Lithuania information

Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Lithuania, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

The best time for Lithuania trip is from May to October. The summer can be really warm. The Baltic Sea is still heated until quite late, reached in August to 23 degrees. In the summer evenings often draw on huge sudden thunderstorm. Legendary is the Baltic autumn when the trees light up the forests in all colors. The winters are bitterly cold and often snowy, and often at night, the shimmering Northern Lights.

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The Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika) is a country in northern Europe. Situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, sharing borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of the Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest. Lithuania is a member of NATO and of the European Union. The population is 3.4 million, the largest city and the capital is Vilnius.
During the 1300s, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, as Belarus, Ukraine, and parts of Poland and Russia were territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the Lublin Union of 1569 Poland and Lithuania formed a new state: the Republic of Both Nations (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Partitions of Poland in 1772, 1793 and 1795 saw Lithuania divided between Russia and Prussia and for a century Lithuania had over ninety percent of its territory incorporated into the Russian Empire and the remainder into Prussia, until the Act of Independence was signed on February 16, 1918. In 1940 the Soviet Union occupied and annexed Lithuania in accordance with the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. A year later, the Nazis invaded Lithuania, killing 91% of the country's Jew population during their three year stay. When the World War II was near to it's end in 1944 and the Nazis retreated, Lithuania would again be merged into the Soviet Union. On March 11, 1990, Lithuania becamed the first Soviet republic to declare its renewed independence by the hand of an anti-communist and anti-Soviet independence movement.
Lithuania became a full member of the Schengen Agreement on 21 December 2007. (...) more....

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Passport required. Visa not required for a stay of up to 90 days. AIDS test required for persons seeking residency permits; U.S. tests results accepted. For further information, contact the Embassy of Lithuania, 2622 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009 (202/234-5860) or Consulate General in New York, 420 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10018 (212/354-7849) or Chicago, 211 East Ontario St., Suite 1500, Chicago, IL (312/397-0382. Mention tripwolf when you contact American Passport following the link below to ensure eligibility for special rates and services.

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Lithuania, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

The national currency, the litas (Lt.), is linked to the euro since 2002. Exchange offices (Valiutos Keitykla) can be found in city centers and banks. The price level is significantly below the Western, but in the cities and tourist spots everything is more expensive than on land. Culture is inexpensive, which lie between 1 to entrance fees to museums and 4.50 euros. Tickets for the theater cost 3-13 euro, the entry into nightclubs 2-8 euros.

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Lithuania, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

In addition to the need for travel health insurance is recommended vaccination for ticks if you want to be traveling a lot in nature. The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is also in Lithuania. In individual cases it may be, however, that the doctor is still unknown. First aid and hospital care are free, for doctor visits, a fee is common. Prescription drugs are sold in pharmacies (Vaistine). A pharmacy in which we speak German, which is open around the clock Vokiečių Vaistine (German chemist) in Vilnius, Didžioji 13, Tel 5 / 262 42 32, Mon-Fri 8-20, Sat 8-15 Clock. The emergency medical care is from any phone in 03 free access, but there is almost always one speaks only Lithuanian and Russian. According to German-speaking doctors, you better ask in the larger hotels.

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