Kaunas Old Town tour
3 hour private tour of Kaunas Old Town led by a professional local guide, recommended by True Lithuania website!
Price: see here
The tour is personal. There would be no additional people in the group except for you and your family / friends. The tour may begin at any convenient time.
Order at tour.baltic@gmail.com
A medieval district with impressive churches, cobbled streets, merchant townhouses from the 1400s, and a variety of lively street cafes. Surrounded by the two largest Lithuanian rivers with a castle in-between - it is an attractive place to spend time both for tourists and locals.
Kaunas Old Town tour includes
• Gothic churches and townhouses of medieval merchants.
• Kaunas Medieval Castle dating from mid-14th century.
• Main square with the historic City Hall.
• Main pedestrian street full of nice buildings and cafes, offering both local and foreign cuisines.
• Impressive Kaunas Cathedral, a 600 year old largest Gothic building in Lithuania
• Embankment of Nemunas, the Lithuania’s mightiest and longest river.
• Panorama of the Old Town from above (optional).
• And more...
What will you learn
• Why was Kaunas a favorite trading spot for Medieval European merchants?
• Why did once-pagan Lithuanian leaders build so many churches?
• How did Kaunas castle fare against the foreign invaders?
• Why did it take two weeks to pass the bridge over Nemunas?
• And more…
The tour is available in English, Polish, Russian and Lithuanian languages
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