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What do you do with an old bicycle or a worn-out pair of skis? Take them to the tip? Sell them at a car boot sale? Well, in Lithuania, there seems to be a third option: turn them into a cross and stick them on a hill. Welcome to the Hill of Crosses (Kryžių kalnas), where an estimated 200,000 crosses now stand. Big ones, small ones, colourful ones, simple ones, made of wood, metal and even things you wouldn’t normally associate with religious symbols.

Finally, the weather was on our side again! After several grey and rainy days, Lithuania decided to show us its sunnier side. Perfect timing for our next stop: Aukštaitija National Park. A friend had recommended the area for hiking, and she was absolutely right. Lithuania’s oldest national park, with its dense forests, rolling hills and more than a hundred lakes, is a little slice of paradise for nature lovers.