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Tallinn’s Tourism figures for December released

In December 79 900 tourists stayed in Tallinn’s accommodation establishments (-10% or 8 500 less tourists compared with December 2007.) Eighty four per cent of accommodated visitors were foreign tourists. The number fell among both; foreign and domestic tourists...

The 15th International Trade Fair of Tourism, Sports and Leisure VIVATTUR 2009

The 15th International Trade Fair VIVATTUR 2009 will take place on 27 February - 1 March (Litexpo Exhibition Centre - Laisvės pr. 5, Vilnius, 1st and 5th Halls)...

ARTscape presents Estonia (Tallinn 2011)

As February is the month when Estonia celebrates its Independence day, ARTSCAPE invites you to get to know contemporary art, jazz and cinema from this Baltic neighbor. Gallery “Vartai” presents an exhibition “Beauties of Suburbia” with Estonians artists...

Birštonas was presented in Riga

Lithuanian tourism opportunities were presented at the international tourism exhibition "Balttour’09" in Riga which lasted for three days (6–8 February). Focus was placed on the most important events which commenced this year...

The Shrovetide (Užgavėnės) carnival

The Shrovetide carnival is a traditional holiday, one of the merriest events in Lithuania. This year it is held on the 24th of February 17.00 on Town Hall Square. Shrovetide was first organized in Vilnius in 1995...

Winter will conclude with Vilnius baroque frozen in ice

On February 21-28, the City Hall Square in Vilnius will feature Icy Baroque. It is a glowing city of ice. It is four or five metre-high ice copies of the most spectacular baroque buildings of Vilnius. It is also magnificent visual projections and the whole bunch of the

A quarter of million spectators watched the events of the European Capital of Culture in January

More than a month passed since the day Vilnius and Linz (Austria) became the European Capitals of Culture. Ten projects of culture and art were organised in Vilnius during the first month of the year of the European Capital of Culture that attracted some 250,000 spectat

Kaziukas Fair invites Vilnius citizens and tourists

Each year on the first days of March, Vilnius Old Town streets are flooded with the uproar of weekend of Kaziukas. It is abound with the attendance of folk artisans and craftsmen...

The Tall Ships' Races Baltic 2009 volunteer selection draws to a close

200 Days remaining to the arrival of the Tall Ships‘ Races Baltic 2009 in Klaipeda seaport was the reason for the press conference held by the Organization Committee of the regatta on January 14th, 2009...

2008 sees record passenger growth and development at Kaunas Airport, Lithuania

410,000 passengers used Kaunas Airport in Lithuania in 2008, a 5% increase over 2007 continuing the rapid growth of 5 times, seen since 2005. Kaunas airport, which is the second largest Airport in Lithuania, is centrally located within the country making it a convenient

Contemporary visual art, cinema and jazz will be presented in Vilnius

January 2009 marks the start of large-scale project ARTscape, which will present the contemporary culture scenes of European countries. Helsinki became the first European Capital of Culture of the 21st century, therefore ARTscape not accidentally starts its program with

Exclusively safe welcoming of the New Year in Vilnius

Events of the Programmes of “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009” and Commemoration of the Millennium of Lithuania’s Name attracted record numbers of people to the streets of the capital city on the New Year’s Eve...

The center of European cultural life will be transferred to Vilnius and Linz

On the morning of 1 January the city of Vilnius awoke having become the European Capital of Culture. This title which Lithuania was striving to achieve for more than five years while preparing for the country’s Millennium celebration will belong to Vilnius and Linz (A

On the New Year‘s Eve the eyes of the world will be cast on Vilnius

At midnight of the New Year’s Eve attention of the whole world will be drawn by the show of lights and fireworks illuminating the sky above Vilnius – the show will be broadcasted by almost 50 foreign TV companies, and more than 30 media representatives from 12 count

Plungė will be crowned as the Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009

Next year, Plunge will inherit the title of the Lithuanian Capital of Culture from Zarasai. In the national competition Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009 organised by Public Enterprise Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009, this Samogitian town outrivaled 16 cit

Is there a way to preserve Lithuania’s historic opportunity in the times of economic crisis?

In view of the country’s increasingly burdensome economic situation and of the need for budgetary savings, PI Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009 suggests revising the 2009 budget of the national programme “Vilnius - European Capital of Culture 2009" approved

Staff of Vilnius service providers will learn hospitality

Nearly five hundred taxi drivers, waiters, hotel staff and managers of service companies in the capital city started learning better customer service. They attend free-of-charge sessions offered by the hospitality project “Vilnius’09 Invites” of the National Progr

Winter Schedule Changed Frequency of Flights in Tallinn

Tallinn Airport transferred to the winter flight schedule, which brought about changes in the flight frequency of several airlines. In the winter period passengers can fly to 23 international and local destinations from Tallinn...

Lithuania’s special 2009 to be perfused with light

On the eve of 2009, Vilnius residents and visitors can witness the unique musical fiesta of dance, sound and light. On the occasion of the opening of the national programme “Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009” and Millennium of Lithuania events, the last n

Lithuanian capital of culture 2009 contest kicks off

All Lithuanian cities and towns can already file applications for the national contest Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009. Plans are to allocate 300,000 litas to implement the best project, which will earn the title of Lithuanian Capital of Culture 2009. The contest...

Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009 gains special attention in Riga

On Friday, the 17th of October, PI Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009 delivered the sculpture of a White Angel to Latvian capital Riga as a gift inviting Latvians to visit the events of Vilnius – European Capital of Culture 2009. This event gained special at

Winter season – a wider geography of flylal flights and more electronic services

With the winter flight season approaching, flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines introduced its main business directions and development strategy. flyLAL will exert efforts to sustain its leading position in the Lithuanian market, introduce two new destinations, offer more pos

Europe’s leading hotel booking system on the flylal portal

flyLAL – Lithuanian Airlines offers a new online service – now there is a possibility on the portal www.flylal.com to book more than 50 000 hotels in different countries of the whole world. The service will be provided in cooperation with Europe’s leading hotel bo

World Music Days in Vilnius to feature world-known celebrities

On the 24th of October, Lithuania’s largest festival of contemporary music to date, World Music Days, will start in Vilnius. World Music Days 2008 is the first contemporary music event on this scale not only in Lithuania, but also in the Baltic States...

Amber Museum in Vilnius (Lithuania) - PHotogallery

Photogalley - 20 Pictures The amber museum in Vilnius (Lithuania) exhibits not just amber in different shapes and coloures, but also shows where amber comes from and how it is machined. In the souvenier shop are all kinds of amber.

Mausoleum of the ducal Radzivilla in Kedainia (Lithuania) - PHotogallery

Photogallery - 20 Pictures In the mausoleum in Kedainia you can visit the coffins of the dukes Krystof „Pērkons” (1547-1603) and his son Janusz (1612-1655) Radzivilla. The church, which has been a gym in former times, today is a hall of fame.

Auerochs breeding centre in Pašiļi (Lithuania) - PHotogallery

Photogallery - 20 Pictures We were in Pašiļi, close to Paņevežas (Lithuania) to visit the auerochs breeding centre. Here live 4 auerochs families in huge territories. At all they are 21 of 50 Auerochs that live in Lithuania.  

Narrow-gauge railway museum in Anykščiai (Lithuania) - Photogallery

Photogallery - 20 Pictures The narrow-guage railway museum Anykščiai exhibit not just historical objects and shows the histoy pf that railway, but also it is offered to take a tour through the countryside and join to a programm.

Beekeeping museum in Lithuania - Photogallery

Photogallery - 20 Pictures The Beekeeping museum of Leithuania is placed close to the city Ignalina. In the museum are exposed about 500 beehives in various designs. Also you can watch how bees are working in an exhibition of a glass house.

Business Survey of the German Chambers of Commerce in Central and Eastern Europe

Czech Republic once again the most attractive business location, a certain disillusion to be recognized in the Baltic States The business climate for German companies in Central and Eastern has changed in 2008 and in some countries new challenges for doing business o

Events July/ August in Riga
New in Lithuania – medical tourism

Foreign tourists more often choose Lithuanian not only like a tourist destination. Being in Lithuania they can have a benefit: to combine tours around a beautiful country and to recover them. Nowadays there are different types of treatments such as amber therapy, amber

flyLAL carried 40% more cargoes

Airline flyLAL announced 40% increase in cargo transportation volumes in April, if compared with the same period last year. After privatisation of the company, it is the first record quantity of cargoes transported so far During April alone, 151 tones of cargoes were tr

Growth of Vilnius Airport is caused by record-breaking flyLAL flows

In May, airline flyLAL carried over 64 000 passengers, i.e. 80% more than in May 2007, when the number of passengers was 36 000. Furthermore, the growth of flyLAL passengers' flow is the main determinant of the rising number of Vilnius airport passengers...

flyLAL introduced mobile communication capacities on the aircraft to European airlines

Airline flyLAL shows active interest in possibilities to introduce mobile communication technologies into aircrafts, which would enable provision of mobile communication services during the flights. Together with company flyLAL Technics belonging to the same...

Renovated Customs Museum opened its doors

On 7 May, the eve of the 89th anniversary of the establishment of the Lithuanian Customs, a renovated Customs Museum was opened in Vilnius. Expositions reminding the evolution of the Lithuanian Customs history, its main developments have been arranged in the...

The Residents of Ten European Cities Will be Able to Greet You in Lithuanian

Hello, we have discovered you, now you should discover us” read 900 posters that appeared in the public transportation stops of Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), Stockholm (Sweden), Oslo (Norway), Helsinki (Finland), Paris (France), Hamburg and Stuttgart...

Vilnius Tourist Information Centre became a national partner of ARC Europe

It is a joint discount programme of 28 European autoclubs, which offers discounts and other benefits for travellers in Europe. This programme has been implemented in Lithuania since 1999. The LAS card bears a Show Your Card! (SyC!) logo and card holders...

International music festival "Interest 2008"

For the first time time in the festival we will introduce original and world-wide known performers from abroad who have not performed in Lithuania yet, as well as some unexpected ideas from Lithuanian musicians. Thus, we honeslty hope Interest 2008, the...

Days of Wine in Vilnius

"Vyno dienos" is the only specialized and the largest wine fair in Lithuania. It takes place in Vilnius. This is a yearly wine exhibition where wine consumers meet wine professionals and wine distributors. We invite professionnals to check in be email ([email protected]

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