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90 sPort & leisure Active leisure Force One Tel. (+370) 5 233 98 07, info@forceone.lt, www.forceone.lt. Extreme, outdoorsy and team-building type activities. Mostly caters to corporate clients. Labas Nuotykių Parkas (Labas Adventure Park) Lizdeikos, tel. (+370) 602 323 66, www.labasnuotykiuparkas.lt. Not far from the city centre on the eastern shore of the Neris river, Labas Nuotykių Parkas offers over 1.5km of tracks up in the trees aimed at everyone from children to beginners to professional Tarzans. Each track comes with zip-lines for aerial flights, plus there’s a 16m swing for the completely insane and an aerial runway across the river. The place is hidden from the road and there are no signposts at all. A map on their website partially solves the mystery. QOpen 10:00 - 20:00. Bowling & Billiards Boulingo Klubas G-3, J. Jasinskio 16, tel. (+370) 5 249 66 00, www.boulingoklubas.lt. Complete with Lithuanian dishes and beer, the six lanes squeezed next to each other allow for much drunken bowling. QOpen 11:00 - 22:00, Wed, Thu 11:00 - 23:00, Fri 11:00 - 24:00, Sat 12:00 - 24:00, Sun 12:00 - 21:00. PAW Cosmic Bowling G-4, Vytenio 6/23, tel. (+370) 5 233 99 09, www.bowling.lt. Wonky lanes and pins on strings. Better lanes and equipment upstairs, where prices are also higher. QOpen 11:00 - 24:00, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 02:00. PW Free Ball H-2, Konstitucijos 16 (VCUP), tel. (+370) 656 205 80. A pleasant enough space featuring a bar and several pool tables in excellent condition. QOpen 10:00 - 23:00, Fri, Sat 10:00 - 02:00, Sun 10:00 - 22:00. PA Fitness & Gyms Forum Sports Club G-2, Konstitucijos 26, tel. (+370) 5 210 31 49, www.forumfitness.lt. Gym, aerobics, 25m pool, saunas, modern equipment and the option of a personal trainer to shout at you while you use it. Q Open 06:30 - 22:00, Sat, Sun 09:00 - 21:00 (Aug). Open 06:30 - 22:30, Sat, Sun 08:00 - 22:00 (from September). AFDC Impuls Plus I-1, Kareivių 14, tel. (+370) 615 400 72, www.impuls.lt. Strength and cardiovascular workout gear, aerobics, sauna, spa, pool and waterslide. Also at L. Asanavičiūtės 15, Savanorių 28, Fabijoniškių 97a. QOpen 06:30 - 21:30, Sat, Sun 09:30 - 21:00. Open 06:30 - 21:30, Sat, Sun 09:00 - 19:00 (June - August). ADC On wheels Fun2Go Plytinės 27, tel. (+370) 699 567 04, www. kartodromas.lt. This go-cart track offers speed, mayhem, danger, so it’s just like the rest of Lithuania’s road network, but with smaller cars and more fun. QOpen 13:00 - 21:00, Sat, Sun 11:00 - 21:00. Racquet sports Teniso Pasaulis E-1, Ąžuolyno 7, tel. (+370) 5 246 08 36, www.sebarena.lt. 30 - 95Lt/hour depending on when you want to play. A Saunas The Narutis Hotel - Preferred Boutique C-3, Pilies 24, tel. (+370) 5 212 28 94, fax (+370) 5 262 28 82, info@narutis.com, www.narutis.com. There’s a sauna, steam room and a modest pool with spa bath. And a nice little fountain. A hidden treat on the main tourist promenade of Old Town. JA Sky stuff Oreivystės Centras (Ballooning Centre) G-3, Upės 5, tel. (+370) 652 005 10, www.ballooning.lt. Hot-air balloons and other off-the-ground antics. Social sports Hash House Harriers Tel. (+370) 685 212 43, www.vilniushhh.blogspot.com. Run or walk around for a bit, then drink and chat. The Vilnius chapter of this world phenomenon meet once a month. See their blog for more information. Table tennis Sostinės Stalo Teniso Sporto Klubas J-3, Olandų 6/1, tel. (+370) 654 020 59, www.vilniaus-stalo-tenisas.lt. A large, modern table tennis club complete with lots of tables, good shower facilities and the option of coaching or just playing for pleasure. Find it above the Maxima supermarket on the left going up the hill. QOpen 17:00 - 20:00, Sat 09:30 - 13:00. Closed Sun. Water sports Diugonis (Scuba-diving) J. Matulaičio 7-38, tel. (+370) 5 240 70 15, www.scubadiving.lt. A PADI dive centre, with English-speaking staff, who can arrange dives in the lakes around Trakai. Scuba gear available for hire. QOpen 10:00 - 18:00, Sat 11:00 - 15:00. Closed Sun. A Lietuvos Vaikų ir Jaunimo Centras G-2, Konstitucijos 25, tel. (+370) 5 273 33 33, www.lvjc.lt. The pool is only 25m long but it’s clean as a whistle and, despite being in a children’s and youth centre, it’s not just for kiddies. Vichy Aqua Park H-1, Ozo 14c, tel. 118, www. vandensparkas.lt. A big explosion of aquatic fun with a pleasantly up-lifting Polynesian theme throughout. There are dizzying water slides, a pretend beach with real waves, oodles of pools of various types (one with a bar) and all sorts of saunas and spa baths. Out in the northern suburbs, the taxi fare’s still worth it, or take bus N°53 if you’re feeling cheap. QOpen 12:00 - 22:00, Sat, Sun 10:00 - 22:00. TAEKDC Chess The general consensus among historians is that chess (šachmatai) arrived in Lithuania in the 17th century, brought here by the ruling classes from Western Europe. Others claim its history goes back a good deal further. What is undeniable however is the fact that the first ever documented game played in the country took place in 1887, the year the first chess club was founded in Lithuania. The first international tournament took place in Vilnius in 1912, attracting many skilful exponents from abroad, including the great Polish master Akiba Rubinstein (1882-1961), who won and took the title back to his native homeland. Lithuania’s most notable exponent was a man by the name of Vladas Mikėnas (1910-1992), famous for beating the world champion at the time in an albeit informal game way back in 1937. Chess remains a favourite sport (call it a game in front of a serious player at your own peril) among the Lithuanians, and as well as one or two specialist clubs in Vilnius, it’s possible to find the game being played every evening in a few bars. Vilnius In Your Pocket vilnius.inyourpocket.com
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Hotels Restaurants Cafés Nightlife
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4 Foreword As we go to press at the
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Crime & Safety Crime is rampant in
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The Lithuanian state arose and stre
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Until August 25 Kinas Po Žvaigžd
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Not surprisingly for a capital city
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Culture Opera & Ballet Opera & Ball
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Best Western Vilnius H-2, Konstituc
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Long term rental Barbacan Apartment
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Corner Hotel G-5, T. Ševčenkos 16
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stonework alongside modern convenie
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out of the kitchen. An interesting
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Argentinean El Gaucho Sano C-3, Pil
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Stikliai C-3, Gaono 7 (Stikliai Hot
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Indian Indian Maharaja B-3, Trakų
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Kalvarijų 1 H-3, Kalvarijų 1, tel
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NEW Rib Room H-3, Šeimyniškių 1
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St. Valentino B-3, Vilniaus 47/18,
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Page 62 and 63: 62 what to see Europos Parkas Europ
Page 64 and 65: 64 what to see Trakai First mention
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Page 84 and 85: 84 liFestyle direCtory Barbers & Be
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