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Trakai

city in Lithuania

22km

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Vilnius

capital of Lithuania

60km

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Jonava

Lithuanian city

61km

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Panevėžys

city in Lithuania

87km

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Kaunas

city in Lithuania

92km

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Grodno

city in Belarus

117km

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Aukštaitija National Park

national park

151km

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Białowieża National Park

The Białowieża Forest and the Białowieża National Park is in Podlaskie Voivodship in Poland and extends across the border into Belarus. The Polish part was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979; the Belarussian part was inscribed in 1992.

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Sights (21)

Trakai Kenesa

The kenesa (synagogue) of the local Karaite community.

22km

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Trakai Island Castle

Museum HQ near the main street, in a former Dominican Monastery, near Peninsula Castle. The museum has several affiliates. The Island Castle, a reconstructed residence of Lithuanian dukes in 14th century, is the most famous castle in Lithuania, probably a symbol of medieval Lithuania itself. Many concerts and plays in summer.

22km

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Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant

57km

54.7988888924.2475

Kaunas Reservoir

reservoir in Lithuania

66km

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Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant

dam in Lithuania

85km

54.8741666723.99888889

Cido Arena

architectural structure

88km

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Lithuanian Zoo

The only zoo garden in Lithuania was established in an Ažuolynas park, in which grow hundred year old oaks near the city center in 1938. It is made up of 11 sections and offers 6 classes of animals. Children may ride a pony, a donkey, or take a ride in a horse drawn carriage.

90km

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Kaunas Sports Hall

arena

92km

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Druskininkai

city

92km

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Lithuanian Sports University

university

92km

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Stumbras

92km

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Napoleon's Hill

92km

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Žaliakalnis Funicular

94km

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Laisvės alėja

94km

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Kaunas State Drama Theatre

95km

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Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas

Lithuania was first independent from 1918 until 1940, when the Soviets crushed the "First Republic". This neo-baroque palace was home to its presidents. It houses furniture, artwork and other material from the period.

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Aleksotas Funicular

97km

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Vytautas the Great Bridge

97km

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Church of Vytautas the Great

Gothic brick church built in 1400 for the Franciscan monks. It's suffered repeatedly from river floods, occupying armies and religious upheavals, but since 1919 has been Roman Catholic.

97km

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Kaunas Fortress

Kaunas Fortress was a colossal military defensive complex encircling the city, with ten forts built by the Russians 1882-1915 to protect their empire from the growing power of Germany. But when World War I came, after 11 days of assault the forts surrendered; so the Fortress had impeded the enemy advance but proved far from impregnable. From 1920 much of it was demolished or turned over to other state use. The Ninth Fort was the best preserved and was put to horrific use during the Nazi occupation of 1941-44. You enter via the Exposition of Occupations which has the ticket office, and documents the wartime terrors, and the ensuing Soviet terror under Stalin. You then visit the 9th Fort and the 32m high memorial to the victims; the fort tunnels can only be seen by special tour.

97km

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Kaunas Castle

97km

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Dzūkija

Lithuania
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Dzūkija

Dzūkija or Dainava is a region in south-eastern Lithuania.

Dzūkija is situated in southeastern Lithuania, and consists of Alytus County and southern Vilnius County. Historically, it extended into what is now northeastern Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) and northwestern Belarus (Grodno Region).

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