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[[File:Valdovu_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg|thumb|280px|Restored [[Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania]] in Vilnius]]
[[File:Nidos_uostas_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Nida, Lithuania|Nida]] is a resort town in Lithuania, on the Curonian Spit, and the westernmost point of Lithuania and the Baltic States.]]
[[File:Pazaislis_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Pažaislis Monastery]]]]

[[Lithuania]] attracts many visitors from neighbouring countries and from all over the world. In 2018,there were 1.7 million foreign visitors to Lithuania for business, family and leisure.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 for tourism: number of tourists exceeded forecasts |url=https://www.lithuania.travel/en/news/2018-for-tourism-number-of-tourists-exceeded-forecasts}}</ref> The historical legacy of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], its rich history, architecture, pristine nature, seaside and spa resorts are the main attraction points of Lithuania. [[Domestic tourism]] is also highly popular: in 2018 it grew by 12%. Lithuanians also prefer to spend their vacations in Lithuania – 70 percent.{{clarify|date=November 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyrimas: 70% lietuvių ilgąsias atostogas leidžia Lietuvoje, 27% nuomojasi būstą iš privačių asmenų |url=https://www.vz.lt/paslaugos/2018/12/17/tyrimas-70-lietuviu-ilgasias-atostogas-leidzia-lietuvoje-27-nuomojasi-busta-is-privaciu-asmenu |website=www.vz.lt |access-date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

== Overview ==
Lithuania receives a constant increase in foreign visitors. In 2017, the accommodation establishments of Lithuania received 3.25 million tourists, which was 6.2 per cent more than in 2016.<ref name="Tourism-statistics-LT">{{cite web |title=Tourism in Lithuania. 2017 |url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/services-portlet/pub-edition-file?id=30742 |publisher=Statistics Lithuania |access-date=24 November 2018 |page=6 |format=PDF}}</ref> Lithuania attracts foreign visitors mostly from Germany, Poland, Russia, Latvia, Belarus, the United Kingdom, Estonia and Finland.

In 2017 hotels received 2.2 million tourists, or 7 per cent more than in 2016. The number of Lithuanian tourists grew by 12.8 per cent, and foreigners by 3.3 per cent. The hotel room occupancy rate stood at 54.3 per cent (in 2016, 51.7 per cent), and the hotel bed occupancy rate at 41.4 per cent (in 2016, 39.7 per cent).<ref name="Tourism-statistics-LT" />

[[Agrotourism]] has also gained extreme popularity in the country among the locals as well as foreigners.
[[Ecotourism]] is actively promoted by the government and national parks. Lithuania has built a successful ecotourism industry, and has also been acknowledged as one of the world's most ethical destinations. Hot air ballooning is very popular in Lithuania, especially in Vilnius and Trakai. [[Scenic route|Theme routes]] through historical and nature sites are popular among domestic and international tourists. [[Nemunas Delta Regional Park]], [[Lake Žuvintas|Žuvintas biosphere reserve]] and [[Ventė Cape]] are known for birdwatching.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fatbirder. Lithuania|url=http://fatbirder.com/links_geo/europe/lithuania.html|website=fatbirder.com|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>
[[File:Oro balionai virš Vilniaus Najamiesčio - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Hot air balloons over Vilnius]]
There are tourism information centres in all major cities and smaller towns, national parks and other places, attractive for domestic or international tourism.<ref>{{cite web|title=TOURISM INFORMATION CENTRES|url=http://www.lithuania.travel/en-gb/contact/76171|website=lithuania.travel|access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>

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 ([[European Committee for Standardization|CEN]]). Licensed Tourist Guides are the only professionals permitted to conduct tours in all sites and museums within a city. Licensed guides are required in those areas where the local authorities state that one of them is mandatory.<ref>{{cite web|title=Visit Lithuania|url=http://www.visitlithuania.net/guides-service|website=visitlithuania.net|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> There is a Guides Database to find a guide in your language as well.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lithuanian Guides Dtabase|url=http://www.guides.lt/index.php?lang=en|website=guides.lt|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>

