Monasteries to Explore
Silent witnesses to the passing centuries, monasteries are being rediscovered and brought back to life. Once hidden from the outside world, their spaces – guardians of monastic life – now open to visitors’ steps and experiences.
“It was as if time itself had stopped here,” wrote Umberto Eco in The Name of the Rose, one of the most famous novels about monasteries. Today, monasteries are places where visitors can sense the breath of the past, glimpse reflections of monks’ daily lives, and also find the opportunity to pause, slow down, and turn inward.
Tytuvėnai Holy Virgin Mary Queen of Angels Church and Bernardine Monastery Ensemble
Maironio St. 2A, Tytuvėnai, Kelmė district
(Pilgrims’ Centre): Monday–Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Saturday–Sunday: by prior arrangement The church is open during services. The inner courtyard and the Chapel of the Holy Stairs are open at all times
Ensemble of the Franciscan Monastery and the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
Vilnius St. 2, Kretinga
Monday–Saturday: 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Sunday: 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Visits to the church crypts and tower are available by prior arrangement only.
Liškiava Church of the Holy Trinity and Dominican Monastery Complex
Bažnyčios St.7, Liškiava, Varėna district
Opening hours of the church crypts and exhibition: II-VII, 12:00–18:00
