- Historical Place
- 13 Oct 2021
City center, quiet location. Next to the square-square where you can chill out. To the shopping and leisure center “Saulės miestas”, bus station 300m. Only 400m. to the train station. Gas station 100m., Pharmacy 20m., Church 100m. History OLD BUILDING, FACTORY – “BIRUTĖ” The apartments are housed in a building that used to house […]
- Museum
- 28 Jul 2021
Bicycle Museum (Dviračių muziejus)
The Bicycle Museum is the only specialized museum in Lithuania dedicated to the history of bicycles. Founded almost four decades ago, the museum combines traditional exhibits with the latest technology. Every visitor here becomes an active participant, able to get acquainted with the history of the bicycle and try out the opportunities and entertainment provided […]
- Museum
- 28 Jul 2021
Zaliuku malunas (Žaliukų malūnas)
Žaliūkiai miller’s homestead-museum is a space of ethnoculture, traditional customs and activities and entertainment, surrounded by a modern city. Visitors can see here the restored miller’s hut with an ethnographic exposition and the restored only surviving 19th century building in Šiauliai. in the second half of the Lithuanian traditional wooden architecture building with authentic grain […]
- Monument
- 30 Nov 2018
Golden Boy (Auksinis Berniukas)
If you were to ask in Šiauliai where the “Sagittarius” sculpture is, the locals might even be disturbed. Instead, they know well where the golden boy is. As befits the city of Saulės, “Šaulys” is tucked into the top of the highest sundial in Lithuania. The square, which houses a sculpture by the famous sculptor […]
- Museum
- 30 Nov 2018
Chaim Frenkel villa (Frenkelio vila)
Chaim Frenkel’s villa-museum with a park and a fountain adorning it is an exclusive space in Šiauliai. Chaim and Dora Frenkeliai villa – a two-storey residential house – in 1908. built next to its thriving tannery. It is unique, one of the few in Lithuania in the 20th century. The authentic interior of the buildings […]
- Monument
- 30 Nov 2018
Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas)
Hill of Crosses is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that the first crosses were placed on the former Jurgaičiai or Domantai hill fort after the 1831 […]
- Famous public place
- 30 Nov 2018
The Iron Fox, designed by V. Puronas, has stood near Lake Talkša since 2009. It is recorded in Lithuania’s Book of Records that it is the largest animal sculpture: its weight is nearly 7 tons, length is about 15 meters and height is 6,6 meters. The steel heart of the Iron Fox (1,20 meters high […]
- Famous public place
- 30 Nov 2018
Šiauliai boulevard (Šiaulių bulvaras)
The acquaintance with the Boulevard as a pedestrian part of Vilniaus Street reminds us of a trip by time machine; its beginnings reach the 18th century. Since ancient times, this important place underwent misfortunes of both World Wars. In the Soviet period, the winds of changes touched the historical street as well. You will find […]
- Monument
- 30 Nov 2018
Šiauliai Cathedral (Šiaulių Šv. apaštalų Petro ir Pauliaus katedra)
Renaissance architectural monument St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral (till 1997, the church) is the most striking landmark of the city. The visitor is kind of directed to the city center. The cathedral dominates both due to its impressive height (the apex of the tower reaches 70 m) and the convenient and well-chosen location. This is […]