Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹 - A Hidden Architectural Gem🌈

💗Originally planning just a weekend trip, 💗 I discovered this UNESCO-listed capital deserves at least 3 days to appreciate its layered beauty – perfect for architecture lovers and craft shop explorers.💗 ⛪ Top 11 Must-See Sites 💧Gates of Dawn (Aušros vartai) 💧The last surviving medieval gate with a miraculous Black Madonna icon 💧 Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit 💧Pink Baroque exterior hides Rococo gold inside (services in Russian) ✨ Vilnius Cathedral – Classic neoclassical grandeur ✨ Republic of Užupis ✨An "independent" artist district with its own quirky constitution ✨ St. Anne’s Church 💜Gothic lace in brick – Napoleon wanted to "take it home in his palm" 💜 St. Francis & Bernardine Churches 💜Best exterior duo: Gothic meets Baroque 💜 St. Peter & Paul’s 🔆Most stunning interior: 2,000 stucco figures! 🔆 Gediminas Tower – Birthplace of Vilnius 🔆 Three Crosses – White martyr monuments 🔆 National Drama Theater – Three Muse statues 🍖 Dinner at Lokys 🌈Game meat platter: wild boar + venison + beaver (tastes like beef!) 🌈Cozy cellar ambiance since 1972 🌈"Vilnius rewards wanderers – every alley hides artful surprises." #VilniusArchitecture #LithuanianGothic #UzupisRepublic