The Curronian Spit is a narrow peninsula, a 61 mile (98 kilometer) long, separating the Baltic Sea from the Curronian Lagoon.

Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and lies within 100 kilometers of Vilnius. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris. Kaunas is charming not only for its historical buildings, green parks, but it is well known for its museums, counted over twenty with all their branches.

Siauliai is the fourth largest city of Lithuania. By the 15th century Siauliai was a relatively large town. Today there are 150.000 inhabitants.

At over 400 km2, Lithuania's first national park (1974) offers a breathtaking break away from it all. Thirty rivers, over one hundred lakes, large wooded areas featuring 200-year-old-plus oaks, marshes, and villages entirely overlooked by the creeping claws of progress all make for the ideal antidote to life in the last lane.

Visit the Old town of Kedainiai - an impressive and historically unique place. Kedainiai is one of the oldest towns in Lithuania. In 1372 it was first mentioned in Livonian Chronicle by Hermann Wartberge.

The collection of the museum consists of monumental sculptures and bas-reliefs of "heroes" of the Soviet period symbolizing brutality and absurdity of the Soviet system and occupation, reflects manipulation of the facts of history and shows the distorted memory of the history.

Situated 50 miles (80 kilometers) to the northwest of Vilnius and 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Kaunas is the Rumsiskes, an Open-Air Museum of Lithuanian Folk life, located on a 40-acre park.

Walk the ancient streets of Vilnius old town, where Lithuanian Jewish history can be traced back to the 14th century.

Surrounded by many lakes, Trakai is located 18 miles (29 kilometers) west of Vilnius.

Let the Lithuania landscape slide past your window as you travel 40 minutes to Trakai, located 18 miles (28 kilometers) west of Vilnius. Learn more about the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Battle of Grunwald, and Vytautas the Great (1392-1430).

See Cathedral square, Gediminas avenue till Parliament (KGB muzeum, Lukiskiu square, street history), Barricades near Parliament and Green bridge.

See the best that Vilnus has to offer.