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Vilnius County

The baroque capital, the island castle of Trakai and the forests of the east.

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Vilnius County is the capital, Trakai with its lakes and castle, and quiet forests and villages around them.

Museums in Vilnius County

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

The story of Vilnius County

Spend days in Vilnius, with its baroque churches, the Palace of the Grand Dukes and the MO modern art museum. Take the train to Trakai for the red-brick Island Castle and the wooden houses of the Karaim people, and eat kibinai by the lake. To the east, Aukštaitija and the lake district begin.

  • 1994Vilnius old town on the UNESCO list
  • 1323Vilnius is first named as the capital in Gediminas' letters

Vilnius County through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1323Grand Duke Gediminas invites merchants and craftsmen to Vilnius.See it: Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
  2. 1430Vytautas the Great dies at Trakai.See it: Trakai History Museum

What to do in Vilnius County

  1. 01

    Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

    The rebuilt palace of Lithuania's rulers.

    Vilnius2 hours
  2. 02

    Trakai History Museum

    The Island Castle on Lake Galvė.

    Trakai2 hours
  3. 03

    MO Museum

    Lithuanian art since the 1960s.

    Vilnius1 to 2 hours
Getting there

Getting to Vilnius County

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

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Vilnius AirportVilnius · Trakai

Getting around Vilnius County

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

Three windows to the street

Karaim houses in Trakai always have three windows.

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The Karaim, a small Turkic-speaking people, were brought from Crimea by Grand Duke Vytautas around 1400 to guard his castle. Their wooden houses on Karaimų street turn their gable to the street with three windows: one for God, one for the family and one for Vytautas, as the saying goes.