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Further Afield Paupio Street. The statue of an
angel, the symbol of Užupis,
As most of Vilnius’s main sites are concentrated in the Old stands on nearby Užupio Street.
Town, visitors often ignore the suburbs. It can be rewarding, The bizarre Alternative Art
however, to escape the bustling city centre and to discover Centre, where the door is
Vilnius as a living city as well as a picturesque time capsule. always open, stands by the river
between Užupio and Malūnų.
A trip to the TV Tower affords excellent views on a clear day, A stroll further east leads to the
while Vingis Park and Verkiai Palace are ideal for walking serene Bernardinų Cemetery.
and a breath of fresh air. Paneriai and Antakalnis Cemetery, The terrace of the Tores café
meanwhile, recount Lithuania’s often tragic history. on Krivių has one of the city’s
best views. Another viewpoint
foot path behind the school on
ŠNIPIŠKĖS can be found on an unmarked
T NARBUT O GATVĖ KA LVARIJŲ GATVĖ GATVĖ Krivių Street. The footpath then
TUSKULĖNŲ
ŽVĖRYNAS KONSTITUCIJ O S GATVĖ plunges down the Vilnia Valley
Neris A GOŠTAUTO A GOŠT A UTO ARS E NALO G O LA N DŲ GATVĖ into Kalnų Park.
0 km 2 OLD S BATORO GATVĖ 2 Church of Sts
0 miles A14 2 102 TOWN M A IRO NIO G Peter and Paul
KAREIVIŲ GATVĖ M DAU KŠOS S UKI LĖLI Ų GATVĖ MARKUČIAI See pp246–7.
A2
GELEŽINIO VILKO GATVĖ
0 km 1 LIEPKALNIO GAT V Ė RASŲ GA TV Ė 3 Antakalnis
Cemetery
0 miles 1 Antakalnio kapinės
VILNIUS
1 Užupis Karių kapų 11. Tel 234 0587.
101 The largest public cemetery in
@ 11.
Vilnius brings together much
Tucked inside a bend in the of the city’s modern history.
Vilnius
MINSKO PLENTAS
International A15 A3 Vilnia river, Užupis translates Statues and memorial stones
Airport
as “Behind the River”. This cover the verdant land scape,
picturesque part of central the crosses and tombs
Sights at a Glance Vilnius has narrow streets filled inscribed in Lithuanian, Russian
1 Užupis with cafés, art galleries and and Polish. The main path leads
2 Church of Sts Peter and Paul mysterious hidden courtyards. past a wave of iden tical stone
pp246–7 The artists who live here crosses dedicated to Polish
3 Antakalnis Cemetery declared inde pendence in 1997, soldiers who died during World
4 Green Bridge with their own flag, president War I. At the heart of the
cemetery is a sweeping semi-
and independence day (1 April).
5 Parliament Their constitution, which circular memorial cut into the
6 Vingis Park and Žvėrynas fea tures articles such as “Every- hillside for the 14 civilians who
7 TV Tower one has the right to understand were killed while defending
8 Pushkin Museum nothing”, is nailed to a wall on the TV Tower and the
9 Rasos Cemetery
0 Paneriai Holocaust Memorial
q Calvary Church of the
Holy Cross
w Trinapolis Church
e Verkiai Palace
Key
City centre
Motorway
Main road
Minor road Imaginatively painted façade of the Alternative Art Centre, Užupis
For keys to symbols see back flap

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