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Winter Activities in Vilnius

What you'll do

Stay active to not get cold! This itinerary includes winter activities outside as well as indoor activities you can do during dark winter evenings

Day 1

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Skiing in Vilnius

A place with beautiful views in Vilnius where you can experience skiing in Lithuania

Skiing in Vilnius is a great way to enjoy the winter season. Located in Liepkalnis, there are 10 tracks, all of them are constantly maintained and taken care of. The tracks are classified by the level of complexity, therefore all skiers: beginners as well as professionals, will find they favourite route. There's also a skiing school where you can learn how to do it if you are new to skiing

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The Most Unique Ice Skating Rink

Ice skating rink in place that you least expect to find it!

This will be the most unique ice skating rink you've ever visited. It is located in a courtyard of Palace of Grand Dukes. The rink is illuminated by colorful lights and very cozy. You can also find few cafes to buy warm drinks after ice skating session

It will be available from 2nd of December

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Photospot

The Most Photogenic Entrance in Vilnius

Every season different decorations but always charming

The entrance of legendary cafe "Ponių laimė" always has the most charming decorations where everyone loves to take photos

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Traditional Sauna Experience

Visit a modern, boutique-style city sauna

It's a traditional sauna with intermittent furnace, wood-burning stoves and full service package, so you can arrive as you stand

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Restaurant

Toliai restaurant

Dine 165 meters above Vilnius

The restaurant “Toliai” is located on the 19th floor of the tallest structure in the country, at the height of 165 meters. You will see the whole Vilnius from there. And you can visit open air terrace from the restaurant.

You need to buy entrance ticket to the TV tower to access the restaurant

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Get to Know Animals

Mini zoo where you can meet various animals from up close

Zoopark is a fun and interactive educational experience located in Vilnius. Visitors can learn about different animals from around the world, including their habitats, diets, and behaviors. You can also interact an feed animals. Zoopark is a great way to learn about the natural world and have a fun day out

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The Most Unique Concert Hall

Attend a concert in the most unique concert hall in the whole Lithuania

Kotrynos church was built in 1625. It's a baroque architecture gem and it had really a long and complicated history but in 2006 it was converted to a concert hall. It definitely has the best acoustics and it will be one of the most unique experiences to listen to music surrounded by beautiful art

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Visit Local Market

Shop fresh produce and visit international cafes

In the 15th century, the site of the current marketplace was initially named the Horse Market. Later, in the 16th century, it became known as the Grain Market, when, after the city wall was built, it found itself in the suburbs. In 1906, at the intersection of Pylimo and Bazilijonų Streets, a new market was erected, designed by Vilnius architect and engineer Vaclovas Michnevičius with help from local entrepreneur Petras Vileišis. For a long time, the building now known as Halės Market continued to be called the Grain Market, and only in 1914 did the name Halės Market take over. This is the oldest marketplace still operating in Vilnius.

Here you will find fresh traditional Lithuanian products as well as international shops like best Onigiri shop, Greek shop or Venezuelan snacks shop. You can also visit the rooftop of the market. If you're looking at the main entrance, turn right and go on the side of the market. You will see metal stairs, go up and explore!

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Listen To Stories About Lithuania

Here you will learn about Lithuania in the most interesting way

The House of Histories is a space which invites visitors to experience history not as something fixed in the past but as integral to the reality we are creating today

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Restaurant

Historical Lithuanian cuisine tasting dinner

A contemporary take on classic Lithuanian cuisine

Ertilio namas is a unique space where refined historical Lithuanian cuisine gracefully meets modern culture and technology. Lithuanian historical cuisine is characterised by seasonality – people would serve the goods that could be picked in the kitchen-garden, hunted in the woods, caught in the river or lake. During the tasting dinner, trying unique dishes and indulging in the process, you will surely find time to communicate with the family, friends or colleagues – such moments are exceptionally valuable and will be remembered long. Don't forget to book in advance

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Watch a Live Show

Visit one the most beautiful modernist buildings in Vilnius

Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre is the largest theatre of the country. The venue of the theatre, designed by the architect Elena Nijolė Bučiūtė, was opened in 1974. The possibilities of some of the most modern stage techniques of that time expanded the artistic possibilities of staging various works. Here you will be able to see classical plays as well as contemporary ones. And the most important - you have to try the legendary hot chocolate during the break. Its recipe is the best kept secret of the theater!

