Higher & Lower Castles, Vilnius. Courtesy of Baltikum Tourismus Zentrale/www.baltikuminfo.de
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Higher Castle
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Daily
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Higher Castle
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Lt4
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Summer: daily 10am-7pm; Winter: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
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Vilnius' 14th-century, hexagonal Higher Castle can be reached by funicular and affords great views across the Old Town. Be careful climbing the final 78 precarious steps to the viewing platform. Inside there's a small museum of weapons and armoury.
Down below is the Lower Castle, which came to prominence some two centuries later, an Italian-style palace with four wings surrounding an inner courtyard. Now part of the Lithuanian National Museum, visitors here can discover more about the country's history.
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