Pilgrimage Sites in Lithuania
Discover 5 sacred destinations in Lithuania
Hill of the Crosses (Kryžių kalnas)
The Hill of Crosses is Lithuania's national pilgrimage center, where over 100,000 crosses testify to Catholic faith and peaceful resistance.
Šiluva
Lithuania's most sacred Marian shrine, where the weeping Virgin appeared to shepherd children in 1608—Europe's first such apparition.
Trakai
Trakai hosts the miraculous Trakai Mother of God icon, crowned by Pope Clement XI in 1718—the first Marian image in Lithuania so honored.
Vilnius
Vilnius holds profound Catholic significance as home to the original Divine Mercy image and sacred relics of St. Casimir, Lithuania's patron saint.
Žemaičių Kalvarija
Lithuania's oldest Calvary, where pilgrims walk 19 hilltop chapels singing ancient Kalnai hymns and venerate the Baltic's largest True Cross relic.