Kaunas

The city grew up in an obvious strategic position, at the confluence of the country's two main rivers. There's been settlement here for at least 2500 years but what we now call the Old Town dates from the 14th century when the castle was built. Kaunas prospered as part of the Hanseatic League into the 16th century. Medieval Lithuania had united with Poland to control a huge swathe of Europe, right down to the Black Sea, but Sweden and Russia grew and fought for regional control, and in the 17th and 18th centuries they attacked and wrecked Kaunas several times. Russia won the power struggle and took over Lithuania in 1795, while Poland was carved up between Russia, Prussia and Austria.

The Grand Army of Napoleon marched through Kaunas to occupy Moscow in 1812, and then retreated, and devastated the city both times. It had all been too easy to invade, and there were ominous local uprisings, so in the 19th century, Russia tightened its grip by building up the local garrison. This culminated in the colossal military complex of "Fortress Kaunas" encircling the city; but it proved of limited value in 20th-century warfare, and nowadays only the "Ninth Fort" (of ten) is standing.

Lithuania proclaimed its independence in 1918, the "First Republic". Vilnius had always been the chief city, but it was seized first by the Russian Bolsheviks and then by Poland; so instead Kaunas became the provisional capital. This greatly stimulated its urban and cultural development, with handsome buildings in neoclassical, functional and Art Deco design, dubbed "Little Paris". It was a diverse city: a quarter of the population were Jewish, engaged in commercial, artisan, professional life, and religious learning.

The First Republic was crushed in 1940 when the Soviet Union annexed Lithuania. But Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941 and yet again the Russians fled, choosing not to make a stand so far from Moscow. The Germans set about liquidating the Jewish population: over 30,000 perished. The Red Army retook the Baltic states in 1944, and post-war Lithuania became part of the USSR. Not until 1990 was it again independent.

• Kaunas IN, Laisvės al 36, New Town (100 m west of the prominent Church of St Michael). M-F 09:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-16:00, Su 10:00-15:00. The tourist information centre. (updated Jan 2026)

The best time to visit Kaunas is May to August. Summers are cool - July is the warmest with an average of 16°C – and there are frequent showers.

Winter is icy, bitter cold, and the days are short. Nevertheless, it can be a good time to visit, because the city is well-adapted to the cold. The streets get snow-plowed and the transport keeps running. Museums and similar facilities remain open. Buildings are well-heated, with cloakrooms and other storage for all your clobber. You'll need ten mins to shuck off your layers of clothing every time you enter a building, and ten minutes to wrap up again before you venture out, but this is all part of the winter routine. It's companionable, everyone feels in league together against the winter, and it's as much a part of experiencing the country as church incense, vodka and potatoes. And outside you can lark about with sledges and snowmen. Choose carefully who you snowball – the locals have far greater skills than you have.

• City sightseeing tours are available, see Kaunas IN offerings. They also tout a Kaunastic card but this is simply a gift card for retail outlets, it doesn't grant entry to the sights or rides on the buses.

• 1 Kaunas Castle, Pilies g 17, ☏ . Sep-May: Tu-F 10:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-17:00; Jun-Aug: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00, Su 10:00-16:00. The first castle was built mid-14th century at the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris. It was destroyed in 1401 and the new castle was constructed in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is the oldest building in Kaunas. Today the round tower houses an art gallery, and the castle hosts occasional festivals. The tip of the confluence is Santakos Park. Adult €4, conc €2, child free.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 2 Church of St George, Papilio g 7. 24 hours. A wooden church was built outside the castle in 1471, then rebuilt in Gothic redbrick from 1492. It's been much bashed about over the years.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 3 Rotušės aikštė or City Hall Square is the focus of Old Town, built 14th-17th century in a variety of styles. As well as City Hall it has a clutch of museums and old churches.
• Kaunas City Hall, Rotuses a 15. Tu W 10:00-17:00, Th-Su 12:00-18:00. Built in renaissance style in the mid-16th century, when Kaunas was a flourishing city of merchants, and nowadays dubbed The White Swan. In 1836 it was reconstructed as a residence for Russian czars. The Wedding Hall (marriage registration office) was opened on the ground and first floors in 1973. The cellars house the Kaunas Ceramics museum' with hand-crafted crockery, tile stove ornaments, and roof tiles of impressive size The city history museum has of archaeological findings from the Old Town and surroundings of Kaunas. The exposition also reflects the lifestyle of the townsmen of the time. Adult €10, conc €5, child free. (updated Oct 2024)
• Museum of the History of Lithuanian Medicine and Pharmacy, Rotuses a 28, ☏ . Tu-Sa 10:00-17:00. Houses a huge collection of skulls, herbs, medical items and other relics. Adult €2, child €1. Cash only. Tours in English €15. (updated Feb 2026)
• Church of Holy Trinity, Rotuses a 22. Built as a Bernardine convent church 1624-1634 in late Renaissance and Gothic style, it now serves the city's seminary. (updated Oct 2024)
• Maironis Museum of Lithuanian Literature, Rotuses a 13, ☏ . Tu-F 09:00-17:00, Sa Su 10:00-17:00. This is within Siručiai Palace and came to be the residence of poet and priest Jonas Maironis. It has a huge collection of books, manuscripts, artworks, and memorial items. (updated Oct 2024)
• Church of St Francis Xavier, Rotuses a 8, ☏ . This was built in rococo style from 1666 to 1720. The Jesuits had already established a school here, where poet Adam Mickiewicz was a teacher 1819 - 1823. The building was then transferred to the Orthodox church, and had various secular uses in Soviet times until 1989. Sacral music concerts are organised in the church. (updated Oct 2024)

