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Kaunas In Your Pocket
The Frank Sinatra of Eastern Europe, Kaunas is a household name that you know little about in reality. Charismatic with shady undertones, Lithuania’s second city has had a long and illustrious career of ups and downs, enjoying numerous and often controversial flirtations over the centuries with a hefty roll call of colourful characters from both home and abroad.
OUR Kaunas HIGHLIGHTS
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A fairly substantial collection of memorabilia and some actual aircraft including a home-built helicopter, a Soviet-built flight simulator and the chance to pilot your own computerised plane. The emp
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An unbeatable location and by all accounts one of the classiest and most popular hotels in town with those who appreciate the finer things in life. Quality rooms await, from standards through to exec
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Located in the small S. Darius ir S. Girėnas Airport in Aleksotas, learn to fly a glider or light aircarft. Pleasure trips are also available. This is also the place to come to parachute.
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As the name suggests, the Hunter's Tavern specialises in a wide range of dishes that once roamed freely in the forest and ended up in the path of a man holding a gun. This place is pure banquet in st
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Lithuanian white tablecloth dining featuring waiters dressed as rustic penguins and a menu of eye-catching fare. Arguably Kaunas’ most famous if not beloved traditional restaurant, despite its
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Chiune Sugihara (1900-1986) was the Japanese Vice Consul to Lithuania for a brief period between 1939 and 1940. Together with a Dutch colleague, Jan Zwartendijk, he saved thousands of Polish Jews by
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Latest Kaunas Comments
HI THERE EVERYONE,I WAS IN THE SPORTO BARAS FOR THE HEINIKEN CUP FINAL,IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE TO SEE IT IN KAUNAS ,THE PUB IS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK BUT IS NICE AND CLEAN,THE STAFF ARE NO WAY FRIENDLY AS THEY SHOWED THE MATCH BUT WITH MUSIC PLAYING IN[...]
I visited the Ninth Fort a few years ago. There was a lady in the museum at the bottom of the hill that reminded me of a stereotypical officious Soviet Russian out that one read about during the cold war. The legacy of the USSR lives on in these r[...]
I would say it's my favorite restaurant in Kaunas :)[...]
Great place to browse around and look for deals. Ideal for shopoholics.[...]
I remember my first visit to Zalias Raitas in October 1999. It was cold and rainy that night. The place had a nice fire going and the atmosphere was outstanding. I've been back several times. It's a gem. The food is okay too.[...]
I've been to Miesto Sodas on Laives Aleja probably 50 times between 1999 and 2005. It was one of my favorite places for lunch in Kaunas. Reasonably priced good food and drinks, a pleasant atmosphere, with fairly good service.[...]
He may have happened to look that way, but he was a devil as well.[...]
Kaunas is the most nicest and beautiful town of all the towns in Lithuania . Kaunas , has loads of attractions , such as Akropolis and so on.[...]
This is by far the best place i ate whilst in Kanuas and believe me there were many.[...]
Kaunas has probably the most interesting large shopping sites in Lithuania. As it was mentioned by Matt Mormnace, Kaunas Akropolis is the best with western standard parking lot of 4 levels; Mega shopping mall attracts everyone with aquarium&shar[...]
this place is great :)[...]
Good morning. I`m a sailor from Poland. I have got a question: Is it a sluice in dam of Kaunas Sea? I would like to sail from Grodno to Kłajpeda this spring. Thank you for your answer. Best regards. Adam Molenda
Good morning Adam,
We know a lot of things but I must confess that we don't know if there's a sluice in the dam in the Kaunas Sea. There's a good list of water-related contacts in Kaunas on the city's tourist information website. Alternatively you could contact the TIC directly.
Ed.
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Hi! My family came from Rumsiski to Brazil in 1927. Kaunas is mentioned on their passports, too. I would like to research our history. Is there any website or tool that you recomend for that?Our family nameS: PUNSKAS and BASThank you very much!
Hi Ana,
Try looking at the Genealogy page in our online Vilnius guide (in the Directory section). Ed.
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WHO SHOULD I CONTACT TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE SYNAGOGUE OF KAUNAS
Hi,
Suggest the best place to start is the Jewish Community Centre in Kaunas. We list it on the website. We'll enlarge and improve our Jewish Kaunas section this spring. So do please come back again. Ed.
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It was awesome! AMAZING[...]