- The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, with its one hundred thousand crosses, is creepy but also a significant historical site for Lithuanians.
- Have you ever been to an intensely holy place or one packed with historical importance? I visited the Hill of Crosses as part of Busabout’s Scandi-Baltic tour.
- The Hill of Crosses, or Kryziu Kalnas in Lithuanian, is a collection of over 200,000 wooden crosses erected on a small hill in Šiauliai in Northern Lithuania.
- The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania is a national pilgrimage center dating back to 1831. Over the years, crosses, crucifixes, rosaries, Virgin Mary statues...
- With over 100,000 crosses, the Hill of Crosses, north of Šiauliai, is a place of national pilgrimage for Lithuanians and an off-the-path travel destination.
- The Hill of Crosses is a famous site of pilgrimage. The precise origin of the practice of leaving crosses on the hill is uncertain, but it is believed that ...
- The most important place of interest in the area is the Hill of Crosses north of Šiauliai. Visited both by pilgrims and irreligious tourists this place is a remarkable...
- The USSR began a “demolition” period which lasted for almost 20 years. In 1958, the collective farm Meškuičiai began digging gravel on the Hill of Crosses.
- Hill of Crosses in Lithuania. It is estimated that the crosses appeared at this point in the 13th century, shortly after the foundation of the city.
- The highlight of my trip to Lithuania and one of the most impressive religious sites I’ve ever come across, the Hill of Crosses, near Siauliai.