Lithuanian cuisine. What is it? There are countless Lithuanian tourism websites and tour guide books that will tell you about the traditional Lithuanian cuisine, so will any person you’d meet in Lithuania – they’d tell you to try Cepelinai (otherwise known as heart attack special) and Šaltibarsiai (otherwise known as the pink soup). But the right question should be, where are the best spots that serve these and other wonderful Lithuanian dishes as recommended by locals? Yours truly, team and friends have scoured Vilnius to bring the list that your tummy and adventurous spirit will appreciate. The list includes the spots that locals enjoy for their traditional and experimental Lithuanian cuisine. Be warned, some of these restaurants want to feed you like a Lithuanian grandmother, so the portions might be quite sizeable. We hope great Lithuanian food experience find you well! Write to us with your feedback! And most importantly
Vilnius is in 6th place in “18 Places You Must Travel In 2016” list
Although most people know of large kingdoms like the Romans or the Ottomans, many kingdoms in history have disappeared from public knowledge. These kingdoms were important in ancient history but sadly remain forgotten by most modern people. *** Listverse portal made a Top 10 of Forgotten Kingdoms. In first place you can find – Grand Duchy Of Lithuania (1236–1795) When most people hear of the country Lithuania, they do not think of a major world power. But for a large chunk of European history, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was one of the most powerful forces on the continent. At first, they were a set of unaligned tribes. But under King Mindaugas, the various Lithuanian tribes united as a single nation. The Lithuanians spread their influence across Eastern Europe, conquering territories all the way from the Baltics to the Black Sea, including large chunks of modern-day Ukraine and Russia. Lithuania also made a
The Financial Times Group’s unit fDi Intelligence has published its European Cities and Regions of the Future rankings, ranking Vilnius in third spot in the category of medium-sized cities. The ranking is based on five factors: economic potential, business environment, human capital and quality of life, cost efficiency and communications, and the city‘s strategy for foreign investment attraction. In 2004, Vilnius won the Financial Times Eastern European city of the future award. Vilnius mayor Remigijus Šimašius said: “The award that we received this year shows that, within twelve years, Vilnius turned from a promising Eastern European city into a growing Baltic capital with its own vision, strategy and outlook for the future to be not one of the three, but the best place in the region for turning dreams into reality.” Only Zurich and Edinburgh was ahead of Vilnius in the European Cities and Regions of the Future rankings. FDi
According to British site “Mail Online” article “Where can you have a weekend city break for £100 all in? The cheapest European destinations revealed…”, Vilnius is the cheapest European destination for a weekend.
As of 1 January 2015, Lithuania is one of the Euro family, travelling in Lithuania is a whole lot easier.
By Jack Davidson, for CNN
“Continental breakfast travel” blogger recommends Lithuania for visit in 2015 as “<...>there are few countries that I feel I’ve seen so much of and still have plenty left to see.”
Lithuania’s capital city twinkles during Christmastime with delicate white and gold fairy lights strung across streets and cascading down building fronts in the Town Hall Square.