Paneriai Memorial
Panerių memorialas
A Holocaust site in a pine forest on the city's outskirts, where about 70,000 Jews and others were killed. It is now a memorial and small museum.
Paneriai is a wooded area about 10 km southwest of central Vilnius. Between 1941 and 1944, the Nazis and their collaborators murdered about 100,000 people there, roughly 70,000 of them Jews, along with Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, and others. The pits where the killings took place are preserved in the forest, and several memorials to Jewish, Polish, Lithuanian, and other victims stand nearby. A small memorial museum is also on site, but its opening hours are limited, so check in advance. From Vilnius railway station, take a commuter train to Paneriai station, then walk about 1 km. Please be solemn and avoid playing or taking casual photos.
Opening hours
Outdoor memorial open all day; museum limited hours
Nearby sights
- Vilnius TV Tower
- Lukiškės Prison 2.0
- Museum of Occupations and Freedom Fights (KGB Museum)
- MO Museum
- Vilnius Choral Synagogue & Jewish Quarter
- National Gallery of Art
- Gediminas Avenue
- Halės Market