• 4 Cathedral of Sts Peter & Paul, Vilniaus g 1, ☏ . Daily 08:00-19:00. This is first documented in 1413, in the reign of Vytautas the Great, but construction dragged on to 1624, nicely in time to get smashed up by the Russians and Swedes. It's 84 m long by 34 m wide and mostly red-brick Gothic, but refurbishment added Renaissance and Baroque features. It was promoted to a cathedral in 1895: notable burials include bishop and author Motiejus Valančius (1801-1875), poet Jonas Mačiulis (1862-1932) and Cardinal Vincentas Sladkevičius (1920-2000). Free.  (updated Oct 2024)
• Kaunas Picture Gallery, K Donelaicio g 16 (opposite cathedral), ☏ . Tu F-Su 10:00-18:00, W Th 11:00-19:00. This is a branch of the MK Čiurlionis National Art Museum in New Town. It houses 20th-century Lithuanian and émigré art, and a collection of North American Indian art. €8. You can also get a combined ticket with the M K Čiurlionis Museum of Art for a discount. (updated Oct 2024)
• Perkūnas House, Aleksoto g 6 (north side of Church of Vytautus), ☏ . Only open on Thursdays, 15:00-18:00. A striking example of "flamboyant Gothic", from 1440 until 1532 this was the offices of the Hanseatic merchants, then became a Jesuit chapel. The Jesuits again own it and it houses a small museum about Adam Mickewicz. Perkūnas was a Baltic pagan god of thunder, and around 1900 an image said to be of Perkūnas was found within its walls, hence the present name. (updated Oct 2024)
• 5 Church of Vytautas the Great (Church of the Assumption of Holy Virgin Mary), Aleksoto g 3, ☏ . 24 hours. Gothic redbrick church built in 1400 for the Franciscan monks. It's suffered repeatedly from river floods, occupying armies and religious upheavals, but since 1919 has been Roman Catholic.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 6 Vytautas the Great Bridge connects the Old Town and Aleksotas district. The present bridge was built in 1930, wrecked in the war and rebuilt in 1948, with reconstruction in 2005. The previous bridge was a wooden affair, built in 1812 and used by Napoleon’s Army retreating from Russia. It was said in those days that it must be very long since it took 13 days to cross: the Old Town was part of Russia and used the Julian or Slavic calendar, whilst Aleksotas district on the south bank was in Poland and used the Gregorian or Catholic calendar. So you arrived 13 days after you set off.
• 7 Aleksotas Funicular, Amerikos Lietuvių g 6, ☏ . Daily 07:00-12:00, 13:00-19:00. At the south end of Vytautas bridge is this 133 m funicular, built in 1935 to connect the Old Town with Aleksotas district up the hill. It runs every 10 minutes with a midday lunch break. Adult €1.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 8 Evangelic Lutheran Church, Muitinės g 8, ☏ . Small church at the north end of Vytautus bridge built in 1682-83 in Baroque style. (updated Oct 2024)
• Napoleon's House is next to the Lutheran Church on Muitines g 8. This 16th-century brick building is named for Napoleon Bonaparte, who stayed here in June 1812. Its eastern annexe has a beautiful staircase, an example of Fachverk, a German architectural style rare in Lithuania. But it's nowadays part of the University Faculty of Humanities and you can't routinely visit.
• 9 Benedictine Church of St Nicholas, Benediktiniu g 8, ☏ . M-Sa 07:00-21:30, Su 08:30-21:30. The church is a fine 15th-century Gothic building. (updated Oct 2024)
• 10 Gemstones Museum, Kurpių g 13, ☏ . M-F 10:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-16:00. Small private museum with rare minerals and precious stones from around the world. Adult €2. (updated Oct 2024)
• 11 Vytis Monument, officially named the Freedom Warrior, is a striking 7-metre-tall bronze sculpture located next to the historic Kaunas Castle. Unveiled in 2018 to honour the centennial restoration of Lithuania's statehood, this massive monument depicts the Vytis, the heroic knight on horseback from the traditional Lithuanian national symbol and coat of arms. It is one of the most popular and photogenic tourist stops in the city.

