Backpacking Lithuania: 10 best places to visit

The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Lithuania, ranked and mapped. Tap any place to drop it into a free, day-by-day route built around how you actually travel.

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  1. 1

    Vilnius

    Vilnius

    Baroque old-town capital.

  2. Trakai, Lithuania2

    Trakai

    Vilnius

    Island castle on a lake.

  3. 3

    Curonian Spit

    Klaipėda

    Giant dunes on a sandbar.

  4. Kaunas, Lithuania4

    Kaunas

    Kaunas

    Interwar-modernist second city.

  5. 5

    Hill of Crosses

    Šiauliai

    Thousands of crosses.

  6. 6

    Klaipėda

    Klaipėda

    Old German port town.

  7. Nida, Lithuania7

    Nida

    Klaipėda

    Painted village by the dunes.

  8. 8

    Aukštaitija National Park

    Utena

    Lakes and pine forest.

  9. 9

    Palanga

    Klaipėda

    Lively seaside resort.

  10. 10

    Kernavė

    Vilnius

    Ancient hill-fort mounds.

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