Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹: Where History Meets Utopia

🏙️ City of Contrasts ✅Vilnius – Lithuania's capital since 1323 when Grand Duke Gediminas moved it from Trakai – blends medieval grandeur with bohemian rebellion. Its crown jewel?✅ 🏴 The Republic of Užupis ✅An artist-declared "independent state" since April Fools' Day 1997, featuring: Own flag, currency, president✅ 🌄A 12-person "army" (disbanded post-NATO) 🌄Whimsical Constitution: 📝1. "Everyone has the right to live by the Vilnia River, and the Vilnia has the right to flow by anyone." 📝12. "A dog has the right to be a dog." 📝13. "A cat isn’t obliged to love its owner but must help in times of need." 📝*16-17. "Everyone has the right to be happy... or unhappy."* 📝37. "Everyone has the right to have no rights." ⛪ Must-See Landmarks 🔥Gates of Dawn: Holy Mary icon above the last surviving city gate 🔥Gediminas Castle Tower: Panoramic views from Vilnius' birthplace 🔥Three Crosses: White monuments with martyrdom legends 🔥St. Anne’s Church: 33 brick styles in one Gothic masterpiece 🚌 Getting There 💗INFOBUS app for Eastern Europe coaches: 💗Warsaw→Vilnius: €33 💗Vilnius→Minsk: €38 (book early for discounts) 🎈 Unique Experience 💗Hot air ballooning over Baroque spires (€100 via Ballooning Centre) #VilniusUtopia #BalticHumor #RebelRepublic