The'breakway republic'of Uzupis Vilnius.

Things to do in Vilnius,Lithuania:Three-minute guide

Napoleon Bonaparte described Vilnius as the Jerusalem of the North.

  • byAndrew Bain
Baltic states. Pioneers (Soviet Scouts) sing a song at the Soviet Sculpture Garden,dubbed"Stalin World,"in the Lithuanian city of Grutas

New beat in the Baltic

With a song in his heart,Adrian Bridge revisits Latvia,Lithuania and Estonia 20 years after independence.

Search for Baltic roots

Angie Schiavone finds a family story in the turbulent history of mittel-Europe.

24 hours in Vilnius

Tim Richards enjoys the'new Europe'in a pint-sized nation with ale,amber and a magic tile to wish upon.

If these walls could talk

Belinda Jackson enters the grisly monument where scores of Lithuanian freedom fighters lost their lives.