Our
tour of the Baltic cities gives you all of the sights visited by the
aristocrats of yesteryear, but without the discomforts, we
promise. Since their independence from the USSR in the 1990’s,
the three Baltic capitals, Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn, have been
transformed, gaining their three distinct cultural identities, but now
with wonderful restaurants and small boutique hotels.
Our Amber Cities journey will introduce you to the extraordinarily rich
history of the region – from the Lithuanian Empire, which once spanned
from the Baltic to the Black Sea to some of the best preserved medieval
architecture of Europe in Riga and Tallinn. We’ll walk
cobblestone streets and enter a former secret building of the KGB in
Vilnius, visit the famous opera house in Riga, and take a torchlight
tour of an ancient Dominican Monastery in Tallinn. Driving
between each city allows us to view the bucolic countryside and the
many charming palaces and castles along the way. We will focus on
this region’s turbulent history as part of the former Soviet Union and
its success in maintaining independent, Baltic identities.
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2 Nights in Vilnius
3 Nights in Riga
3 Nights in Tallinn
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Tour the former, secret KGB Headquarters in Vilnius
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See the ancient Trakai Castle in the Lithuanian Countryside
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Visit Rastrelli’s masterpiece and Pearl of the Baltics- the Rundale Palace
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Take a backstage tour of the Riga Opera House
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Tour Sigulda, home to the ancient Turaida Castle Complex
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