My first review here.I took a minibus at 8.30 from Vilnius' bus station and about 50-55 min later I was in Kernave.I tried to get a coffee, a freshly made one,but in vain. One fellow passenger, who turned out to be responsible for the museum's website and online  stuff,explained me what to see in Kernave. I then talked to an elderly man in russian. He turned out to be armenian and advised me to walk 10 minutes to a frenchman's house who seems to sell camping equipment. I did so,but I only encountered two sleepy dogs and no frenchman. The two cafes there are only open from friday till sunday. The high season seemed to be over. I was there in Sept.2022.

Well, first I visited the museum which turned out to be quite interesting with its countless well-done short vidio clips.I then visited all five hills and the wooden settlement on the castle hill. Then I walked down to the river,had a break and picnic there and  went back to the museum where I met that fellow passenger again. He advised to me to go to a gallery whose owner also sells snacks and cafe. I did so,had a decent coffee and enjoyed the gallery's weird and funny garden.

I took the bus at 14.15 back to Vilnius..............suprise,suprise,my fellow passenger from the morning also took the same bus which was a bigger and more confortable one than the marschrutka/minibus in the morning.

I had a very interesting chat with that comp guy who also works as a guide for the museum now and then.

8.30 from Vilnius and back 14.15 from Kernave  by public transport was a very good choice. Kernave is more interesting than I thought beforehand and it takes quite a lot of time to see everything there.

Since I almost always take public transport to get to a world heritage site( actually,it is half of the fun) I tend to communicate with the locals quite often. Far more interesting than to use a rented car.