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The Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments (Lithuanian: Povilo Stulgos lietuvių tautinės muzikos instrumentų muziejus) is located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. Its permanent collection contains Lithuanian and international musical instruments, recordings, books, placards, photographs, and letters. [1]
If a tour has a guide who is "interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of an area", Lithuania requires the guide have a guiding license. This definition follows the European standard for tour guiding . Licensed Tourist Guides are the only professionals permitted to conduct tours in all sites and museums within a city.
Kaunas (/ ˈ k aʊ n ə s /; Lithuanian: [ˈkɐʊ̯ˑnˠɐs] ⓘ; previously known in English as Kovno / ˈ k ɒ v n oʊ /) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. [10]
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In Your Pocket City Guides is a publisher of free guide books for many European cities, available in print or electronically. It also publishes guide books for major events in Europe including the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. It is based in Vilnius, Lithuania.
[15] [16] Until the Second World War, patriotic Lithuanian music was played on the Kaunas Carillon during flag ceremonies (e.g. Lithuanians we are born by Stasys Šimkus). [2] After the Soviet occupation of Lithuania, the flag of Lithuania was lowered from the tower of Kaunas Carillon on 1 August 1940 and the playing of music on the carillon ...
After Lithuania regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the palace was designated as a historical landmark. Soon afterward, three statues of the interwar presidents of Lithuania were erected in the palace garden, Antanas Smetona, Aleksandras Stulginskis, and Kazys Grinius. In 1997, more renovations were implemented, but due to ...
It used to part of the old road to Lithuania's capital city Vilnius, however currently it is dedicated exclusively for pedestrians, open-air cafés, etc. [1] Most of the buildings in the street dates to the 16th century, however some were reconstructed, and the Kaunas Cathedral Basilica was built in the early 15th century. [4] [5] [6]