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Get to Know Lithuania

Visit a contemporary educational space

The Centre for Civil Education is a modern educational space. The Centre's permanent exhibition seeks to answer questions about how a democratic state and its institutions work, how citizens can contribute to state-building and governance, and how to address issues of concern to society as a whole or to the local community. The permanent exposition of the Centre is supplemented by periodically updated thematic exhibitions introducing the most important symbols or events of statehood. The information presented at the Centre for Civil Education is created together with the visitors: with modern technologies, everyone is invited to create a personal relationship with the presented material and share opinions, turning the exhibition spaces into a forum for discussion.

Entrance is free but on weekends only

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Visit The Most Fun museum

Museum located in the first central power station in Vilnius

This museum is located in the first central power station in Vilnius. It destroys the established stereotypes of a traditional museum. The energy exhibition allows visitors to experience the authentic equipment of a recently operational power plant, and a stroll around steam boilers, turbines, generators, condensers and sophisticated pipelines allows visitors to experience the spirit of this type of industrial facility. You can also visit the newest addition to the museum - Transformation Hall. It's an interactive exhibition about the relationship between human and energy

Don't forget to visit the rooftop of this museum. You will see a beautiful view of Vilnius old town

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The Most Aesthetic Spa

Try this unique spa in the Old Town mixing old architecture with contemporary touch

In Bokšto spa you will find 25-metre-long swimming tracks. Alongside it are the saunas: a classic sauna, a Himalayan salt sauna and a Turkish Hammam. You can try a sauna with rituals. It is a regular sauna, only even stronger. It's the most aesthetic spa in the Old Town mixing old architecture with contemporary touch. Try this experience!

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Private Amber Workshop

Take an unforgettable journey to the world of Amber

Take an unforgettable journey to the world of Amber, which can take you back 50 million years ago. You will see an amber road, presented in an original and artistic way: drops of amber rolling down the pine or enormous creatures which walked in amber trees forest as well as natural amber pieces caught by Lithuanian amber fishermen in the stormy Baltic Sea. The main excursion and workshop will take place at the Art Center of Baltic Amber (Mykolo str. 12), where you will find yourself surrounded by the cultural layers of Vilnius dating back to 15th century as well as various archeological findings and authentic ceiling paintings. After the workshop you are invited to visit next door Amber gallery by yourself. Here you will get down to the cobblestone courtyard of the Medieval pottery to find the fingerprints of the ancient Balts in the restored amulets of famous Juodkrantė treasure, reflecting the beliefs dating back forty centuries

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Visit Prison

Former prison opened for public

For 115 years, Lukiškės Prison was guarded by high walls and barbed wire, but today the site is open to the public. From prison to artistic venue, a new version of it is home to 250 creators and artists, and a place where curious spirits can learn and explore. Now you can sit down for a drink here or attend a concert .Stranger Things season 4 was also filmed in this prison. Take a tour to get a glimpse of life in the former prison. Tours are organized in daytime and also at night

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Get To Know Lithuanian Art

The best place to be introduced to Lithuanian art scene

NGA is a contemporaneous, multifunctional centre for art and culture seeking a dialogue with society. This is a space for active communication where the audience can see the permanent exposition and temporary exhibitions as well as participate in cultural events, lectures and educational programmes. The goal of the National Gallery of Art (NGA) is to collect and research Lithuanian art of the 20th and 21st Century and present it to Lithuanian and international audiences as a part of the international modern art culture