ONE DAY IN VILNIUS | What To Do in Lithuania’s quirky capital!

We have a new favorite city: Vilnius, Lithuania! After spending the day exploring the quirky capital of Lithuania, we're convinced that everyone needs to come see this beautiful city. Between the historic Old Town and the artsy Užupis District, there is so much to do and see.
Come along with us as we spend the entire day exploring Vilnius!
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[@robertburns7637]

I spent 5 weeks in Lithuania in June/July 2022 and I loved it so much that I am going back in March 2023 and plan to stay as long as possible!

[@Slashy.]

As a local, I deeply thank you for sharing your experience in Lithuania. It's so rare to see other influencers talk about it :D

[@JackandGabExplore]

So happy that you enjoyed the video because we loved being there. It's a unique and special city!

[@thewisebananaguy5117]

I'm happy that some people visit to our country it's just making me happy to see that people come

[@sstasiulioniene]

the goose of sauce same

[@oyelerejamesopeyemi.5917]

Beautiful I will come over to lithuania.. How do I get to know you better.

[@muhammadhaziq819]

Hey, why is Lithuania suicidal rate is the highest in 2019?

[@Mr.Karolix]

It's very nice to see other people in our country

[@mohamedumar5410]

Hey I'm from India! I need some help

[@pasauliobamba5588]

Come back to Lithuania when its christmas time. Its so beautiful in those lights!!!

[@sstasiulioniene]

Pasaulio Įdomybės yes ! Especially when it’s snowing because in England it NEVER SNOWS because of the air pollution! (I know that because I’m Lithuanian but I used to live in England now I live in Vilnius

[@eidvis]

Plan your Christmas in Vilnius :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b16sfpqqg8tqe80

[@oyelerejamesopeyemi.5917]

Here's email [e-mail]

[@bedandplushie2708]

BRO ya it’s so amazing when it’s Christmas they take it VERY seriously

[@MyWestiesTV]

Wow,Vilnius, Lithuania really is a beautiful city. Thanks for bringing our way!Thanks for traveling and have a great day!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Soooo pretty and unique! It was a wonderful week :) Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed!

[@domas6100]

as esu is lietuvos

[@ccassie_]

@@domas6100 ir aš Vilniaus!

[@susiearviso3032]

Let's not overlook the thousands of Jews buried underneath Vilnius.

[@daliaradvilaviciute9912]

Labas!

[@ievaa.2319]

im so glad that people find Vilnius so beautiful. It makes me happy for living here

[@JackandGabExplore]

To be honest we really weren't sure what to expect but we ended up really loving it there! Really cool and unique city

[@piyushpunyani9592]

Traveling to Lithuania? Watch this video to discover Lithuania's highlights! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6Cwip5rprqZjMk

[@murkym7147]

my heart warms so much seeing you guys enjoy a city in my home country. miss lithuania, glad you guys enjoyed it!! love from aus 🥺💓

[@MinMin-kv3rv]

I'm a local and with all this daily commuting nightmare, noise and routine I forget how beautiful it is! I love the abundance of art, entertainment and outdoors festivals here. And all the green jungle in the city centre! You can chill in the forest and forget that you are in the city! I think it's my fav thing about this place.

[@conniejohnson7384]

Someday my dream is to visit Lithuania where my Grandparents came from.

[@JackandGabExplore]

My family is originally from Lithuania too! - Gab

[@forsizzle9019]

@@JackandGabExplore loved your videos guys! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLIl4RuptFko8U After this you'll love Vilnius even more Enjoy! 🙂

[@ahmadi9350]

Wow beautiful place, hope can go there one day

[@loretaotnesakysiu5587]

Thank you for visiting our capital :P

[@sterianburghelea6567]

A wonderful city! Greetings from Romania.

[@matissulmanis7323]

Greetings from Latvia. ✌🏻😄

[@JackandGabExplore]

Greetings from Estonia 👋

[@michelagediminas7295]

Lithuania is the best!!! Thanks for showing off it’s best.

[@dimphinapereira1502]

It's really a cool city truly hip n fun city❤️❤️😘💕

[@elzegeceviciute5674]

So glad to hear such sweet words about my homeland! Happy you enjoyed the visit - Vilnius really is magical🙌

[@JackandGabExplore]

It's an incredible city!! Really glad that you enjoyed the video :)

[@martakomisarczyk7719]

I was following your journey through Poland as I'm polish from Poznań and I was so happy that you liked my city so much! Now I'm actually staying now in Vilnius on my Erasmus exchange! I felt in love with this city! It kinda reminds me Poznań in some ways for example population.

