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Places to visit
* Vilnius – picturesque city with some of eastern Europe's finest architecture in the old part of town. 2009 European Capital of Culture
* Trakei – former capital – beautiful setting with fairytale island castle on the lake
* Lithuania has 5 National Parks and 30 Regional Parks with wild life and rare birds
* The Curonian Spit – sheltering the warm water port of Klaipéda
* Vilnius Guggenheim Hermitage Museum to open in 2011
Education
* Vilnius University – one of the oldest in northern Europe - founded 1579 – beautiful Renaissance architecture - a city within the city.
* Many other universities and a highly literate population, high level of foreign languages spoken and twice as many people with Higher Education than the EU 15 average.
Music
Composer: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis 1875 – 1911 |
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Food and drink
Lithuanian beer is the national drink
Cold beef soup
Potato pancakes
Cepelincei – potato dumplings stuffed with meat, curd cheese or mushrooms
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