Karaites, a Turkic speaking people who settled in the fourteenth century Trakai at the end. The official Karaite Trakai get up to date is 1397 - 1398 in The nation's name is derived from karaitų faith. Faith is based on the Old Testament and has the elements of Islam. Trakai is the surviving Karaite religious building kenesa (Karaite language - to the shrine). 1894 built a new wooden kenesa.

In 1903 -1904 paremontuota it, and since then has not changed visually. Kenesa can not only see from the outside, but come to it, listen to the old story about the Karaim this small nation's history and religion. Trakai Karaite house is a compact area. For a long time this city was called Little City. Since 1441, Karaite community was self-government. Karaite house is very easy to distinguish: they usually stand to end the three windows facing the street. Karaim restaurant to taste the national dishes Karaites, especially kibinai, try the special recipe produced krupnik.