Everything central in Šiauliai can be reached on foot. The sights lie along a single pedestrian street and around two nearby open spaces, a square and a lake. This page gives a walking order, with distances, so you can fit it into a morning, an afternoon or a full day. Prices are in euros. Step 1: the boulevard Vilniaus gatvė is closed to traffic for 1.28 km between Žemaitės g. and Draugystės pr.

Šiauliai is not a classic honeymoon city, and it does not try to be. Its appeal for couples is gentle: green spaces, water and light in the evening. A night or two is plenty, and it combines well with a longer journey through the Baltic states. Prices are in euros. A garden for an evening stroll The rose park around Chaim Frenkel Villa, on Vilniaus g. 74, has about 1,000 rose bushes.

Two or three nights in Šiauliai gives time for the city and a few of the sights around it. The city is about 215 km from Vilnius and 137 km from Riga, so it breaks the Baltic capitals journey neatly. This page sets out a short itinerary and some practical notes. Prices are in euros. Travel times From By Time Fare Vilnius Train about 2 h 5 min at best about 11 to 20 EUR Vilnius Bus about 3 to 3.

Children tend to do well in Šiauliai because the attractions are compact and the main boulevard is pedestrian. Plan one museum each morning and leave the afternoon for outdoors. All prices are in euros. Hands-on museums Bicycle Museum, Vilniaus g. 139. Children can sit on modern and antique bicycles and ride a velomobile, and there is a recreation area for resting. The collection tells the story of cycling in Lithuania and of the Vairas bikes built in the city.

Šiauliai is not a city of coaches and loudspeakers. Formal tours here are few and small, and most of the guided experiences come from museums and venues rather than from tour companies. The list below shows what is on offer, who to ask and what it costs. Everything is priced in euros. At a glance Museum guide at an Aušra Museum branch: 30 EUR per tour. Cathedral tower climb: guided only, through the tourist office.

Šiauliai takes its nickname, the City of the Sun, from the Battle of Saule in 1236. Today it is the fourth-largest city in Lithuania, with about 112,000 residents, and a convenient stop between Vilnius and Riga. Its attractions are small and varied, and most of them lie close together. Prices below are in euros. Reaching the city The local airport belongs to the Lithuanian Air Force and hosts NATO air policing, so commercial travellers arrive another way.