Kaunas Old Town
Kaunas Old Town is a compact area centered on Town Hall Square (Rotuses aikste) with the white Town Hall ("The White Swan"), Kaunas Castle ruins, and the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Free to walk.
Street in Kaunas
Laisves Aleja
Laisves Aleja (Freedom Avenue) is a 1.6-kilometer pedestrian boulevard connecting the old town to the new town, lined with interwar modernist buildings, cafes, and the Church of St Michael the Archangel. Free to walk. The boulevard is the spine of Kaunas and the center of daily life. Budget travelers walk the full length and see the UNESCO-listed modernist architecture that makes Kaunas unique among Baltic cities.
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Before you go
- Address
- Laisvės Avenue, 44305 Kaunas
- Good to know
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More in Kaunas
Other places worth the walk, and what each one costs.
Ninth Fort
The Ninth Fort is a 19th-century military fortification on the outskirts of Kaunas that was used as a site of mass murder during the Holocaust. Entry is paid at a modest price.
Working out what Kaunas costs?
The whole of Kaunas