15 Basic Things To Know Before Visiting Lithuania

Unfortunately most people around the world don’t know much about Lithuania. In some ways this is a blessing - since the beautiful old towns and city centres of the country are never too busy in the same way as perhaps London, Paris, and Amsterdam. While its nice for residents and the tourists that DO know about Lithuania, I’m sure the country’s tourism organizations would love to change this.

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[cmdr_sigma]

Another pro tip: To make friends with Lithuanians, learn some basic Lithuanian words, we love if someone makes an effort to speak our language. Might see some of those reserve people smile even.

[jeannetempest]

Cold/unfriendly because we are a bit selective and have a bit trust issues as a whole nation, lol, but once you are in, you will be treated as a family member and a dear friend. Of course there is always a bad apples between us but once you click with on lithuanian you got a bro or sis for life.
We value family and friendship above anything else and often good friends we cherish even more than cousins.
If you are respectful and learn basics lithuanian words a few of them, then you will get a lot easier and quicker along with is. We love how strangers try to pronounce simply words, its so cute.
Most lithuanians that lives in a city knows a second language dnglish or russian, but a lot of lithuanians can speak a third language too, it just depends where they like to travel or what culture they are into so thats why you can find spanish, italian, germany, japanese language speaking people.
We are pretty narrow minded and open minded nation at the same time: we are open to try new recipes, flavors, drinks, make friends, travel, try new business ideas and products but we are slower to let new system in or change a bit traditions, laws, thats why hystoricaly Lithuania were the last pagans in Europe and to let in christianity. Even with christianity our ancestors still managed to incorporate old traditions and believes into new faith.
Also try to explore other places like Vilnius and Kaunas as we have a lot of greenary, national parks and in Moletai there is observatory for astronomy so you can stargaze and have an explanation on latest news and sky itself. I think it cost 7 euros for an adult on weekdays and you have to register for it a few weeks before. You can choose a day or night visit and night visit usually needs registration. They let people in just when a sky is very clear or there is a little bit of clouds. Nida too is worth exploring when a weather is good.
Rumsiskes is near Kaunas so you can explore a museum under open sky as it shows old wooden houses and show how lithuanians lived in the past, how they crafted candles and et.
There is also Anykščių šilelis with Punktuko stone and Anykščiai, a beautiful place that was written beautifully by our one of the most famous poems Antanas Baranauskas, this poem children has to learn in school. A place visited by a lot of lithuanians but less from foreigners so please try to make friends with lithuanians and ask them where to visit or go, where you can go fun.
Of course Trakai is fun, but Lithuania is not just Vilnius and Trakai.

[scottkubala]

Thanks for explaining where Kaunas is located. That is where my great grandfather was born in the mid 1800's.

[yamom]

My great grandma lived in Vilnius but she had to run to uk after ww2 that’s how I ended up in uk but I’d
Love to learn some language or even visit family there

[karkevicius]

People love to claim Lithuania is Slavic - we are practically anything but that

[ChezWithBurger]

just got a free trip from some organization for winning a math tournament and this was really helpful, thanks.

[sashkos.]

Thank you for the additional info about your county and culture.

[katerina]

Great video! I've read about these facts from various sources, but here everything is in one place, cool! Our friend is coming to Vilnius this week, I will share it with her as a short introduction! :)

[VideoRacer]

Lithuania is a cool country and I love it very much. From Ukraine with love🇺🇦

[WNordic]

Lithuania are country of Northern Europe, east side of Northern Europe.

[AnigmaPliptop]

Interested in this country and culture hope to here from from people in this country

[bboygrizi]

Mes labiausiai nemėgstame, jei kiti galvoja, kad mes rusai ir mūsų nacionalinė kalba rusų. Šitą faktą turėtų žinoti visos valstybės 🙂

[breakfost]

3:03 Thanks for shouting out the apartment building that I live in :D (Its 1:1)

[esperatbamgbose]

Love the video. Please do you websites of organization that can invite me for tourism?

[LADA_Vesta_CROSS]

I was born and raised in lithuania and still living here. one day i fell of the bike and broke my both hands and i was all bloody
And no one cared just stared at me and did nothing so its true that lithuanian people are unfriendly and cold attitude.

[mareka]

Lithuania - our tiny northern neighbour and ally with beautiful capital which was and continues to be a great centre of the Polish culture.

[Aiste-mq]

Lithuania language is werry hard
(Lithuanian) Lietuvos kalba yra labai sunki
You see:3

[dennisdepocus]

Lithuania's cities streets are very clean not like in London or Paris

[pumpkin]

Yeah 2015 in my opinion wost desion made