This document provides information about Lithuania and activities that students participated in during a trip there. It notes that Lithuania has unique unspoiled nature popular for rural tourism. Temperatures average around 6.2 degrees Celsius. Important sites visited included Trakai, known for its Gothic castle, and Vilnius. Students learned about making Lithuanian bread and candles. They also participated in a quiz about partner countries and languages and a song evening.

2.  Lithuania has unique nature unspoilt by
endless industry, which makes rural
tourism very popular among the
Lithuanians.
 The largest Lithuanian river is the
Nemunas.
 There are nearly 4.500 lakes and pound
 The annual temperature is about +6,2 C.

3.  Vilnius

7.  There are no high mountains in Lithuania.
However, much of the landscape is
decorated with mounds.

11.  Students worked in
multinational teams
which got the maps
of town and tasks
and explored
different places in
town

13.  Trakai is important to
the history of
Lithuania as it was
the second capital
of Lithuania. The
most prominent
building is the Island
Castle – in Gothic
and German-style
defensive castle.

17.  We had an
educational lesson
about bread and
flax. We learned how
to make Lithuanian
bread.

20.  We had an educational lesson on
making candles. It was very interesting.

21.  Quiz for students and teachers „How
well do you know your partner schools,
countries and their languages?“
 Song evening. We were dancing, singing
all together ;)

25.  In 1361 Kaunas castle became a centre
of trade and at that time the heartbeat
of the city moved from the Castle to the
Town Hall and the surrounding area. Out
of the three remaining town halls in
Lithuania, Kaunas has the most luxurious
one.
 Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and
Paul is the biggest gothic-style chutch in
Lithuania.

27.  One of the main
features at the foot
of castke complex is
the Cathedral-
Basilica of St.
Stanislaus and St.
Ladislaus built in
1251.