• Laisvės alėja is the pedestrianised 2 km boulevard forming the spine of New Town. It's lined by linden trees, seating and flower beds, and dotted with shops, banks, supermarkets, restaurants, a cinema, casinos, nightclubs, museums, places to stay and a central post office. It's kept clean, and in winter free of snow, and is a great place to spend time. In the late morning and afternoon vendors stalls sell food, souvenirs and so on. The strip ends at the Church of St Michael the Archangel. In 2023 the New Town with its interwar architecture was added to the world heritage list.
• 12 Historical Presidential Palace, Vilniaus g 33, ☏ . Tu W F–Su 10:00-17:00, Th 11:00-19:00. Lithuania was first independent from 1918 until 1940, when the Soviets crushed the "First Republic". This neo-baroque palace was home to its presidents. It houses furniture, artwork and other material from the period. Adult €5, conc €2.50.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 13 Church of St Gertrude, Laisvės al 101B, ☏ . Gothic redbrick church from around 1500.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 14 Vytautas' Monument on Laisvės alėja opposite the Music Theatre was erected in 1930. Grand Duke Vytautus (1350-1430) has been lionised as a proto-hero of Lithuanian identity, reason enough for the Soviets to demolish the statue, but it was re-erected in 1990. In Vytautus' time the chief struggle was against the Teutonic Knights, which he variously placated, beat or fought for, but most of all serially ratted on. Another struggle was to avoid being engulfed by Poland, and this was unresolved when he died at Trakai.
• Romas Kalanta (1953-1972) is commemorated by a memorial west side of the gardens fronting Vytautas' Monument. On this spot, Kalanta poured three litres of petrol over himself and self-immolated in protest against Soviet oppression, dying that night in hospital. This provoked widespread anti-Soviet riots and a dozen similar self-immolations, but the Soviets maintained their grip until the collapse of the USSR in 1989.

• 15 Choral Synagogue, E Ožeskienes g 13, ☏ . Built in 1872 in reformist decorative style, though the façade looks neo-baroque. It remains in use, hours erratic, with a display of rabbis' paintings on the second floor. (updated Oct 2024)
• 16 Tadas Ivanauskas Zoological Museum, Laisvės al 106, ☏ . Tu-Su 10:00-18:00. Old-style natural history museum with thousands of stuffed animals and skeletons. Adult €6, conc or child €3. (updated Oct 2024)
• 17 Church of St Michael the Archangel (Garrison Church; Soboras), Nepriklausomybės a 14, ☏ . This beautiful domed building closes off the prospect down Laisvės Aleja. Opened in 1895, it was built in neo-Byzantine style for Russian soldiers based here, and to remind the townsfolk who was in charge. However the main reason to visit is the Catacombs (accessible M-F 10:00-14:00). You descend a spiral staircase into total darkness then feel your way through an underground obstacle course, eventually re-ascending a similar staircase into the light. It started out as an art installation but is now run by the Museum for the Blind, donations welcome. Not for the fainthearted, small children or anyone with difficulty moving around.  (updated Oct 2024)
• Mykolas Žilinskas Picture Gallery, Nepriklausomybes a12 (south side of Church of St Michael). Closed. Closed for reconstruction, the re-opening date is not known. €10. You can also get a combined ticket with the Kaunas Picture Gallery for a discount. (updated Oct 2024)
• 18 Lithuanian Officers' Palace, A Mickevičiaus g 19, ☏ . M-Th 08:00-17:00, F 08:00-16:00. Grandiose chunk of interbellum architecture, built at huge cost in 1937. Part of the "Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919–1939" UNESCO World Heritage Site. The main façade is adorned by the granite sculpture Three Giants (Trys Milžinai) that became a symbol of the Club. The second floor is the piano nobile with the Grand Hall, Hall of Vytautas, Hall of Dukes and Hall of the President, festooned with chandeliers, paintings, frescoes, furniture, and stained glass. It's now an events venue.  (updated Oct 2024)

