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Lithuania! "The Center of Europe"

Lithuania holds many famous cities including Vilnius and Kuanas.

Click this link for more Top 10 Interesting facts about Lithuania!

Although most sport lovers may not know much of Lithuania, many famous NBA Hall of Famers are from this wonderful country. Great examples are Arvydas Sabonis, Jonas Valanciunas, Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Domas Sabonis.

As you travel throughout Lithuania, you'll find many restaurants that recreate traditional Lithuanian cuisine.

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Lithuania! "The Center of Europe" Lithuania holds many famous cities including Vilnius and Kuanas. Click this link for more Top 10 Interesting facts about Lithuania! Although most sport lovers may not know much of Lithuania, many famous NBA Hall of Famers are from this wonderful country.

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The Roman historian and writer Publius Cornelius Tacitus probably first mentioned the name of Lithuania and its people known as the Balts about 98 AD. In ancient times, there was an intensive trade and exchange between the Balts and the Romans. The Amber Road was famous in that times.

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The Amber Road is an ancient trade route where was transported amber. Through many centuries, water and major trails have led from Europe to Asia and back, and from northern Africa to the Mediterranean. The famous ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried with jewels among which were found items made of Baltic amber.

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It is a traditional Lithuanian cake that is frequently served during special occasions such as weddings, Christmas Eve, and Easter. This cake is a large, hollow ring with branches what looks like horns or spines around the edges that are created from dripping batter as the cake is turned around and around on a spit-like cooker.

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SVEIKI! Let's start a trip to  Lithuania!

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SVEIKI! Let's start a trip to  Lithuania!

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Lithuania is a small but very unique country. We are proud of our landscapes, flatlands, abundant forests, lakes, marches and people. Most Lithuanians are very sincere, hospitable and helpful. So, let’s learn some interesting facts about Lithuania.

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Served seasonally, this beetroot, cucumber, onion,dill, parsley and kefir soup is accompanied by hardboiled eggs and boiled potatoes. Notably, chilled borscht is a shocking color of bright pink and is an indicator that warm weather has arrived in Lithuania.

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The  one of the strangest dishes in . Lithuania.  The sausage is completely meatless because it consists just of potatos with small bacon bits in there.

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Cepelinai are large dumplings made of a mixture of raw and cooked potato dough that is filled with pork and doused in a ladle of a sour cream and bacon sauce.

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The Trakai Island Castle is famous for its gothic architecture and its special location – it stands on an island on Lake Galve, one of the deepest lakes in Lithuania.  The castle was built in the 14th century and served as a residence for the Grand Dukes of Lithuania.  Now the castle has been rebuilt and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Lithuania.

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Kernavė was a medieval capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and today is a tourist attraction and an archeological site which included into UNESCO Wold Heritage list.
Museum of Archeology and History-Reserve is a unique complex of five mounds. In the Middle Ages period it was used as defensive obstacle. Kernave Mounds are situated incredibly close to each other. Winding paths are like narrow tunnel in nature labyrinth. It separates mounds and lead straight to the valley of river Neris.

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Vilnius Old Town with the Gediminas Castle is the oldest part of Vilnius. In 1994 Vilnius Old Town is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the most beautiful cities on the Old Continent, with the largest Baroque Old Town in all of Eastern and Central Europe.

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The Curonian Spit is a 98 - kilometer long unique, thin, sandy and wooded sand dune landscape that separates the Curonian lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast.  It is a UNESCO Heritage site the survival of which constantly depends on natural disasters.

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Rūta Meilutytė is Lithuanian Swimmer.  She is a multiple record holder of women‘s swimming in the country, a world and European record holder, an Olympic, world and European champion. At the age of 15, she won a gold medal at the London Olympics.

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He is a Lithuanian basketball player, Olympic and world champion, He has been a president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation since 2011.

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Lithuania is a maritime country, in the middle of Europe, on the south-eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, in the transition climate zone, in the geographical zone of mixed forests.

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is the most visited museum in Lithuania. Located in the historic fort of Nerija, the Lithuanian Maritime Museum and Dolphinarium invite all the seaside residents and guests to explore the mysterious world of the waters. About half a million Lithuanian and foreign visitors come here every year. The Maritime Museum is founded in 1979. The exhibits can be viewed both inside lounges and aquariums, as well as in outdoor pools with seals, sea lions, and penguins.  The  Dolphinarium is the only one on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. It established next to the Maritime Museum in 1994. The Dolphin Show is particularly popular with children and adults alike.

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This is the map of Lithuania. The area of Lithuania is 65 300km². The population is less than 3 milion.

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This is Lithuania’s flag and contours. Lithuania’s flag consists of 3 colours – yellow,green and red

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In this picture is shown the coat of arms of Lithuania. There is depicted Vytis on his horse with sword and shield.

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This is John McK, often called the godfather of American avant-garde cinema. In 1964, he founded The Filmmakers ‘Cinematheque, which grew into Anthology Film Archives, one of the world’s largest archives of American avant-garde film.

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Have you heard of GetJar, one of the world's largest mobile games and applications portals? Maybe you even downloaded something from it. GetJar was founded by Ilja Laurs, a businessman born and grew in Lithuania.

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The strongest  man in the world Žydrūnas Savickas lives in Lithuania. He won the title of the strongest man in the world in the prestigious power sports „Arnold‘s Strongest Man“ competition six times in a row!