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Excursions in Utena and the Utena region with guide Audrius Grinskis

Audrius Grinskis is a museum curator at the Utena Local History Museum, a certified guide, a history buff, and an active leisure enthusiast. Utena has a new guide who invites local residents and city guests to embark on educational trips and discover the unique heritage of the Utena region.

Follow news, local history discoveries, and unofficial stories on Audrius Grinskis' Facebook page "Journeys into the Past" - a space for information exchange designed to popularize local history and disseminate reasoned facts.

Tours of the city of Utena: discover living history

Have you ever wondered how many secrets and stories lie beneath the streets of Utena, the walls of old buildings, or the silence of cemeteries? During this educational tour, Utena opens up like a living history book, in which different periods of the era and people's destinies intertwine.

Main topics of city tours:

  • The prehistory and beginnings of Utena – revealing the early stages of the city's development.

  • The history of the manor and church - the most important spiritual and architectural centers.

  • The Old Town and Interwar Utena – the city's prosperity, urban development and buildings.

  • The heritage of the Jewish community – the traces of an influential community and its influence on the city's culture.

  • The Old Utena Cemetery is a peaceful place that preserves the memory of prominent personalities.

During the excursions, attention is paid not only to dry historical facts, but also to a unique view of people's everyday life, lifestyle, and events that have shaped the identity of Utena today.


Tours around Utena district - Baltic culture and legends

The history of the Utena district lies not only in museum exhibits - it is inscribed in the landscape itself. We invite you to embark on a journey through the natural and archaeological monuments of the Utena district, where the mysterious world of ancient Baltic culture opens up.

Attractions and topics in the area:

  • Mounds and burial mounds – the relationship between man and landscape since prehistoric times.
  • Mythological objects and sacred sites - an introduction to the faith, worldview, and burial customs of our ancestors.
  • Archaeological finds and place names - what artifacts left on earth say about the past.
  • Local legends and tales are living folklore, passed down from generation to generation.

These educational tours are intended for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the Baltic heritage and see the history preserved in stones, mounds, and people's memories.


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