Vilnius walking tour
Vilnius– the city born from the legend of Iron Wolf, famous for unique variety of architectural heritage and European capital of culture in 2009, invites you to take part in a walking tour around the Old Town of Vilnius, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Sites:
- Cathedral, the Cathedral Square;
- Monument to Grand Duke Gediminas;
- Grand Dukes Palace, Lower Castle;
- Gediminas Tower of the Upper Castle;
- Presidential Palace;
- Vilnius University;
- Amber Museum – Gallery;
- St. Michael‘s Church;
- St. Anne‘s Church and Bernardines;
- Town Hall and Town Hall Square;
- St. Casimir‘s Church;
- Basilian Gates;
- Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit;
- St. Theresa‘s Church;
- Gates of Dawn.
KGB Museum – Way to Freedom
The museum is situated in the former KGB building, where the crimes of the Soviet regime were planned and executed for fifty years. Visitors can visit:
the former KGB prison,
the premises where death sentences were implemented,
modern exhibitions telling about the loss of independence in the middle of the 20th century, repressions by Soviet authorities, and the self-sacrificing and persistent fight for independence.
Chernobyl series tour Vilnius
HBO Chernobyl mini series has become a worldwide hit as it tells the story of the 1986 nuclear disaster. But how much of the Chernobyl TV series is fact or fiction? Learn about what was real and fake in the HBO series, visit filming places, KGB prison and more at our guided tour.
Chernobyl was filmed in Vilnius one of the sleeping quarters – Fabijoniškės. This district was built around the period of the actual Chernobyl catastrophe in the late 1980s. During the tour you will visit Fabijoniskes as well as other filming sites and learn about soviet life as well as Chernobyl catastrophe.
HIGHLIGHTS
Guided 2,5-hour Chernobyl theme tour
Pickup from your hotel
Lithuanian “Pripyat” – Fabijoniskes filming site
Visit to Pripyat hotel and its restaurant in Chernobyl series
Stories and experiences about actual life in Soviet era
Former KGB headquarters building and individual visit to the KGB museum