In Vilnius, at Kosciuškos St. 10, screened by newer houses, stands a large palace built in 1690-1694 by Dominick Słuszkom voivode of Polock on a specially built ground banked up in the Neris riverbed […]
Author: Vladislav B. Sotirovic
Professional & licensed guiding tours through the city of Vilnius and the town of Trakai since May 2019 by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic
St. John Steet in Vilnius
St. John St. in Vilnius is a short street, and one of the city’s oldest. It is named after the Vilnius University church. Its name was first recorded in 1530 […]
Trakų Street in Vilnius
Trakų Street in Vilnius was and is one of the most important streets in the Old Town connecting Vilniaus St. and Vokiečių St. with Pylimo St. […]
Dominikonų Street in Vilnius
Dominikonų St. takes its name from the Dominican friary that was established on the street in 1501, though later so many people active in political life lived here that it used to be called unofficially “Senator’s Row” […]
Šiltadaržio St. in Vilnius
Šiltadaržio St. in the Old Town of Vilnius connects Bernardinų St. with B. Radvilaitės St. […]
Church of St. Francis and St. Bernardine
Franciscan monks built in Vilnius a spacious church and monastery at the turn of the 16th century. The land was provided by Lithuanian and Polish ruler Casimir Jagiellon, while funding came from the noble Radziwiłł family […]
Church of St. Stephen
The Church of St. Stephen and the ensemble of the Monastery of St. Rochus in Vilnius is surrounded by industrial buildings. This late Renaissance church (built-in 1600-1612) is one of the earliest in Vilnius suburbs […]
Church of St. Jacob and Philip (2)
The Church of St. Jacob and Philip in Vilnius was built on the Lukiškių Square in 1624. However, the present building dates from late 17th century […]
Literatų Street
This is by-street in Vilnius branches off from Pilies St. and goes in a broken line towards the Church of St. Archangel Michael […]
Bernardinų Street in Vilnius
This street is one of the most picturesque ones in Vilnius with interesting perspectives […]
Lakes of Trakai
30 km west of Vilnius the town of New Trakai, its reconstructed immense Lake Galvė Island Castle, and the surroundings, including Old Trakai and 32 lakes, are protected within the Trakai Historical National Park, established in 1991 […]
