点评:We first visited Vilnius in a Baltics trip in 2004. To escape the crowds and heat of southern Europe, we returned for 5 days in 2023, after 2 days in Klaipeda and 4 great days in lovely Nida on the Curonian Spit. We enjoyed Vilnius so much that we stayed again for 7 days in 2024, and we will stay for 9 days in 2025. I am sure you will ask, ‘which are no 1 and 2?’ No 1 for us is Sevilla. No 2 is Adelaide, Australia.
What then is so special about Vilnius and its old town? The Eyewitness Guide explains is character very well in the following. “Whether viewed from one of the hills that overlook the Old Town or from one of the many pavement cafés with tall spires rising all around them, Vilnius is unmistakably a city of great beauty. The Old Town, on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1994, blends Gothic and Neo-Classical styles with a breathtaking late flourish f Baroque. Vilnius is in itself an architectural monument.” Although its Old Town is one of the largest in Europe, Vilnius is a surprisingly compact city that can easily be explored on foot”. It is a great city to walk around in, with the lovely riverside and gardens being a great contrast to the countless churches and large and small squares. Traffic is not really much of an issue either when walking round the Old Town.
翻译:2004 年,我们第一次去维尔纽斯,当时是波罗的海之旅。为了避开南欧的拥挤和炎热,我们在 2023 年又回到了这里,待了 5 天,之前在克莱佩达待了 2 天,在库尔斯沙嘴美丽的尼达待了 4 天。我们非常喜欢维尔纽斯,所以 2024 年我们又在这里待了 7 天,2025 年我们会在这里待 9 天。我相信你会问,“哪个是第一名和第二名?”对我们来说,第一名是塞维利亚。第二名是澳大利亚的阿德莱德。
那么维尔纽斯及其老城区有什么特别之处呢?《目击者指南》在下文中很好地解释了它的特点。“无论是从俯瞰老城区的山丘上看,还是从周围高耸的尖塔林立的众多路边咖啡馆中看,维尔纽斯无疑是一座美丽的城市。自 1994 年起,老城区被列入联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录,将哥特式和新古典主义风格与巴洛克风格的晚期繁荣融为一体。维尔纽斯本身就是一座建筑纪念碑。”尽管维尔纽斯的老城区是欧洲最大的老城区之一,但它却是一个令人惊讶的紧凑城市,可以轻松步行游览。”这是一个非常适合散步的城市,美丽的河畔和花园与无数的教堂和大大小小的广场形成了鲜明的对比。在老城区散步时,交通也不是一个大问题。