Baltic Sea culinary - Lithuania

Smelt festival
Time: each Februar
Venue: Palanga

Shrove Tuesday celebration
Time: each Februar
Venue: The Open-Air Museum of Lithuania, Rumšiškės

St. Casimir fair
Time: each March
Venue: Vilnius

Vimba fish festival
Time: each May
Venue: Jurbarkas, Nida, Kriūkai

Cucumber festival
Time: each July
Venue: Kėdainiai

Žagarė cherry festival
Time: each July
Venue: Žagarė

Harvest festival
Time: each September
Venue: many cities

Palanga table
Time: each September
Venue: Palanga

Mushroom festival
Time: each September
Venue: Varėna

Healthy food festival
Time: each September
Venue: Palanga, Kaunas

Useful information about Lithuania

Capital: Vilnius

Language: Lithuanian

Total area: 65,300 km2

Population: 2 980 000

National Currency: Euro (€)

Landscape: There are over 2,800 lakes larger than 0.5 hectares in size, and 18 rivers longer than 100 kilometres in Lithuania... more

Climate: Oceanic/continental. Average temperature in July is +17°C, in January – -4.9°C. However, temperatures can soar up to +30C in summer, and drop down to -32C in winter.