Leisure time
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Tours
Guided tours are organized by travel agencies and provide the best opportunity to explore Vilnius and its surroundings. If you plan to come for treatment at GIDENTA and would like to get more information about any of the listed tours, or request a different one, do not hesitate to contact us – we will do our best to help you!
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Trakai town & Castle Museum
Trakai, the ancient capital of the Great Lithuanian Duchy, is located 28 km west of Vilnius. There are 200 lakes in the region. Trakai Island Castle & Museum of 14th century is the only insular castle throughout Eastern Europe. Island castle is one of the most often visited historical-architectural monuments in Lithuania. Trakai is home to the Karaites, a Turkic ethnic group, who came to Lithuania from the Crimea in the 14th century as warriors for Grand Duke Vytautas. Today the country's smallest ethnic minority counts fewer than 300 members.
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Open–Air museum of the Center of Europe
In 1989 the National Geographical Institute of France determined that the geographical center of Europe is in Lithuania. The open–air contemporary art museum Europos Parkas is devoted to support the idea of cultural center. The museum is within 20 min. drive from Vilnius center and covers an area of 55 hectares. Over 90 works by artists from 27 countries are displayed in the museum. The collection includes large–scale works by famous contemporary artists such as Abakanowicz, Oppenheim, and LeWitt, among others. The works of art are complemented by the expressive landscape of the park, groves and meadows dotted with natural springs. Enjoying the landscape of the park, you will at the same time discover the interesting world of art.
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Tour to Kaunas
Kaunas, the second major city in Lithuania, is known for its unique Old Town, famous Lithuanian painter and composer M. K. Ciurlionis Art Gallery, and charming pedestrian avenue "Laisves Aleja" (Freedom avenue) – bustling with street vendors, musicians, cafes and souvenir shops. Kaunas highlights include the Town Hall Square with its impressive Catholic Churches and Theological Seminary, Kaunas Castle ruins, Vytautas Church, Perkunas House and Devils' Museum.
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Grutas Park of the Soviet sculptures and Druskinikai town
Located 130 km from Vilnius, park displays monumental sculptures and bas–reliefs of Soviet "heroes". The collection symbolizes the brutality and absurdity of the Soviet system and occupation. The majority of the monumental sculptures and bas-reliefs displayed in the park were gathered from Lithuanian cities and towns, where they were erected during the Soviet period. Grutas Park is located near the well–known Lithuanian spa resort Druskininkai – a peaceful town, surrounded by pine forests and picturesque valleys of the Nemunas River, its tributary the Ratnyčia River and the Lake Druskonis. In Druskininkai, it is worthy to visit the memorial museum of M.K.Ciurlionis, The Museum of Forest, the Art Gallery, as well as other architectural, cultural and historical monuments.
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Open–Air Folk Life Museum Of Rumsiskes
Situated 80 km to the northwest of Vilnius and 20 km from Kaunas, Rumsiskes is an Open–Air Museum of Lithuanian Folk life. The museum is located on a 40–acre park and offers acquaintance with the 18–19th century architecture, traditions, crafts and the way of life of different ethnographic regions of the country. In the summer months, you may even see workers in the fields dressed in original costumes and children singing songs while weaving wreaths of flowers. Folk ensemble concerts and holiday festivals are held in this Museum.
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Recreation
In Vilnius, there are plenty of opportunities to spend your leisure time actively – visit one of the numerous sports and recreation facilities; play basketball, bowling, tennis or squash; enjoy horse riding or ice–skating, bungee jump from the TV tower or see a breathtaking view of Vilnius from a hot–air balloon. Vilnius is a "green city" with abundant parks made for walking or cycling. In case you like to strengthen your health at a natural spa, we offer you to visit Dead Sea water and mud spa at the Beauty Therapy and Surgical Center, where one can relax or treat skin, joints and respiration diseases. At the center, you may also enjoy massage, swimming pool, gym, Jacuzzi, Turkish sauna, infrared beam and vibrant saunas or undergo cosmetic procedures.
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Events
Vilnius is home to many different cultural, sports events and exhibitions. International concerts, fashion, theatre and cinema festivals, exhibitions and fairs make city's life colorful and intense. Professional theaters, several symphony and chamber orchestras, quartets, and other performing arts groups actively promote cultural life in Vilnius. If you like a more laid–back atmosphere, choose among cozy cafes and restaurants offering fine dining and live music performances, casinos with spinning fortune wheels, or lively night clubs… Lithuania's sport number one is basketball, thus it is not strange that basketball games are the most popular sports events – be it EuroLeague, NEBL (North–European Basketball League) or Lithuanian Basketball League matches. Other exciting sports events include rally, air–balloon festivals, and international sport dance championships.
Everyone will find a place to be in Vilnius!
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