4-Day Vilnius Baroque Old Town & Bohemian Uzupis City Break
Baroque spires, a self-declared artist republic and Baltic cafe culture.
- Destination: Vilnius, Lithuania
- Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
- Budget: 411–545 GBP
- Estimated cost: 411 GBP
Day-by-day plan
Day 1: Arrive and the Old Town
Stay in the Old Town.
Morning: Train or bus from the airport to the centre.
Afternoon: Wander Pilies Street and Cathedral Square.
Evening: Cepelinai dinner in a cellar restaurant.
Day 2: Towers and hills
Comfortable shoes for cobbles.
Morning: Gediminas Tower and the Upper Castle.
Afternoon: Literatu Street art wall and St Anne's Church.
Evening: Sunset from the Hill of Three Crosses.
Day 3: The artist republic
Uzupis is a 10-minute walk from the centre.
Morning: Cross the bridge into Uzupis and read the constitution.
Afternoon: MO Museum of modern art.
Evening: Craft beer bars around Town Hall Square.
Day 4: Trakai day trip
Trakai buses run roughly hourly.
Morning: Bus or train to Trakai.
Afternoon: Island Castle and kibinai pastries by the lake.
Evening: Back to Vilnius for a final Old Town stroll.
Budget
- Flights — Return fare anchor: lastminute.com's London-Vilnius route page lists return flights from £63 per person (one-way from £35) (lastminute.com/flights/r_london--vilnius, checked 4 Nov 2026); 'from' fares are lead-in prices including taxes and do not guarantee availability on specific dates. — 63 GBP
- Accommodation — 3 nights sole occupancy at about £55 per night for a central Old Town guesthouse or budget hotel. — 165 GBP
- Food & drink — Roughly £30 per day covering market halls, cepelinai lunches and cafe stops. — 120 GBP
- Local transport — Airport train and buses plus mostly walking; the Old Town is compact. — 15 GBP
- Activities — Gediminas Tower, MO Museum and a day trip to Trakai castle. — 48 GBP
Tips
- Vilnius Old Town: One of Europe's largest baroque old towns, a UNESCO site.
- Uzupis Republic: Bohemian self-declared republic with its own constitution.
- Trakai Island Castle: Fairy-tale red-brick castle on a lake, 30 minutes away.
- Gediminas Tower: Hilltop tower with views over the city's spires.