The Hill of Three Crosses
Society

Vilnius monuments to be lit in Ukrainian colours

The Vilnius City Municipality has decided to light up the monument of Three Crosses and the Town Hall in the colours of the flag of Ukraine, which is celebrating its 25-year independence anniversary, reversing its earlier decision. […]

Abram Hannibal
History

Was Pushkin’s great-grandfather baptised in Vilnius?

In the historic part of Vilnius, on Didžioji Street, there stands the Orthodox Church of Saint Paraskeva, one of the finest examples of nineteenth-century Byzantine style architecture in the Lithuanian capital.

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The River Neris
Society

Fuel-free ferry to sail on the Neris River in Vilnius

Green transportation in cities is the future that needs to begin today, believe four friends from Vilnius who have built a fuel-free ferry to be coursing on the Neris River in the Lithuanian capital.

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Gediminas Hill
Society

New evidence of buried tunnels underneath Gediminas Castle hill

Historians have long suspected that there were once tunnels underneath the Gediminas Hill, a landmark in central Vilnius supporting the remains of the city’s medieval fortress. They have now found new evidence to support the supposition.

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