Trakai, Lithuania

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost - J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings · Trakai, Lithuania · Prague time +1hr · Days to get to Prague - 4 Lakes, castles and snow. Loads of snow We wanted to do a side trip ...

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... on Lake Galve, about 20 miles outside of Vilnius, is the 15th century residence of the Lithuanian Grand Dukes, called Trakai Castle. The whole place is Disneylandish in nature, as its this immacculately maintained orange/red brick castle, even though its ...

... so outside of the capital. I didn't initially think I'd have time to fit in a stop there when I was brainstorming plans for Lithuania, but a certain visa process gave me more days than I thought I'd have. The main attraction is a red-brick, island castle ...

A short distance from Vilnius lies the pretty island castle of Trakai, which we visited for an afternoon. The weather was really wonderful, and it was really nice walking around the lake area.