Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kaunas has had numerous rulers over time, from the Teutonic Knights to the Russian Empire. Nonetheless, throughout the years, ...

For me, an invited Jewish journalist from Israel, most prominent in my mind is how this Lithuanian city would relate to both the multiple achievements of its Jewish community and its Holocaust memory ...

Kaunas was the interwar capital of Lithuania. Jews fought for Lithuanian independence. They brought their talents and assets and built Kaunas into a remarkable city of art and culture. The uniqueness ...

There’s much to be said for taking a turn in the spotlight. Ever since it was launched as a concept in 1985, the role of European Capital of Culture has enabled more than 60 cities to showcase their ...

The smile melted from Viktoras's face at the mention of Vilnius. The inhabitants of Kaunas, Lithuania's second city, are rather sensitive about comparisons with the nation's capital. After all, Kaunas ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kaunas, Lithuania’s second city, is close to unique in Europe. It has about 6,000 Modernist buildings. Some are ...

With its medieval Old Town and baroque monastery sitting alongside a modernist ensemble recently awarded World Heritage status, Kaunas is the perfect place to unravel the architectural paradoxes of ...

Lindyhop flashmobs, choir battles, the world’s only devil museum ... more than 20 years since self-appointed ‘fashion police’ roamed the streets harassing those who looked ‘different’, Lithuana’s ...

Kaunas has had numerous rulers over time, from the Teutonic Knights to the Russian Empire. Nonetheless, throughout the years, Lithuania’s second city (the fourth-largest in the Baltic states) has ...