Go Inside Lithuania's Hill of Crosses

Published 7 Mar 2018, 12:12 GMT
Go Inside Lithuania's Hill of Crosses

More than 100,000 crucifixes and other religious icons cover a hill outside the city of Šiauliai in northern Lithuania. The exact origins of Kryžių Kalnas, the Hill of Crosses, remain a mystery.

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