"(Half) a day in Kaunas with Remigia!" Kaunas by Carletto76

Kaunas Travel Guide: 960 reviews and 1,689 photos

The "rival" of Vilnius!

When I left Italy for my trip to the Baltic I wanted to spend about 1 day in Kaunas. Then I spent 1 day in Vilnius, half in Trakai and I was almost taking a bus to Kaunas when I discovered there were no hostels there, and, apparently, no cheap hotels...so I stayed in Vilnius one more night, and had just half a day, the following one, to spend here in the 2nd Lithuanian town... oh the people form there don't like very much to be considered "second" (as probably anyone in the World!), they want to be first, and fortunately fot them, it happens quite often in basketball and football, where Kaunas is always the best! ;-)

Thanks to our dear friend Remigia, we could see most of Kaunas in just that few time... maybe we didn't see everything, but that is a good excuse to come back! ;-)
Thank you Remigia once again, you have been a GREAT guide through your town!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Very nice old town, very important in history
Cons:Much restorations still to do
In a nutshell:Don't talk about Vilnius here! ;-)

Last visit to Kaunas: Aug 2004
Intro Updated Nov 29, 2004
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Smiley happy people! ;-) Local Customs (1)

Look at this church, isn't it a BIG smiley? ;-) No, ok, it's just a solar clock o the back of a lutheran church (at... more travel advice

Funiculars Transportation (2)

The small yellow house you see in the picture is one of the 2 stations Žaliakalnio funicular, which is supposed to... more travel advice

Vytautas Church Things to Do (10)

I think this church is quite unique in the world, and I'm not talking about architecture, since it's another red-brick... more travel advice

Perkuno namai (thunder house) Things to Do (10)

This is one of the oldest houses in Kaunas, or at leas it really looks very old! ;-) It's again in gothic style, with... more travel advice

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Restaurants (1)
Wonderful restaurant, great food!

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Written Nov 26, 2004

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HORSCHECK Oct 19, 2007 at 2:28 PM

Carlo, fabulous page with brilliant photos of Kaunas. I pity I missed the Kauno Marios and I didn't relly see the smiling house. Where exactly is it? Have a lovely weekend.
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ettenaj Oct 19, 2006 at 7:30 AM

We saw the "smiley" face too
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Paperina Oct 14, 2004 at 3:23 PM

You discovered a lot on your short visit! I like your pictures - you are a talent with a camera!