- Only hundreds of thousands of crosses of all sizes and materials. And yet, today, the Hill of Crosses is one of the most suggestive religious places in the world.
- The easiest way to get to the Hill of Crosses is either with your own car (an easy day trip from either Vilnius or Kaunas) or by taxi from Šiauliai.
- During our trip to the Baltic countries this winter we made an unusual stop between Riga and Vilnius: the hill of crosses near the town of Siauliai in Lithuania.
- Known as the Hill of Crosses (Kryziu Kalnas), it is both a pilgrimage site and a testament to Lithuanian strength and defiance under Soviet rule.
- In 1900, 130 crosses existed on the Hill of Crosses, and now it is believed to have a collection of more than 200,000 crosses on site.
- 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”.
- The Hill of Crosses is an interesting and very unique site of pilgrimage, which is in the vicinity of the city of Šiauliai, within the Republic of Lithuania.
- They call it the Hill of Crosses and, according to the latest estimates, this hill is now home to more than 100,000 crosses.
- We rented a bicycle at the tourist office to reach the famous Hill of Crosses, which is about 12 km away from the city.
- 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.