The miracle stone

The miracle stone

The stone in the pavement of the Cathedral square marks a historic event. On August 23, 1989, about two million people held hands across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to make the Baltic Way, the longest human chain in history, over 370 miles long. It spanned from Tallinn, Estonia and continued through Riga, Latvia and ended here in Vilnius, Lithuania, right at this spot. Two years later the countries became independent.

The stone, "stebuklas" (miracle), is said to have wish-granting properties. All you need to do is to spin around 3 times, jump and clap hands.

Guide me

Hear this story where it happened, along with the others around it. Say how many days you have and what you are into, and we put together a route through these places, with a voice guide telling each story as you arrive.

Guide me

Written by Nik Frost

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