• 19 Vytautas the Great War Museum, K Donelaicio g 64, ☏ . Tu-Su 11:00-17:00. Display of Kaunas' turbulent times from prehistory to the present day, with an immense collection of weapons and armour. One poignant highlight is the remains of Lituanica, a modified Bellanca Pacemaker in which Darius and Girenas flew east across the Atlantic in 1933; they were 650 km short of Kaunas when they crashed. You can climb the tower on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Adult €5, conc or child €2.50.  (updated Oct 2024)
• Campanile west wing of the war museum was fitted with bells in 1937 and restored in 2006. It plays the Lithuanian wartime folk melody at noon, and there are carillon concerts on Saturday and Sunday at 16:00 in the adjacent gardens.
• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier opposite the museum is a curiously rough-hewn cairn, with the Eternal Flame flickering before it.
• 20 Bank of Lithuania, Maironio g 25, ☏ . M-F 08:30-15:30. Grandiose neo-classical building of 1928. Primarily a commercial bank, it has a small exhibition of Lithuanian banknotes and coins of the First Republic, and occasionally hosts larger art installations. (updated Oct 2024)
• 21 M K Čiurlionis Museum of Art, V Putvinskio g 55. Tu F-Su 10:00-18:00, W Th 11:00-19:00. Closed Mondays. The Art Deco main branch of the museum was built in the 1930s and is next to the war museum. It showcases Lithuania's cultural heritage and especially the works of M K Čiurlionis (1875–1911), whose style ranged over symbolism, secessionism, abstractionism and romanticism. The building also houses the War Museum. It was designed by V Dubeneckis and is considered a significant example of Lithuanian modernist architecture; it is a candidate for UNESCO recognition. Adult €10, conc or child €5.  (updated Oct 2024)
• Žaliakalnis Funicular is one of world's oldest, and looks it. Opened in 1931, it creaks and lumbers from Putvinskio g 200 m east of the Čiurlionis Museum, up 142 m to Žemaičių g next to the Church of the Resurrection. It runs M-F 07:00-19:00, Sa Su 09:00-19:00, and in 2024 the fare is €1. Temporarily closed as of 2026.
• 22 Devils' Museum, V Putvinskio g 64, ☏ . Tu-Su 11:00-17:00 (Th until 19:00). Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876-1966) was a distinguished landscape painter but now is better known for his huge collection of sculptures of devils. Some 3000 of them are here, from around the world but mainly central European. Adult €8. (updated Oct 2024)

• 23 Church of the Resurrection, Žemaičių g 31A, ☏ . Daily 10:30-18:00. Striking modern RC church, completed in 1940 but suppressed by the authorities, so it was only repaired and consecrated in 2004. You can climb the stairs or take the lift to the rooftop terrace.  (updated Oct 2024)
• Cathedral of the Annunciation is Orthodox, built in 1935. It's at Vytauto pr 38 just north of the bus station and open M-F 09:00-17:00, Sa Su 08:00-17:00.
• Holy Resurrection Church just behind it was built in 1862 in the Orthodox section of Ramybė cemetery and served as the cathedral until the new one was complete. It's seldom open.
• 24 Kaunas Mosque, Totoriu g 3. F 12:00-23:00, Sa-Th 13:30-23:00. Dinky little whitewashed brick mosque and minaret built in 1930. The city's first Muslims were Tatars in the 15th century, and this patch was their graveyard, hence the street name Totoriu. It was their quarter of Ramybė Park, which elsewhere interred Catholics, Lutherans and Orthodox. Eventually a wooden mosque, imam's house and school appeared on the site.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 25 Nemunas Park is a river island, an extensive green space to escape the bustle of downtown. It's linked by five footbridges to city centre and by one across the main river channel to the south bank. At its east end is Žalgirio Arena, see below.
• 26 Juozas Zikaras House-Museum, J. Zikaro g. 3, ☏ . Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00–17:00. The house of sculptor Juozas Zikaras (1881–1944). (updated Feb 2026)

