Samogitia Travel Guide

Explore Šiauliai Šiauliai serves as a base for the Hill of Crosses pilgrimage; the city has broad avenues, Soviet-era monuments, museums and cafés for travelers who then cycle north to the crosses and coastal wetlands. Explore Tauragė Tauragė’s modest town square, parks and late-19th-century streets make a quiet stop for regional travellers. Explore Telšiai The Samogitian hill town of Telšiai presides over Mastis Lake with a cathedral on the ridge, folk museums and summer music gatherings; visitors come for regional traditions, hilltop views and lakeside walks. Explore Jurbarkas On the Nemunas, Jurbarkas offers riverside walks, a castle mound and summer regattas; the waterfront market, ferry crossings and simple river cuisine make it an agreeable stop for regional travel. Explore Pagėgiai On the Žemaitija plains, Pagėgiai functions as a road hub with modest churches, weekly markets and nearby pine forests. Explore Šilalė Set among Tauragė County’s forests and fields, Šilalė offers rural walking trails, a handful of wooden churches and manor traces, plus local bakeries and seasonal markets that showcase western Lithuanian village life. Explore Hill of Crosses A field north of Šiauliai covered with thousands of crosses, the Hill of Crosses draws pilgrims, historians and photographers interested in layers of devotion and symbols of Lithuania’s resistance history. Explore Tauragė Castle A 19th-century fortress in Tauragė, Tauragė Castle houses a regional museum and sits beside a town park; visitors come for local history exhibits, castle architecture and occasional cultural events.