Kaunas Ancient Monuments 3-Hour Tour

Kaunas In Lithuania

Highlights

Medieval Kaunas Castle, Perkuno House and Townhall

Historical Presidential Palace, Laisves Avenue and more

Kaunas

architectural, historical, sightseeing

Private Tour

3 Hours

Easy

English

Description

Visit Kaunas, the heart of Lithuania, the second-largest city and the home to a variety of festivals and events. Visit the remarkable Old Town, a collection of ancient architectural monuments; there are remnants of the 14th century at the remains of Kaunas Castle. Explore the buildings of the Middle Ages in the Gothic and the Art Déco styles. Visit the Kaunas Fortress, a valuable military heritage composed of a number of constructions that used to be a military complex. Visit the Historical Presidential Palace, Vytautas the Great Church and many more attractions in 3 hours.

Itinerary

Kaunas Monumental Tour

Monuments to explore in Kaunas:
- Begin the tour with the mid-14th century Medieval Kaunas castle, built in the Gothic style.
- Townhall - the 16th century Town hall houses a Museum of Ceramics.
- Ninth Fort - the fort was used as a prison and also had a place of execution for Jews, captured Soviets, and others.
- St. Peter’s & Paul’s Cathedral-Basilica
- Vytautas the Great Church - the Roman Catholic church in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania, one of the oldest churches in the city.
- Rumsiskes open-air museum (on request) - the Open Air Museum of Lithuania is the largest open-air ethnographic museums in Europe.
- Church of St. Michael the Archangel - the roman-byzantine style, closely related to Russian orthodox customs because it was built by the Russian empire.
- Perkuno house - built by Hanseatic merchants, today it houses the museum of Adam Mickiewicz.
- Laisves Avenue - the prominent pedestrian street stretches between the St. Michael the Archangel's Byzantine-style church to the Central Post Office and Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum around the Old Town.
- Historical Presidential Palace - the Neo-baroque building in the Old Town of Kaunas, served as the Presidential Palace during the interwar years.
- Pazaislis Monastery (on request) - the largest monastery complex in Lithuania, stands as an example of Italian Baroque architecture in the country.