The artists’ community of Užupis (beyond the river) district of Vilnius has its own “Republic of Užupis” with a Constitution and holidays […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vilnius University Est. 1579
The Catholic Vilnius University was established by the Jesuit Order in 1579 […]
The Calvary Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross
Construction of Calvary Road in Vilnius started in 1662 , and in 7 years the Calvary Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross and 35 wooden Stations of the Cross, imitating the Road of Christ’s Passions in Jerusalem, were built […]
Church of St. Nicholas
This is one of the oldest churches in Vilnius. The first church in this spot was built by German merchants in the 14th century […]
Gediminas Tower
Upper Castle (West) Tower or Gediminas Tower (14th century) in Vilnius is the only remaining castle tower […]
