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The “Republic of Užupis” neighborhood is in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. It is in the old town of the city, just across the Vilnia river. Uzupis means „to the other side of the river“ in Lithuanian language, and this neighborhood declared its independence on 1st of April, 1997.  Many years ago, Užupis was the Jewish neighborhood in Vilnius, but when  the world war started, this was to razed during the Holocaust

Trakai is a beautiful city near the capital of Lithuania, only to 28 km to Vilnius. It’s a typical tourist destination. In Trakai, you can find different places to enjoy. The first and the most important place in the city is Trakai Castle. This castle is in the middle of the island, it is in a beautiful place. Lake Galvė and beautiful woods are around the castle. It was built in the fourteenth century, Grand Duke Kęs

Before the II World War, there was a numerous and culturally very active Jewish Community in Vilnius, which was almost completely annihilated during the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust. There are still some traces of them to find in the city and this week I spent one day to find them. This was my little homage to those who died victims of racism, intolerance, and anti-Semitism. The first stop I made was at the Viln

Albert Calles is a 31 years old Catalan from Barcelona who since January 2016 lives in Vilnius, Lithuania, where he works as a Spanish and Catalan teacher. I thought it would be interesting to know the experiences of a Catalan living in Lithuania, which is such a different country from Spain. Here is where Albert teaches, at the Ñ VIVA Vilnius languages academy I asked him for an interview and we met on Thursday 14 S

Three Crosses (in Lithuanian language “Trys kryžiai”) is a memorial monument situated on the top of the Hill of Three Crosses, in the city of Vilnius. The monument is composed by three white concrete crosses which have become more than a monument. They are also a symbol of Lithuanian identity. According to the tradition, seven Franciscan monks were tortured to death on the top of the hill in the 14th century, and thr

“To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is not to have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything” – W. Goethe said once. I truly agree with this quote so that’s why I want to share my one of the greatest travelling experience. When I was thinking where I should go this year to feel amazing and see the most beautiful sceneries at the same time, there was no doubt Sicily wou

On May 05-11 group of young people from Lithuania, Italy and Albania went to the small mountain village Serra San Quirico (Italy) for Erasmus+ project (youth exchange) ”OFFICINA EUROPA”. Professional theatre educators taught us the ability to listen each other, to create dialogue and to be creative. This project involved young Europeans in fostering mutual understanding, integration and solidarity among young people

In the last years in Spain it is a conflict about the black mood and jokes about the Spanish royal family. Some people think these jokes are only for make people to laugh although some people don’t like it but for others this jokes are like contempt of terrorism victims, insult them. In the last years there are many cases of humorist or a person who put these jokes in the social networks and then they have to going t

I think that travel makes human more flexible, open-minded and richer inside. That is the reason why I try to not miss the opportunities to travel somewhere. One of the opportunity I heard was Erasmus+ project and, of course, I took it. Thus it all began… Before 3 weeks I with 7 other Lithuanians were participating in Erasmus+ project “11 Techniques For 11 Emergency Situations”. We had spent 8 days in Aksaray –

Experience is the teacher of all things. I would say that participating in this kind of projects is the best way to gain a valuable experience, fall in love with a culture and country that you are visiting, learn new things and make friends from different countries. My name is Monika. Me and my other Lithuanian friends were participating in Erasmus+ project “11 Techniques For 11 Emergency Situations”. The project was