built where one of the best-known symbols of the city is found: the Madonna of the Gate of Dawn Church of the Holy Spirit "Šventosios Dvasios cerkvė" is the most important Orthodox place of worship in Lithuania. Vilnius 13 July Cathedral of St Stanislaus and St Vladislaus. The most important place of worship for Lithuanian Catholics National Museum of Lithuania St Anne's A late-Gothic masterpiece in red brick Užupis, the Lithuanian Montmartre Restaurant: Uzupis Picerija Restaurant: Cili Kaimas Vokieciu, 8, Vilnius 14 July Trakai, Timetable of buses VILNIUS - TRAKAI: It is the only castle in Europe built on an island and it is surrounded by Lake Galvė; you reach it via a floating walkway.

It is built of red brick, in Gothic style, and was founded by the Lithuanian national hero, Grand Duke Gediminas. Restaurant: Kybynlar Trakai Vilnius 15 July Monday Synagogue The Serra (the catastrophe) Pamenkalnio 12 Centre for Tolerance Naugarduko 10/2 Museum of the Victims of Genocide (KGB). Gedimino Prospektas Vilnius University, one of the oldest in Eastern Europe, dating back to the 16th century. One of the most picturesque parts of the University complex is the Church of St John, which, after 40 years of construction, was finally completed in 1426. With its 68 metres, the church's bell tower is among the tallest buildings in the Old Town. Vilnius 16 July Tuesday Ryanair Rome Ciampino d. 14.30 a. 16.15 From Ciampino direct bus to Termini Station