=== Arrivals by country ===
The top 10 foreign countries by annual short-term visitors to Lithuania:<ref name="tou">{{cite web |title=Indicators of accommodation |url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/en/statistiniu-rodikliu-analize?hash=8e87198b-d15b-4a23-93c1-1b6ad2c3884c |publisher=[[State Data Agency]] |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
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|- style="color:white;"
!  style="width:100px; background:#00966E;"| Country !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2012 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2013 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2014 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2015 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2016 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2017 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2018 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2019 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2020 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2021 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2022 !! style="width:52px; background:#00966E;" | 2023
|-
|{{flagcountry|Poland}}
|127,033 ||132,346 {{rise|a}}||122,630 {{fall|a}}||132,368 {{rise|a}}||154,124 {{rise|a}}||161,421 {{rise|a}}|| 179,245  {{rise|a}}|| 199,651 {{rise|a}}||50,670 {{fall|a}}||54,674 {{rise|a}}||117,555 {{rise|a}}||173,497 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Germany}}
|144,975 ||152,087 {{rise|a}}||166,436 {{rise|a}}||174,494 {{rise|a}}||179,723 {{rise|a}}||176,154 {{fall|a}}|| 214,444  {{rise|a}}|| 233,407 {{rise|a}}||47,884 {{fall|a}}||51,324 {{rise|a}}||98,992 {{rise|a}}||127,401 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Latvia}}
|76,431 ||86,101 {{rise|a}}||107,744 {{rise|a}}||119,673 {{rise|a}}||137,962 {{rise|a}}||152,269 {{rise|a}}|| 161,660  {{rise|a}}|| 168,925 {{rise|a}}||71,971 {{fall|a}}||54,531 {{fall|a}}||131,781 {{rise|a}}||144,323 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Belarus}} 
|117,037 ||163,707 {{rise|a}}||189,888 {{rise|a}}||165,410 {{fall|a}}||174,070 {{rise|a}}||177,099 {{rise|a}}|| 165,569  {{fall|a}}|| 181,074 {{rise|a}}||42,946 {{fall|a}}||35,439 {{fall|a}}||98,328 {{rise|a}}||141,894 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}}
|37,752 ||44,167 {{rise|a}}||46,136 {{rise|a}}||54,067 {{rise|a}}||58,178 {{rise|a}}||66,365 {{rise|a}}|| 77,420  {{rise|a}}|| 83,154 {{rise|a}}||21,439 {{fall|a}}||29,076 {{rise|a}}||67,392 {{rise|a}}||74,148 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|United States}}
|{{not yet|}} ||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||35,230 {{rise|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||43,524 {{rise|a}}|| 48,566 {{rise|a}}||54,068 {{rise|a}}||11,746 {{fall|a}}||20,883 {{rise|a}}||54,442 {{rise|a}}||69,685 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Ukraine}}
|{{not yet|}} ||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||46,789 {{rise|a}}||59,453 {{rise|a}}||84,017 {{rise|a}}||83,193 {{fall|a}}|| 93,701 {{rise|a}}|| 134,887 {{rise|a}}||59,352 {{fall|a}}||44,678 {{fall|a}}||101,775 {{rise|a}}||67,032 {{fall|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Estonia}} 
|39,712 ||43,183 {{rise|a}}||48,681 {{rise|a}}||53,732 {{rise|a}}||59,579 {{rise|a}}||63,193 {{rise|a}}|| 65,131 {{rise|a}}|| 68,302 {{rise|a}}||42,305 {{fall|a}}||22,944 {{fall|a}}||52,585 {{rise|a}}||61,317 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Finland}}
|34,745||34,166 {{fall|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}} || 49,937 {{rise|a}}||16,685 {{fall|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||27,363 {{rise|a}}||35,503 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|NED}}
|{{sort|0|{{not yet|}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||32,606 {{rise|a}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|ITA}}
|30,137 ||28,912 {{fall|a}}||33,790 {{rise|a}}||40,627 {{rise|a}}||39,944 {{fall|a}}||39,890 {{fall|a}}||43,285 {{rise|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||14,105 {{rise|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|FRA}}
|{{sort|0|{{not yet|}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||14,491 {{rise|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|NOR}}
|26,461 ||29,169 {{rise|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||42,397 {{rise|a}}||39,793 {{fall|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{rise|a}}}}}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Russia}} 
|214,337 ||248,536 {{rise|a}}||226,575 {{fall|a}}||154,117 {{fall|a}}||155,538 {{rise|a}}||168,099 {{rise|a}}|| 183,750 {{rise|a}}|| 196,540 {{rise|a}}||40,260 {{fall|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}||38,081 {{rise|a}}||{{sort|0|{{not yet|{{fall|a}}}}}}
|-
!Total foreign 
!1,147,938
!1,260,336
!1,356,835
!1,388,487
!1,517,890
!1,583,801
!1,744,733
!1,937,972
!511,566
!505,361
!1,149,537
!1,369,549
|-
! colspan="2" |Y-to-Y change %
!{{change|1,147,938|1,260,336|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,260,336|1,356,835|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,356,835|1,388,487|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,388,487|1,517,890|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,517,890|1,583,801|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,583,801|1,744,733|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,744,733|1,937,972|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,937,972|511,566|disp=out}}
!{{change|511,566|505,361|disp=out}}
!{{change|505,361|1,149,537|disp=out}}
!{{change|1,149,537|1,369,549|disp=out}}
|}

