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December 16, 2025December 16, 2025

Christmas Market tour of the Balkans: Vilnius, Lithuania – Part 2 Walking Tour

Vilnius Old Town is a labyrinth of cobblestone streets and has many of the over 40 churches and chapels in the greater Vilnius metropolitan area.

church

One of the first chapels we saw was part of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage network, The Way of St. James, which is still high on my bucket list once I’m fully cleared to travel alone again. Large groups are not allowed to walk through but we could see the beautiful golden chapel through the window.

church through window

Universities and art schools are peppered throughout both Old Town and downtown Vilnius, including this arch that used to lead to a monk abbey but now leads to one of the main university buildings.

arch

Vilnius is over 700 years old so many architectural styles and “reuse” of buildings were highlighted on our tour.

gothic cathedral
gothic cathedral

This Astoria hotel is prominently featured on many YouTube videos on Vilnius

hotel

2 thoughts on “Christmas Market tour of the Balkans: Vilnius, Lithuania – Part 2 Walking Tour”

  1. Mike Pereira says:
    December 18, 2025 at 2:26 am

    Neat photo of the Virgin Mary in the window of the chapel

    1. Denise says:
      December 18, 2025 at 3:04 am

      Picture from that far didn’t do it justice. I am putting the Camino back on my bucket list 🙂

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