- Tickets for the bus to the Hill of Crosses can be purchased at the bus station in Siauliai. A large departure board shows the schedule – you want the bus to Joniskis.
- The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania is a unique day trip from Vilnius or Kaunas. Here's everything you need to know before planning your visit.
- hill of crosses. The following recap of a daytrip to Šiauliai (from Vilnius) is courtesy of Paul A. from San Francisco, California, who visited in mid-May 2023.
- Traveling to the Hill of the Crosses: The hill is located near the northern town of Siauliai, which has train service from several cities, especially Riga, Latvia.
- The Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) is the most famous landmark of Šiauliai, Lithuania. Here's more information about the sight.
- 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 (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
- One such site we visited was called the "Hill of Crosses" - and was literally a massive hill covered in crosses of all shapes and sizes.
- The Hill of Crosses is an historical and architectural monument, which attracts people with its peace, spirituality, authenticity and sacred nature.
- Today, no one really holds jurisdiction of the Hill of Crosses, with different organizations and individual volunteers pitching in to maintain the site.