== Notable places ==
=== Cities ===
{{Main|List of cities in Lithuania}}
[[File:Les églises St-Anne et St-François des Bernardins (Vilnius) (7670908128).jpg|thumb|[[Church of St. Anne, Vilnius]]]]
[[File:Mingės_kaimas_13.jpg|thumb|[[Minija (village)|Minija]] is known for water tourism]]

*[[Vilnius]] – capital of Lithuania, in the past – capital of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], first mentioned in [[Letters of Gediminas]] in 1323. Vilnius is full of cultural events – new operas, classical music, theatre and music festivals.<ref>[http://www.vilnius-events.lt/ Vilnius Events]</ref>
*[[Kaunas]] – temporary [[interbellum]] capital of Lithuania with prominent [[functionalism architecture]], art and history museums, largest [[Ąžuolynas|city Oak Park]] in Europe and the largest closed concert space in the [[Baltic states]].
*[[Klaipėda]] – sea port with an attractive old town, Lithuanian Sea Museum.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lithuanian Sea Museum|url=http://www.muziejus.lt/en|website=muziejus.lt|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> and Dolphinarium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lithuanian Sea Museum and Dolphinarium|url=http://www.muziejus.lt/en/delfinariumas|website=muziejus.lt|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
*[[Šiauliai]] –  famous for nearby [[Hill of Crosses]].
*[[Panevėžys]] – capital of [[Aukštaitija]].
*[[Alytus]] – capital of [[Dzūkija]] in South Lithuania. 
*[[Marijampolė]] – capital of [[Suvalkija]].
*[[Telšiai]] – capital of [[Žemaitija]].
*[[Šilutė]] – capital of [[Lithuania Minor]].
*[[Mažeikiai]] – a [[Modernist architecture|modernist]] industrial city in Northern Lithuania.
*[[Jonava]] – an chemistry industrial city known for it [[Saint Jonas's Festival]]. 
*[[Utena, Lithuania|Utena]] – an industrial city known for its breweries and surrounding lakes.
*[[Elektrėnai]] – an industrial resort city.
*[[Ukmergė]] – city in northwestern Lithuania known for its [[Classicism|classicist]], artistic old town.
*[[Pakruojis]] – city near Šiauliai known for its [[Pakruojis Manor|manor complex]] and seasonal festivals.
*[[Rokiškis]] – city known for its historical architecture and milk product industry. 
*[[Kėdainiai]] – city in central Lithuania with prominent [[Renaissance architecture]] monuments
*[[Biržai]] – city in northern Lithuania with a [[Biržai Castle|Renaissance bastion castle]], [[Biržai Regional Park|regional park]] and old traditional beer breweries.
*[[Kretinga]] – city near the Baltic Coast known for its iconic [[Kretinga Museum|museum]] and historic architecture.
*[[Plungė]] – city known for its [[Plungė Manor|manor]], artistic monuments and [[crab stick]] factory.
*[[Jurbarkas]] – city with a nearby regional park and castles.
*[[Tauragė]] – city known for its parks, museum expositions and [[Tauragė Castle|signature castle]].
*[[Trakai]] – historic city near capital [[Vilnius]], known for its medieval architecture and surrounding nature.
*[[Varėna]] – city known for being called the "Mushroom Capital" of Lithuania due to its surrounding dense forests, which are rich in wild mushrooms. The annual Mushroom Festival (Grybų šventė) attracts visitors with mushroom-picking contests.

