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Escape to the Baltics PREMIUM 10D7N ESCAPE TO THE BALTICS TOUR CODE: ENVNOA A land of crumbling castles, soaring dunes, enchanting forests and magical lakes – a trip to the Baltics proves that fairy tales do come true. 123RF AERIAL VIEW OF RIGA, LATVIA PHOTO: 34 Northern Europe | EU Holidays Helsinki HIGHLIGHTS Tallinn LITHUANIA 2 Estonia VILNIUS • Vilnius Cathedral Basilica Flight path Parnu • Pilies Street Traverse by coach • St. Anne’s, Bernardine’s and St. Michael’s Traverse by cruise Churches Featured destinations 2 • Orthodox Church Overnight stays 1 2 3 Riga Latvia • Gate of Dawn • Vilnius University Lithuania LATVIA 2 RIGA • Dome Cathedral (entrance included) Vilnius • St. Peter’s Tower • Old Guild Houses Poland • Riga Castle 1 • Swedish Gate Warsaw ESTONIA TALLINN • Old Town tour • Gothic Town Hall • Toompea • Alexander Nevski Cathedral DAY 1 among bogs, stumble upon old Soviet ruins HOME → HELSINKI like an abandoned submarine station and see DELICACIES Meals on Board exquisite centuries-old manor houses. Assemble at the airport and take-off to the Meal Plan city of Helsinki, Finland’s southern capital, DAY 4 7 Breakfasts, 3 Lunches, 4 Dinners sits on a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland. TALLINN → PÄRNU → RIGA Breakfast, Latvian Dinner Specialities DAY 2 Join a short sightseeing tour in Pärnu, the Estonian Cuisine HELSINKI TALINN Estonian resort town. The summer capital, Lativan Cuisine → Meals on Board, Estonian Dinner Pärnu, is a town of parks, alleys, beaches, Lithuanian Cuisine Upon arrival, free at leisure till time to board a warm shallow waters and health spas ferry to Tallinn, Estonia’s capital on the Baltic offering various curative treatments including Sea, is the country’s cultural hub. local mud-baths. After lunch, continue to 4 HOTELS capital of Lativa – Riga. TALLINN Euroopa DAY 3 RIGA City Hotel Teater TALLINN DAY 5 VILLNIUS Novotel Breakfast, Lunch RIGA WARSAW Hotel Harenda Take a city tour of Tallinn, a picturesque old Breakfast, Lunch city where whole districts date back to the Start your day with a city tour of Riga, a **Note: Hotels are subject to final confirmation. Middle Ages. You will visit the Old Town medieval Hanseatic town, which will include Should there be changes, customers will be offered with its quaint narrow streets and beautiful sights of the St. Peter’s Cathedral, from similar accommodations as stated in this list. merchants’ houses exemplifying the best of whose steeple will be the best views in the Gothic architecture, the Toompea Castle, the city, Riga castle with its three wonderful 13th century Dome Church, the 19th century museums, Dome Cathedral, which boasts Russian orthodox Cathedral of Alexander one of the world’s largest pipe organs, and Nevskij, the 15th century town Hall Square, the Old Guild Houses. You may wish to take the Old Guild built to celebrate Tallinn’s an optional tour to Sigulda, a town near the membership in the Hanseatic League, and river Gauja, also known as the Switzerland SPECIALITIES St. Olaf’s Church. In the afternoon, you may of Livland. On this day tour, you will visit the wish to take an optional trip to escape from Turaida Museum Reserve, Gutmana Cave, • Estonia Cuisine Tallinn and visit the Lahemaa National Park, Sigulda Castle and New Castle, and the • Latvian Cuisine Estonia’s oldest and largest national park. Sigulda Bobsleigh and the Luge Track. • Lithuanian Cuisine Drive around the park with a local guide who will fill you in on Estonian history. Along the way you’ll discover sandy shorelines, wander EU Holidays | Northern Europe 35 10D7N ESCAPE TO THE BALTICS YELLOW BAROQUE PALACE WITH GARDEN IN FOREGROUND DAY 6 in Lithuania. The Old Town of Trakai, which Suggested Excursion: RIGA → VILNIUS includes the Island and the Peninsula Castles, • Tallinn, Lahemaa National Park €80 Breakfast, Lithuanian Dinner surrounded by lakes, is one of the most • Lativa, Sigulda Day Tour: €89 • Vilnius, Trakai Castle: €89 Depart to Lithuania. Visit the Rundale impressive and most picturesque locations in Additional activities that complement your holidays Palace, the most magnificent Europe. A small national minority of Karaites will be at your own discretion and is entirely optional. masterpiece of baroque architecture still reside here. Minimum group size may apply and it is subject to in the Baltic States. The professionally time permit renovated palace interiors are decorated DAY 8 with authentic 18th century furniture, VILNIUS → WARSAW Tipping Guideline: (based on 10D7N) paintings and china. The palace boasts Breakfast, Polish Dinner • €80 per person a beautiful French-style park. Next, Depart Vilnius for Warsaw, the capital of Note: there will be a photo stop at the Hill Poland. We will explore the parks, plazas and • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required of Crosses, a unique place in Lithuania palaces of this fascinating Polish capital. Stroll for a confirmed departure. where millions of crosses and rosaries are around the UNESCO-listed Old Town, marvel • The sequence of the itinerary, flight schedules and put on two hills by Lithuanians and others at the Royal Castle, then stop to snap photos hotels are subject to change without prior notice in from all over the world in an expression of St. John’s Cathedral, the Holy Cross the event of unforeseen circumstances. of spontaneous faith, and as a symbol Church and the Royal Park. Next, learn • All activities are subject to weather conditions. • During major events and festivals, accommodation not of grief and death but of faith, love more about Warsaw’s tumultuous history as may be re-located to outside of the city or in and sacrifice. you walk through the Jewish Ghetto, pay another city without prior notice. your respects at the Tomb of the Unknown DAY 7 Solider and visit the site of the Mila 18 VILNIUS Bunker. Breakfast, Lunch Today, you will experience Vilnius, the DAY 9 splendid architectural blend of Gothic, WARSAW → Renaissance, and Baroque styles makes HOME this a wonderful city to explore. During Breakfast sightseeing tour you will visit Old town, Enjoy the rest of the which is included to the UNESCO World day at your leisure till it Heritage. Visit Cathedral Square and pass is time to transfer to the by Gediminas Avenue, the Parliament airport for your flight and President’s Palace, Vilnius University home. and Town Hall. Continue walking along the narrow old streets, visit the St. Anna’s DAY 10 Church - a gem of Gothic architecture, HOME SWEET Gates of Dawn and St. Peter-Paul Church. HOME After this, you may wish to take an optional We hope you enjoyed tour to the Taraki Castle, a 14th century your vacation with EU red brick castle that now houses the Art Holidays and we look Museum. The Castles of Trakai are the best forward to seeing you ALEXANDER NEVSKY CATHEDRAL IN TALLINN known for works of defensive architecture again for your next trip. 36 Northern Europe | EU Holidays.
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