Rugelis Sanatorium in Palanga, Lithuania. Also known as ‘Rye’ hotel, treatment and residential complex. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
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Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports
Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports, Lithuania. Completed in 1971. Brutalist designed sports centre; Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment and Sports
Vilnius Palace of Culture, Entertainment & Sports, Lithuania. Completed in 1982. Architect A. Mačiulis. Brutalist, Soviet architecture in the former USSR.
Palace of Weddings
Palace of Weddings in Vilnius, Lithuania. Constructed between 1968 and 1974. Alternative name: Palace of Marriage. Brutalist, Soviet architecture.
Off-the-Beaten-Track Lithuania: Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius
Visiting Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius, one of the most interesting graveyards we have visited. Part of our Lithuania off-the-beaten-track places series.
Memorial to the Victims of Nazism
Memorial to the Victims of Nazism in Kaunas, Lithuania. Alternative names: Memorial to the Victims of Fascism and Holocaust Memorial. Brutalist monument.
Abandoned Lithuania: Children’s World (Jet Star 2) Amusement Park in Elektrenai
Visiting Elektrenai abandoned Theme Park. Also known as Children’s World and Jet Star 2 (Vaikų pasaulis in Lithuanian) is a deserted amusement park.
Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and the purpose-built Soviet city of Visaginas | Off-the-beaten-track Lithuania
Get off-the-beaten-path in Lithuania: Visiting Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and the purpose-built Soviet city of Visaginas.
What we got up to in the Baltic States and the Caucasus
Alternative things to see on our Baltic States and the Caucasus trip included street art, abandoned places, Soviet-era architecture, mosaics and monuments.
Suggested Baltics Itinerary: Vilnius to Tallinn, an introduction to the Baltics
This suggested two to three week Baltics itinerary travelling to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on an overland journey from Vilnius to Tallinn.
Overland itinerary from Vilnius (Lithuania) to Warsaw (Poland) via Belarus
Lithuania and Belarus itinerary travelling overland from Vilnius to Warsaw in Poland via Belarus, visiting Minsk, Brest and Grodno (Hrodna).
Ninth Fort Museum & Monument in Kaunas | Lithuania
Visit Ninth Fort Museum & Monument in Kaunas, with its 32-metre tall memorial in remembrance of the 30,000 Jews who were murdered here during the Holocaust.