Šlyninka mill in Zarasai
Freetime

Šlyninkos Water Mill, a unique Lithuanian legacy.

Šlyninkos, a 300-year old water mill, is located in an idyllic setting, just a few minutes outside Zarasai in Lithuania’s northeastern lake area. It is the oldest water mill left in the country and one the few operating water mills left, anywhere in the world. There are other functioning mills, but the majority operate for demonstration purposes only. […]

Indian Fashion show in Vilnius
Freetime

Military-style haute couture collection of “Shantanu & Nikhil” highlighted patriotism in Lithuania (video)

Last week in Vilnius the internationally acclaimed Indian designer duo “Shantanu & Nikhil” presented their 2017 autumn/winter haute couture collection called “The Regiment” during the solemn celebration of the 70th Anniversary of India‘s Independence. Militaristic style collection presented strict silhouettes of both female and male models, dusk, camouflage color palette and accessories inspired by the military – collars, vertical pockets, epaulets, handcrafted vintage coin buttons & rustic medallions, the special accent of the collection – hand-made brooches encrusted with Swarovski crystals. […]

hashish shipment
Society

Lithuanian customs officers nab 75 kilos of hashish

Lithuanian customs officers have seized a shipment of 75 kilograms of hashish in the eastern town of Zarasai, the Customs Criminal Service said. […]

Vytautas Landsbergis
Politics

Seimas renews discussion about granting president’s status to Landsbergis

A new attempt will be made to grant the status of a former president and associated guarantees to Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuania’s first factual post-Soviet leader who held the post of the speaker of the Supreme Council–Reconstituent Seimas. […]

Former PM Andrius Kubilius speaking at the President Adamkus Conference in Vilnius University
Foreign affairs

Ukrainian president awards Lithuania’s ex-PM Kubilius

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has honored Andrius Kubilius, a former Lithuanian prime minister, with a high state award, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Thursday. […]