Kaunas - the heart of Lithuania

Kaunas is a lively but quiet city at the crossroads and in the European wars, shaped by vegetation, Lithuanian language and the diversity of the different universities. We walk in a cozy old town where medieval life and battles with the crusaders are remembered from the remains of the 14th century castle. Then we go to the historic town square, where the churches and houses of Gothic merchants are being rebuilt in Renaissance style. We go down where two rivers meet and give life to each other. From there we will know why, during the tsarist occupation of Russia, one could go back in time while crossing the bridge. We will learn to notice how the symbols of paganism are still manifested in Christians. Along the avenue of "Laisvès" (Avenue of Freedom) like the Lithuanian Rambla, where modern-style houses show the proud life of the citizens who lived between the two wars, when Kaunas was the capital of Lithuania (1920-1939) We will visit the Bank of Lithuania building and the garden of