Lithuania Description

Lithuania - a country with a long history, where you can admire the numerous steeples of churches and the majestic towers of ancient castles. Lithuania - the perfect place for a relaxing family holiday, for those who want to swim in the sea, breathe the fresh clean air and improve their health. The nature of Lithuania is unique, and it is carefully guarded by Lithuanians. Most of the local beaches had been awarded "blue flag". Local spa center known throughout the world, because the Crusaders have mentioned in their manuscript medicinal properties of the Lithuanian climate and Lithuanian mineral water.

Lithuania - the state in Eastern Europe, on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. It shares borders with Poland and Belarus to the south and south-east, with Russia - in the east and south-west (Kaliningrad region)., Latvia - in the north. Territory - 65,2 thousand square meters. km.

The country is a low hilly plain, gradually rising from the low-lying shores of the Baltic Sea and the Middle Lithuanian Lowland to the low ridge of the Baltic (Aukštaitija and Dzukskaya hill) in the east. The highest point of the country - Yuozapine hill to the south-east of Vilnius (292 m). A characteristic feature of the landscape of the country are the remains of ancient glacial moraine walls - Rosa, parallel ridges stretching to this country, as well as sand dunes on the coast and south-east.

Capital - Vilnius.