Places to visit * Vilnius – picturesque city with some of eastern Europe's finest architecture in the old part of town. 2009 European Capital of Culture * Trakei – former capital – beautiful setting with fairytale island castle on the lake * Lithuania has 5 National Parks and 30 Regional Parks with wild life and rare birds * The Curonian Spit – sheltering the warm water port of Klaipéda * Vilnius Guggenheim Hermitage Museum to open in 2011
Education * Vilnius University – one of the oldest in northern Europe - founded 1579 – beautiful Renaissance architecture - a city within the city. * Many other universities and a highly literate population, high level of foreign languages spoken and twice as many people with Higher Education than the EU 15 average. Music Composer: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis 1875 – 1911 |
![Vilnius University](http://www.citizensofeurope.org/resize.php?src=states-lithuania/1299170118_vilnius_univ_crest.png&w=200)
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Food and drink Lithuanian beer is the national drink Cold beef soup Potato pancakes Cepelincei – potato dumplings stuffed with meat, curd cheese or mushrooms
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