=== Towns and villages ===
[[File:Kernava - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Kernavė]]]] 
{{Main|List of towns in Lithuania}}
*[[Aukštadvaris]] – a hilly town known for its titular [[Aukštadvaris Regional Park|regional park]].
*[[Balbieriškis]] – a town known for being situated near a large outcrop in the [[Nemunas Loops Regional Park]].
*[[Dieveniškės]] – a town near the [[Belarus-Lithuania border]] known for the [[Dieveniškės Regional Park]].
*[[Dubingiai]] – a historic town in [[Asveja Regional Park]]. 
*[[Kavarskas]] – a town known for its [[dumplings]] and "magical" [[water supply]].
*[[Kernavė]] –  a medieval capital of Lithuania and an archeological site, included into UNESCO World Heritage list.
*[[Prienai]] – a town located near the Nemunas Loops Regional Park.
*[[Salos]] – a tiny town located on an island in Dviragis lake, known for its centuries old [[Salos Manor|manor]].
*[[Stelmužė]] – a village near the [[Lithuanian-Latvian border]] known for one of the oldest [[Stelmužė Oak|oak trees]] in Europe and oldest wooden church building in Lithuania.
*[[Stakliškės]] – a village known for its production of [[midus]] and [[lemonade]].
*[[Krekenava]] – a town known for its [[meat industry]] and [[Krekenava regional park|regional park]] which houses [[European bison]]s.
*[[Lyduvėnai]] – a town known for the longest and tallest [[Lyduvėnai Bridge|bridge]] in Lithuania.
*[[Rumšiškės]] – a town known for its open-air ethnographic museum. The buildings of this museum are exposed as farmsteads and all of them together represent the 5 main [[ethnographic regions of Lithuania]].
*[[Medininkai]] – a historic town known for its [[Medininkai Castle|signature castle]].
*[[Molėtai]] – a resort town surrounded by lakes, known for hosting an [[Molėtai Astronomical Observatory|astronomical observatory]] and a [[Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology|Museum of Ethnocosmology]]
*[[Minija (village)|Minija]] – a small village known for water tourism.
*[[Perloja]] – a small village in southern Lithuania known for being a former independent [[Micronation|micro republic]].
*[[Vievis]] – a small city notable for its resort lake and museums.
*[[Vištytis]] – a small town located near [[Lake Vištytis]] known for its summer music festivals.
*[[Visaginas]] – a town in Northeastern Lithuania near [[Lake Drūkšiai]] known for being the youngest town of Lithuania and [[Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant]].
*[[Zarasai]] – a town surrounded by lakes, mainly known for water tourism and music festivals.
*[[Žiežmariai]] – a town located next to [[A1 highway (Lithuania)|A1 highway]], known for its minor historic architecture and meat industry.

== Specific destinations ==
=== Protected areas and cultural heritage objects ===
[[File:Pilkosios_kopos1.jpg|thumb|Sand dunes in [[Curonian Spit National Park (Lithuania)|Kuršių Nerija National Park]]]]
[[File:Naglių_įlanka_nuo_Agilos_kopos.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Curonian Lagoon]], view from the Agila dune in [[Neringa Municipality|Neringa]]]]
{{see also|List of protected areas of Lithuania|}}
Lithuania has 1160 protected cultural and natural areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vstt.lrv.lt/uploads/vstt/documents/files/Leidiniai/LST%20EN%20internetui.pdf|title=Protected Areas in Lithuania}}</ref> Among them are 30 [[List of regional parks of Lithuania|regional parks]] and 5 [[national parks]] and 6 strict [[nature reserve|reserves]].
* [[Aukštaitija National Park]]
* [[Žemaitija National Park]]
* [[Kuršių Nerija National Park]]
* [[Dzūkija National Park]]
* [[Trakai Historical National Park]]

