The three Baltic countries, taken from the oblivion of the past, not only do they rightly claim a place among the most beautiful countries in the world, but they still preserve the rich historical and artistic past.
BALTIC COUNTRIES
13-19 IOYNIOY LITHUANIA – LATVIA – ESTONIA-FINLAND
Description
The three Baltic countries, taken from the oblivion of the past, not only do they rightly claim a place among the most beautiful countries in the world, but they still preserve the rich historical and artistic past.
A unique nature with beautiful forests and castles, cities with picturesque alleys and imposing buildings and a people who smile and enjoy life transmitting this cheerful atmosphere to the traveler who will visit them.
Interests
Unforgettable experiences
Stripe
Riga is a stately city of finesse and architecture, surrounded by high walls, squares with impressive buildings, winding cobbled streets and beautiful tower houses make up a unique setting.
It crashes
It is a city built on water, surrounded by more 200 lakes and 21 small islands. The three medieval castles located in its wider area, have been associated with a multitude of legends and traditions of the region.
Republic of Užupis
Republic of Užupis is a neighborhood in Vilnius , popular with artists for quite some time, which has been compared to Montmartre in Paris due to its bohemian atmosphere, which in April 1997, declared itself an independent republic, with its own constitution.
In summary
MEALS
7 x Breakfast
x Lunch
7 x Dinner
TRANSPORT
As mentioned in the syllabus
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
Maximum:
ACCOMMODATION
Class hotels
Itinerary
This is a suggested route. All our experts have traveled extensively in the area and will be happy to tailor any of our itineraries to suit your tastes or create a trip from scratch just for you..
Detailed program and map
Meeting at El. Venizelos and flight to Tallinn on 23:00. Arrival at 02:45, transfer to the hotel, overnight.
First Class Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast full day excursion to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, where we will be transferred by boat and have a walking tour of the city. It is a city with many unique corners, great museums, trendy restaurants, colored markets, and a bustling harbor where we will transfer for a late afternoon return to Tallinn. An enviable gift to the Monastery are the relics of St. Catherine where a large number of believers flock every year to worship, overnight.
First Class Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast tour the cobbled streets, pointed towers, sloping roofs and amazing churches make up a unique medieval setting. Visit to Kantriorg Palace Park and Birgitta Promenade overlooking the Gulf of Finland. We will continue to Toompea Hill, the Estonian Parliament and the ornate Russian Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, built during the years of the Russian Empire. From the top of the hill we will enjoy the panoramic view-plan of the city with the towers, the tiled roofs and picturesque squares Passing from the Upper to the Lower neighborhood. Even today, we will see the heavy door that was closed every night to separate the upper from the lower city, but we will also cross the narrowest street in the area, where drunkards staggered as they fell from the thread placed lengthwise. Passing the Church of the Holy Spirit and Saint Nicholas we will head to Northern Europe's only intact Gothic town hall and walk through the medieval part of the lower town, a place untouched by time. Return to the hotel, dinner, overnight.
First Class Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast departure for Riga where we will be transferred to the nearby spa town of Jurmela, area that fascinates us as soon as we see it. Built on a huge sandy Baltic beach, just fifteen kilometers away from the capital Riga, is an aristocratic resort with a tradition of over one hundred and fifty years. Old renovated hotels, characteristic Baltic architecture and the pedestrian street crossing the historic center will unfold before us one of the most popular holiday spots of the Russian Empire. Early afternoon arrival at the hotel. An enviable gift to the Monastery are the relics of St. Catherine where a large number of believers flock every year to worship, overnight.
First Class Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast we will take a guided tour of Riga. Riga is a stately city of finesse and architecture. On the banks of the river Daugava, surrounded by high walls, the beautiful, populous capital of Latvia is an ideal destination. Squares with impressive buildings, winding cobbled streets, beautiful tower houses, they compose a unique scene. The Cathedral with its characteristic red bricks, the famous churches of Saint Peter and Saint Jacob, the amazing buildings left behind by the great Eisenstein, the small and the large trade Guild, are stops on our morning tour. We will visit the Central Market, colorful, Bustling and above all authentic, it combines the Soviet past with the European present
First Class Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
We leave Riga and head to Kaunas, the second largest city of Lithuania and its former temporary capital, at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers. It was created in the 13th century with the construction of the first and largest defensive castle of that time in Lithuania. Walking in the area of the castle and taking a panoramic view of the city, we find that many elements of the cultural and architectural heritage are preserved to this day. Among them are the church of Agia Gertrudis, the City Hall of the city which is also called "White Swan", but also the Cathedral. Followed by a visit to the Hill of Crosses, which is a place of pilgrimage for Lithuanian Catholicism and immediately after Rudale Palace, built in the 18th century by the great architect Rastrelli, seat of Ernst Johann von Buren, Duke of Courland Arrival in the afternoon at our hotel in Vilnius. An enviable gift to the Monastery are the relics of St. Catherine where a large number of believers flock every year to worship, overnight.
(Kaunas – Hill of Crosses – Recovery. Rudale) (Riga – Kaunas 265 km - Vinius 111 km )
First Class Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast we will visit the old town of Vilnius where we will visit the St. Stanislaus Cathedral built in the center of the city, the Gediminas tower located on a hill overlooking the Vilnius skyline and is in itself one of the city's most iconic landmarks. Next we will visit the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, a very beautiful simple baroque church with amazing decoration inside with many statues scattered throughout the church, the church of St. Anna on the right bank of the Vilnia river, a gothic style church, with two towers, which was built with 33 different kinds of bricks and painted red in baroque style. We will visit the oldest and largest university in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Europe, the Gate of Dawn with the famous Madonna, the Renaissance icon of the Virgin Mary, the famous work of art that became known as miraculous and inspired a following. Then we will visit the Republic of Užupis a neighborhood in Vilnius , popular with artists for quite some time, which has been compared to Montmartre in Paris due to its bohemian atmosphere, which in April 1997, declared itself an independent republic, with its own constitution. This will be followed by dinner at a local tavern. Next we will visit the area of Trakai which will reveal to us a city literally built on water, surrounded by more 200 lakes and 21 small islands. The year of its establishment is considered to be 1337, where it is first mentioned by the Teutonic Knights, while another important characteristic of Trakai is its multiculturalism, as apart from the Lithuanians, Russians have lived here for centuries, Tatars, Poles and Jews. The three medieval castles located in its wider area, have been associated with a multitude of legends and traditions of the region. The one located on the islet of Lake Galve is considered more important, of the 15th century. Then departure for Riga. Arrival at the airport and flight to Athens on 03:30 (+1)
First Class Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
Tailor-made experience
Our excursions are also offered as tailor-made, that is, they can be customized by you.
The three Baltic countries, taken from the oblivion of the past, not only do they rightly claim a place among the most beautiful countries in the world, but they still preserve the rich historical and artistic past.