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Kaunas Lithuania
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Kaunas is the second largest city in Lithuania.
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Kaunas was the provinsional capital from , when Lithuania lost Vilnius following armed conflict with Poland.
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Kaunas Coat of Arms
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The oldest part of Kaunas city is the Old Town located to the east of the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers.
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Since Kaunas is located at the confluence of two rivers, there are 34 bridges and viaducts built in the city.
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The city is located at the centre of Lithuania , making it centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life.
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Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is one of the biggest airports in the Baltic states.
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Via Baltica is a highway running from Prague in the Czech Republic to Helsinki in Finland by way of Poland, Kaunas Lithuania, Riga Latvia and Tallinn Estonia
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Kaunas is an important railway hub in Lithuania
Kaunas is an important railway hub in Lithuania. First railway connection passing through Kaunas was opened in 1962.
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Kaunas University of Medicine
Kaunas is often referred to as a city of students. Kaunas University of Medicine
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Central Kaunas is defined by two pedestrian streets: the 2-km-long Liberty Avenue and Vilnius Street
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Kaunas Town Hall
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Vytautas the Great War Museum
Kaunas is often called a city of museums, because of the abundance and variety of them. Vytautas the Great War Museum
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Kaunas Jazz Festival 2010
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is the cradle of Lithuanian basketball
KAUNAS is the cradle of Lithuanian basketball
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Kaunas Basketball Club “Žalgiris”
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