Shopping

Unless you’re Latvian or Polish, you probably didn’t come to Vilnius to shop. However, shopping is fun, and, in the case of certain products (notably Lithuanian alcohol, cigarettes and amber) a hell of a lot cheaper than it is in the West. The main shopping areas in Vilnius can be divided neatly into the two areas of Old Town (antiques, amber, books old and new and some nice pieces of art) and parts of the city’s classiest street, Gedimino (designer clothes, mobile phones and more books). The city’s markets are also well worth a visit for the authentic blast to the past experience if nothing else. Last but not least, Vilnius continues to be gripped by a frenzy of vast new shopping centres springing up, almost exclusively hidden away in the suburbs. If you can’t buy it in Vilnius you obviously haven’t got any money.