Introducing Šiauliai
Lithuania's fourth-largest city is overshadowed by the incredible Hill of Crosses 10km north. But despite this - and plague, fires and battles - Šiauliai has survived its troubled history to become an eccentric, thriving city 140km north of Kaunas. It is also the main centre of the northwestern Samogitia (Žemaitija) region.
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TV sets, Black Panther bicycles, milk and Gubernija beer are in the mixed bag of products manufactured in town - a mildly shabby place yet to see better days. Its main pedestrian street, Vilniaus gatvė, is due a complete face-lift, while the transformation of its Soviet military airfield - the USSR's largest airbase outside Russia, not mapped until 1991 - into a tourist attraction promises an interesting new future for Šiauliai.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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