Vilnius, City of Artists
Words by Steve Kennedy & Photography by Peter Steyn — Lying deep behind where the former Iron Curtain once cast its oppressive shadow, the city of Vilnius probably remains the least visited capital city of any of the Baltic countries.
Yet, slowly, it is starting to appear more and more on the itineraries of intrepid travellers. What a city full of surprises it is!
With a chequered past, it is probably one of the last places you’d expect to find such a cosmopolitan mix of Soviet and religious history alongside a brimming artistic cauldron of life and culture.
Located in south-eastern Lithuania, Vilnius is the second-largest city in the Baltic states behind Riga, the capital of Latvia.
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Russian Orthodox Church of Holy Mother of God, Vilnius, Lithuania
Old Town, Vilnius, Lithuania
Old Town, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gates of Dawn, Vilnius, Lithuania
Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania
St. Theresaís Church and the Discalced Carmelite Cloister, Vilnius, Lithuania
Gates of Dawn, Vilnius, Lithuania
Vilnius Cathedral and Belfry, Vilnius, Lithuania
Jesuit Church of St. Casimir, Vilnius, Lithuania
Sts. Johns’ Church (Sv. Jonu Baznycia) in middle, Views of Vilnius from tower of ruined Gediminas Castle, Vilnius, Lithuania (Church of St. Johns)
Views of Vilnius from tower of ruined Gediminas Castle, Vilnius, Lithuania
Russian Orthodox Church of Holy Mother of God, Vilnius, Lithuania
Buildings, Vilnius, Lithuania
Egg sculpture in the Pylimo Gatve street in the Jewish quarter, Vilnius, Lithuania
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