AI generatedKaunas
Lithuania · 48 m
Short description of Kaunas
Kaunas is the second city of Lithuania and was its provisional capital between the wars, when Vilnius was held by Poland. That period left it a whole quarter of interwar modernist architecture, built fast and confidently by a young state, and the ensemble was inscribed by UNESCO in 2023 as Modernist Kaunas. A medieval old town sits at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris with a red brick castle at the tip. Two funiculars from the twenties still climb the valley sides. Devils fill a museum built around one collector's obsession.
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Best time to visit: May – September or December
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- Modernist Kaunas interwar architecture (UNESCO World Heritage)
- Old Town and the Town Hall Square
- Kaunas Castle at the river confluence
- Laisvės alėja pedestrian avenue
- Devils' Museum and its collection
- Žaliakalnis and Aleksotas funiculars
- Church of the Resurrection and its roof terrace
- Ninth Fort and its memorial
- Pažaislis monastery in baroque
- Street art murals across the city
- Sugihara House and the visas for life