[@JackandGabExplore]

Sounds like we're on the same wavelength! So awesome that you're in Vilnius--it really is a super unique and incredible city :)

[@martakomisarczyk7719]

@@JackandGabExplore if you want to see something very unique in Lithuania I extremely recommend you sightseeing hill of crosses close to Siauliai. It's only 2h away from Vilnius but it's such a mysterious place.

[@tadeuszc3552]

@@martakomisarczyk7719 Ponary -Wilno miejsce polskiej Golgoty dla 100 tysiecy pomordowanych Polakow i Zydow (Ypatingasis būrys)

[@joshualoque5902]

I love lithuania. I wish i can visit there soon 😍

[@vitalitysm6797]

I have some advice go too kaunas its the centeral capital of europe right now and it is soo beatiful

[@rv1251]

Very cute couple, great rev thx

[@migueles4834]

Been wanting to visit the country of great Sabonis (basketball player) for many years. The fact that Lithuania (similarly to Poland and other central european countries) boasts a wonderful variety of forests and lakes makes it even more enticing. Im from the westernmost country in mainland Europe and our geography is very different.

[@proudconservative4930]

Nice video and very well done. Totally agree with you that Vilnius is a hip, fun city that provides you a great European experience on a budget. Visited Vilnius, Lithuania for the 1st time in early September of this year and stayed on Vokiečių Street. Had a fantastic time visiting my ancestral home and enjoying Lithuanian cuisine and culture.

[@JackandGabExplore]

That's a super cool street to stay on. Glad you enjoyed and had a special visit!

[@ddq57sm64]

Vilnius rivals any city for its beauty and history! Thanks for sharing your day!

[@aisute8222]

I'm so glad you enjoyed your time in my city

[@arturasandriusaitis8832]

The beautiful film about my native city! Thank you very much and WELCOME again and again to our capital!

[@daveyoffe1109]

I love Vilnius, ich lieba Niaris, that's my fav yyears!

[@ccassie_]

I live here so its not new but when its Chrismas its SOOO pretty!!!

[@andypatterson5055]

I am glad I happened upon this video you've got a new subscriber! Love your natural vlogging style, allowing the city to speak for itself on video with your own personal experience of it.

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

Interesting destination! 🤩🤩

[@JackandGabExplore]

It definitely is! We had no idea how unique and quirky it would be :)

[@user-us6ce7me8k]

@@JackandGabExplore Cool! 👌

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

Looks a lot like when I went to Krakow! Poland is a beautiful country and Lithuania looks like one too! I’ve met a few Lithuanians in the UK and they are friendly and gorgeous (both inside and outside!) people.

[@TrueLoveTravels]

What a quirky place! We love the art by the river 😁 hope your finger is better Jack!

[@JackandGabExplore]

So quirky and cute! His finger ended up being totally fine but we were a little nervous because he cut it on a rusty bridge...

[@elikl1946]

I want to visit Lithuania and other Baltic states. ❤

[@jonasbulvinis7920]

Yeah, Vilnius is pretty cool. I lived in Germany, Uk for 5 years, then 5 years ago came back to Lithuania and was amazed. Especially when I went to that street you talked about - Vokieciu gatve (German street). At night time its so cozy, especially on good wether. The center part is really cool place to hang around even for few days, IMO. Thanks for the vid. Hope you all the best!

[@nonamenoname3146]

Thank you to visit our country and our city ) Vilnius loves you 😉

[@JackandGabExplore]

❤❤❤

[@vaibhavchauhan4872]

Lithuania 🇱🇹 is really beautiful would love to visit there someday Love from India 🇮🇳

[@onedone7988]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLIl4RuptFko8U You'll never see Vilnius the same Enjoy! 😎

[@factshouse3690]

Lithuanian language has some words inspired from Sanskrit.

[@raypich8292]

It is another awesome video! Vilnius is such a beautiful city!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Right?? We couldn't believe it - so impressed by the architecture and food

[@maslelviz]

Wow, great video, it is rare to see videos about the "hip" side of Vilnius. Thanks guys, best of luck!

[@crabLT]

So what's your opinions in general? I've heard that Lithuania is a true and genuine European experience, less watered down than other major European locations.

[@JackandGabExplore]

We absolutely loved Vilnius. The city has a really great energy and life to it--by far one of our favorite cities we've ever been to.

[@fx4147]

@@JackandGabExplore Vilnius native here, glad you enjoyed your stay! I am living abroad myself, whenever I get to visit it I love it so much more! Especially during the summer months, there is so much to do see there! The vibe is very different from the Western Europe.