There are also 35 814 cultural heritage objects throughout the country protected by the [[Department of Cultural Heritage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kpd.lrv.lt/en/|title=Information|website=kpd.lrv.lt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kpd.lrv.lt/en/heritage-in-lithuania/|title=Heritage in Lithuania|website=kpd.lrv.lt|date=29 February 2024}}</ref>

=== UNESCO World Heritage Sites ===
{{main|List of World Heritage Sites in Lithuania}}
* [[Kernavė]] – ancient capital of Lithuania, a complex of historical [[hillfort]]s and an [[archeological site]], called "[[Troy]] of Lithuania"
* [[Curonian Spit]] – the resort and nature reserve.
* [[Vilnius Old Town]] – the old capital of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]], largest baroque city in Northern Europe, is among the largest historical centres in Europe.
* [[Kaunas|Modernist architecture of Kaunas]] – described by UNESCO as ''Architecture of Optimism'' 1919–1939
* [[Struve Geodetic Arc]] – chain of survey [[Triangulation (surveying)|triangulation]] points located in [[Panemunėlis]], [[Nemenčinė]] and [[Nemėžis]]

=== Cultural routes ===
In 2019 Cultural Route of Lithuanian composer [[Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis]] was opened which leads through the places in [[Varėna]], [[Druskininkai]], [[Kaunas]], [[Vilnius]], [[Plungė]], [[Rietavas]], [[Palanga]] where composer has lived.<ref>{{cite web |title=Čiurlionio kelias |url=http://ciurlioniokelias.lt/ |website=ciurlioniokelias.lt |access-date=24 May 2019 |language=LT}}</ref>

Cognitive or sightseeing routes (''Pažintinis takas'') are highly popular among domestic tourists. Usually they lead through unique places in nature, where the visitor can enjoy the nature and local history while walking some predefined path.

== Pilgrimage sites ==
[[File:Žemaičių Kalvarija Church 2, Lithuania - Diliff.jpg|thumb|[[Žemaičių Kalvarija]] Church.]]
Lithuania has many holy sites, especially in [[Samogitia]], which are worth a visit.

Major pilgrimage sites:
* [[Gate of Dawn]] ([[Vilnius]])
* [[Hill of Crosses]] (Samogitia)
* [[Žemaičių Kalvarija]] (Samogitia) 
* [[Šiluva]] (Samogitia).

== Resorts ==
[[File:Palanga 10.jpg|thumb|280px|Golden sand beach in [[Palanga]]]]

Lithuania has 4 official resorts and 5 resort territories.<ref>{{cite web | title=Kurortai ir kurortinės teritorijos | website=Lietuvos Respublikos ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija | date=22 January 2024 | url=https://eimin.lrv.lt/lt/veiklos-sritys/turizmas/kurortai-ir-kurortines-teritorijos/ | language=lt | access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref>

=== Resorts ===
* [[Birštonas]] – a [[Balneotherapy|balneological]] resort and a spa town, surrounded by pine forests.
* [[Druskininkai]] – a developed spa town with the largest [[water park]] in the Eastern Europe, the [[Snow Arena]] – one of the biggest indoor skiing slopes in Europe. The Water Park and the Snow Arena connected with the cable car.<ref>{{cite web|title=Druskininkai Cable Car|url=http://www.lynukelias.lt/en/|website=lynukelias.lt|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[Neringa Municipality|Neringa]] - a world heritage site with unique nature, including resort towns of [[Nida (town)|Nida]] and [[Juodkrantė]]
* [[Palanga]] – the ''summer capital'' of Lithuania with sandy beaches
* [[Šventoji, Lithuania|Šventoji]] - a resort town on the coast of the Baltic sea

