Being the biggest of the Baltic states, the Republic of Lithuania occupies an area of approximately 65,000 sq km of eastern Europe, bordered by Latvia in the north, Belarus in the south east, Poland in the south west and the Baltic sea in the west. With its highest point reaching 294m, Lithuania is largely flat, a quarter of the country's land mass being cloaked in forest, particularly more so in the south west region. The Baltic coastline stretches for about 100 km, half of which comprises the Curonian Spit - a natural pencil-thin sandbar made up of dunes that rise to 66m in places, and pine forests, all of which hold a magical fascination for the many people who travel to this isolated and breathtaking part of the country. Water sports are a favourite pastime for any visitor to the Curonian Spit, and holiday accommodation in Lithuania offers the opportunity of a lifetime to experience a country with amazing natural diversity and a rich cultural heritage as well as all the advantages of modern attributes and contemporary lifestyles, especially apparent in the beautiful capital city of Vilnius, with its unique atmosphere and stunning Baroque architecture.

Lithuania's climate is temperate and not given to scorching summer temperatures, although this does little to prevent scores of visitors from arriving during July and August, taking full advantage of the reasonably priced yet high quality selection of self catering accommodation. In Lithuania, winter has its own special beauty and a magnetic attraction for anyone with a passion for peaceful purity and serene snowy scenery - the perfect destination for a winter vacation with a difference.

From a holiday apartment in Vilnius you can enjoy the chance to discover all the aspects that makes this one of Europe's most outstanding capital cities - with its vibrancy, eccentricity and surprising contrasts, Vilnius has something that will appeal to people of all ages, from its charismatic old town, with its place on the UNESCO world heritage list, to its cosmopolitan attitudes and its artistic and eclectic community. Vilnius - the 'new Prague of eastern Europe' - is somewhere not to be overlooked when it comes to finding a new and exciting venue for a holiday crammed with more culture and history than you could absorb in one visit, in a setting that is as popular for a short business trip to Lithuania as it is a relaxing and romantic break in the Baltics.

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