Trakai
Trakai's Island Castle, a 14th-century fortress built when this pocket-sized Lithuanian town served as the medieval capital of Lithuania, rises from Lake Galvė just west of Vilnius. The castle was completed under Grand Duke Vytautas and remains the town's centrepiece, alongside a Peninsula Castle from the same era. Trakai has historically been home to Karaim, Tatar, Lithuanian, Russian, Jewish, and Polish communities, and today supports a café and restaurant scene well above what its size would suggest.
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- Population5,530
- Nearest water from center 1.0 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 11 km7.1 mi
Nearest airports
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Trakai: quick answers
Where is Trakai?
Trakai is in Lithuania.
How do you get to Trakai?
The nearest airport is Vilnius (VNO), about 38 min away by road. The nearest train station is Senieji Trakai, about 7 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Trakai?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -4°C25°F. The wettest month is July, with about 98 mm3.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Trakai?
OpenStreetMap lists 6 museums, 13 restaurants, 3 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Trakai?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Birštonas, Aukštadvaris and Stakliškės.