=== Resort territories ===
* [[Anykščiai]] – ski resort and spa Town in middle Lithuania 
* [[Ignalina]] and the villages of [[Palūšė]] and {{ill|Strigailiškis|lt}}
* [[Kulautuva]]-[[Kačerginė]]-[[Zapyškis]] – traditional spa treatment area for forest recreation on bank of [[Nemunas River]] in Kaunas district 
* [[Trakai]] – natural, anthropogenic lake-rich city with a historical world heritage site, near to Vilnius 
* [[Zarasai]] – a city in nordeastern Lithuania, surrounded by many lakes and rivers

=== Former places===
* Likėnai – a resort with mineral springs.

== Military heritage ==
{{See also|List of castles in Lithuania|List of hillforts in Lithuania}}
The country has some military sites left and may be very interesting place as a place of [[militarism heritage tourism]]. It might be interesting for anyone who is interested in history of the warfare or the [[Cold War]].

Major militarism heritage sites in Lithuania:
*[[Kaunas Fortress]], a massive system of forts built around [[Kaunas]] during the [[Russian Empire]] rule in the 19th century;
*[[Plokštinė missile base]], a former Soviet nuclear launch site in [[Samogitia]].<ref>[http://www.oginski.lt/MUZIEJAI/Zem_nacionalio_parko_muziejus.lt.htm Žemaitijos nacionalinio parko teritorijoje veikiantys muziejai<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508204017/http://www.oginski.lt/MUZIEJAI/Zem_nacionalio_parko_muziejus.lt.htm |date=8 May 2007 }}</ref>

== Bicycle tourism ==
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[[File:EuroVelo 11.jpg|thumb|Signage for EuroVelo 11, [[Vilnius]], Lithuania.]]
Bicycle tourism is growing, especially in Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route. [[EuroVelo]] routes EV10, EV11, EV13 go through Lithuania. Total length of bicycle tracks amounts to
3769&nbsp;km (of which 1988&nbsp;km is asphalt pavement).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Geography of Tourism of Central and Eastern European Countries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cf36DQAAQBAJ&q=bicycle+tourism+in+lithuania&pg=PA260|isbn = 978-3-319-42205-3|access-date=5 May 2018|last1 = Widawski|first1 = Krzysztof|last2 = Wyrzykowski|first2 = Jerzy|date = 24 January 2017}}</ref> Most known bicycle routes are: Nemunas River Cycle Route, Suvalkija Cycle Circuit, Lithuanian Seaside Cycle Route. Most of the Tourism information centres and national parks have their local thematic bicycle route plans.

== Festivals ==
*[[Kaziuko mugė]]
*[[Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival]] 
*[[Užgavėnės]]
*[[Vilnius Jazz Festival]] 
*[[Kaunas Jazz Festival]] 
*[[Vilnius International Film Festival]]
*[[Kaunas International Film Festival]]
*[[Klaipėda Sea Festival]]

== Museums ==
{{main list|List of museums in Lithuania|List of palaces and manor houses in Lithuania}}
[[File:Former_KGB_HQ,_Vilnius,_Lithuania,_2008.jpg|thumb|The names of the executed [[Lithuanian partisans]] are carved on the basement wall of the [[Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights]]]]
[[File:Presidential_Palace_in_Kaunas_(2018).jpg|thumb|The [[Historical Presidential Palace, Kaunas|Historical Presidential Palace]] in [[Kaunas]]]]

