Location: Kaunas
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Kaunas (/ˈkaʊnəs/; Lithuanian: [ˈkɐʊˑnɐs] ( listen); also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania and has historically been a leading centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the biggest city and the centre of a county in Trakai Municipality of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. It served as temporary capital of Lithuania during the interwar period, while the traditional capital of Vilnius was part of Poland between 1920 and 1939. During that period Kaunas has been nicknamed the Little Paris because of rich cultural and academic life, fashion, construction of countless Art Deco, Lithuanian National Romanticism architectural style buildings as well as popular furniture, interior design of the time and widespread café culture. The city interwar architecture is regarded as one of the finest examples of the European Art Deco and received the European Heritage Label, it also resulted in naming Kaunas the first city in Central and Eastern Europe as a UNESCO City of Design. In 2022, Kaunas will be the European Capital of Culture, together with the Luxembourgish city of Esch-sur-Alzette.
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1. Dotnuva Church and Monastery of the Lord Revelation for St. Mary the Virgin
2. Kaunas Synagogue
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
3. Pazaislis Monastery
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4.5 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By CAPerth
We visited the Pažaislis Monastery and the Church of the Visitation during our vehicle transfer from Riga to Vilnius. It was closed by the time we arrived but our guide from Traveller Tours was able to persuade the nuns to let us in for a brief visit. The architecture and particularly the ceiling paintings are absolutely stunning and well worth a visit, even if it is a bit out of town. There is also a small crypt in the church but we did not have time to explore this or the main Monastery.
4. Kaunas Cathedral of the Annunciation
5. Christ's Resurrection Church
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4.0 based on 157 reviews
Reviewed By el_nat2018
The church has a very interesting history! And it is definately a must-see, when coming to Kaunas. It was lovely to take a funicular up the hill to the church, and the view from the roof was really worth the small admission fee.
6. Kaunas Mosque
7. Saint George the Martyr Church
8. Kaunas Priest Seminary
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