- 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.
- 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 Hill of Crosses is a pilgrimage site where a collection of around 200,000 crosses have been placed upon a hill in Lithuania’s countryside.
- The Hill of Crosses — a small mountain of approximately 100,000 crosses — is a curious phenomenon. No one manages or organises it — it just is.
- (For me, this ratio is 3:1) Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) was unique enough for me to make an exception, however.
- Kryziu Kalnas is known in English as the Hill of Crosses and is a stunning place in the middle of Lithuanian countryside about 12 kilometres outside the town of.
- The Hill of Crosses (Lithuania) is a sacred pilgrimage site for Catholics. On the hill there is a huge number of crosses of various sizes, materials and shapes.
- The Hill of Crosses, Siauliai, Lithuania. ... Pope John Paul II visited the Hill of Crosses in 1993 and declared it the site of hope, peace, love and sacrifice.
- 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.