Hello, I’m Gerard, I’m Spanish, and it is a pleasure to be in Lithuania.
I’m here for a program called Erasmus+, in Vilnius and I’ll be for two months where I am doing practices of my studies and I think it is a unique opportunity.
The centre of Vilnius is very nice and cozy; you can go walked from one place to another.
Vilnius is near a town called Trakai, where a beautiful castle, it is obligatory to visit.
The only negative thing is the weather, is very variable, and I’m from Southern Europe costs me more.
But I recommend visiting Lithuania.
Here I leave the most important things to visit.
VILNIUS
1) Plaza Of the Cathedral where two important buildings, on the one hand the Palace and the Grand Dukes of Lithuania and the other the Cathedral of St. Stanislav and St. Vladislav next to the Bell Tower.
2) Castle Gediminas, Currently the Castle is just standing Gediminas Tower symbol of Lithuanian independence, this has 20 meters high are distributed over 3 floors and houses the Museum of History Fortress.
3) Pilies Street, one of the oldest in the city and the main artery of Vilnius old town
4) Vilnius University, which was founded in 1579, is one of the most prestigious in this part of Europe.
5) Town Hall of Vilnius is an eighteenth century building.
6) Literatu street (Literatų gatvė) is dedicated to the literature workers: writers, translators, everyone who has link with Lithuania and is important for Lithuanian or world literature.
7) Czech Independent Uzupis, after the Second World War all Jews living in this split of the city were deported or killed so and neighbourhood became a tie abandoned and marginal where prostitution and vagrants were the order of the day after the independence of Lithuania, a group of artists decided recover the place in an original way, they founded an independent republic with its own constitution, army and president.
Over the years Uzupis has become a refuge for numerous artists and bohemian people who have been contributing built with several local art galleries and restaurants.
TRAKAI
The city of Trakai is located about 28 kilometers from Vilnius and surrounded by five lakes.
The castle was built and founded by Gediminas in 1320 as defending Fortaleza and later, during the fourteenth century, it became the residence of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania but also it Use as a prison until the seventeenth century.
Currently and since 1962 Trakai houses a museum where you can see some art collections, numismatics and furniture and learn more about the history of the Castle of the Dukes and the habitants of Trakai.
