Trakai – the only historical national park in Europe and the ancient capital of Lithuania

September 10, 2010 by europeexplored No Comments

Trakai is one of the most enchanting destinations in the Baltic states — a historic town 28 kilometres west of Vilnius, home to the breathtaking Trakai Island Castle, a red-brick Gothic fortress floating on Lake Galvė that is the only castle in Eastern Europe built on an island. Once the medieval capital of the Grand […]

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Categories: Lithuania, Nature