Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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Basilian Monastery

The now dilapidated monastery complex was used as

a prison to hold anti-Russian activists, including the

poet Adam Mickiewicz, in the 1820s.

. Church of St Theresa
Scenes from the life of St Theresa, revered for
her mystical writings, adorn the vaulted nave
of the church. The frescoes were pain ted in
the late 18th century following a fire in the
17th-century church.
. Gates of Dawn
A pilgrimage site, this gateway
to the Old Town pro tects a
silver-covered painting of the
Virgin Mary, said to have
miraculous powers 0

Šv Kazimiero

Gatvė

Named after

St Casimir, this

narrow street

snakes around

the back of the

church towards

Užupis, a dis trict

filled with cafés

and art gal leries.

Church of the

Holy Spirit

Basilian Gate

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