[@crabLT]

@@fx4147 I've been in many western European cities. My unpopular opinion is that is just not the same Europe our parents and grandparents built. I've been thinking on moving somewhere in Central or Eastern Europe, but since I'm part Lithuanian I wanted to ask would that be a good choice?

[@blackcaterpillar]

@@crabLT it will be your best choise in your life😉 especialy if you are a part lithuanian👍

[@fx4147]

Simon Peterson hey man. It depends on many things. If you wish to move to Lithuania, the capital is the best option in my opinion. Personally, I love it. Its a good place to take a step back and to recharge. If you have the option and the means to travel, thats perfect.

[@elainesmollin4734]

Very sweet! So glad you enjoyed Old Town:)

[@reychuzzyt1886]

I Love Lithuania🇱🇹❤️ Love from Philippines 🇵🇭❤️

[@brendonchristopher1234]

I’m half Lithuanian and would love to explore more of that side of my family. Beautiful country and love the language - hope to learn it in the near future. Thank for posting !

[@LituanaCorazonmexicano0508]

I am soooo happy that you loved my city!☺️💖

[@nyonyopraia]

That Literatu street looks amazing. 'Specially with the Frank Zappa one. Frank Zappa's Hot Rats released 50 years ago today, by the way. Great video, guys. Stay safe.

[@JackandGabExplore]

So awesome! It's so funny because as far as we can tell Frank Zappa doesn't really have much to do with Vilnius or Lithuania they just really loved his music when they were forming the Uzupis Republic 😂😂😂

[@kennkweder8057]

Nyonyo Reservoir thank u guys!! Awesome video!

[@gabrieleeglinskaite7776]

It's so cool that you visited here !!! Hope you had a great time 😀

[@nikolasvasjanovas6383]

It's so good that people are coming to my country that I was born and saying that's it's great that's makes heart blow

[@vampyrgoboom8203]

Lithuanians take good care of their capital, but a lot of Vilnius beauty comes from its "abundance" especially in the Uzupis area, where some buildings are worn down, but they look very cool and antique.

[@fypodgt7182]

Vilnius universary is oldest in eastern europe

[@JackandGabExplore]

That's awesome!

[@ugnikalnis]

We are not Eastern Europe by the way.

[@Vytautas-Kubilius]

What’s a Universary?:)

[@antanassmetona4054]

That's true and false at the same time. Since Lithuania owned a lot of Eastern European(Ruthenian) lands, it was then an Eastern European country. But ethnic Lithuania was always Northern European. Hence this fact is incorrect when using it in this current timeline.

[@Prker0667]

Nope the oldest is in Kaunas , Karaliaus mindaugas university, dont lie

[@jamesvincent4905]

Nice video looks like a cool city. I didn't realize you guys posted your videos at a latter date. I was surprised to hear it was mid September.

[@JackandGabExplore]

Super cool. Yup we're at about a 2 week delay from when we film a video to when it goes up on KZbin. We're working to decrease the time gap but it can be tricky because video editing is time consuming!

[@doviszaidzia4710]

I live in Lithuania and its pretty hard to find youtubers filming about Lithuania So its nice to hear

[@lie9237]

You posted this video on my BIRTHDAY!!

[@JackandGabExplore]

Happy Belated Birthday!!

[@lie9237]

@@JackandGabExplore Thank you! Sorry for not answering for the past 4 days, my notifications for KZbin are turned off

[@Isthaul]

Wow

[@dilanasjonaitis6893]

I love Vilnius!!!

[@algismalickas632]

nice cam quality.thanks for reportage!

[@Vion4real]

I live in lithuania! 🇱🇹🇱🇹🇱🇹

[@kinderiukas477]

Im living in vilnius!!! Thanks for visiting!!!

[@cosmodisc]

Great review. Hope you enjoyed ! ;)

[@JackandGabExplore]

Thanks!! We definitely did enjoy. Super cool city

[@ngocfamilyco.7802]

So beautiful at night outside enjoy your night

[@Restez_Humble]

Beautiful ❤️

[@pillowfacemcgee1850]

Heyooo, super nice of you visiting us here! Such a shame you only got to see Vilnius, as it's definitely not the last stop of beautiful sights to see here, in Lithuania. Everything from Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai to the museums and national parks (I'd really recommend a geology museum near Vilnius here, also visiting university faculties, those are beautiful, a cold war museum set up in a missile silo a little west). But probably I'd recommend to see Molėtai the most, the city and landscapes itself are beautiful, but going to the observatory at a clear 3am night is something on its own, you can't fit it within the confines of words. Hope you have a great time here with us!

