Vilnius, Lithuania., Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius is the capital city of Lithuania and has a population of over ½ million people. It is known for its baroque architecture and cobbled streets. It is a bustling city with something for everyone from art, history, trendy bars and restaurants and street art. It wouldn’t be right to see so much of Lithuania without a trip to the capital!

We stayed at Come to Vilnius Apartments, a 6-minute walk from Vilnius central train station. At the time of writing, the apartment cost around the £30-a-night mark. This represented good value for money despite the dodgy floral decoration and is ideally situated being around a 10-minute walk (850 metres) from Vilnius Old Town, and under half an hours’ walk from tourist attractions such as Gedimino pilies bokštas (Gediminas Castle Tower). We enjoyed our stay here; however we were based at the back of the building and there were complaints from others about street noise when staying at the front. The location was secure with keyfob entry.

Lithuania’s currency is the Euro, Vilnius is the capital and like most European capital cities, credit and debit cards were widely accepted. I don’t think this is true of the more rural locations in the country. We paid everything by card but there were ATM’s easily available for those who prefer to use cash. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).