Departures from November 2017 to April 2018

Winter in Baltics

price from €1065 / person

ITINERARY

Day 1 BARCELONA-VILNIUS

Departure in regular flight from Air Baltic and arrival at Vilnius. Transfer to the hotel. 20.00 meeting with the group leader and exchange of information. accommodation

Day 2 VILNIUS

Walking tour through the old town of Vilnius, classified as a world heritage site by Unesco: we will see the baroque cathedral of St. Casimir, the town hall, the historic houses of the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries and the door of the Aurora with the beautiful icon of the Virgin Mary, place visited by hundreds of pilgrims every year, the Vilnius University, etc.

Lunch. Afternoon free or optional: Departure to Trakai, former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The castle of Trakai is located on an island in the middle of Lake Galve, it houses an interesting museum that tells its story, famous in the times of Grand Duke Vytautas, when the country's borders extended from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea . Return to Vilnius. Optional dinner

Day 3 VILNIUS -PAKRUOJIS - RIGA

Departure to Riga (320 km from Vilnius), capital of Latvia. On the way we will visit the Señorío de Pakruojis where we can learn a bit of the crafts of yesteryear and have lunch there. Visit the famous Hill of the Crosses. We will continue towards Riga. Arrival and accommodation. Optional dinner

Day 4 RIGA

Morning dedicated to discovering this beautiful city with a "Modernist" style culture. Walking tour, which includes the Riga Castle, the Dome Lutheran Cathedral, entrance included, St. Peter's Church, the Swedish Gate, built in 1698 during the Swedish government and the beautiful «Modernist» facades made by Eisenstein. Lunch. Afternoon free or optional: Guided tour of the Art Nouveau district, with its beautiful buildings from the beginning of the 20th century and a walk through Jurmala, the largest spa and spa in the Baltic. Optional dinner

Day 5 RIGA - SIGULDA- CESIS - TALLIN

Departure to Riga and Sigulda stop. Visit the Gauja National Park, a region known as the "Switzerland of Latvia". We continue to Cesis, visit the castle of Cesis and lunch. We continue to Tallinn, arrival and accommodation. Optional dinner

Day 6 TALLIN

Visit on foot of the city World Heritage by UNESCO. Built around the fortified hill of Toompea, it is one of the European cities that has best preserved the vestiges of the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. You will discover the seat of the Estonian parliament, the medieval castle of Toompea, the famous pharmacy of the fifteenth century, the church of Saint Nicolas. Visit to the interior of the Tallinn Cathedral (1233), which houses very old tombs. Lunch. Free afternoon . Optional dinner

Day 7 TALLIN

Breakfast at the hotel. Free day to take any of the optional visits. OPTIONAL: VISIT TO KADRIORG 5 km from Tallinn, famous for its baroque palace and the whole park, built in 1718 as the summer palace of the Russian Tsar Peter I family. The palace is today the seat of the Kadriorg Art Museum + KUMU Estonian modern art museum - across the park from the Kadriorg Palace.
OPTIONAL: MARITIME MUSEUM Ideal for those interested in the history of the port of seaplanes, as well as the Suur Toll (icebreaker). The visit will give us an insight into the interesting and convoluted history of the ship since its arrival in Tallinn in 1914 and the war years until it became a museum ship

Day 8 TALLIN - BARCELONA

Dovernight at the hotel. At the indicated time, transfer to the airport to catch a flight back to Spain and ... End of the trip and our services