[@tinymeijers6707]

ben er net van terug ,drie dagen met mijn dochter geweest ,echt geweldig

[@mejusb]

Thanks for travelling to my city

[@raigoogames3935]

I really love your vids

[@JackandGabExplore]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@DoiViezuri]

Between 01:59 to 02:02 people walking backwards :P Anyhow cool city exploring video of Vilnius guys :D

[@JackandGabExplore]

Hahahaha you're right!! Sometimes we don't catch little things like that during the edits 😂 Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Alina_Valentina]

diner looked delicious !

[@Dimmiano]

GUYS, came back in begining of June. There is Culture Night. Theater, art, performances all across old town. It is amazing :)

[@dimphinapereira1502]

Beautiful awesome amazing video

[@mrlahey5413]

So envy.. I wanna explore too!

[@tolvydaslaurinatis5469]

Vilnius is so beautiful

[@onedone7988]

I know right? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLIl4RuptFko8U After this you'll love Vilnius even more Enjoy! 🙂

[@wavlogs9149]

Really nice video :D

[@ugnikalnis]

Thank you guys for a great job you done a superb job. After BBC Released TV series called War & Peace wich is filmed in Vilnius n rest Lithuania we have a tourist wave increased a lot.

[@JackandGabExplore]

It's a really cool city so more people should visit!! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@ligametis]

However some locations where war and peace was filmed are demolished and others have changed a lot.

[@ugnikalnis]

@@JackandGabExplore I Will always support like you who's showing n sharing about birth City, you don't need any guides online to go to cities center or oldtown or užupis just random spots chose by going you see it draws your attention go we have a lot good spot food n etc.

[@LG6264]

Ooo turbūt tau patiko I'm a speek Lithuania and I'm live HEREEEEEE 😋🤔

[@PasiemuKasMano]

Vilnius is my hometown and i know that it's a nice place to be and to live, but personally for me it's looks pretty much like ordinary city of Europe, i mean, there are not really much things to get excited of or surprised to. But it's really nice to hear kind words from tourists and from you guys about our Capital of Lithuania !

[@JackandGabExplore]

Glad you enjoyed our perspective on your city!! We really loved it there and it felt unique to us

[@fx4147]

Yeah, try to leave VIlnius for a number of years and then return. See what you say then.

[@augustp703]

Galėjai patylėt, prieš užsieniečius apie savo šalį gerai arba nieko, plius bekultūris esi, jei nieko nuostabaus Vilniuje nematei.

[@urtesireikaite9602]

August P lmao ,since when is it forbided to state your oppinion ,even more ,have one 💀

[@ligametis]

Lately Vilnius old centre's beauty and uniqueness is being slowly destroyed by new large scale constructions, especially by those obnoxious glass skyscrapers that are just a stone's throw away from old town and are visible in main historical panoramas. Many small, old and special, at least century old buildings have been demolished in old town just to build profitable large and dense new apartment complexes or office buildings.

[@HavalKurdistanPeace4all]

Nice video and channel. Subscribed😍👍

[@syedaga4711]

Awesome Video love from India 😊🙏

[@edengarden6811]

My dad is from there, never been there but would love to go!

[@onedone7988]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLIl4RuptFko8U You'll never see Vilnius the same Enjoy! 😎

[@icyyk3540]

Great video, people think that Lithuania is another commie country (or even a part of Russia) with nothing much to it, but we have a lot of beautiful things to explore and tour around.

[@TarPas]

Gözəl, xudmani bir şəhərdir.

[@konradasdidysis6847]

I live in Vilnius. Thanks

[@Ben_Lorentz]

My great grandmother on my mom's side is from there I'd love to visit.

[@JackandGabExplore]

Gab's dad's side of the family are Jews who immigrated to the U.S. from Lithuania! So it was really special being there

[@Lukas68174]

greetings from Lithuania 👋

[@kristijonaspetrauskas6364]

Proud of my city!

[@JackandGabExplore]

You should be!! Vilnius is amazing :)

[@behindthen0thing]

Do you guys speak Russian there

[@kristijonaspetrauskas6364]

@@behindthen0thing the main language is lithuanian. But a lot of people speaks russian too (Especially 38+ years old), because they were living here when Lithuania was a part of USSR

[@behindthen0thing]

@@kristijonaspetrauskas6364 is there allot of jewish over there?

