Easter Tour

Easter celebrations at the Open Air Museum of Lithuania

Finding out about unique traditions!

Come to the Open Air Museum of Lithuania in Rumsiskes and celebrate Easter Monday with a host of activities for all the family. Enjoy visiting old houses where traditional holiday exhibits are on display and where folk groups are singing, dancing, and getting visitors to take part in the activities.

Enjoy playing traditional Easter games such as “Easter golf” and rolling decorated Easter eggs, search for Easter Granny gifts, and decorate your own egg to make a unique Easter gift. Watch traditional Lithuanian lalautojai, going from farm to farm and singing good wishes to all they meet, especially to young girls who, to show their gratitude, give them artistically decorated Easter eggs. Ride on horseback, drive, play on swings or simply enjoy seeing nature awakening – which gives an added charm to this holiday.

In Lithuania Easter is both the most important religious festival of the year, and also the most important secular holiday, and this is fully reflected at the Open Air Museum of Lithuania. The main events at the Museum take place on Easter Monday, and the museum normally has between two and five thousand visitors on that day.

Day 1 (Friday) Vilnius

Arrive at Vilnius airport. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Depending on arrival time, you can to walk around the city.

OVERNIGHT: Vilnius

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Day 2 (Saturday) Vilnius

Walking tour of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania for more than 600 years, encompasses the most significant sights of the town: Gediminas Castle (14th century) on the Gediminas Hill, built by the founder of Vilnius city Grand Duke Gediminas; Cathedral Square; - St. Anne’s Church and Bernardine Church - Lithuanian gothic example; the Gates of Dawn with a holy image of the Virgin Mary; Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit; the Town Hall Square; Vilnius University (founded in 1579) Ensemble with St.John‘s Church; President Palace. Coffee/ tea with cake at a local restaurant

Afternoon optional: excursion to Trakai, the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, nestled in a picturesque region of lakes, forests, and hills 25 km from Vilnius, includes a visit to Trakai Castle, the spectacular complex of defensive fortifications of the 15th century erected on the island in the lake Galvė. Today it houses the Historical and Applied Art Museum with an ethnographical exposition of Karaites, the small ethnic minority living in Trakai till nowadays. Return to Vilnius.

OVERNIGHT: Vilnius

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Day 3 (Sunday): Vilnius

Morning worship of the Cathedral or other church of Vilnius. Easter breakfast at hotel. Full day for Easter activities in Vilnius.

OVERNIGHT: Vilnius

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Day 4 (Monday): VILNIUS-RUMŠIŠKĖS-VILNIUS (ca. 160 km)

Trip to Rumsiskes, the Lithuanian Open Air Museum, where you can experience how Easter is celebrated traditionally in Lithuania. You have on occasion not only to watch but also together with the other guests to sing, to dance and to play. Return to Vilnius.

OVERNIGHT: Vilnius

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Day 5 (Tuesday) Departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Vilnius airport.

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