Gediminas Avenue

On Saturday, Vilnius will host a concert in solidarity with Ukraine titled “Laisvė šviečia 2024. RADAROM!” (Freedom Shines). The city announces traffic restrictions are planned in Lukiškės Square and the area.

Farmers in their tractors are gradually leaving Vilnius on Friday as their protest has come to an end. The vehicles have already left Gediminas Avenue escorted by the police in the city, organisers say.

On Thursday evening, 19 October, a pro-Palestine rally was held in Vilnius Cathedral Square. Its participants then marched in a silent procession through Gediminas Avenue to commemorate Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip killed in Israeli airstrikes.

In the beginning of July, Lithuania’s annual “Vilnius Pride 2023” was memorable event not only for the participants themselves, but also for ordinary passers-by: bright and impressive costumes, music and free-spirited people chanting slogans reminding about rights they want filled the streets of Lit...

On Friday, the parcel of Minister of Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis was delivered to the Mayor of the capital Remigijus Šimašius by an autonomous (self-driving) delivery car that circulated the streets of the capital for the first time. For this occasion, the innovative and environmenta...

Vilnius continues taking advantage of the opportunities offered by quarantine: the idea of ​​freedom for outdoor cafes is followed by a new and an even stronger concept of freedom for the Old Town – freedom from car transit. Loop traffic to be introduced at the heart of the capital in July will allo...

Monday, 1st July, the first bronze signs marking the Way of St. James – Camino de Santiago – extending through Vilnius were set up in the capital of Lithuania.

On this day in 1323, Grand Duke Gediminas, the ruler of Lithuania at the time, wrote a letter that has become the first known historical mention of the name of Vilnius. This January 25th is the Lithuanian capital's 693rd birthday!