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Lithuanian ethnographic region
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Sūduva, Sudovia or Suvalkija is a region of southwest Lithuania. It's ill-defined but is here taken to mean the counties of Kaunas and of Marijampolė, which are no longer administrative units. It includes the country's second largest city, Kaunas, and if you are travelling overland from the west, you have to come this way to reach Vilnius, Latvia and Estonia.
Kaunas Airport (KUN) has budget flights by Ryanair and Wizz. Vilnius (VNO) 100 km east has a much greater range of flights.
Read in the guidePublic transport radiates from Kaunas to all the main towns. You'll need your own wheels for anywhere off the major routes.
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Kaunas at the edge of Sūduva region is the second-largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 304,000 in 2024. The main reason to visit is its Old Town, connected to the 19th-century New Town along Laisvės alėja.
Marijampolė is the administrative centre of the Sūduva region of southern Lithuania. It's industrial and in 2022 had a population of 36,234.
Birštonas is a town in Sūduva the southern region of Lithuania, on a loop in the River Nemunas. Since mid-19th century it's been a spa resort for its mineral waters.
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