Country guide
Lithuania
Vilnius' baroque old town, the Curonian Spit's travelling dunes and cold-war relics hidden in the forests.
Currency
EUR
Language
Lithuanian
English
Widely spoken
Payment
Cards everywhere
Power
Type C / F
230 V, 50 Hz
Dialing
+370
Destinations
Curonian Spit (Nida)
Some of the highest drifting sand dunes in Europe, on a strip of land narrow enough to cross on foot.
✓ best Apr-SepKaunas
The interwar stand-in capital whose modernist streets earned a UNESCO listing.
✓ best May-SepKlaipeda
A former Prussian port with a five-minute ferry to the Curonian Spit.
✓ best May-SepPalanga
Lithuania's summer capital: sand, pines and a sunset pier, with a palace full of Baltic amber at the quiet end of town.
✓ best May-SepVilnius
A baroque capital of church domes and hidden courtyards, with its own breakaway republic of artists across the river.
✓ best May-SepClimate zones, month by month
Lithuania has 5 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.
Curonian Spit (Nida) →
✓ Best Apr-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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Kaunas →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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Klaipeda Baltic Coast →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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Palanga Baltic Coast →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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Vilnius →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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