Introducing Trakai
Lakeside Trakai, with its red-brick fairy-tale castle and blushing brides in meringue dresses who flock here on Saturdays to have their pic taken, is the quintessential day trip from Vilnius.
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Gediminas probably made Trakai, 28km west of Vilnius, his capital in the 1320s and Kęstutis certainly based his 14th-century court here. Protected by the Trakai Historical National Park (www.seniejitrakai.lt), spanning 80 sq km since 1991, Trakai today is a quiet town blessed with pretty lakes and filled with song each July during the Trakai Festival.
Most of Trakai stands on a 2km-long, north-pointing tongue of land between Lake Luka (east) and Lake Totoriškių (west). Lake Galvė opens out from the northern end of the peninsula and boasts 21 islands.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: The Very Best of the Baltic States
by mredman 13 August 2011
Estonia: - Laahemaa National Park - Saaremaa & other islands - Tartu - Parnu Latvia: - Sigulda/Turaida (Gauja National Park) - …
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RE: Riga (Latvia) or Vilnius (Lithuania)??
by mredman 04 August 2011
I really liked Vilnius last time I was there (last year), but the place is just small. I walked around Vilnius and visited Trakai in one…
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RE: Baltic states; What to see?
by mredman 26 July 2011
On public transport, I would do it this way. Day 1: Vilnius Day 2: Day trip to Trakai from Vilnius. See anything in Vilnius you didn't…
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