| Holiday rentals are becoming more popular each year | | | | Museum of Lithuania shows the ups and downs of the |
| in Lithuania. Families come here to stay in self catering | | | | modern history of Lithuania. The prime exhibition is |
| apartments of holiday villas and explore the local life | | | | situated in the enticing New Arsenal of the 18th |
| and culture. There are many places to see and visit in | | | | century. |
| Lithuania. | | | | Vilnius is renowned for its shopping. In Vilnius, there are |
| If you're interested in castles, cathedrals and culture it's | | | | huge department stores called the Europa and |
| the place to stay. Trakai is known as the town of | | | | Akropolis. There is also a huge range of indoor malls, |
| lakes. There is a huge Trakai castle that was built by | | | | markets and shops. In the old town of Vilnius, there are |
| the Grand Duke Vytauas Magnum. Inside of the castle | | | | shops that sell traditional souvenirs, holiday gifts and |
| is the Trakai History museum. It's very impressive to | | | | amber. The most famous souvenirs from this country |
| see the murals, glass stained windows and the | | | | are the amber jewellery from watches to bracelets. |
| invention of the heating system of the Middle Ages. | | | | Most tourists choose to stay in self catering |
| The Ausros Vartai or the Gate of Dawn is a | | | | apartments or holidays villas and enjoy the shopping, |
| renaissance building made up of three storeys. While | | | | local cafes and restaurants to the full. |
| there you can stay in one of the many luxury self | | | | Another must see while staying in a self catering |
| catering apartments or holiday homes in the capital. | | | | apartment or holiday villa is The Europas Parkas, an |
| City breaks are extremely popular and tourists rent a | | | | open air museum. Every year, about sixty thousand |
| holiday villa or holiday apartment direct from the owner. | | | | tourists visit this place. The intention of this museum is |
| The outside of the Vilnius Cathedral is similar to a | | | | to exhibit the best international and Lithuanian |
| pagan Greek temple. This Cathedral has a neoclassical | | | | achievements of modern art and render an artistic |
| exterior. In the past here the fire God Perkunas was | | | | importance to the official geographic centre of Europe. |
| worshipped by the Lithuanians. The Vilnius University | | | | There are sculptures that are permanently placed |
| was established in 1570. This is located to the North | | | | among the grasslands, woodlands and beautiful rolling |
| West of the Old Town. During the cultural tour of this | | | | hills that have natural springs. The museum has the |
| city, you must visit St. Anne's Church. This is a very | | | | largest collection of television sets in the world. This |
| impressive structure. | | | | was made by Gintaras Karosas, an artist from |
| Many tourists rent a holiday villa and visit the world | | | | Lithuania. This record has been accepted into the |
| heritage site of Curonian Spit. This is in the Baltic Sea | | | | official book of the Guinness World Records. |
| where there is a long and thin sand peninsula. This | | | | For the adventurous types staying in holiday homes in |
| found a place in the World Heritage List of UNESCO | | | | Vilnius there is a shooting range, where you can |
| due to the history of the interaction between | | | | experience pump action shotguns, Kalashnikov's and |
| landscape and humans. The German architect, Franc | | | | automatic hand guns. Also available is clay pigeon |
| Schwechten designed the former mansion of the | | | | shooting, outdoor paint balling, quad biking, go-karting |
| Tiskevicius family. This was constructed in 1897. Here | | | | (outdoor and indoor) and off road jeeps. |
| stands the Palanga Amber museum. The National | | | | |