Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kaunas, Lithuania
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11.7 km
132 m
Explore Kaunas in Lithuania with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in KaunasIndividual Sights in KaunasSight 1: Church of Saint George the Martyr
Kaunas st. The Church of Jurgis Martyr is one of the first churches in Kaunas Old Town. The building stands in Santaka Park in front of Kaunas Castle. Next to the church there is a Monastery of Bernardines in Kaunas.
Sight 2: Town Hall of Kaunas
The Town Hall of Kaunas stands in the middle of the Town Hall Square at the heart of the Old Town, Kaunas, Lithuania.The structure dates from the 16th century. It houses a Museum of Ceramics.
Sight 3: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica of apostles St. Peter and St. Paul
Kaunas st. The Basilica of the Archdiocese of The Apostles Peter and Paul is a church in Lithuania, which stands in Kaunas, in the Old Town, near the Town Hall Square. Gothic, after reconstructions acquired features of the Renaissance, Baroque, Neo-Gothic. The largest Gothic building in Lithuania. One of the places of Catholic pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Kaunas.
Wikipedia: Kauno Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Povilo arkikatedra bazilika (LT)
Sight 4: Kauno pantomimos teatras
Kaunas pantomime theatre is pantomime theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. Theatre was established in 1968. Founder and leader of Kaunas Pantomime theatre was artistic director Kestutis Adomaitis (1948–1996). Kaunas Municipality becomes the founder of Kaunas Pantomime Theatre in 2003. Kaunas Pantomime theatre is the only Lithuanian professional ensemble theatre with a repertoire of this genre only. The theatre performed in many foreign countries, such as Germany, Russia, Romania, Latvia, Syria, Jordan, China, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Denmark.
Sight 5: Kauno Švč. Sakramento bažnyčia ir Domininkonų vienuolynas
Church of the Blessed Sacrament or Corpus Christi Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The church was damaged by the Napoleonic Army in 1812 and together with the Dominican Monastery was closed in 1845 by the order of Russian tsar Nicholas I of Russia, in 1865 it was converted into an Orthodox church.
Sight 6: Istorinė prezidentūra
The Historical Presidential Palace is a Neo-baroque building in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania that served as the Presidential Palace during the interwar years. Today, the palace is a branch of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum.
Wikipedia: Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas (EN), Website
Sight 7: Kauno Šv. Gertrūdos bažnyčia
Kaunas st. Gertrūda's church is a Gothic-style church in the east of Kaunas Old Town, at the end of Laisvės avenue, in a small courtyard.
Sight 8: Kauno Tado Ivanausko zoologijos muziejus
The Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum was established in Kaunas, Lithuania, in 1919 by Tadas Ivanauskas (1882–1970).
Sight 9: Synagogue of Kaunas
Kaunas Synagogue is one of two operating choral synagogues in Lithuania. It is located in Centras eldership, Kaunas. The Neo-Baroque synagogue was built in 1872. In 1902, before the Holocaust in Lithuania, it was one of over 25 synagogues and Jewish prayer houses in the city. The radically designed synagogue claims to have one of the most beautiful arks in the entire Jewish world.
Sight 10: Philharmony of Kaunas
Kaunas State Philharmonic is located in the former Palace of Justice and the Parliament. The building was designed by the engineer and architect Edmund Fryk.
Sight 11: Kauno evangelikų reformatų bažnyčia
Kaunas Evangelical Reformed Church is located in Kaunas, in the center, at E. Ožeškienės str. 41, its tower is located on the hill of the beginning of Savanorių Avenue. On the steep slope next to the church there is a concrete staircase connecting Savanorių ave. with Ožeškienės st.
Sight 12: Kauno valstybinis lėlių teatras
Kaunas State Puppet Theatre is a puppet theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. The professional theatre was established in 1958. Each theatrical season it offers to the spectators twenty puppet performances, and 4–5 new plays are usually staged. There are two halls for spectators – 226 and 50 seats each in the theatre. Small museum of puppets characters is set at the premises of the theatre. The theatre performed plays in festivals of many foreign countries.
Sight 13: Kaunas State Musical Theatre
The Kaunas State Musical Theatre, formerly Kaunas City Theatre, is a theatre in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is home to a musical theatre company of the same name, established on 27 November 1940 in the former State Theatre hall on the Laisvės Alėja.
Sight 14: St. Michael the Archangel Church
Kaunas st. The church of the archangel Michael (Crew) stands in kaunas new town, in the eastern part of Laisvės avenue, in the center of a specially formed square.
Wikipedia: Kauno Šv. arkangelo Mykolo (Įgulos) bažnyčia (LT)
Sight 15: Christ's Resurrection Church
Kaunas our Lord Jesus Christ's Resurrection Basilica is a monumental Roman Catholic church in Kaunas, Lithuania. The church was consecrated in 2004, and in 2005 it was finally completed. It is the largest basilical church in the Baltic States.
Sight 16: Kauno Viešpaties Apsireiškimo cerkvė
The Orthodox Church of the Lord of the Novorosius Dragūnai Regiment - the Orthodox Church of the Soviet era in Kaunas, Žaliakalnis, Radvilenu pl. 1A, in the territory of the former barracks. Together with the Crew Church, St. The Orthodox Church of Sergius Radonežis is one of the six former departmental churches of Kaunas Fortress. 2014 entered in the Register of Cultural Heritage.
Sight 17: Šv. Antano Paduviečio bažnyčia
Kaunas st. St. Antanas Paduvietis Church is a church that stands in Kaunas, Gričiupis.
Sight 18: Gričiupio parkas
Gričiupis Park is a park in Gričiupis eldership, Kaunas.
Sight 19: Kauno Pastarųjų dienų šventųjų Jėzaus Kristaus bažnyčia
Kaunas Latter-day Saints' Church of Jesus Christ is a Mormon church of a religious movement based on Christianity, operating in Kaunas, dainava microdistrict, Draugystės ave. 1. A modern meeting house was built here.
Wikipedia: Kauno Pastarųjų dienų šventųjų Jėzaus Kristaus bažnyčia (LT)
Sight 20: Draugystės park
Friendship Park is a 15 ha park in Dainava microdistrict, Kaunas, in the quarter of March 11th street, V. Krėvė and Taikos avenues.
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