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Discover Beautiful Kaunas Beyond Old Town – An Essential Kaunas Guide
Although Kaunas Old Town has the visitor plenty to offer when enjoying a city trip. Interwar architecture, unique museums and parks, statues, and so on. Take a trolley bus, use one of the two funiculars, or stroll and discover some hidden gems in this Kaunas Travel Guide. Devil Museum in Kaunas Guide Outside Old Town…
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Veliuona Lithuania Travel Guide
Veliuona is a small town between Seredžius and Raudonė on the right bank of the Nemunas. It was an important settlement back in the Middle Ages. The surrounding fortress hills are a reminder of the battles between the Lithuanians and the Crusaders, who had territories on the other side of the river. According to legend, Gediminas,…
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Discover Kaunas Old Town – 8 Charming Lithuanian Gems for Travelers
The oldest extant construction in Kaunas Old Town is the castle tower and wall fragments. The medieval Kaunas Castle was built at the meeting point of two rivers – Nemunas and Neris – to repel frequent Crusader attacks. Constructed in the latter half of the 14th century, the enclosure-type castle lost strategic importance after the…
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Discover Kaunas Lithuania – A Historical Guide to Eastern Europe
Kaunas Lithuania’s second-largest city sits at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris, the two largest rivers of the country. The name “Kaunas” was originally used as a person’s first name, later as a surname. The city was strongly influenced by its status as the provisional capital during the inter-war period and by the growth…