Vilnius citizens and city guests who wish to see the Presidential Palace and get acquainted with the activities of the institution of the President are offered free-of-charge tours. During Lithuania's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, guided tours of the Presidential Palace are also available in the English language.

This year Žemaitijaregion celebrates its 600th baptism anniversary. For such occasion, the diocese of Telšiai regionhas organized the Eucharistic Congress, which began on 2nd of August and lasted until 4th of August, and this day has marked the culminating celebrations of Žemaitija habitants.

The first month of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU has come to an end. How many meetings were held, how many gifts given, how many guests from abroad visited the country, and how many zeppelin dumplings were eaten during this period? Find out about this and more by reading our interesting facts.

With the summer holiday in full swing, it's useful to know some things before you travel abroad. For example, what are your rights when your flight gets cancelled or how much will it cost to surf the internet when you're roaming? Or maybe you have not even picked a place to go to yet. Whatever your travel plans, read our summer holiday feature to select a destination and find out the answers.

In the 2nd quarter of 2013, energy supplier Enefit increased the number of its customers by three times. The participant in Lithuania's free electricity market also doubled its revenues from LTL 13.2 million (EUR 3.8 million) to LTL 35.6 million (EUR 10.3 million), reported LETA/ELTA.

Israeli president, Nobel laureate and founder of the Peres Center for Peace Shimon Peres was granted an honorary Vilnius citizenship today at the Town Hall.