2 Best Sights in Lithuania

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We've compiled the best of the best in Lithuania - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Museum of Occupation and Freedom Fights

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In the New Town, housed in a late 19th-century building on the emblematic Gedimino Avenue, this museum's home was first the Vilnius headquarters of the German Gestapo and later the Soviet KGB, who also utilized it for interrogations and as a prison. It was converted to this commemorative museum, which has proven to be a powerful reminder of all those killed during the many long occupations of Lithuania, and its facade is covered by plaques with names, in remembrance of those who were executed here or deported to Siberia during the Soviet regime.

Vilnius Cathedral

Fodor's Choice

Vilnius’s beautiful cathedral is the most important place for worship for Lithuania’s Catholic community and has been a national symbol for centuries. The building itself was completed in the 18th century, but some original portions of the church date from the 13th and 15th centuries. In 1922, the church was named a basilica by Pope Pius XI. It is centrally located on Cathedral Square, next to the bell tower, which was originally a watch tower, and the recently reconstructed Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. In its catacombs, several key figures of Lithuanian history are buried, including Saint Casimir, Alexander Jagiellon, and the heart of the Polish king Władysław IV Vasa.