HELSINKI Lohja Siuntio This tour offers visiting UNESCO World Heritage Gulf of Finland sites – Helsinki, Stockholm, Riga, Tallinn, travelling SWEDEN STOCKHOLM by ferries and cruise ships and adding value to TALLINN the trip by exploring the Baltic countries beyond ESTONIA BALTIC – SCANDINAVIAN ROUTE: the capitals. The sites outside cities present BALTIC SEA traditional folk cultures of Finland, Sweden, Pärnu RUSSIA FINLAND - SWEDEN - ESTONIA - LATVIA Estonia and Latvia and a variety of farms showing Gulf of Salacgrīva today’s life in the countryside. The round trip Riga Limbaži includes two overnights on cruise ships. RĪGA LATVIA
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the SkyView – the top of the world’s largest programme presenting household skills that alpaca and feed it with treats, see pygmy POLAND DAY 1: Arrival in Helsinki, Finland DAY 3: Siuntio – Helsinki – Stockholm DAY 9: Tallinn – Helsinki spherical building, Djurgården – the green a Latvian bride should have mastered before goats, miniature sheep, Angora rabbits, and DRIVING DISTANCE - 45km. CRUISE FERRY 2h. Overnight in a hotel in Helsinki. island. her wedding. chickens. CRUISE FERRY 16.5h. Stockholm – Riga overnight cruise with 3) Jaanihanso Cider House and orchard Tallinn city tour. The tour combines walking DAY 2: Helsinki – Siuntio – Lohja Helsinki city tour. The Helsinki Cathedral Isabelle/Romantika cruise ferry (17:00 – makes cider from natural Estonian apples. and a bus. The walking tour includes the
DRIVING DISTANCE - 80km. and the Senat Square, the Parliament, 11:00) Visitors can try five different ciders and take Toompea Castle, the 13th century Dome
PROGRAMME DURATION: 8h. the Old Market Hall and Market Square, a tour www.jaanihanso.ee/about-us/ church, the 19th century Russian orthodox th the Esplanade park, the Kamppi Chapel DAY 6: Riga Cathedral of Alexander Nevskij, the 15 Helsinki city tour. Visit the iconic Marimekko of Silence, the Temppeliaukio church, the DRIVING DISTANCE - 30km. century Town Hall square, the Old Guild production and design facility in Herttoniemi. Design District Helsinki, the Suomenlinna PROGRAMME DURATION: 6h built to celebrate Tallinn’s membership in the Continue to Helsinki centre and check out Sea fortress. Hanseatic League, and St. Olaf’s church. the must-see places of Helsinki. Overnight cruise: Helsinki – Stockholm by City tour in Riga. The Dome Cathedral with The bus tour includes Tallinn’s suburbs Visit local Punus farm in Siuntio, taste the ferry Silja Serenade/Silja Symphony (17:00 one of the world’s largest pipe organs, and Song Festival Grounds, St. Brigitte’s local food and produce. Hostess Susanne – 09:30). St. Peter’s Church with magnificent views monastery and Pirita area. will welcome you to her farm and show you of the city from its steeple, the old Guild Tallinn – Helsinki with Tallink Shuttle: around. A short walk in the forest. Houses, the Swedish Gate, the architectural Lunch at Plavas www.plavashotel.lv Star/Megastar. ensemble Three Brothers, St. Jacob’s gourmet restaurant. Departure. Church, the Parliament House, Old Riga Tolkuse nature trail www.visitestonia.com/ Castle, Art Nouveau area. The Historic en/rmk-rannametsa-tolkuse-nature-and- Centre of Riga is a UNESCO Heritage Site. study-trail is a circular trail, partly running Latvian Ethnographic open air museum – a on a boardwalk. It passes through the pine collection of 118 historical buildings from all forest on the dunes and Tolkuse bog and four of Latvia’s provinces. leads to the largest bog-pool of the bog. Overnight in a hotel in Riga. 2.2km, ca 1.5h.
DAY 4: Stockholm DAY 7: Riga – Limbaži – Salacgrīva – Pärnu 4) Luhtre Farm www.luhtre.ee/en. Luhtre DRIVING DISTANCE - 222km. farm serves organic food, using old recipes Stockholm archipelago PROGRAMME DURATION:12h (possibility to have dinner). www.stockholmarchipelago.se with more WALKING 2.2km (ca 1.5h) Visit the Lohja Tytyri mine – experience than 30,000 islands, ancient fishing villages the working mine and museum and the and centuries-old towns, inviting coves, Blacksmith’s workshop www.celotajs.lv/ spectacular light show with Sibelius cliffs and soft sand beaches. en/e/kalejs_kaspars_auza. Hand-made Finlandia music 100 metres below the Overnight in a hotel in Stockholm. lanterns, candelabras, hinges, fireplace surface. tools, stair railings and gates. Several DAY 5: Stockholm – Riga exhibits from the 18th century. Nurka Tourism Farm www.visitestonia. CRUISE FERRY 17h. com/en/nurka-farm. Guided nature hikes in Tolkuse bog, wood-heated sauna, City tour/free time in Stockholm. Gamla handicraft workshops. Accommodation is Stan – the Old Town, the Royal Palace, the possible for a small group. Overnight in a Stockholm Cathedral, the Vasa museum, hotel in Pärnu. DAY 8: Pärnu – Tallinn Overnight in a hotel in Tallinn. DRIVING DISTANCE - 140km. PROGRAMME DURATION: 8h The timing allows for a combination of maximum 3 visits. There are the following options en route to choose from: 1) Herbal biological farm Dzirnupes farm, a traditional Latvian www.visitestonia.com/en/herb-garden-on- farmstead www.celotajs.lv/en/e/ tamme-farm dzirnupes?lang=en 2) ALPAKAFARM www.visitestonia.com/en/ The owner makes drums from tree stumps alpaca-farm-the-largest-in-estonia?site_ and is prepared to teach how to use a bow preference=normal. Guests can pet an and arrow. The lady of the house offers a
Overnight in Kisakallio: www.kisakallio.fi/en/frontpage Visit the Finnish countryside and a sauna experience while in Kisakallio or Spa hotel Cumulus Resort Siuntio: https://resort. cumulus.fi/en/hotels-and-spas/spa-hotel- rantasipi-siuntio This project is part-financed by the European Union (ERDF Interreg Central Baltic). This publication reflects the views of the author(s). The Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.