Staying at luxurious Pacai, in a restored 17th-century palace, you slumber beneath the same timber beams as past nobles – except nowadays there's modern art decking the walls, and individually styled chambers have discreet sundecks and lustrous marbled bathrooms. Murals, centuries-old statuary and vaulted corridors preserve the history, and with two of Vilnius' top restaurants on-site, Pacai is a gourmet epicentre, too.
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