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Astounded by green nature in Vilnius, Armenian student Gevorg Khachatryan said this is one of the defining characteristics of Lithuania’s capital. “Vilnius is so green. It seems there are forests everywhere. It’s the first thing that I noticed,” said the 22-year-old exchange student from Yerevan who...
A long queue of voters lined up outside a polling station in Lukiskes Square in the center of Vilnius before its opening on Thursday – the last day of early voting in the general election due on Sunday, October 11.
A Vilnius court sentenced on Friday a 21-year-old man who affiliates himself with a far-right extremist group to two years and four months in prison for an attempted terror act in the Lithuanian capital.
The City of Vilnius is taking yet another step in the successful integration of the Roma into the society – today, the City Council approved a new programme for 2020–2023 with new solutions, strengthening the areas of education, health care and culture, with a particular focus on the reduction of so...
On 7 July, a new order for arranging traffic in Vilnius Old Town took effect – visitors and residents of the Old Town will continue to be able to access their homes, workplaces and sites of attraction, but will not be able to cross the Old Town. What should we know in the face of the change?
Lithuanian capital Vilnius has turned its centre into an open-air art gallery. The outdoor advertising exhibition contains 100 works of local art. Art lovers may contact the artists through the special website. The website contains images and descriptions of art objects, their prices and contacts of...
Air Baltic launched flights between Vilnius and the Croatian resort of Dubrovnik on Monday.
The hospitality professionals of the Lithuanian capital flew over the city in a hot air balloon carrying the message "Vilnius is calling". They chose this original way to spread the word that the city is finally opening after months of quarantine. Vilnius is one of the few capitals in Europe featuri...
An investigation into a public order violation and eight administrative cases have been launched after a rally held in Vilnius last Friday to support the Black Lives Matter movement, Police Commissioner General Renatas Pozela said on Wednesday.
On summer weekends, Vilnius will invite residents of the country to travel around the world. Communities of the capital, tour and event organizers, restaurants, hotels and artists have joined their efforts to create an exotic experience for Lithuanians, who cannot travel abroad, in their homeland. T...
After receiving all of the necessary permissions, airBaltic announces that it plans to launch direct flights from Vilnius to Oslo on May 28, 2020, the company informs in a press release.
Lithuania’s bars, cafes and restaurants are back in business with indoor seating, yet the social distancing rules remain in place. The unused indoor space inspired Vilnius’ restaurant owners to collaborate with local fashion boutiques: 60 originally dressed mannequins will showcase the newest local ...
Sakura blooming in the centre of Vilnius in the spring become a real place of attraction for Vilnius residents every year, but this year we offer to watch them in a live broadcast online due to the quarantine and risk posed by crowding. The City of Vilnius together with the telecommunications compan...
Wizz Air has cancelled part of its flights from Vilnius to Tel Aviv as of the middle of March to early April as demand dropped due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Vilnius came in 7th place beating many other European tourist hotspots.
Engineering consultancy CSD Engineers has announced plans to double the size of its team in Vilnius. Over the next few years, the company will hire additional civil engineering and design specialists with French or German language skills, experience in BIM – and a passion for big projects.
Green, leafy Vilnius, which exploded in colour this fall when leaves turned red, yellow and orange colours amazed Gemma Darker, a Psychology major at U.K.’s Edge Hill University.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has today officially inaugurated its regional representative office for the Baltic Region in Vilnius, Lithuania.
From 1st February 2020, Airbnb will automatically collect tourism levies from guests when they book via the Airbnb-platform and transfer it to the City of Vilnius on behalf of hosts, the city's development agency Go Vilnius announces.
The 4th season of the Netflix drama Stranger Things will be shot in Vilnius, with preparations now underway, several sources confirmed it to BNS.
