Best travel destinations in Lithuania
Purnuskes – the geographical center of Europe | Lithuania
Have you ever wanted to see the centre of Europe? If you want to go to then you’ll have to travel to Purnuskes. Considered by some to be the true centre of Europe, Purnuskes can be found in Lithuania, about 25km north of Vilnius. In 1989 the National Institute of Geography calculated that the centre [...]
The Hill of Crosses – national centre of pilgrimage in Lithuania
The Hill of Crosses is located near the small city of Šiauliai, and is an national centre of pilgrimage in Lithuania. The small hill is almost completely covered with hundreds of thousands of crosses that represent both Christian devotion and a memorial to Lithuanian national identity. As the years have progressed, the hill has become [...]
Žemaičių Kalvarija – a major site for Catholic pilgrimage | Lithuania
A major site for Catholic pilgrimage, Žemaičių Kalvarija used to be known as New Jerusalem. It was named after the hill where Jesus was crucified, changed only in the Soviet years when the KGB would persecute those who came to the town as pilgrims. Now is a place of spirituality and nature, and visitors come [...]