Birštonas + Prienai
Half-day or overnight: river, spa, Pievos or Harmony Park.
Choose by time, people and energy — then adapt from Vilnius or Kaunas. The route is free; the useful part is knowing what not to cram into it.
Fluxus, city festivals, Christmas, light art, basketball and concert weekends — choose dates before route order.
Match your dates →TripWhere to begin, how long to stay, Vilnius or Kaunas, transport, safety and the few decisions that actually matter.
Open guide →TripA compact first trip that adapts to your Vilnius or Kaunas base without turning three days into a transport marathon.
Open guide →TripCities, Trakai, coast and enough breathing room to feel the country rather than collect pins.
Open guide →TripAge-aware family planning, not the meaningless label “family friendly”.
Open guide →TripRealistic 2026 planning ranges, value-for-money logic and an interactive budget calculator.
Open guide →5 daysA first-time route through city, castle, forest and sea.
Read →Plan BA real itinerary needs a rain plan, not wishful thinking.
Read →36 hoursA city break built around modernism, food and whatever is actually happening that weekend.
Open guide →36 hoursWalkable history, food and one evening worth building around.
Open guide →When to comeChoose by season, events and the version of Lithuania you want.
Open guide →Food, spa and events can be the reason a route changes — but only when the rest of the day supports them.
Half-day or overnight: river, spa, Pievos or Harmony Park.
Let one very Kaunas night own the Saturday.
The January city break that actually makes sense.
Turn reading into a route
Give My Lithuania your dates, bases, transport, fixed plans, movement comfort, pace and interests. Build the whole trip, see its reality check, switch to a Rain Plan or Tired Plan, then edit the result yourself.
No rental car
Use rail and coach for the strong spine; do not pretend rural last miles are equally easy.