- Hill of Crosses photo There are many strange places and surrounded by mystery, mysticism and legends that we can find throughout the planet.
- 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.
- Only twelve kilometres from Siauliai (small Lithuanian city) can be found a very unusual hill dotted with crosses of different shapes & different materials.
- The Hill of Crosses is exactly what it sounds like, a hill (two separate mounds) that has hundreds of thousands of crosses all over it.
- The Hill of Crosses is located near the small city of Šiauliai, and is an national centre of pilgrimage in Lithuania.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hill of Crosses (Lithuanian: Kryžių kalnas) is a site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
- Many attempts were made to destroy and burn the Hill of Crosses, but it survived as a sign of our freedom and as a must-see place for pilgrims around the world.
- 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.