- The Hill of Crosses, Kryziu Kalnas, located in city of Siauliai, Lithuania. Standing upon a small hill are many hundreds of thousands of crosses that represent...
- With over 100,000 crosses, the Hill of Crosses, north of Šiauliai, is a place of national pilgrimage for Lithuanians and an off-the-path travel destination.
- Hill of Crosses photo There are many strange places and surrounded by mystery, mysticism and legends that we can find throughout the planet.
- A little background on the Hill of Crosses. It’s not far from the town of Šiauliai in Northern Lithuania – the roads there are great by the way.
- Hill-of-Crosses-1. The city of Siauliai was founded in 1236 and occupied by Teutonic Knights during the 14th century.
- “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.”
- The Hill of Crosses in the countryside near Siauliai in Lithuania is a one of a kind pilgrimage destination that is conveniently located only a 1.5hr drive from...
- 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.
- (For me, this ratio is 3:1) Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas) was unique enough for me to make an exception, however.
- Grey Cross from Lithuania A quick look at the different catholic cross on the hill of crosses will show you a variety of crosses in different shapes and sizes.