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Trakai

A former Lithuanian capital and castle town dating from the Middle Ages, now a charmingly attractive and celebrated resort town on the outskirts of Vilnius.
Walking into town from the bus station
Walking into town from the bus station		 Old wooden house on Vytauto gatvė
Old wooden house on Vytauto gatvė		 Church of the Birth of the Holy Mother of God
Church of the Birth of the Holy Mother of God		 Charming old house in central Trakai
Charming old house in central Trakai
Pair of wooden Karaim houses
Pair of wooden Karaim houses		 Tower with statue of St. John Nepomuk
Tower with statue of St. John Nepomuk		 Turret of the former Peninsula Castle
Turret of the former Peninsula Castle		 Crumbled walls on the Peninsula Castle site
Crumbled walls on the Peninsula Castle site
Site of an old well at the Peninsula Castle
Site of an old well at the Peninsula Castle		 Along the old walls of the castle
Along the old walls of the castle		 Small dock area on Lake Galvė
Small dock area on Lake Galvė		 Lakeside view with a glimpse of the Island Castle
Lakeside view with a glimpse of the Island Castle
Sunflower by the lake
Sunflower by the lake		 Turrets of the Island Castle from a distance
Turrets of the Island Castle from a distance		 Sitting on the pier
Sitting on the pier		 Reeds by the lakeshore
Reeds by the lakeshore
Trakai's Island Castle
Trakai's Island Castle		 Bridge to the Island Castle
Bridge to the Island Castle		 Outside the main gatehouse
Outside the main gatehouse		 Island Castle's Ducal Palace
Island Castle's Ducal Palace
Walkway along the inner courtyard
Walkway along the inner courtyard		 Walls beside the former moat
Walls beside the former moat		 Entrance to the Ducal Palace
Entrance to the Ducal Palace		 Delivery truck beneath the old donjon
Delivery truck beneath the old donjon
Castle turret from the courtyard
Castle turret from the courtyard		 Outside the outer walls
Outside the outer walls		 Tourist boat on Lake Gatvė
Tourist boat on Lake Gatvė		 Reeds with the distant Tyszkiewicz Palace
Reeds with the distant Tyszkiewicz Palace
Tyszkiewicz Palace across the lake
Tyszkiewicz Palace across the lake		 Eastern flank of the Ducal Palace
Eastern flank of the Ducal Palace		 Boats docked off the bridge
Boats docked off the bridge		 Island Castle and bridge from the reeds
Island Castle and bridge from the reeds
Vytautas statue on a neighboring island
Vytautas statue on a neighboring island		 Docked boats with the Island Castle
Docked boats with the Island Castle		 View of the castle from the southwest
View of the castle from the southwest		 Distant view of Assumption Church post-rainstorm
Distant view of Assumption Church post-rainstorm

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