Location: Kaunas
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What to do and see in Kaunas, Kaunas County: The Best Things to do Good for Couples
Kaunas (/ˈkaʊnəs/; Lithuanian: [ˈkɐʊˑnɐs] ( listen); also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the centre of a county in Trakai Municipality of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. It served as temporary capital of Lithuania during the interwar period, while the traditional capital of Vilnius was part of Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas has been nicknamed the Little Paris because of rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco, Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural style buildings as well as popular furniture, interior design of the time and widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as one of the finest examples of the European Art Deco and received the European Heritage Label, it also resulted in naming Kaunas the first city in Central and Eastern Europe as a UNESCO City of Design. In 2022, Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture, together with the Luxembourgish city of Esch-sur-Alzette.
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1. Baltic Holidays
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5.0 based on 36 reviews
Tailor-made tours to the Baltic States, Scandinavia, Russia & Eastern Europe; private day trips, walking tours, driver-guide transfers and personal service second to none.
2. Bardakas
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5.0 based on 29 reviews
Common philosophy united a group of striving souls, without any particular social status or age limit, for only one purpose. That purpose was to make your nights unforgettable!
3. Old Town Kaunas
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4.5 based on 1,132 reviews
Reviewed By UriusT - Vilnius, Lithuania
Kaunas Old Town is the heart of Lithuania, particularly Santaka and the confluence of the Neris and Nemunas rivers. The most spiritual, central core of the nation. This coming from a Vilnius resident. The Old Town proper is a distinguished collection of gorgeous and ancient structures and styles, pointing to the complex and diverse history of the city. Going through much renovations and restorations over the last decade in particular, the slow but steady gentrification of Kaunas Senamiestis is increasing at a break neck pace. While not nearly as gentrified and tourist focused as Vilnius Old Town, nonetheless the process is killing of some of the more organic cultural elements of the neighborhood in favor of concentrated capital and tourism.
4. Aleksotas Hill
5. Devil's Museum
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4.0 based on 431 reviews
Reviewed By BrowsingAtlas
As a travel blogger, I always look for unique places to visit. While in Kaunas, Lithuania, this seemed like a must see. It was full of art and sculpture and folktales. I loved seeing all the different variations of the devil and shared some of the stories on my blog. This is A great rainy day activity. It’s the only museum like it in the world.
6. Laisves aleja (Liberty Boulevard)
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4.0 based on 428 reviews
Reviewed By leticiabjbatista
Lovely boulevard in the city. Nice to enjoy the long weekend path surrounded buy shops and cafeterias. Good spot on the city.
7. Blessed Virgin Mary Church
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4.0 based on 57 reviews
