Tytuvėnai Monastery
Tytuvėnų bernardinų vienuolynas
A seventeenth-century Bernardine monastery with a Virgin Mary church and a cloister decorated with fine murals, a famous pilgrimage site in northern Lithuania.
The Tytuvėnai Monastery complex was built in the seventeenth century and comprises a Virgin Mary church in Renaissance and Baroque styles, a monastery, and a cloister with murals. The 'Holy Stairs' chapel imitates the Scala Sancta in Rome, which pilgrims climb on their knees. Highlights include the Baroque altar inside the church and the cloister murals. Free to visit; the diocesan visitor center explains the history. It is about 40 km from Šiauliai, roughly 45 minutes by car, and is surrounded by the lakes and forests of Tytuvėnai Regional Park.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Bubiai Hillfort
- Kurtuvėnai Regional Park
- Chocolate Museum
- Bicycle Museum
- Chaim Frenkel Villa
- Vilniaus Street
- Šiauliai Photography Museum
- Radio and Television Museum