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Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, offers a range of entry points into history, art and the natural landscape. The Lithuanian National Museum of Art holds substantial collections of fine art, while the Lithuanian National Drama Theatre keeps the performing arts at the centre of city life. For those drawn to prehistory, a series of hill forts — Abejučių, Baluošas, Bendžiukų, Jasiuliškių, Jonėnų and Gaukeliškių piliakalniai — mark the traces of early settlement across the region. The Skališkės cave, the St. George Catholic Church dating to 1769, and Naujoji Vilnia Railway Station round out this layered picture of the city and its surroundings.

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  • Lithuanian National Drama Theatre
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    Lithuanian National Drama Theatre

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    The Lithuanian National Drama Theatre on Gediminas Avenue in Vilnius is one of Lithuania's most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues. Founded as the Vilnius State Theatre in 1940, it became the National Drama Theatre in 1998. Its facade features the Feast of Muses relief sculpture by Stanislovas Kuzma, which has become a landmark of the Vilnius cityscape. The theatre offers a wide repertoire and serves as a key cultural institution in Lithuanian theatrical life.

  • Lithuanian National Museum of Art
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    Lithuanian National Museum of Art

    Vilnius

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    The Lithuanian National Museum of Art was founded in 1933 as the Vilnius city museum and today holds over 40,000 paintings and drawings — the largest art collection in Lithuania. The museum manages several branches in Vilnius and other cities, displaying Lithuanian art from the Middle Ages to the present. As the country's foremost cultural anchor, it provides deep insight into Lithuanian identity and artistic tradition.

  • Naujoji Vilnia Railway Station
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    Naujoji Vilnia Railway Station

    Vilnius

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    Naujoji Vilnia railway station is located in the northeastern district of the same name in Vilnius and is operated by Lietuvos geležinkeliai, the Lithuanian state railway. The station building dates from 1873, when the Warsaw-Saint Petersburg railway passed through this part of the city. The station serves as the departure point for lines towards Minsk and has seven platforms connected by an underground pedestrian tunnel. Today Naujoji Vilnia is a quiet suburban station continuing the long tradition of rail travel between European capitals.

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