Square
Kaunas Town Hall Square
Kaunas, Lithuania
The old town's central square, dominated by a white town hall nicknamed the White Swan.
City · Lithuania · Kaunas County
Kaunas
Lithuania's second city, the interwar capital, with a modernist legacy, a medieval old town and a long pedestrian avenue.
about 5 h
For storytellers
Why Kaunas matters
Kaunas served as the temporary capital of Lithuania between the two world wars, and the buildings from that optimistic era are everywhere: elegant modernist apartments, schools and churches. The old town sits where two great rivers meet, with a small castle, a market square and a lively café scene. It is a university city, so it feels young, and it is a good counterpart to Vilnius.
Talking points
- Kaunas was the temporary capital between the wars, and left a rich modernist architecture.
- The old town sits at the meeting of two rivers.
- The long pedestrian avenue Laisvės alėja is the city's main promenade.
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What to see in Kaunas
Church, mosque or temple
Christ's Resurrection Church
Kaunas, Lithuania
A large modernist church on a hill, begun in the interwar period as a symbol of independence.
Shopping
Laisvės alėja
Kaunas, Lithuania
A long pedestrian boulevard lined with trees, shops and interwar buildings in the centre of Kaunas.
Museum
Ninth Fort
Kaunas, Lithuania
A 19th-century fort that became a place of mass murder during the Second World War, now a memorial museum.
Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.