Virtual tour of The Hill of Crosses

In ancient times, a castle stood on this mountain, located in Šiauliai district. The Teutonic Order destroyed and burned it, but the mountain remained. People started building crosses on the mound in the middle of the 19th century - this is how they remembered the dead and asked for health and long life. Pilgrims, and people who came with prayers and requests, and artists and crafty craftsmen built their fake crosses here. The unique craft of crucifixion, which survived the harshest Soviet times, is today included in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage. The special aura, gratitude, wishes, dreams and expectations placed on this mountain is reminiscent of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.

Ruined but not destroyed over the years, burned but not burned, the Hill of Crosses is another symbol of our freedom and another must-visit place for pilgrims around the world. In 1993, Pope John Paul II prayed on the Hill of Crosses. Later, he remembered this place many times in his speeches, and sent a crucifix to Lithuania. At the cross, pilgrim processions begin and end with it.

The hill in the Šiauliai district, where there are thousands of wooden crosses, was included in the TOP 20 most frightening places in the world by the travel portal "Condé Nast Traveler". , cultural tradition. 

We invite you to take a virtual tour of the Hill of Crosses and hear its history. 

Clicking on the photo will take you to a virtual tour.

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