Baily (courtyard) of Trakai Island Castle. The castle was built from the beginning of the 14th century to the beginning of the 15th century on three islands: swampy areas were filled with rock and gravel in order to create one single island […]
Category: Trakai
Residential Palace at Trakai Island Castle
The residential palace of Trakai Island Castle is comprised of two parallel corpuses that were joined by walls, as well as a defensive tower (dungeon) in the front. Shooting slots are created in the upper level of the tower and both corpuses […]
Water-Sport Facilities of The Trakai Historical National Park’s Lakes
The Trakai Historical National Park is covering 8.200 hectares with 30+ lakes which are favorable for swimming in the summertime […]
The Trakai Peninsula Castle
Lithuanian Grand Duke Kęstutis (1345-1377 & 1381-11382) begin building the Trakai Peninsula Castle in the mid-14th century […]
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 […]
New Trakai – Guided Sightseeing Tours
All guided sightseeing tours in New Trakai by Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic […]
Užutrakis Minor Estate’s Park
The park was designed by famous French landscape designer Édouard François André who designed more than 100 luxurious parks around the world […]
Užutrakis Manor Estate
The Neo-Classicist palace was built in 1896 based on a design by architect Jozef Hus in the Trakai Historical National Park […]
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 […]
Karaite Ethnographic Exhibition in New Trakai
Karaite Ethnographic Museum in New Trakai was built in 1938 on the initiative of the Karaite spiritual leader Seraya Shapshal in commemoration of the 540 year anniversary of the Tatars and Karaites in New Trakai and Lithuania […]
Karaite Kenessa in New Trakai
A Karaite place of worship in New Trakai already stood in this place in the early 15th century. It was also wooden, as it is today, and burned down several times in history […]