Day tour out of Vilnius to see most interesting surrounding sites, from different time and history periods. History, culture and traditions will be explored during the tour.
Please pay attention that from October till end of April Trakai island castle is closed on Mondays, the visit is only from outside.
Rumsiskes open air museum visit possible all year, but entrance inside every house is possible from May till October.
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We will start from Paneriai memorial park, whre tousands of Jews from Wilna were killed.
We will see the 14th century medieval castle on the lake, possible to do boat trip, or have lunch at traditional Karaim restaurant. From October to May Trakai castle is closed on Mondays, only outside visit is possible. December and January Trakai castle is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, only outside visit is possible.
After Trakai we will head to the open air museum - Rumsiskes, one of the largest ethnographic open-air museums in Europe that stretches across the area of 195 ha. The exhibitions at the museum are intended to introduce the ethnographic regions of Lithuania, i.e. Dzūkija (Dainava), Aukštaitija (Highlands), Suvalkija (Sudovia), Žemaitija (Samogitia) and Lithuania Minor, as they looked at the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 20th century. From October to May open air museum exposition is only visiting houses from outside, no indoor expositions are open.
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• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended