- The Hill of Crosses, Kryzių Kalnas, located seven miles north of the small industrial city of Siauliai is the Lithuanian national pilgrimage center.
- Another legend date the origin of Hill of Crosses to 14th century then Roman Catholic Church finally took over the region and baptized everyone to Christianity.
- This is certainly the case on the Hill of Crosses, where an impressive amount of crosses has formed an incredible sight over the years.
- The Hill of Crosses is the most popular attraction in Lithuania and for good reason. Seeing thousands of different sized crosses is a unique and amazing sight.
- A major site of Catholic pilgrimage, the Hill of Crosses is dotted with numerous religious artefacts such as crosses, statues, effigies, rosaries, and even figures of...
- “Thank you, Lithuanians, for this Hill of Crosses which testifies to the nations of Europe and to the whole world the faith of the people of this land”.
- (For me, this ratio is 3:1) Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) was unique enough for me to make an exception, however.
- To avoid the crowds, we are off to see the Hill of Crosses. Personally, I’d never heard of it until Craig enlightened me…”its an hill with crosses on it”.
- Today, visitors can place their own cross on the Hill of Crosses. It takes approximately 2.5 hours by car to reach the Hill of Crosses from Vilnius.
- Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: ) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.