David van Roon

  • Culture

Pope vs. Hitler director Chris Cassel: ‘This is where real history happened’

Emmy-nominated director Chris Cassel first shot in Lithuania nine years ago. Now the director is back to film a docudrama…

9 years ago
  • Freetime

Beer Renaissance flourishes in Lithuania

Beer is increasingly replacing wine and brandy as the drink of sophistication in Lithuania. Walking through the streets of Vilnius…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Sneak peek of War & Peace trails in Lithuania

Fans of the BBC’s War & Peace series are in luck. They can now follow a trail through Vilnius that…

9 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius streets buzzing with Lithuanians and tourists visiting St Casimir’s Fair

Vilnius’ Old Town saw its streets fill and even congest with the large amount of visitors to the annual Saint…

9 years ago
  • Society

Hollywood cast of new Tolstoy film ‘falling in love with Lithuania’

Filming for the new US TV film The Cobbler started in Vilnius this week. The film is based on a…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Finnish war movie shot in Lithuania gets community première

A screening of The Midwife at the Embassy of Finland in Vilnius this past Friday saw members of the Finnish…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania sets eyes on Japanese and American tourists

Lithuania expects to see the rapid growth of its tourism sector continue well into 2016. With a Lithuanian delegation travelling…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Dancing winter away at Užgavėnės

The annual Užgavėnės celebrations on Tuesday turned the courtyard of the Teachers' House in Vilnius into a strange world full…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Cast and crew watch BBC’s War and Peace screening in Vilnius

The first screening of the BBC’s War & Peace in Vilnius this Saturday saw some of the heavy hitters of…

9 years ago
  • Culture

War and Peace director Tom Harper: ‘I felt like an army general myself, but with less severe consequences’

Tom Harper, director of the BBC's latest adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic War & Peace, returns to Vilnius, the backdrop…

9 years ago
  • Opinion
  • Society

“These events show to the world that we still savour our freedom”

Lithuanians all over the world stand in solidarity on the 25th anniversary commemoration of January 1991 events. [...]

9 years ago
  • Culture

17th annual Epiphany procession made way through frozen Vilnius

The annual Epiphany procession that made its way through Vilnius on Thursday was watched by passers-by and people who had…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Surprisingly musical Christmas wishes from the Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius

The Embassy of Sweden in Vilnius sent out an unusual and musical Christmas greeting this year. When the recipients received…

9 years ago
  • Society

Christmas spirit in Vilnius: Children give up their presents for animal charity

A group of third graders from Vilnius have pledged to give up their Christmas presents this year in support of…

9 years ago
  • Society

Bright messages during 22nd Vilnius Menorah lighting

A large crowd gathered on Kudirkos Square to witness Rabbi Sholom B. Krinsky light the Menorah candelabra this past Thursday.…

9 years ago