Lithuania’s cute capital has the feel of a supersized village. Venture beyond the fortresses and weathered chunks of city wall and you’ll find plenty of reminders of its tumultuous past, whether it’s ...

Visitors take a selfie in front of an illuminated Christmas tree at Cathedral Square in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, and the 2025 Christmas Capital of Europe. Mindaugas Kulbis, AP Grand Duke ...

History, geopolitics, snow, markets and a giant Tony Soprano statue. Rich Booth discovers that Vilnius at Christmas has it ...

Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including burial crowns and insignia belonging to Medieval European rulers. The cache from Vilnius ...

Cathedral officials in Lithuania spent decades searching for 450-year-old royal treasures hidden before WWII. Photos show the long-lost finds. Photo from the Vilnius Archdiocese / Aistė Karpytė As a ...

In the crypts of a Lithuanian cathedral, researchers have discovered a trove of royal treasure: crowns, jewelry and a scepter that belonged to several Lithuanian-Polish monarchs from the 15th and 16th ...

In 1939, at the onset of World War II, a cache of Lithuanian and Polish royal treasures went underground. Rings, medallions, crowns, plaques, and a scepter were hastily gathered and stashed in a crypt ...

Researchers found the pieces covered in newspaper and tucked beneath a staircase in the crypt. Aiste Karpyte In the crypts of a Lithuanian cathedral, researchers have discovered a trove of royal ...