Museums include:
* [[Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology]]
* [[Palanga Amber Museum]]
* Vilnius Amber Museum-Gallery<ref>{{cite web|title=Amber Museum-Gallery|url=http://www.ambergallery.lt/en/amber-museum-gallery/|website=ambergallery.lt|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania]]
* Church Heritage Museum<ref>{{cite web|title=Church Heritage Museum|url=http://www.bpmuziejus.lt/en/|website=bpmuziejus.lt|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[Lithuanian Museum of Ancient Beekeeping]]
* National Gallery of Art<ref>{{cite web|title=National Gallery of Art|url=http://www.ndg.lt/en.aspx|website=ndg.lt|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum]]
* [[Vytautas the Great War Museum]]
* [[National Museum of Lithuania]]
* [[Vilnius Castle Complex]]
* Vilnius Picture Gallery <ref>{{cite web|title=Vilnius Picture Gallery|url=https://www.ldm.lt/en/vpg/|website=ldm.lt|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>
* Vilnius Toys' Museum <ref>{{cite web |title=Vilnius Toys' Museum |url=http://museu.ms/museum/details/16267/vilnius-toys-museum |website=museu.ms |access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
* [[Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights]]
* [[Lithuanian Aviation Museum]]
* [[MO Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|title=MO Museum|url=https://mo.lt/en/|website=mo.lt|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> – Museum of modern and contemporary Lithuanian art
* Tartle <ref>{{cite web|title=Tartle|url=https://www.tartle.lt/en/news.html|website=tartle.lt|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> – Museum of Lithuanian art heritage and artefacts.
* [[Klaipėda]] Clock and Watch Museum <ref>{{cite web|title=Klaipėda Clock and Watch Museum|url=https://www.ldm.lt/en/lm/|website=ldm.lt|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>
* [[Šiauliai]] Photography Museum <ref>{{cite web |title= Šiauliai Photography Museum |url= http://ausrosmuziejus.lt/eng/Expositions2/Photography-Museum |website= ausrosmuziejus.lt |access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>
* [[Akmenė]] Akemenė fossil museum <ref>{{cite web |title= Akmenės muziejus |url= http://www.akmenesmuziejus.lt/ |website= akmenesmuziejus.lt |access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref>
* Ornithological station and a museum in [[Ventė Cape]]

== Gallery ==
{{center|
{{Gallery
|title=Tourism in Lithuania gallery
|height=200
|width=210
|File:Kathedrale+Schlossportal.jpg|[[Vilnius Cathedral]]
|File:Le château de Trakai et le lac Galvé (Lituanie).jpg|[[Trakai Island Castle]]
|File:House of Perkūnas, Kaunas.jpg|[[House of Perkūnas]], Kaunas
|File:Druskininkai_flowers.jpg|Spa town of [[Druskininkai]]
|File:Гора крестов.jpg|[[Hill of Crosses]]
|File:Aušros_Vartų_02(js)_Vilnius.jpg|[[Gate of Dawn]], Vilnius
|File:Quite_summer_evening_in_the_port_city_Klaipeda.jpg|Historic houses in [[Klaipėda]]
|File:Kedainiai14. 2007-05-06.jpg|A street in [[Kėdainiai]]
|File:Kernave mounds 20200926.jpg|[[Kernavė]]
|File:Lithuania_Raudone_Castle.jpg|[[Raudonė Castle]]
|File:LNM_complex_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg|[[National Museum of Lithuania]]
|File:Tiškevičiai Palace at dusk, Palanga, Lithuania - Diliff.jpg|[[Palanga Amber Museum]]
|File:Palūšės bažnyčia 2015.JPG|Wooden church in [[Palūšė]]
|File:Panemune Castle Aerial.jpg|[[Panemunė Castle]]
|File:Ventes_svyturys.jpg|Lighthouse in [[Cape Ventė]]
}}
}}

== See also ==
* [[Culture of Lithuania]] 
* [[Transport in Lithuania]] 
* [[List of castles in Lithuania]]
* [[List of palaces and manor houses in Lithuania]]
* [[List of landmarks in Lithuania]]
* [[List of museums in Lithuania]]
* [[List of national parks of Lithuania]]
* [[List of regional parks of Lithuania]]
* [[Outline of Lithuania]] 
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Lithuania}}</small>'''''

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Lithuania}}
* [http://www.lithuania.travel/ Lithuania – Real is Beautiful] – The Official Travel Guide by the State Department of Tourism
* [http://www.tourism.lt/en/default.htm Lithuanian State Department of Tourism]
* {{commons category-inline|Tourism in Lithuania}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070508204017/http://www.oginski.lt/MUZIEJAI/Zem_nacionalio_parko_muziejus.lt.htm Žemaitija National Park’s website]
* [http://www.guides.lt/ Lithuanian Guides Database]

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