Filaretai Hostel

Vilnius


Filaretai occupies a quaint old villa 15 minutes’ walk (uphill) from Old Town. Institutional dorms are four- to eight-bedded; linen is provided and there's a communal kitchen and washing machine (€4). To get here take bus 34 from the bus and train stations to the eighth stop.


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Nearby Vilnius attractions

1. Three Crosses

0.13 MILES

Crosses were first erected in the 17th century, in memory of a group of monks martyred by pagans three centuries earlier. The current crosses replace…

2. Site of New Jewish Cemetery

0.23 MILES

A memorial marks the spot of Vilnius' 19th-century Jewish cemetery, destroyed by the Soviets in the 1960s.

4. Bernardinų sodas

0.35 MILES

Nestled in a crook of the Vilnia River, between Gediminas Hill and the Bernadine Church, these delightful gardens are perhaps Vilnius' prime spot to…

5. Bernadine Church & Monastery

0.47 MILES

The massive buttresses and towering walls of this, one of the most impressive churches in Vilnius, are capable of providing defence as well as worship…

6. St Anne's Church

0.5 MILES

Flamboyant and Gothic St Anne's Church, a vision of undulating lines and red-brick arches, was built in 1500 on the site of a wooden church that burned to…

7. Museum of Applied Art

0.5 MILES

The Old Arsenal, built in the 16th century and restored in the 1980s, houses temporary exhibitions and a permanent collection showcasing 15th- to 19th…

8. Toy Museum

0.5 MILES

This excellent museum is a fun romp through the ages for kids and adults alike. Acquaint yourself with 12th-century games and peruse the extensive…