Next session: Wed, 1 Jan 2025, 14:00
🥳 Let's start the New Year together - if you don't sleep well, meet us for lunch on Gediminas Avenue, which may look familiar at first glance. We'll peel back its stories layer by layer and gather impressions and ideas for the new year!
St. George's, Kaiser's, Adam Mickiewicz's, Stalin's, Lenin's - that's the number of official names that have been changed by Vilnius' main street - Gediminas Avenue. And then there's the hippie name of Brod and the stories of the youth of those times! The almost 2 kilometre-long street, now in its second century, has seen a lot: the destruction of cabbage gardens, the shoes of the Tsar's subjects, pompous military parades, riots and executions, kermos and circus tents, the fall of Soviet idols and the barricades of freedom.This tour will look at the buildings where some of the most important historical events took place, but we won't forget the shops and cafés of the past on the street - you'll find out where Vilnius residents bought their chocolate, and where they drank "small, black, traditional". We will tell you the most interesting stories of the people who lived here and, of course, point out unique details that you may not have noticed before.
🎄 Meeting point: at the Cathedral bell tower;
🤝 Ending point: at the Seimas;
🕜 Duration: approx. 2 hours
Please do not be late and have a copy of your ticket saved on your phone.
Children under 10 years of age (travelling with an adult) do not need a ticket, but please assess your children's ability to participate in the tour and take into account their wishes to do so.
☃️ What if it is bad? The walk will go ahead, just remember to dress warmly and keep your clothes on :)
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Please note that if you change your plans, your tickets are non-refundable. However, there is always the option to gift or transfer your ticket to others.
📸 Please note that photography/filming may take place during the event. If you do not wish to be seen, please inform us in advance by email. If you do not do so, we will assume that you do not object.
📷 📹 All participants of the tours are also entitled to take videos and photographs for their own personal use, but these materials may not be used or distributed for commercial purposes without the written consent of the organisers.