The capital of Vilnius is one of the few major cities in the world that allows balloons to fly over it. Balloons depart from the banks of the Neris in time for sunset over the red-roofed city.
Hot air balloon ride over Vilnius —
The capital of Vilnius is one of the few major cities in the world that allows balloons to fly over it. Balloons depart from the banks of the Neris in time for sunset over the red-roofed city.
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The Curonian Spit is a beautiful wall of sand dunes that traces a 98-kilometer arc from Klaipeda to Malinovka in Kaliningrad Oblast.
Curonian Spit National Park —
The Curonian Spit is a beautiful wall of sand dunes that traces a 98-kilometer arc from Klaipeda to Malinovka in Kaliningrad Oblast.
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Only a half-an-hour drive from the capital, the 200 surrounding lakes and 21 islands make Trakai a popular lakeside retreat for Vilnians.
Trakai Island Castle —
Only a half-an-hour drive from the capital, the 200 surrounding lakes and 21 islands make Trakai a popular lakeside retreat for Vilnians.
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Visitors don't have to believe in ethno-cosmology (roughly about understanding humankind's place in the universe) to appreciate this pioneering museum, particularly its extraordinary observatory.
Museum of Ethno-Cosmology —
Visitors don't have to believe in ethno-cosmology (roughly about understanding humankind's place in the universe) to appreciate this pioneering museum, particularly its extraordinary observatory.
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For a country with winters that last from November to March, you'd think Lithuanians would've had enough of snow by April. Instead, at Druskininkai, they've built one of the world's biggest indoor ski parks.
Druskininkai indoor ski arena —
For a country with winters that last from November to March, you'd think Lithuanians would've had enough of snow by April. Instead, at Druskininkai, they've built one of the world's biggest indoor ski parks.
Courtesy Lithuania.trave
With its baroque arches and frescoed ceilings, the Littera Book Store, at Vilnius University, looks more like the <a href="http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley" target="_blank" target="_blank">Bodleian Library </a>than a Barnes and Noble.
Littera Book Store —
With its baroque arches and frescoed ceilings, the Littera Book Store, at Vilnius University, looks more like the Bodleian Library than a Barnes and Noble.
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The famous Kybyn savory pastries served at Kybynlar restaurant on the banks of Lake Galves are sought-after delicacies, as authentically Lithuanian as any Baltic fare.
Karaite cuisine at Kybynlar —
The famous Kybyn savory pastries served at Kybynlar restaurant on the banks of Lake Galves are sought-after delicacies, as authentically Lithuanian as any Baltic fare.
Courtesy Kybynlar Restaurant
Lithuanians like to joke that basketball isn't their national sport, it's the nation's religion. Watching Lithuania play at home is an incredible spectator experience.
Basketball —
Lithuanians like to joke that basketball isn't their national sport, it's the nation's religion. Watching Lithuania play at home is an incredible spectator experience.
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As winter turns to spring, flocks of bright orange bicycles not seen since fall return to line the streets of Vilnius. They're easy to rent.
Bike tour of Vilnius old town —
As winter turns to spring, flocks of bright orange bicycles not seen since fall return to line the streets of Vilnius. They're easy to rent.
Courtesy Lithuania Travel
The marriage of sled and sail has been popular in Lithuania since the 1930s. These ice yachts are capable of reaching 100 kmh thanks to minimal friction between runner and ice.
Ice-Blokart Sailing —
The marriage of sled and sail has been popular in Lithuania since the 1930s. These ice yachts are capable of reaching 100 kmh thanks to minimal friction between runner and ice.
Courtesy Lithuania Travel
Fossilized amber resin can be crafted into everything from chess sets to violins, or sold as found, and is credited with healing the sick and warding off evil.
'Lithuanian gold' —
Fossilized amber resin can be crafted into everything from chess sets to violins, or sold as found, and is credited with healing the sick and warding off evil.
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