RUSSIAN GLORIES, BALTIC TREASURES CLASSIC ITALY FINLAND Helsinki Tallinn
BALTIC SEA
Parnu Jurmala ESTONIA LATVIA Riga LITHUANIA Moscow Vilnius BELARUS Maximum Elevation: 700 ft. St. Petersburg Petrodvorets RUSSIA
Take a guided tour of Peter the Great’s Summer Palace, and enjoy a gala Tchaikovsky night in St. Petersburg
1. ARRIVE VILNIUS, LITHUANIA Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Radisson Blu Astorija Hotel. A transfer is included from Vilnius Airport to the Radisson Blu Astorija Hotel. Meet your fellow travelers at our welcome dinner tonight. Meals D
2. THE HEART OF OLD TOWN VILNIUS Walk through Old Town to see Cathedral Square. Travel the
Yellow Roads to Trakai for a guided tour of the castle. Meals BL
White nights and noble days Not long ago, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania made up the Northwestern corner of the Soviet Union, before regaining their independence as distinct countries. To visit them today is to travel back in time to days that reveal their noble origins, in glimpses of Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance architecture, church cupolas, red-tiled rooftops and spires that soar skyward. In Old Town Vilnius the past lives on in its twisting cobblestone streets and vibrant town squares. Riga’s Old Town is hugged by leafy parks, a serene canal and scores of opulent Art Nouveau buildings and immaculately restored architectural treasures. The allure of medieval Tallinn is found in picture-perfect vignettes of a charming centuries-old port city. In St. Petersburg, summer’s white nights illuminate breathtaking sights like the Hermitage and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood. Moscow sheds her cold weather cloaks to invite visitors to see Red Square, the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral aglow with light when summertime sunsets linger until sunrise.
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3. TRAVEL THE YELLOW ROADS TO LATVIA Stop in seaside Jurmala en route to Riga, Latvia. Visit Riga’s 19th-century Opera House this afternoon. Meals BL
4. DISCOVER HISTORIC RIGA A guided walking tour reveals Riga’s New Town, Riga Market and Old Town. See Riga Castle, the Swedish Gate and Three Brothers Medieval Dwelling Houses. Join us for an optional visit to the Jewish Museum and Cemetery (holidays permitting). Meals BD
5. MEDIEVAL TALLINN, CAPITAL OF ESTONIA Cross into Estonia, stopping in seaside Parnu for lunch en route to Tallinn; join our local guide for a walking tour of the lower city. Dine à la carte tonight at the elegant Gloria. Meals BLD
6. FERRY TO HELSINKI, FINLAND Visit Toompea Castle and Market Square, before cruising to Helsinki. Sightseeing includes Senate Square and Helsinki Cathedral. Visit the Temppeliaukio (“Rock”) Church, and see the Sibelius Monument and Finlandia Hall. Meals BLD
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