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Šiauliai is one of Lithuania’s largest cities and is in the northern part of the country close to the Latvian border. The city was probably founded in 1236 as a defense post against unrest in the region, and from the beginning of the 15th century Šiauliai began to develop as a town with agriculture, a church and other structures that formed a civil society. In the 16th century, the town gained city status and became the main town in the area.
However, it did not take long before Šiauliai was marked by new unrest and several plague epidemics, and in the 18th century the city practically had to be re-established. Antoni Tyzenhaus was responsible for a city plan that was inspired by classicism. He decided to rebuild Šiauliai with a rectangular street grid and with the construction of stone buildings, and the town plan can still be seen.
However, Šiauliai was largely burned down during the First World War, and at the end of the 1920s the city center was rebuilt. In the end, construction continued in Šiauliai based on typical Soviet urban planning, and as a result the city is today a place where you can explore sights and urban environments from several different periods. In the center you can e.g. see Šiauliai’s cathedral, St. George’s Church and the city’s towering town hall.
The most famous sight in and around Šiauliai, however, is the Hill of Crosses, located a few kilometers northeast of the city. The Hill of Crosses is a Catholic pilgrimage site, where Lithuanians in recent centuries have set up hundreds of thousands of crosses and crucifixes as a sign of the desire for peace, but symbolically, the hill has also been a symbol of the peaceful Lithuanian struggle for independence over time.
Klaipėda is the third largest city in Lithuania and at the same time the country’s most important port. The city is located on the Baltic Sea coast at the point where the Curonian Lagoon empties into the sea. Klaipėda is an old city whose history dates to the Teutonic Order’s construction of the castle Memelsburg in the middle of the 13th century. Hence the name Memel, which Klaipėda was called until 1923.
Through centuries of German rule, Klaipėda developed with e.g. extensive fortifications, parts of which can still be seen like the Neringa Fort, which was constructed in the 19th century. Today, Neringa Fort houses the city’s exciting maritime museum and aquarium. The fort is located on the northern tip of the Curonian Spit, and the popular site also offers a dolphinarium, which has been a popular attraction since Soviet times.
Riga is the largest city in Latvia and in three of the Baltic countries, and a visit here is like coming to a major European metropolis with everything that you can imagine, i.e. sights, churches, culture, events, cafes, gastronomy and shopping.
The old town, with cobblestones in the streets, churches in brick gothic, fine museums and well-preserved buildings from the last many centuries, is a very cozy neighborhood. There is an abundance of beautiful buildings here, and it is a nice area just to explore with the narrow streets and tiny alleys.
Kaunas is an old town which is dominated by houses built in Gothic and Renaissance architecture. With the center around the fine town hall square in the old town, pleasant streets lead in all directions, where you will find churches, monasteries, museums and Kaunas Castle. The town hall is in itself a great sight on the square.
To the east of the town hall you find the newer parts of the city, which offer both fine boulevards and beautiful buildings from the recent centuries. The Garrison Church stands as the centerpiece of this part of the city, which has the pedestrian street, Laisvės alėja, as its central axis and the connection between the church and the old town.
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Overview of Šiauliai
Šiauliai is one of Lithuania’s largest cities and is in the northern part of the country close to the Latvian border. The city was probably founded in 1236 as a defense post against unrest in the region, and from the beginning of the 15th century Šiauliai began to develop as a town with agriculture, a church and other structures that formed a civil society. In the 16th century, the town gained city status and became the main town in the area.
However, it did not take long before Šiauliai was marked by new unrest and several plague epidemics, and in the 18th century the city practically had to be re-established. Antoni Tyzenhaus was responsible for a city plan that was inspired by classicism. He decided to rebuild Šiauliai with a rectangular street grid and with the construction of stone buildings, and the town plan can still be seen.
However, Šiauliai was largely burned down during the First World War, and at the end of the 1920s the city center was rebuilt. In the end, construction continued in Šiauliai based on typical Soviet urban planning, and as a result the city is today a place where you can explore sights and urban environments from several different periods. In the center you can e.g. see Šiauliai’s cathedral, St. George’s Church and the city’s towering town hall.
About the Šiauliai travel guide
Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
Published: Released soon
Author: Stig Albeck
Publisher: Vamados.com
Language: English
About the travel guide
The Šiauliai travel guide gives you an overview of the sights and activities of the Lithuanian city. Read about top sights and other sights, and get a tour guide with tour suggestions and detailed descriptions of all the city’s most important churches, monuments, mansions, museums, etc.
Šiauliai is waiting for you, and at vamados.com you can also find cheap flights and great deals on hotels for your trip. You just select your travel dates and then you get flight and accommodation suggestions in and around the city.
Read more about Šiauliai and Lithuania
Lithuania Travel Guide: https://vamados.com/lithuania
City tourism: https://visitsiau-liai.lt
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