Trakai is picturesquely situated among post-glacial lakes in the Vilnius Lake District. However, being the showcase of the first capital of Lithuania, the medieval castle was not what particularly caught my attention. Trakai is also inhabited by Karaites, brought from Crimea by the great prince Vytautas. Thanks to this, I could admire their original houses, kenesa, an old cemetery established in the 15th century, and also try traditional Karaim dishes.