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Baltic Charm

sand dunes. provinces of Latvia: Kurzeme, Vidzeme,
The tour of Nida resort, including the Latgale, Zemgale. TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
Fisherman’s House, famous German writer Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Thomas Mann’s Museum, Amber Gallery, Vilnus
old ethnographic cemetery, neo-Gothic Day 07: - Gates of Dawn, Vilnius University
church and a walk along impressive sand Riga - Sigulda - Tartu (250 Km) Ensemble with St. John‘s Church,
dunes. Return to Klaipeda. Dinner at the After breakfast departure to Sigulda. A President Palace, etc..
hotel restaurant. short walk in Gauja National Park, including Kaunas
visit to Turaida Castle and the ruins of the - Kaunas Castle
Day 05: 13th century Crusader Castle in Sigulda. Trakai
Klaipeda - Palanga - Hill Of Crosses - Riga A further drive to Tartu. Dinner at the hotel - Lake Galve
(320 Km) restaurant.
After breakfast departure to Riga - the Klaipeda
capital of Latvia. Day 08: - The Curonian Spit
Stop in Palanga, the biggest seaside resort Tartu - Tallinn (200 Km) Riga
of Lithuania. City tour including the visit to After breakfast city tour of Tartu, including - Jugla Lake, Riga Castle,St.Peter’s
the Botanical Garden and Amber Museum Tartu University, Toome Hill Park with its Church, Dome Cathedral, the Old Guild
in the Palace of Count Tyszkiewicz, monuments, sculptures, bridges and ruins Houses
with over 25000 pieces of amber and of Gothic church, panoramic view of the Tartu
15000 inclusions of insects on display. A town with Jaani Church and Town Hall - Toome Hill Park
further drive to Riga. Lunch. Stop at the Square. Afternoon drive to Tallinn. Dinner at Tallinn
Hill of Crosses, the unforgettable place the hotel restaurant. - Toompea Castle
with thousands of crosses on two small
hills. Arrival in Riga. Dinner at the hotel Day 09: OPTIONAL
restaurant. Tallinn Explore Hill of Crosses
After breakfast a city tour of Tallinn, visiting
Day 06: the Old Town of Tallinn - an example of
Riga Gothic architecture in the Baltic and Nordic
After breakfast a city tour of Riga, visiting countries. The tour includes Toompea Cast
medieval Hanseatic town, Riga Castle, le fortifications, the Dome Church (13th
St. Peter’s Church, Dome Cathedral, the century), the Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Old Guild Houses. of Alexander Nevskij, Town Hall Square, the
A coach trip to the Ethnographic Open Old Guild, St. Olaf’s Church.
Air Museum is one of the show-pieces of Afternoon excursion to Kadriorg Park and
Latvia’s cultural heritage, founded in 1924. visit to Kadriorg Palace. Dinner at the hotel
Situated 10 km from the centre of Riga in a restaurant.
pine forest on the banks of Jugla Lake, the
museum consists of some 90 traditional Day 10:
rural buildings: farmhouses, windmills, Tallinn
fishermen’s huts and churches that have Breakfast.
been assembled here from the four Transfer to Tallinn airport.
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