There existed a scientific society for the study of Karaism and the old synagogue was kept up. In the nearby cemetery the inscriptions were initially in Hebrew, later mostly in Polish, and finally generally in Russian. Tourists coming to Vilnius are likely to visit Trakai, the ancient capital of Lithuania. Trakai is one of the oldest Lithuanian settlements spreading over unique glacial terrain. The relief of Trakai features moraine hills and numerous lakes.
Many hills emerge from water like islands.
The lakes of Trakai lie in the highest enervations of a hilly massif and have a very small feeding area. The latter feature makes the whole environmental complex quite a specific phenomenon from the geo-ecological point of view. To see a map of Trakai and its Karaim momuments, click here. After the establishment of the centralized Lithuanian state. Trakai was one of its first capitals.