Soviet Times in Vilnius - Private Walking Tour with Lunch
As it is a private tour you will get personal attention from a local expert guide. Discover history of the city and whole country along with personal stories of the life behind Iron Curtain while observing architecture and trying dishes from Soviet era in former Soviet style canteen (it will cost ~18 Eur/person to experience formerly cheap food/drink). Find out why kitchens in Soviet blocks were limited to 9 square meters in size, why canned green peas and mayonnaise were top products at that time and why only civil registration of marriage could guarantee the happiness in your marriage, how taxi drivers created new wedding traditions, and why there was no sex in the Soviet Union! Have 15 Eur on hands for a brunch in Soviet style canteen that will make you satiated and temporary happy. Learn about many oddities, quirky rules, misleading propaganda, state lies and real deprivation. Expect to get much more than from a regular join-in tour, get an unbiased advise and make a new friend.
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Soviet Times in Vilnius - Private Walking Tour with Lunch
What's included in Soviet Times in Vilnius - Private Walking Tour with Lunch
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Town Hall (Rotuse)
Meet your Comrade guide on the steps into Vilnius Town Hall, next to the Tourism Information Office. Hear the introduction into historical context of USSR creation, stages of planned economy according the eras of Communist party leaders Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev.
Beginning our walking tour at the beginning of Vokiečių (Germans) street and finding out how this once main but still narrow street (9 m wide) of Vilnius Old Town as was widened 4 times to meet the criteria of avenues of Soviet ideology. Entering the biggest backyard of the street to discover more of Stalin’s Soviet ideology – why all nations and people are equal but some are more equal than others and Cold War bomb shelters for those “more equals”.
Rudininkai Square – Here you will get introduced to painful history of Ghettos, Holocaust and deportations to Siberia. Find out what targets Soviets have reached by systematically deporting and relocating whole nations.
Inclusions
- Public transportation ticket
- Soviet style lunch
- Ticket to KGB Museum
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Vilnius Town Hall is located in one of main squares of city's Old Town - easy reachable by foot from any hotel located in the city center .
End Points
- Tour ends in the city center, 1 km away from Old Town area, near on of mist visited main museums in Vilnius.
