General: Lithuania

I love Lithuania, like no place else! Hi, you probably know nothing about this country, but that is O.K. It’s a small country with 3.5 million people, another 300000 is somewhere in other countries. Though Lithuania is a small country we are proud of our traditions, capability to keep our language unique and other things. Also we are happy to join NATO, and ES. Such event gives us self- confidence and the world is beginning to know what the word Lithuania means. I think that LT is a great place for sightseeing and for spending your holidays. Let me describe you same places that you ... more

I was introiduced to Lithuania by my husband, who is a Lithuanian. He lives in the UK but after we got married we decided to visit his homeland in the car via all of the European countries in-between, a kind of road-trip I suppose. I had heard many things about Lithuania from our Lithuanian friends, good and bad, so I really didn't know what to expect. A little history...Lithuania is the largest and southernmost of three Baltic countries, though couldn't be more different from its neighbours. It has a long history of warfare and struggle, which is symbolised in its flag: the yellow top stripe ... more

Lithuania has a fairly short coastline on the Baltic Sea. To the north the coast meets Latvia, and to the south the strange enclave of Kaliningrad - part of Russia but completely cut off from it. I have been told that going to Kaliningrad is like stepping back in time into the Soviet era - but I don't think they are too keen on tourists as they make the visa costs somewhat prohibitive. Although you could offset this cost by flying from Kaliningrad to St Petersburg - its a cheap way to get there as it's classes as an internal flight. Meanwhile, along Lithuania's coast the main feature is the ... more

Lithuania is one of the places in Europe that is most untouched by the terrible flood of tourists. While it is just as safe in most tourist ways as Western Europe, it also has an "off the beaten track" feel for those who want to see a country that doesn't quite fit the mould. Whilst you can wikipedia all the facts about population and location and so forth, it is a great place to learn about European history from a slightly different angle. The country is full of museums, castles and other monuments that are just plain bizarre (such as the Frank Zappa statue). It also has some of Europe's ... more

I know that many don't know this wonderful country. It's not what it used to be, it's like a good wine get's better every time I visit it. Same thing as with Vilnius, I wasn't born there I was born in Finland but I feel it's my second homecountry. There's lots of interesting places that even I haven't visited; some of the best places to visit are Vilnius and Trakai. It's pretty safe country now and I have had Salmonella only once, that's the only nasty thing I have got from there but I bet you must to watch what you eat everywhere! I love it and think everybody who's interested should go there ... more