Images from Norway

As of January 22nd 2022, the Lithuania city of Kaunas along with two other cities – Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg and Novi Sad in Serbia – is holding the title of European Capital of Culture for one year, 12 years after the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, was European Capital of Culture in 2012. Kaunas, which is dating back to the 10th century, is the country’s second largest city with almost 600.000 inhabitants. It was the temporary capital of Lithuania during the two world wars and has changed dramatically into a modern and smart city over the last three decades.

Via Hansa & Borealis and its associate companies have always been a member of the Associations of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies in the countries where we are active. We consider these organizations to be very important which they also recently have demonstrated successfully convincing authorities in the countries to establish clear covid-19 regulations and support mechanisms for the travel industry.