Cultural Tourism - the Phenomenon of Nations Approach. What Makes Lithuania Interesting for Europeans?

The article discusses the scientific problematics of cultural tourism, presents an overview of cultural tourism resources of Lithuania and the tangible and intangible cultural heritage that is most attractive to foreign tourists. In 2009 Lithuanian capital Vilnius was granted the European Capital of Culture, so the article briefly discusses the links between the events that were held with the international tourism development. According to the Spanish tourists' empirical research opinion, the analysis of cultural tourism in Lithuania was conducted. It has revealed that the tourists are interested in the visited sites and objects of cultural tourism but because of lack of the offered services not all the tourists were satisfied with their trips. In order to increase its competitive opportunities Lithuania needs to improve the legal framework and develop a list of visited sites.