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Triplandio Lithuania guide covers 12 travel guides with 1 city across 28 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 48 self-guided walking tours in Lithuania with 319 POI, spanning 161.5 km in total. Get inspired by 10 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Lithuania
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Lithuania
Cost
HIGH
Safety
82
Health
68
Lifestyle
65
Infra
78
Rank
#30
Score
61
Tourists
2.3M/y
GDP/cap
$33.0k
Life Exp
77.2 yrs
Population
2.9M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Lithuanian
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Lithuania
Local Flavours of Lithuania — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Main course
Meat
Cepelinai
tse-peh-LEE-nai
· Potato dumplings with meat
Lithuanian potato dumplings stuffed with minced meat.
Main course
Vegetarian
Babka
bub-kuh
· Potato pudding
A savory potato pudding baked in an oven.
Snack
Vegetarian
Kastinys
KAHSS-tee-nees
· Fermented cream spread
A unique Lithuanian fermented dairy product served with potatoes or bread.
Soup
Vegetarian
Šaltibarščiai
SHAL-ti-barsht-yai
· Cold beet soup
A cold beet soup made with kefir and served chilled.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Raguolis
rah-GWOH-lis
· Spiral stacked shortbread cake
A traditional cake with a spiky surface, often served at celebrations.
Main course
Meat
Žemaičių Blynai
zhe-MAI-chew BLEE-nye
· Potato pancakes
Potato pancakes filled with meat, then fried.
Main course
Meat
Lithuanian Potato Pancakes
Bulviniai blynai su kiauliena
BOOL-vee-neah BLEE-nai soo kee-nah-lee
· Potato pancakes with pork
Crispy potato pancakes often served with pork.
Drink
Vegan
Aguonpienis
ah-GWOHN-pee-yenis
· Poppy seed milk
A traditional Lithuanian festive drink made from poppy seeds.
Snack
Meat
Kibinai
kee-bee-nai
· Pastry filled with meat
Savory turnovers with a meat filling, traditional to the Karaim community in Vilnius.
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Main course
Vegetarian
Švilpikai
SHVIL-pee-kai
· Potato dumplings
Small dough-like potato dumplings, usually served with sour cream.