Lithuania

A 98-kilometre sand-dune spit shared by Lithuania and Russia, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000, famed for shifting dunes, pine forests and historic fishing villages.

The surviving upper tower of the Vilnius Castle Complex on Castle Hill, the defining symbol of Lithuanian statehood, housing a museum and offering panoramic views of the city.

A pilgrimage site near Šiauliai covered in an estimated 200,000+ crucifixes and rosaries, dating from at least the 14th century and rebuilt repeatedly after Soviet destruction attempts.

Lithuania is principal Baltic seaside resort, centred on a 20 km sandy beach, the historic Birutes botanical park, and the celebrated Amber Museum housed in the former Tiškevičius Palace.

A reconstructed 14th–15th-century Gothic brick island castle on Lake Galvė, approximately 25 km west of Vilnius, restored in the 20th century as one of Lithuania is most romantic historic monuments.

One of Europe's largest surviving medieval centres, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1994, where Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical architecture coexist on a fifteenth-century street plan.