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The legend of the City of Vilnius!

Legend has it that the city started when Grand Duke Gediminas had a wild dream.

In his dream, which he had on a hunting trip, Gediminas saw a huge iron wolf standing on a hill howling as if hundreds of wolves were trapped inside it.

Not to let the vivid memory of the powerful dream fade, the Grand Duke consulted his court magician Lizdeika about it. Lizdeika shared his wisdom and told Gediminas that the wolf was a symbol of a great capital that would one day stand atop that hill.

Not long after, by 1323, Gediminas was already sending letters to European cities inviting foreign merchants and craftspeople to visit Vilnius!

Skipping few hundred years later – 2023 marks the 700th anniversary of Vilnius!