Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Vilnius, Lithuania

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 4.9 km
Ascend 87 m
Descend 105 m

Explore Vilnius 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 VilniusIndividual Sights in Vilnius

Sight 1: Samuel Bak Museum

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Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum is a Lithuanian museum dedicated to the historical and cultural heritage of Lithuanian Jewry.

Wikipedia: Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum (EN), Website

551 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: MO Museum

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MO Museum

The MO Museum is a modern art museum in Vilnius, Lithuania. As a private initiative of Lithuanian scientists and philanthropists Danguolė Butkienė and Viktoras Butkus, it functioned as an art museum without walls for about ten years. The collection of 6,000 modern and contemporary pieces contains major Lithuanian artworks from the 1950s to the present day.

Wikipedia: MO Museum (EN), Website

542 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Vilniaus Švč. Mergelės Marijos Ėmimo į dangų bažnyčia

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The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic church in the Trakų Street, Vilnius' Old Town, which was established by Franciscans.

Wikipedia: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Vilnius (EN)

354 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Vilniaus evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčia

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Vilniaus evangelikų liuteronų bažnyčia

Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in the Vilnius Old Town. Its parish has 600 members and it is the only Evangelical Lutheran church in Vilnius.

Wikipedia: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vilnius (EN)

91 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Šv. Mikalojaus bažnyčia

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Šv. Mikalojaus bažnyčia Julius / CC BY 2.5

Vilnius st. St. Nicholas' Church is a church that stands in the Old Town of Vilnius, st. On St. Nicholas Street. It is the oldest Roman Catholic church in Lithuania.

Wikipedia: Vilniaus Šv. Mikalojaus bažnyčia (LT)

561 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: Choral Synagogue, Vilnius

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Choral Synagogue, Vilnius

The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius is the only synagogue in Vilnius that is still in use. The other synagogues were destroyed partly during World War II, when Lithuania was occupied by Nazi Germany, and partly by the Soviet authorities after the war.

Wikipedia: Choral Synagogue (Vilnius) (EN)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: All Saints Church

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All Saints Church

All Saints Church is a Baroque-style church in Vilnius, Lithuania. All Saints church was built between 1620 and 1630 and was adopted for Carmelites' needs. In the second half of the 17th century, the church was linked with a monastery and formed a single complex.

Wikipedia: Church of All Saints, Vilnius (EN)

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Šv. Juozapo a.

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Hazel Owl Square – Vilnius Old Town Square. Located at the intersection of Basilian, Horse and All Saint streets. Named after the writer Hazel Owl (1867–1926). For about 100 years, until the second half of the XIX century, stood st. St. Joseph's Fiancée Church.

Wikipedia: Lazdynų Pelėdos skveras (LT)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Vilniaus teatras „Lėlė“

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Vilniaus teatras „Lėlė“Guillaume Speurt from Vilnius, Lithuania / CC BY-SA 2.0

Vilnius Theatre "Lėlė" is a puppet theater founded in 1958 in Vilnius. Originally it was called Vilnius Puppet Theatre.

Wikipedia: Vilniaus teatras Lėlė (LT)

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Contemporary Art Center

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Contemporary Art Centre – art institution, established in 1992 by Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. CAC has replaced the Arts Exhibition Palace and took over its building in Vilnius, 2 Vokiečių street. CAC contains five exposition rooms and a cinema hall. In 1997 FLUXUS cabinet of George Maciunas was opened, housing a permanent exhibition of fluxus artworks, assembled from private collection of Gilbert and Lila Silverman. Since 2005 CAC the periodic journal "ŠMC/CAC Interviu" is issued by CAC.

Wikipedia: Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius) (EN), Website

249 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: St. Casimir's Church

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Vilnius st. St. Casimir's Church is a church that stands in the Old Town of Vilnius. Services are held in Lithuanian and Russian. It is the first and oldest Baroque church in Vilnius.

Wikipedia: Vilniaus Šv. Kazimiero bažnyčia (LT)

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas

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Vilnius St. The Church of Transfer of the Remains of Nicholas Magadaris stands in Vilnius, on The Great Street No. 12.

Wikipedia: Vilniaus Šv. Mikalojaus Stebukladario palaikų Pernešimo cerkvė (LT)

271 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Švč. M. Marijos Ramintojos bažnyčia

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Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Consolation is a Roman Catholic church in the Vilnius Old Town which was built by the Augustinians in 1746–1768. It is the last landmark of the Vilnian Baroque architectural style.

Wikipedia: Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Consolation, Vilnius (EN)

368 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Vilniaus gynybinės sienos Bastėja

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The bastea of the defensive wall of Vilnius is a fortification structure built in the first half of the XVII century, consisting of a tower, an underground cannon room and a tunnel connecting them. It is considered an integral part of the defensive wall of Vilnius.

Wikipedia: Vilniaus gynybinės sienos bastėja (LT)

850 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 15: Vilniaus Šv. apaštalo Baltramiejaus bažnyčia

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Vilnius st. the church of the Apostle Bartholomew – a church that stands in Vilnius, Užupis, Užupio str. 17a. Services are held in Belarusian.

Wikipedia: Vilniaus Šv. apaštalo Baltramiejaus bažnyčia (LT)

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