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Secrets of Vilnius
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A list of the most unique places in the old town that I discovered through the years of exploring
Day 1
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Green Wall
Fully green photogenic wall
A beautiful wall located in the courtyard behind St. Nicholas church. It changes color depending on season and sometimes there's a red car parked in front of it and it looks stunning
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Secret viewpoint of Užupis
The best view of Užupis
To see the view you need to enter Bokšto street 8 courtyard, walk till the end and turn left. There's an open staircase and if you will climb to the top of it, you will see the most beautiful view
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Stunning Green Wall
The biggest green wall in Vilnius together with a part of Vilnius defensive wall
You need to enter the Ligoninės st. 11 courtyard and you will see the green wall on the right. At the back of the courtyard there is a fragment of the old defensive wall that surrounded Vilnius from 16th century. If you will keep walking to the left of defensive wall, you will find the exit of this courtyard to the other street
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Artsy Courtyard
A courtyard with endless artworks
One of the residents of this building kept making, collecting and hanging all kinds of artworks, vintage pieces and other interesting things. Also the inside of the courtyard was used to shoot various scenes of the movies. It's a very unique place, interesting to explore
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Adorable place in the old town
The most adorable passage in Vilnius
To reach this place you need to enter the courtyard in Vokiečių street 24 and go to the end of the courtyard and you will see the Dwarf passage. The other side of it is more charming and you can see some artworks on the right side when coming out of it
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The Most Charming Courtyard
Here you will find the prettiest corners to take photos in
Enter Dominikonų street 14 courtyard and you will find a beautiful green wall on the right and if you will go deeper you will see colourful buildings and maybe even meet this courtyard's cat!
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Photogenic Courtyard
Beautiful narrow courtyard with charming architecture
This beautiful courtyard in Pilies street 38 once used to be a street. Now it’s a very long courtyard. Full of interesting things and very photogenic
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Adorable Wall
A wall for your cozy photos
Just few steps from the main Pilies street there's a wall of teapots. Bernardinų street 1 building used to be a teashop and all teapots are handmade. It's still there until this day and it looks adorable!
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Swings on the river
Artsy swings in the middle of the river
Colourful swings are located under Užupio bridge. The only way to access them is to walk through the water to the middle of Vilnelė river and climb up. Very fun experience but recommended only in warm season! You will get really pretty photos on the swings but if it's too cold, you can take photos of the swings from above, it will look charming
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Altanos hill
Swings Overviewing The City
On the top end of Altanos hill there are swings. You can reach them from both Užupis and Old town sides
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Pagan sacrifice place
Active pagan sacrifice place
On Gedimino Kapo hill there's a pagan sacrifice place located. It's being used until this day and lithuanian pagans are gathering there every sunday
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Courtyard With Cozy Drawings
Courtyard full of beautiful drawings
Polocko street 11 courtyard is extremely unique. You will find the original old style storage buildings with a lot of doors all painted in cozy paintings. Beautiful place to take photos of
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Blooming Cemetery
One of the most unique places to visit around the end of April
The Bernardine Cemetery is one of the three oldest cemeteries in Vilnius. It was established in 1810 by the Bernardine monks in Užupis district. Siberian squills are one of the earliest bloomers in Lithuania and heralds of spring. And Bernardine cemetery is covered in these blue flowers around the end of April. It will be and unforgettable walk
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Courtyard of Memories
A unique courtyard filled with artworks
When you will enter through a small door you will see a writing Prisiminimai (memories). And this courtyard is filled with memories: mirrors, old gadgets, writings and painting in places that you wouldn't expect. You can spend a long time here and still not find all the memories. You can also find swings here that you can take photos on