Šiauliai

Šiauliai (show-LAY) is an industrial city in Samogitia, the northwest region of Lithuania, though it borders Aukštaitija the northeast region. It's the country's fourth largest city: in 2023 the population was 40,434, with a total of about 108,000 across the metropolis. It's a modern city with several sites of interest, but the stand-out is the "Hill of Crosses" pilgrimage site 12 km north.

Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Šiauliai". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0