• Last entry 30 minutes before closing, and the halls close an hour early before national holidays
• Guided tours in English for groups of up to 25, booked by phone on +370 665 26240
• Combo ticket with Peninsula Castle from April to September covers both Trakai castles

Trakai's red-brick Gothic castle was built in the 14th and 15th centuries on an island in Lake Galvė, and a bridge leads to its gatehouse. Past the forecourt walls and a moat sits the ducal palace, with a 33-meter keep and wooden galleries around its inner yard.

The palace holds the Trakai History Museum. The western casemates add 16 halls of clocks, pipes, stamps, china, glass and hunting trophies.