Trakai
Trakai is a city in the Dzūkija region of Lithuania, 28 km west of the capital Vilnius. It's on the shores of Lake Galvė and its star attraction is the Island Castle - this and the Peninsula Castle are from the 14th century, when the capital moved here and was fortified against attack. Wikivoyage
Population 5,912 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Trakai Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Attraction · 870 m - Buvusi smuklė Attraction · 1000 m
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Trakai Memorial · 100 m - Cerkvės ir vienuolyno su kapinėmis vieta Attraction · 290 m
- Bernardine monastery fragments Ruins · 540 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.