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Day 1 Fri ARRIVAL VILNIUS
Arrival in Vilnius. Individual
transfer to your hotel (not included). Check-in at
the hotel. 7:00 p.m. Welcome meeting at the hotel
with tour guide.
Accommodation: Radisson SAS Astorija or similar
Day 2 Sat VILNIUS - TRAKAI - VILNIUS (B, L)
9:00 a.m. City tour of Vilnius, capital of Lithuania
for more than 600 years. The tour includes: St.
Peter and Paul’s Church, Gediminas castle, Cathedral
Square, St. Ann and Bernardines’ Church, the Gates of
Dawn with a holy image of the Virgin Mary, Russian
Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square
and Vilnius University (founded in 1579) with St.
John’s Church. Lunch at the restaurant in the city
center. Afternoon trip to Trakai (25 km from
Vilnius), the former capital of the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania. Visit to the insular castle of the 14th
century, erected on a small island in the lake Galve.
6.00 p.m. return to Vilnius. (50km)
Accommodation: Radisson SAS Astorija or similar
Day 3 Sun VILNIUS - RUNDALE
- RIGA (B)
After breakfast departure by coach to Riga, the
capital of Latvia. Stop at the Hill of Crosses (16
km from Šiauliai), the unforgettable place with
thousands of crosses on two small hills. A further
drive to Riga. Stop in Rundale. Visit to Rundale
Palace of the 18th century, a beautiful late baroque
palace in Latvia. It is a splendid example of the
early work of famous Italian architect F.B.Rastrelli.
Arrival in Riga, check-in at the hotel. (380
km)
Accommodation: Radisson SAS Daugava or similar
Day 4 Mon RIGA (B, L)
Breakfast at your hotel. Morning city tour of Riga,
visiting medieval Hanseatic town, Riga castle, St.
Peter’s Church, Dome Cathedral, the Old Guild
Houses. Lunch at the restaurant in the city center.
Afternoon excursion to Open Air Museum.
Accommodation: Radisson SAS Daugava or similar
Day 5 Tue RIGA - PÄRNU -
TALLINN (B)
9:00 a.m. departure for Tallinn with a stop in
Pärnu, Estonian “Summer Capital”. This little town
has been known as a summer health resort since the
first spa opened here in the 1830s. A further drive
to Tallinn. Arrival in Tallinn, check-in at the
hotel. (300 km)
Accommodation: Meriton Grand Hotel Tallinn or
similar
Day 6 Wed TALLINN (B, L)
Morning city tour of Tallinn, visiting the Old Town
of Tallinn - an example of Gothic architecture in
the Baltic and Nordic countries. The tour includes
Toompea Castle fortifications, the Dome Church (13th
century), the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of
Alexander Nevsky (19th century), Town Hall Square
(15th century), the Old Guild, St.Olaf’s Church.
Lunch at the restaurant in the city center.
Afternoon excursion to Kadriog Park and visit to
Kadriorg Palace.
Accommodation: Meriton Grand Hotel Tallinn or
similar
Day 7 Thu TALLINN -
HELSINKI (B)
Morning ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, the
capital of Finland. Arrival in Helsinki. Meeting and
city tour of Helsinki. The tour includes all the
most important and interesting parts of Helsinki,
such as the historical centre, Senate Square, the
Parliament Building, Finlandia Hall. Stop at
Sibelius Monument and Tempeliaukio Church- the
church in the Rock. Check-in at the hotel.
Accommodation: Holiday Inn City Center or similar
Day 8 Fri HELSINKI - ST. PETERSBURG (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. A combined boat and
walking tour to the ancient Suomenlinna Sea
fortress- one of the largest in the world and
included in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites.
The Suomenlinna Museum gives a glimpse of the life
of officers and soldiers during the periods of
Swedish and Russian rule in the 18th and 19th
centuries. The fortress of Suomenlinna stands on
five interconnected islands, reached by half-hourly
ferry from the South Harbour.
In the afternoon train to St. Petersburg. Arrival in
St. Petersburg. Transfer to Hotel, and check-in.
Accommodation: Novotel or similar
Day 9 Sat ST. PETERSBURG (B)
9:00 a.m. city tour of St. Petersburg includes a
panoramic view of the most interesting architectural
and historical sights of the town: Admiralty, Neva
River embankments, a revolution monument -cruiser
Aurora, Decembrists` Square, Palace Square, Nevsky
Prospect, Peter and Paul fortress and Isaac’s
Square. Afternoon visit to the Hermitage- one of the
largest museum collections of Western European art
exhibited in the Winter Palace famous for its huge
frescoed halls, marble, wood and mosaic floors,
antique furniture and statuettes.
Accommodation: Novotel or similar
Day 10 Sun ST. PETERSBURG (B)
After breakfast an optional excursion to Peterhof,
the famous imperial summer residence (1704) of Peter
the Great. Visit to the Grand Palace, the park with
sculptures, 144 fountains and cascade system.
Accommodation: Novotel or similar
Day 11 Mon ST. PETERSBURG (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. End of the tour or optional
excursion to St. Isaac‘s Cathedral.
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