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• Fire Engine Museum

  
  Šiauliai » Sightseeing » Museums

  Where most cities can’t summon up the energy or enthusiasm to open one fire brigade-related museum, Šiauliai opens two. Read on
  

• Apple Economy Hotel

  
  Kaunas » Hotels » Budget

  An excellent location just across the road from the Castle, choose from Standard or Buena Vista rooms (the latter facing the aforementioned fort) complete with a choice of shared and en suite bathroom facilities, communal internet access and even a museum showcasing the world of souvenirs in the form of bottles of Soviet-era perfume and the head of a crocodile. Read on
  

• Šachmatinė

  
  Palanga » Accommodation » Mid-range

  At first glance this sprightly little number at the far sea end of the main pedestrian street is a blessing. Pleasant staff greet guests who get a choice of well appointed rooms with all the trimmings for what appears to be a bargain price. Read on
  

• Medžiotojų Užeiga

  
  Šiauliai » Hotels » Upmarket

  A brisk few minutes’ walk south from the centre and featuring a reception area littered with dead animal heads, the Hunters’ Tavern contains neither hunters nor a tavern but don’t let that stop you from staying here. Read on
  

• Rūta

  
  Vilnius » Shopping » Food & Drink

  Established in Šiauliai in 1913 and still based in the city, support your local confectioner and buy some of their treats as a gift or for the simple pleasure of stuffing them in your face. Read on
  

• Čili Kaimas

  
  Klaipėda » Restaurants & Cafés » Lithuanian

  Consistently good service inside a demented barnyard setting, this is the place everybody likes to say bad things about and yet where everybody goes to eat. Read on
  

• Bicycle Museum

  
  Šiauliai » Sightseeing » Museums

  Proof that you don’t need a converted power station or banks of computer screens to make a great museum, Šiauliai’s exemplary Bicycle Museum offers three floors of over 250 bicycles and other bicycle-related paraphernalia. Read on
  

• Amber Museum

  
  Palanga » Sightseeing » Museums

  Situated inside the fabulous 19th-century neo-Classical former mansion of Count Tiškevičius (Pol. Tyszkiewicz), this exemplary museum holds some 25,000 pieces of amber of which over half have animals and plants trapped inside. Read on
  

• Fishermans’ Daughters

  
  Šventoji » Sightseeing » Monuments

  Perched up on the dunes on the southern side of the entrance to the harbour are three young girls gazing out to sea in anticipation of their fisherman father returning home. Read on