After a one-year break, the "Vilnius best 2022" awards are back. These awards are intended to mark exceptional, extramural and new events, people, places and projects of the year. This year, city residents themselves will be able to submit their candidacies for nominations.
This year, awards will be given in 6 categories: "Debut of the Year 2022", "Best restaurant/cafe/bar 2022", "Vilnius of the Year 2022", "Best Project 2022", "Impression of the Year (event) 2022". The sixth nomination will be chosen by the editors of MadeinVilnius.lt.
NOMINATION: debut of the year 2022
Today we present the first nomination "Debut of the Year 2022". New places in Vilnius are applying for this nomination, which have already managed to win over the hearts of many Vilnius residents.
Vingri spring square
It is better known to Vilnius residents as the newly opened square next door MO Museum. The previously transitory, car-clogged street came to life this year and has fundamentally changed. The newly opened square, fully dedicated to pedestrians, connects New Town with Old Town. Sidewalks, viewing paths, children's playgrounds, lighting, benches, small architectural elements, rainwater network, planted greenery are arranged in it. The square has an observation deck from which you can enjoy the view of the old town panorama.
White Bridge Food Hall
In the summer, a new gastronomic space opened in Vilnius – ,,White Bridge Food Hall”. If earlier the Neris embankment was simply a great place for active and passive leisure, now it is turning into a place from which you do not need to leave anywhere, because everything can be found in one space. The new “Food Hall” has the largest terrace in the city, the area of which reaches over 400 sq.m. The terrace can accommodate over 600 people. This is the heart of Vilnius summer, where cultural, sports, leisure and culinary zones come together. There is no shortage of innovative solutions in the gastronomic space.
Track park
Stations the district is reviving - this year it was filled with a new place that connects history and the present. Rail Park is a space where Vilnius residents can get to know the stories of trains from various periods, touch them, sit on a train in a restaurant or simply read a book on an unused station platform.
In the authentic space, guests can view historical rolling stock: steam locomotives, railcars, a tank tractor, a steam locomotive, a restaurant-wagon, various devices used for track maintenance. Visitors can also enjoy a magical historic bell that fulfills travel wishes, and a train and a swing made from train wheels for the little guests.
Museum of Wooden City Architecture
This year, Vilnius was filled with another museum. The Museum of Wooden City Architecture has opened its doors In Užupi. A long-abandoned house on Polocko st. 52 revived to a new life. From now on, it is possible to visit the reconstructed museum building and the exposition presenting the heritage of wooden architecture in Vilnius and the construction technologies of wooden buildings.
By the way, during the restoration of the building, authentic architectural elements and structures were preserved - windows with shutters, doors, partitions, floors on the second floor, wood carvings, various decorative elements of the building, papier-mâché rosette.
Dragon Meadow
A new public space appeared in Šnipiškės. Right behind the business complex "Burės", at the intersection of Giedraičiai and Krakuvas streets, there is a small meadow, called "Drakonii pieva" by the locals. During the update, this meadow has changed beyond recognition. The territory is divided into several zones. In one zone, there is an active zone with children's play, basketball and fitness fields. In the other part there is an entrance and a small meadow where you can have a picnic, read or otherwise passively spend your free time. The third part of the square is a quiet part of the square under old linden trees with benches and an old water pump as a characteristic element of the place.
