This by-street in Vilnius on its southwest side has the Dominican Monastery, and on the opposite side – the Church of St. Ignatius and the ensemble of the Jesuit Novitiate […]
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
“Republic of Užupis”
The artists’ community of Užupis (beyond the river) district of Vilnius has its own “Republic of Užupis” with a Constitution and holidays […]
Church of St. Catherine and Former Benedictine Monastery
Church of St. Catherine in Vilnius is built in typical Vilnius Baroque style. It is a Late Baroque church once accompanied with Benedictine Monastery […]
Sapieha Estate and Park
Between the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul and Antakalnis Cemetery there is a large plot of land with remnants of the 17th-century noble estate by the great Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Casimir Sapieha the Younger (1637-1720) who built a palace on this site in 1691 […]
Monument to Chiune Sugihara in Vilnius
A Japanese Chiune Sugihara saved more than 6.000 Jews from the holocaust at the beginning of WWII […]
Church of St. Theresa and the Monastery of the Barefoot Carmelites
The Church of St. Theresa is one of the most excellent examples of early Baroque monuments in Vilnius […]
The Trakai Peninsula Castle
Lithuanian Grand Duke Kęstutis (1345-1377 & 1381-11382) begin building the Trakai Peninsula Castle in the mid-14th century […]
Royal Palace – Inner Courtyard
Inner Courtyard of the Royal Palace (Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania) built in the 16th-century Italian Renaissance style […]
Island Castle of Trakai
The castle, built on an island in Lake Galvė, is a unique Gothic defensive complex, able to be reached only by bridge, and which was never overtaken by enemies […]
Vileišis Estate
Vileišis estate is located at Antakalnio St. 4, across the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Vilnius[…]
Chodkiewicz Palace – Vilnius Picture Gallery & Lithuanian Art Museum
Chodkiewicz Palace (Didžioji Str. 4) in Vilnius is formed in the period of Gothic and Renaissance. The present building is late Classical. Today it hosts Vilnius Picture Gallery and Lithuanian Art Museum […]
