The magical Hill of Crosses (iauliai, Lithuania)
April 21st 2008 (Day 17 on the road)After Vilnius, I went to see one of the most inspiring sites in Lithuania: The Hill of Crosses. Situated near the city of Šiauliai (pronounced shoo-lay, sounds a bit Asian to me) in the north of the country, the hill houses more than 50.000 (!) crosses.
The tradition of placing crosses here dates way back (around the 14th century) and today is the finest example of Li
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