Alytus - city in Lithuania
Alytus is a city of 49,000 people (2021) in southern Lithuania. Alytus is one of the oldest cities in Lithuania. It was first mentioned in 1377 as Alytus Castle.
Understand
Alytus is the historical centre of the Dzūkija region. The city lies on the banks of the Nemunas River. The popular tourist resort Daugai is part of the Alytus municipality.
Get in
Alytus is about 105 km from Vilnius, and the major roads linking Vilnius, Kaunas, Lazdijai (border with Poland), and Hrodna in Belarus pass through Alytus.
Get around
See
In the city centre there is a museum of local lore, A. Matutis Museum, and a monument in memory of Antanas Juozapavičius by the bridge over the Nemunas. In Alytus forest there is the Valley of Songs and a monument to the 400th anniversary of Alytus. Next to the forest is also the Museum of National Historical Memory, Antanas Jonynas Museum.
- Alytus City Theatre (Alytaus miesto teatras).
- St. Guardian of Angels (Alytaus Šv. Angelų Sargų bažnyčia). Built in 1830. Wooden, with neo-baroque altars.
- Church of St. Louis (Alytaus Šv. Liudviko bažnyčia). Rebuilt in 1818.