South of Northern Europe

Now, you may be thinking, “But isn’t Lithuania in Eastern Europe?” and the answer is both yes and no. “Yes”, Lithuania was dragged into the Soviet Union back in the day when some people thought communism was a good idea, which is commonly why Lithuania, along with its Baltic brothers Estonia and Latvia, are perceived as Eastern Europe. On the other hand “No”, primarily due to geographical location. United Nations has been referring to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as part of Northern Europe since 2002, granting that only this year it was made official. This actually means someone wrote it down on a piece of official UN stationery.

For the lovers of cool Lithuania has the Winter option, beginning in December with the Christmas markets and new years party. Nightlife is very active in this time, perhaps because night begins at around 4pm. Nature can be equally enjoyable with an offer of ski, cross-country skiing, hunting, ice fishing, and a lot more. During the months of January and February, snow precipitation is very common. Sometimes snow might fall intermittently from as early as November and sometimes might be no snow at all until January.

Regardless of the season, and this is perhaps the most important characteristic of Lithuania, is that the country is not overflowed with tourists. While some destinations in Europe are so crowded is impossible to enjoy anything at all, Lithuania still has the advantage of remaining relatively hidden away, thus providing three things which are missing of our everyday lives: time, peace and serenity.