• 27 House of Sugihara (Diplomats for Life), Vaizganto g 30, ☏ . In 1940 thousands of Jews from Poland and Lithuania were desperate to get out, but they needed visas. The Dutch issued many visas for Curaçao and their Caribbean colonies, but getting there became much more difficult when Italy joined the Nazis and closed the Med. The main escape route was then across the USSR to the Pacific. In Kaunas the Japanese vice-consul Chiune Sugihara (1900-86) issued hundreds of Japanese transit visas, blithely disregarding orders to conduct all sorts of checks. He may have saved thousands of lives, as a whole family could travel on one visa; from Japan they moved on to North America and elsewhere. His mission ended when the embassy closed, Germany crushed Lithuania, and anyone who hadn't got out was exterminated. Sugihara spent his later years in obscurity in Japan; his Kaunas residence is now this museum. Adult €10, child or conc €5. (updated Feb 2026)
• 28 Ažuolynas Park (meaning "oak wood") is an extensive green space reached by Bus #6, 10, 21 or 37 from Donelaičio g, or #38, 43 from Vytauto pr. At its east end is the zoo, and central is the "Stumbras" statue, the bison that gives its name to the local brewery. West side is the sports complex and monument named for Darius and Girenas - in 1933 they flew across the Atlantic but crashed and were killed in what is now Poland. Investigations showed they had enough fuel and the engine was running, so it was probably simply bad weather.
• 29 Lithuanian Zoo, Radvilėnų pl 21, ☏ . Daily 10:00-20:00. Within Ąžuolynas Park, this was renovated in 2023 and now offers a better experience for animals and visitors. Adult €10, conc or child €5.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 30 Museum of Aviation, Veiveriu g 132 (Bus #6 or minibus #51, 68, 105), ☏ . M-Sa 9:00-17:00. Two km south on the former Darius & Girėnas Airport, which now only has light aviation. The indoor exhibits (such as the flight simulator) closed during covid and have yet to re-open. So you can only see the outdoor collection of vintage aircraft. Adult €2, child €1. (updated Oct 2024)
• 31 Kaunas Botanical Garden, Z E Zilibero g 6, ☏ . Daily 09:00-21:00. Extensive gardens and greenhouses established in 1923 and managed by the university. Adult €6, conc or child €3. (updated Oct 2024)

• 32 Napoleon's Hill was Jiesia river hill-fort, but got its nickname after Napoleon watched from here in June 1812 as his Grand Army crossed the River Nemunas by temporary bridges. Bus #25 runs this way.
• 33 9th Fort Museum, Žemaičių pl 73 (5 km north of centre), ☏ . Tu-Su 10:00-17:00. Kaunas Fortress was a military defensive complex encircling the city, with ten forts built by the Russians 1882-1915 to protect their empire from the growing power of Germany. But when World War I came, after 11 days of assault the forts surrendered, so the Fortress had impeded the enemy advance but proved far from impregnable. From 1920 much of it was demolished or turned over to other state use. The Ninth Fort was the best preserved and was put to horrific use during the Nazi occupation of 1941-44. You enter via the Exposition of Occupations which has the ticket office, and documents the wartime terrors, and the ensuing Soviet terror under Stalin. You then visit the 9th Fort and the 32-m-high memorial to the victims; the fort tunnels can only be seen by special tour. Adult €8, conc €4, child 0-6 free.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 34 KGB Museum and Atomic Bunker, Raudondvario pl. 164 A (in yard) (5 km west), ☏ , info@atominisbunkeris.lt. By appointment only. (updated Feb 2026)
• 35 Pažaislis Monastery, T Masiulio g 31, ☏ . Tu-F 10:00-17:00, Sa 10:00-15:30. Built from the 17th century as a Camaldolese monastery, this is a riot of Baroque thanks to its Italian architects and sculptors. During the 19th / 20th centuries the complex was variously a military stables, psychiatric hospital and art gallery but restored as a convent in the 1990s. The main sight is the Church of the Visitation. Adult €6, conc €3, child free.  (updated Oct 2024)
• 36 Kaunas reservoir stretches back for 25 km: water level rose by 20 m when the Nemunas river was dammed in 1960. It drives Kaunas Hydroelectric Power Plant, and at the eastern upstream end is Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant, which pumps water to an upper storage lake using off-peak electricity then releases to boost the grid during peak demand.
• 37 LLB Museum, L Lekavičiaus g 2, Rumšiškės, ☏ . Daily May-Sep 10:00-18:00, Oct-Apr 10:00-16:00. Skansen-type outdoor ethnography museum on lake shore, with traditional buildings brought from around the country. In winter their interiors are closed up but you can still stroll around the park. Dogs permitted on leash outdoors. Adult €10, conc or child €5. (updated Oct 2024)
• 38 Galaunė House-Museum, Vydūno ave. 2, ☏ . The house was built in 1932 for soprano Adelė Nezabitauskaitė-Galaunienė (1895–1962) and art historian Paulius Galaunė (1890–1988). The architect was Arnas Funkas (1898–1957). (updated Feb 2026)

