Airline Tickets to Vilnius

Due to the numerous baroque styled buildings, arcades of narrow medieval streets, mysterious small squares, towers and castles, a great number of churches and cathedrals create a special, unforgettable atmosphere in the city on the Neris River. The capital of Lithuania is first of all famous as the city of hundreds of churches, among which you can find a lot of really amazing buildings. Only in the center of it are situated about 30 of them. So it's not surprising that the historic part of the city is in the UNESCO Heritage List.

The Cathedral. The marvelous Vilnius Cathedral is the religious and political center and Lithuania. The first Christian cathedral on this place was built by Mindaugas, when he embraced Christianity. The history of the modern building started in the 15th century, it got through lots of fires and reconstructions. The inside decoration of the cathedral is amazingly beautiful: there one can find paintings, tombs, sculptures of Lithuanian Grand Dukes and Polish Kings, art objects of the 16th-19th centuries. The exposition also tells us about the history of the cathedral from the moment, when it was only projected, till present day. In the cathedral are buried a number of important historical persons. The underground tombs date back to the 12th century. The separately located tower, which is 57 m tall, was built on the place of the former donjon.

St Anne's Church. St Anne's Church of the 14th century is one of the most attractive buildings in Vilnius. This wonderful example of Late Gothic can compete with the most famous ones for the name of the most beautiful in the world. Long time ago at this place used to stand a wooden church, created by the order of Vytautas the Great. Primordially the church was a part of the fortification. St Anne's Church is first of all famous for a good many of well-decorated sepulchers. According to the legend, it impressed Napoleon to such a degree that he even wanted to move it to Paris.

Vilnius University. One of the most amazing buildings of Lithuania is the University complex, built in 1579. Vilnius University is the oldest university in Eastern Europe. Stephen Báthory founded it, when became King consort of Poland and Grand Duke consort of Lithuania. For all its more than 400-years' history Vilnius University faced ups and downs. Was opened and closed for several times. The complex also contains St Jan's Church. There you can also find the Lithuanian Library that contains 180 000 rare book and magazines from Lithuania, Poland, Russia and other countries. The oldest of them date back to the 15th century.

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Vilnius Airport, Lithuania, Rodunios Kelias Street 10A, LT-02189 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Tel: +370 5 273 9318, +370 5 273 9326
Fax: +370 5 232 9122
Email: airport@vno.lt