365 days in Vilnius
1 Jun 2023
Day 167. Enjoy blooming rhododendrons @Kairėnai Botanical Garden
29 May 2023
Day 166. Spend Pentecost Sunday @ Kavarijos Church complex
Previous Verkiai regional park
Try to spend the whole Pentecost Sunday @ Kalvarijos Church complex.
Just take the drinking water with you.
It's such a festivity on this day @ Kalavarjos.
The Sunday usually begins @ 9:00 with the Via Dolorosa @Verkiai park.
The Holy Mass is celebrated at 13:00 on the meadow outside the church.
And a concert after the mass usually lasts till 16:00.
Such a green celebration in the nature.
27 May 2023
Day 165. Visit St. Geroge Church
you can catch, some rare, but very rare oportunity to visit St. George Church and the former Monastery of Carmelites located on the the previous land of Radziwills near the Building of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
The Church of St George was concecrated in 1506 by Mikalojus Radvila - the grandpa of the famous Grand Dutchess of Lithuania and the Queen of Poland Barbora Radvilaitė.
The Monastery was closed in he very end of 18th century.
Later, the seminary was operating there till the II WW.
In Soviet times all the complex was operating as The Palace of Books.
And only now, when in 2016 the complex was returned to the Archidiocesis Vilnesis on sam rare ocations the complex is open for visiting for the public.
next stop:
#BuildingofGovernment to be visited on OHV or the Culture Night
3 May 2023
Day 164. Listen to a story in the House of Histories
Stop and Listen to a story in the House of Histories.
Listen to a story of the Road of Amber or one of many of stories of people of Vilnius.
22 Apr 2023
Day 163. Have a cup of coffee and some ice cream at legendary Rotonda
previous spot: Palace of Grand Dukes of Lithuania aka Royal Palace
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After visiting Royal Palace, take a break and have a cup of coffee or some ice cream at legendary Rotonda in Sereikiškės park.
Legendary Rotonda has been reopened on 22nd November, 2022.
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next spot: Kirdiejai Palace
Day 162. Take a sip of Culture, spend Culture Evening with a spectacle at Menų Spaustuvė
You can see some spectaces of visiting theatres here at Menų Spaustuvė.
It has a nice bar inside.
Next Spot:
Day 161. Enjoy Magnolias Blooming in Bernardinai Garden.
previous spot: Legendary Rotonda
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It's 22nd April and Magnolias are blooming in Bernardinai Garden.
Also, Forsythia called Easter Tree is blooming.
Daffodils and Hiacyntus are blooming.
Sakuras are blooming.