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Useful addresses

Lithuanian National Tourism Office – 86 Gloucester Place - London W1U 6HP - t 0207 034 1222 - www.lithuaniatourism.co.uk

Lithuanian Embassy – 84 Gloucester Place - London W1U 6AU - t 44 20 7486 6401 - www.lithuanianembassy.co.uk

Lithuanian Embassy – 47 Ailesbury Road - Ballsbridge – Dublin 4 - t 01 668 8292 - http://ie.mfa.lt/index.php

A trip to Lithuania will vary immensely depending on the time of year.

Summer (June-late August) or peak tourist season: countless festivals.

Winter (November-March): snowfall and short days.

Spring and autumn: both seasons are brief and often quite rainy, but spring is bright and cheerful.

Lithuania is on GMT+2 (October-February) and GMT+3 (March-September), so, when it is 12noon in London, it is 2pm in Vilnius.

Lithuania switches to and from daylight saving time on the last Sunday of March and October.

Valid passport.

Also see Practical A to Z.

Recommended vaccinations: DT polio, measles and BCG.

Travel insurance is advisable (automatically provided by some bank cards).

www.lithuaniatourism.co.uk – UK-based tourist board website.

www.travel.lt – Practical information website to plan a trip to Lithuania.

www.muziejai.lt – Excellent website devoted to Lithuania’s museums.