Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania and situated at the geographic centre of the country, at the confluence of the two largest rivers (the River Nemunas and the River Negris). This key position made it a key Hanseatic League River port in the 15th - 16th centuries and a key city during the Soviet occupation. The population, 300k, is 98% Lithuanian and attached to tradition (country and Catholicism). After terrible flooding in 1951, a hydroelectric power dam was built on the Nemunas River in 1960 (the only HEP dam in the country).
We have an explore of the Old Town, and the walk via Vilniaus Gatve, the main artery of the Old Town to our hotel; later we walk east along part of Freedom Avenue (the longest pedestrian street in Eastern Europe) towards the New Town area for dinner close to Unity Square - the New Town expanded in the 19th century. Details of the sights, etc, are shown on the photo captions.Read more
LithuaniaSantakos parkas54°53’49” N 23°53’12” E
LithuaniaSantakos parkas54°53’49” N 23°53’12” E