Hill of Crosses

This site is a very important place for the people of Lithuania, especially during the period of the Soviet occupation, since it was a forbidden place and was destroyed. Apparently, in this place rested the crosses of the fallen, and the Russians took them away. The Lithuanians risked their lives by putting them back in the evening in order to honor their dead.

This was not long ago, perhaps about 1991. On the hill there are millions of crosses, and besides the foreign visitors that come to visit, 90% of Lithuania's population is Catholic. A few years ago it was visited by Pope John Paul.

Just a big bunch of crosses, my humble opinion. Nothing really extraordinary. It’s far off anywhere but was in my route so stopped by. Too tip: there’s a car park and even thought it’s only 0.90€ you can just park on the side of the road next to the crosses.