Saulė

Lithuania


Šiauliai's principal concert hall hosts chamber orchestras, ensemble choirs and more. It's worth a visit for the stained glass alone: at 200m sq, it's the largest of the kind in Lithuania and depicts the 1236 Battle of Saulė.


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1. Photography Museum

0.12 MILES

Special exhibitions shine a spotlight on Lithuania's contemporary photography talent, while the gallery's permanent collection features photography from…

2. Radio & Television Museum

0.29 MILES

Šiauliai was home to some of Lithuania’s first amateur radio operators in the 1920s, so it’s a fitting locale for this eclectic collection of radios, TVs…

3. Bicycle Museum

0.31 MILES

An endearing little museum devoted to vintage bicycles and Lithuanian cycling history is spread across three floors of a grim-looking tower block in…

4. St George’s Church

0.31 MILES

This attractive Catholic church has an unlikely onion dome – a reminder of its Russian origins.

5. SS Peter & Paul Cathedral

0.4 MILES

Towering over Priskėlimo aikštė is the 75m spire of the Peter & Paul Cathedral, Lithuania’s second highest. It was constructed between 1595 and 1625 from…

6. Sundial

0.46 MILES

A distinctive city landmark is the mammoth sundial, topped by a shining bronze statue of an archer in what has become known as ‘Sundial Sq’. It was built…

7. Frenkelis Villa

0.67 MILES

To the east of the town centre stands Frenkelis Villa, built in art-nouveau style in 1908 for the then leather baron of Šiauliai. It survived WWII…

8. Museum of Cats

0.97 MILES

Cat-lovers will certainly want to venture out to this museum southeast of the centre to see an unusual collection of feline memorabilia, including endless…