Lithuania is the largest of the three Baltic republics with the outgoing, welcoming and emotional people. Lithuanian language is one of only two surviving languages of the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. The carving of large wooden crosses, suns or figures of saints in cemeteries, village squares, etc are an interesting Lithuanian folk-art tradition. The country was declared independent from Soviet Union on 11 March 1990.

One of the main events held is National Song Festival celebrated every five years. Over 100,000 people are expected to join in with the singing of several hundred choirs from the Baltic region. Midsummer celebration is held on the night of 23 June. It is considered to have magical powers at that night. Other popular cultural events include horse races on the first Saturday of February and St Casimir Day on 4 March. In April, International Jazz Festival is celebrated that attracts top musicians from all over the world to Kaunas. Life Theatre Festival in May and Summer Music Festival in July, both a week-long theatre festival celebrated with street theatre, dancing, masked parades and craft fairs. In September, Vilnius City Days - three days of musical and cultural event is held.

The attractions of the country include Vilnius, Curonian Spit, Druskininkai, Hill of Crosses and Palanga. Vilnius, the capital city used to be one of the biggest cities in eastern Europe in the 16th century. Curonian Spit is an isolated 98 km thread of sand composed of dunes and pine forests inhabited by elk, deer and wild boar. Druskininkai town is known as the birthplace of modern sculptor Jacques Lipchitz and the home town of romantic painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis. The main attraction of Druskininkai is the Stalin World - the Soviet Sculpture Garden at Grutas Park. Hill of Crosses is the legendary, one of the most incredible and wonderful sight of the country. The hill is covered with thousands of crosses - large and tiny, expensive and cheap, wooden and metal. Some are devotional, to accompany prayers, others are memorial. The tradition of planting crosses is thought to have begun in the 14th century.