Description:

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania located in the southeast of the country and numbering about 543 thousand of inhabitants. The city possesses rich and an interesting story: in spite of the fact that date of its basis precisely isn%27t known, the first mentions of it concern far XIV century. At one time it was capital of Grand duchy Lithuanian, then was a part of the Russian empire, became a chief town of Median Lithuania later, was a part of Poland and, at last, became capital of the Lithuanian Republic to which remains to this day. Vilnius – administrative, transport, financial, economic, country shopping center. It will be interesting to you to learn that, being an industrial city, he can brag of a large quantity of parks and green plantings so Vilnius is an ideal place for long walks on foot. As to sights of a city, you necessarily should visit the Old city largest in the Eastern Europe which, by the way, even has been entered in the list the world heritage of UNESCO and is proud of the well remained ancient monuments. To get acquainted with a cultural heritage of Vilnius, visit the Art Museum of Lithuania or the National Museum, the Museum of theater, music and cinema and other storehouses of cultural values. Bypass the attention and city theaters: with the most interesting representations you will be pleased with the State youth theater of Lithuania, Russian drama theater, and also many other things. It is necessary to notice that the main branch of a city economy is tourism so this city is simply obliged to warn all your desires.

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In a city are located two international airports: Vilnius International Airport and Kaunas International Airport (KUN).