• 1 rePUBlic No 1, Laisvės al 57, ☏ , info@pub.lt. M-Th 16:00-01:00, F Sa 16:00-04:00, Su 14:00-01:00. Lively sports bar with over 20 varieties of beer on tap and more than 40 varieties of bottled beer, plus 30 whiskeys and various Lithuanian liquors. (updated Oct 2024)
• Džem'pub, Laisvės al 59 (5th floor, next to rePUBlic No 1), ☏ . Tu-Sa 18:00-03:00. Bustling pub with live music. (updated Oct 2024)
• 2 Kauno Alus Brewery, Savanoriu al 7, ☏ . M-F 09:00-18:00. Tours available. They also have a taproom at Laisvės al 21 in front of St Michael Cathedral. (updated Oct 2024)
• Kiemas is a beer garden at Petrausko g 33, west edge of Ąžuolynas Park near the sports complex. It's open Tu-Th 11:30-22:30, F 14:00-22:30.
• Genys Brewery is at Juozapavičiaus pr 7H by Panemunė Bridge, tours available.
• Distillery: Stumbras makes vodka, brandy and liqueurs - the name means bison. Tours can be arranged for groups of at least 10 at the distillery at Būgos 7, 500 m north of the railway station, no walk-up visits.

• Šakotis is a "poundcake" grilled layer by layer. The name means "branched".
• Vodka (Degtiné) comes in a range of flavours. Try cherry, cranberry, lemon, blackcurrant, raspberry and of course classic. The pepper is an acquired taste.
• Flax (linas) products, linen is a traditional handicraft.
• Mead (midus) is made of vodka, herbs and honey. Not to be confused with medus, which is simply honey.
• Cottage cheese - lots of variations.
• Amber (gintaras) is a distinctive Baltic semi-precious stone.
• Linen or wooden dolls for children.

• 1 Akropolis. Daily, shops 10:00-21:00, restaurants 10:00-22:00, supermarket and pharmacy 08:00-22:00. Mall in a 4-storey building near bus and train stations, next to the Žalgirio Arena. Lots of retailers, restaurants and cafés, casino and multiplex cinema, pharmacy. Has a multi-story parking lot. (updated Jan 2026)
• 2 Mega, Islandijos pl 32 (Bus #38 from city centre). Daily 10:00-21:00, certain retailers open for longer. A huge mall with shops, pharmacy, multiscreen cinema, a bowling and pool club, restaurants and a spectacular tropical aquarium. They feed the fish publicly on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (updated Jan 2026)
• 3 Urmas (Urmo bazė), Pramonės pr 16 (#15 and #16 trolleybus). Work hours varies with different retailers. A place with history from the soviet times, today this "shopping town", a hybrid of a marketplace and a mall, contains more usual retailers together with mom-and-pop shops and places to eat for cheap, alongside the central market of Kaunas. (updated Jan 2026)
• 4 Molas, K Baršausko g 66A (#13 and #14 trolleybus). Daily 08:00-22:00, some retailers close earlier. Indoor mall with a large supermarket, around 50 retailers - various shops, pharmacy, bookstores, opticians, restaurants (updated Jan 2026)
• 5 Maxima XXX (Hyper Maxima), Savanorių pr 255 (#13 and #14 trolleybus). Daily 08:00-23:00 (shops close earlier). A large supermarket with a pizza restaurant, cafe, pharmacy and some 40 shops (updated Jan 2026)
• 6 Savas, Savanorių pr 346 (#13 and #14 trolleybus, #3 bus). Daily 10:00-21:00 (supermarket 08:00-22:00). A mall which includes a supermarket, pharmacy, clothing shops, service centre, cafes and a pizza restaurant. (updated Jan 2026)