Siručiai Palace, Kaunas

Name: Siručiai Palace
Address: Kaunas, Lithuania

#63 among attractions in Kaunas

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Siručiai Palace is a late Baroque mansion in the Kaunas Old Town, which was built in 1742 by Kaunas city court foreman Simonas Sirutis and later was purchased by Jonas Mačiulis-Maironis in 1909. The building is currently used as a Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum. ()

Local name: Siručio namas Coordinates: 54°53'48"N, 23°53'3"E

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Kaunas Lithuania

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Siručiai Palace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, Kaunas Maironis University Gymnasium, Vytautas' the Great Church, Church of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Lithuanian medicine and pharmacy exhibits
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Forts and castles
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Lutheran Holly Trinity Church, Kaunas
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Which popular attractions are close to Siručiai Palace?

Nearby attractions include Maironis Museum of Lithuania Literature, Kaunas (1 min walk), Communications History Museum, Kaunas (2 min walk), Zabieliai Palace, Kaunas (2 min walk), Museum of Lithuanian Sport, Kaunas (2 min walk).

How to get to Siručiai Palace by public transport?

The nearest stations to Siručiai Palace:

Bus

Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. • Lines: 42, 6, 6A (7 min walk)
Vytauto Didžiojo tiltas • Lines: 42, 6, 6A (9 min walk)

Trolleybus

Kauno pilis • Lines: 10, 10A, 11, 2, 5, 7 (12 min walk)
Vilniaus g. • Lines: 1, 14, 15, 2, 5, 7 (14 min walk)