When walking around Vilnius Old Town, we don’t always notice how many spectacular details are right next to us. If you saunter through the city streets glued to your phone, you might walk past your friend or not even notice a new skyscraper. If that sounds like you, then this is the route for you!
It will take you upwards to the rooftops where you will discover the stucco mouldings of people, animals, or mystical creatures, and to the historical relics that remain. You will probably exclaim to yourself on more than one occasion: “I’ve walked by so many times and never noticed!” Find your opera glasses or binoculars (if you don’t have eagle eyes), warm up your neck with some gentle stretching (because you’ll often have to crane your head), and go on a rewarding journey of discovery.
Heads up!
Įrašo pavadinimas:
Bernardinų g.
From the Pilies g. side
It is not recommended for the disabled, parents with children in wheelchairs due to the stony pavement in many places, the courtyard of the A. Mickevičius Museum cannot be accessed by a wheelchair through the gate.
Routed by Andrius Pavelko; photos by Andrius Pavelko
Route map
1. The Bernardinų g. Arch
A tiled-arch greets you as you turn from Pilies Street into Bernardinų Street. There are not many…
2. Bernardinų g. 6 courtyard
Visitors to the courtyard are greeted by a small angel holding a coat of arms with a double cross.…
3. A. Mickiewicz Museum courtyard
In the Gateway Arch, we are greeted by a high relief of a lion’s head. In the early 17th century, a…
4. St Michael’s Church
At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, the Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was…
5. Pilies g. 22 courtyard
This is one of the largest transitional courtyards with through access in the Old Town. At the end…
6. The eastern façade of the Church of the Saint Johns
Let’s come closer to the Church dedicated to St. John the Baptist and St. John the Apostle and…
7. The House of Signatories
At the end of the 19th century, according to the Neo-Renaissance design by Aleksei Polozov, the…
8. At the Crossroads of Pilies and Literatų Streets
The building on the corner of Pilies and Literatų Streets is accentuated by a handsome neo-Gothic…
9. Victoria Courtyard
This courtyard is often called ‘Victoria Courtyard’ after the café by that name that was located…
10. K. Sirvydo Square
As we walk along Sirvydo Square, let’s pause and turn our heads back in the direction of the bell…
11. The Alumnato Courtyard
Vilnius priests’ seminary, called the ‘Alumnat’ was established in 1582. This three-storey palace…
12. Hanging façade
The building was designed by Elena Nijolė Bučiūtė (who also designed the National Opera and Ballet…
13. ‘Trapo’ House
The building acquired its present appearance in the mid-19th century. Dominikonų Street is not very…
14. The Tiezenhaus / Fitinhof Palace
In 1789, the palace passed from the Tiezenhaus family to a general’s wife, Theodora Fitinhof, so…
15. Vokiečių g. 24 courtyard
Let’s go into the courtyard of building 24 and look around. On the left, you will see the bell…
16. Žuko House
The building that today houses the Institute of International Relations and Political Science…
17. The ‘Barbora’ sculpture on Vokiečių g.
Both Barbora and Sigismund Augustus had to go through fire and water to be crowned. In front of us…
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