Kaunas County

A county in central Lithuania centered on the city of Kaunas, with an open-air museum, a monastery and a spa town nearby.

Kaunas County lies in central Lithuania, where the Nemunas and Neris rivers meet at its capital, Kaunas. Kaunas has an old town, a castle and a cluster of interwar modernist buildings; nearby, Pažaislis Monastery is a Baroque masterpiece, and Rumšiškės has a large open-air folk museum where you can learn about traditional homes from different regions; in the south, Birštonas is a spa town on the banks of the Nemunas. Spring through autumn is a good time to visit. Kaunas Airport and the rail and road networks connect to Vilnius and beyond.

Destinations

• Kaunas

Itineraries

• Lithuania: Cities to Coast by Public Transport – Trains and buses connect Vilnius, Trakai, Kaunas, and Nida, with no car rental required.
• Lithuania Grand Self-Drive Loop – A complete self-drive loop covering the capital, Kaunas, the Hill of Crosses, a Cold War missile base, the seaside, and…