Our Šiauliai Highlights

• Sts. Apostles Peter and Paul Cathedral

  
  Sightseeing » Churches

  Completed at the start of the 17th century and receiving little in the way of changes over the centuries despite the devastation reaped on the city around it, the glorious Renaissance-style Sts. Read on
  

• Medžiotojų Užeiga

  
  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
  

• Bicycle Museum

  
  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
  

• Aušros Palace

  
  Sightseeing » Museums

  Established in 1923, this is the home of Šiauliai’s Aušros Museum, which has several branches throughout the city. Read on
  

• Fire Engine Museum

  
  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
  

• Mūsų Verbena

  
  Hotels » Guesthouses

  A smidgen north of the action but well worth the extra taxi fare or muscle power, this lovely little inter-war period guesthouse has been renovated to reflect the style of the time when it was built. Read on
  

• Devyni Broliai

  
  Shopping » Gifts & Souvenirs

  An outlet for some of the work of the Lithuanian Folk Artists’ Society, this charming little shop is the best place in the city to buy traditional gifts and souvenirs you won’t find anywhere else. Read on
  

• Juonė Pastuogė

  
  Restaurants & Cafés » Lithuanian

  Come to Šiauliai, don’t come here, and consider yourself a sinner. Arguably the city’s most famous if not notorious establishment, Juonė Pastuogė’s genius is manifold. Read on
  

• Mega

  
  Nightlife » Clubs

  The irony may be lost on its owners, but the fact that you enter via the kind of turnstile usually found at a zoo leaves little else to be written about this place. Read on