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Druskininkai: Spa Town of the Tsar

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Visiting Druskininkai is good for your health. Photo by Juliux   Druskininkai, in the very South of Lithuania, has long been regarded as one of the most prestigious spa towns in the Baltic Region. We stop here on the Baltic Run, and it really is the perfect place to relax. You […]

Lithuanian Adventures: Europos Parkas, the Center of Europe

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You might have already had an inkling that celebrating New Year’s Day in the Lithuanian winter wonderland was to be nothing short of magical; one of those rare occasions when we’re wrapped up in a soft-focus post-party bubble that seems as perfect as it is ethereally transient, marking the midway […]

5 Lithuanian Towns You Shouldn’t Miss

You are going to cross a number of cities and towns during your Baltic trip through Lithuania- but, besides the famous Vilnius and Kaunas, there are many other small Lithuanian towns that are worth the visit. So, here are some of the most beautiful and special spots of Lithuania: 5 […]

Top 8 Soviet sites in Lithuania

Like the other Baltic states, Lithuania felt the deadly embrace of the giant Eastern neighbor for centuries. A few decades after they regained their independence the country is still full of mementos of the Soviet regime. Some preserved, some crumbling, some built to commemorate the courage of the small nation […]

Druskininkai – Lithuania’s Historic Spa Town

Some of you may have looked our proposed route and noticed we’re spending the New Year in the Lithuanian town of Druskininkai. I can see what you might be thinking: “why there”?