Lithuania, Latvia · Castles & Palaces

9-Hour Hill of Crosses and Rundale Palace Tour from Vilnius

9 Hours Round trip from Pilsrundāle Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the iconic Hill of Crosses, a significant pilgrimage site in northern Lithuania
02 Visit the grand Rundale Palace Museum, showcasing stunning 18th-century interiors
03 Take in the landscapes around the Jurgaiciai-Domantai mound and the Zemgale Plains
04 See interior decorations by Johann Michael Graff, Francesco Martini, and Carlo Zucchi

Travel from Vilnius to explore the Hill of Crosses, a pilgrimage site about 12 km north of the city of Siauliai in northern Lithuania. Continue to the Rundale Palace Museum, one of the two major Baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in Latvia, and admire its spellbinding 18th-century interiors.

Discover an oblong mound resembling the shape of a saddle, standing on a plain and surrounded by the valleys of the Kulpe stream and its nameless tributary.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Vilnius, Rundale

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Hill of Crosses and Rundale Palace Museum from Vilnius

Pick up from your hotel in Vilnius and travel to the Hill of Crosses.
Explore the Hill of Crosses, a historical and architectural monument that sits on the Jurgaiciai-Domantai mound.
Discover an oblong mound resembling the shape of a saddle, standing on a plain and surrounded by the valleys of the Kulpe stream and its nameless tributary.
Have lunch at a local restaurant.
Travel to the Rundale Palace Museum, set amidst the fertile Zemgale Plains in the south of Latvia.
See the interior decorations created between 1765 and 1768 by the Berlin sculptor Johann Michael Graff and the Italian painters Francesco Martini and Carlo Zucchi.

Return to your hotel in Vilnius.