[@kristijonaspetrauskas6364]

@@behindthen0thing not really. But there is a place where was a ,,district of jewish people" (I dont know how to call it), where jewish people had to live during nazis occupation of Vilnius

[@Perkun1410]

Ah, Vilnius i was born in here, many thing are there. The tower on the hills called "Gedimino pilis" and a old town. Feel's nice to come in here even tho the language is very old here, even the country too. And if you still on go to the hills of crosses in Lithuania.

[@KizioMU]

Please tell me where is this in town 0:30 ? Nevermind, I found it later in the video! Nice video btw! Cant wait to visit town

[@Yo-Man]

Glad you enjoyed Vilnius. Thanks 4 video 🍺 You, guys, _cool_

[@Tomas-qd3ht]

I went to there in the summer and my tip would be to eat in Pirmas blynas, a restaurant where they hire people with a disability. Staf speaks also English!

[@marlajacques6947]

Thx for having a vegan nite! The animals thank u so I'm sure 💚

[@markust7709]

Beautiful video and I need to bring some correction. HBO series Chernobyl was filmed in Lithuania for one particular reason: there is the same type nuclear plant here that closely resembles Chernobyl plant. The difference is that Lithuanian plant was much newer and bigger and it never exploded - Lithuania willingly gave up atomic energy for sake of ecology and closed it down in 2014. But the actual building is still there - NOT as destroyed or run down as Chernobyl's was after explosion, which makes it perfect for filming it. The nuclear plant is 200 km away from Vilnius, in different town. 90% of movie was filmed over there. Now, only few parts of the movie were filmed in actual city of Vilnius - in particular residential area outside downtown. Vilnius as the city by no means resembles the town of Pripyat in Ukraine - that was a small artificial town build with concrete apartment blocks and DID NOT have any UNESCO historical old town like Vilnius. The residential area of Vilnius where it was filmed has some similar types of concrete buildings but even them look different in much more maintained stage and cozy environment around them. The city of Pripyat after accident is completely ran down, deteriorated, abandoned and terrible. Your part of the video where you comparing Pripyat with Vilnius may confuse people that Vilnius looks like Chernobyl. Not at all - Chernobyl was dreadful small town even before the accident. Vilnius was always a capital of a country with flourishing parks, architecture etc. Thank you and Love - :-)

[@RainmakerLTU]

I don't wanna rain on your parade here, but closing down Visaginas nuclear plant has nothing to do with ecology. Nuclear plant is most eco-friendly from all other types of electric plants, for example thermo plants constantly emits CO2 through burning coal/oil or gas, hydro plants causes various problems with river ecosystems past the dam. While used nuclear fuel is burried into deep storage and does nothing to nature if stored properly. Visaginas plant was closed down because Europe does did not need one more cheap electricity seller in market, which would force other sellers to lover their electricity prices. Simple business.

[@markust7709]

@@RainmakerLTU Well...that contributed, too. But you do sound like russian speaking hater of Lithuania. Maybe your name even not real... You are negative about this country. Am I right!

[@OTWD_yt]

Booked a flight to Vilnius in January what would you recommend to do and see for a young travel couple 😊

[@valsingameto8052]

GERAS

[@joannab7403]

Hi Guys. Vegetarian falafel- my staples and favourites back as a student in late 90s and early 2000s. Veggie stuff were taking on back then in Poland .

[@andriusbacanskas6297]

Super

[@fidenemini111]

Looks like you enjoyed being in Vilnius. By the way the kind of Jack's wound in Lithuania is called "cat wound" :)

[@dimphinapereira1502]

😘❤️❤️💕💕

[@livylou5011]

I’d love to come travel and see it! Thank you for the video! 💕

[@JackandGabExplore]

It's one of our favorite cities that we visited in Europe!

[@dimphinapereira1502]

Pretty city

[@vitalitysm6797]

my geography teacher told me to watch this lol its home work for me

[@christiancockayne]

I’m going there this Thursday! Our hotel is paid for, and we don’t do much drinking, we love our sights, that’s my three friends and I. How much do you spend per day if you’re being sensible?

[@JackandGabExplore]

That's awesome you're going to have a great time! I would say you can be there for pretty cheap--less than 50 euros/day per person easily!

[@marlajacques6947]

Thx for having a vegan nite! The animals thank u too I'm sure 💚

[@Tt-rj8jv]

I wanna travel here

[@onedone7988]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaLIl4RuptFko8U You'll never see Vilnius the same Enjoy! 😎

[@terrybaker8156]

I lit up when I saw the cats

[@jokubas1291]

Come to Kaunas its 2th biggest city in Lithuania , when Christmas its very nice snd beautiful in old town