THE BALTIC DIAMONDS - ESTONIA - LATVIA - LITHUANIA SUMMER & AUTUMN 2025

Meeting at the airport and flight with AIR BALTIC to the capital of Latvia, Riga. Arrival, transfer and check-in at the RADISSON BLU LATVIJA CONFERENCE & SPA 4* hotel (www.radisson.com). Overnight stay.

Breakfast and we will start our tour of the city of Riga, during which we will admire some of the most beautiful Art Nouveau architectural buildings in Europe. Then we will walk through the narrow cobblestone streets of the old town, framed by beautiful medieval and historical buildings, to admire the Cathedral with one of the largest church organs in the world, the impressive building of the Blackheads with the ornate clock and the Town Hall. After the end of our tour we will depart for the Rudale Palace, (where we will tour) the most important and famous Baroque palace in Latvia and one of the most beautiful in Europe. Return to Riga. Overnight.

Morning departure for one of the beautiful cities of Latvia, Sigulda, (where the Turaida Castle is located) the refined atmosphere of which was enjoyed by aristocrats and artists throughout the centuries. There we will visit the impressive Turaida Castle, seat of the bishop - medieval leader of the region and his knights. Our next stop, the oldest city in the country, Tartu in Estonia, to which the numerous students of the oldest university in Northern Europe lend a special liveliness and cultural movement. Among other things, we will admire the picturesque Town Hall Square with its characteristic fountain, the "leaning" house, and the restored church of St. John with its unique terracotta statuettes. We continue to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, a city whose historic center seems to have come out of a fairy tale. Arrival and our day is dedicated to the small, doll-like Tallinn. Check-in at the RADISSON COLLECTION TALIN 5* hotel (www.radisson.com). Your afternoon is free to explore the small city of Tallinn. Overnight.

Breakfast and city tour during which we will visit the vast Kadriorg park, designed by Peter the Great for his wife Catherine. After admiring their baroque former summer palace - today a museum of European art - we continue to the Song Festival Grounds, (if open) a huge open-air concert venue in the shape of an ostraca, which is of great importance to Estonians. On our way back to the historic center of Tallinn we will reach Toombea Hill to see the castle built by the Knights of Honor - which was converted into a baroque palace by Catherine the Great and today hosts the country's Parliament - the magnificent Russian Orthodox church and the superbly preserved 13th century Cathedral. We descend towards the central square of the Lower Town - a "museum" of medieval architecture - where the Town Hall with its characteristic bell tower is located, as well as the oldest pharmacy in Europe. Free time. Overnight.

Free day to further explore the small picturesque Tallinn. Alternatively, we suggest a full-day optional excursion to the beautiful capital of Finland, Helsinki, (individual expenses). Transportation by ultra-modern ships (Tallinn - Helsinki - Tallinn), where in June and July we will also admire the white nights of the north. Description of optional excursion Our acquaintance with the charming "Daughter of the Baltic", the happiest country, will begin from the Sibelius Park, dedicated to the national composer of the country with the huge modern sculpture, which seems to "sing" with the wind. We will pass by the Olympic Stadium, go down Mannerheimintie Avenue with its impressive buildings and see the beautiful historic center of the city, its famous icebreakers, to end up at the fish market square with the central open-air market, where one can find an abundance of local delicacies, souvenirs and handmade creations. Return by boat to Tallinn and our hotel. Overnight stay. (140 € per adult and 100 € per child / paid directly to the leader).

Breakfast (box breakfast) and early morning departure for the airport. Flight to the capital of Lithuania, the beautiful Vilnius, the largest baroque old city in Europe and one of its most important scientific and cultural centers. Arrival and we begin our tour of the city to get to know its beautiful historical center. We will visit the baroque church of the Apostles Peter and Paul, we will walk through its picturesque cobblestone streets. We will admire, among other things, the all-white Cathedral, the Gothic church of St. Anne, the elaborate architectural complex of one of the oldest Universities in Europe, etc. and we will visit the Amber Museum, the "Baltic Gold". Free time. Check-in at the RADISSON BLU LIETUVA VILNIUS 4* hotel (www.radisson.com). Overnight.

Breakfast and departure for the most popular tourist location in Lithuania, the historic capital of Trakai, which is located in an area of ​​incredible natural beauty - the only Historical National Park in Europe - and is surrounded by lakes and forests. We will tour the imposing island castle, which was the seat of Grand Duke Vytautas and the other Grand Dukes of Lithuania during the Middle Ages, but we will also enjoy, weather permitting, a boat ride on the lake that surrounds it - offered by our Office. Then departure for the second largest city in Lithuania, Kaunas, which is located at the confluence of the country's two largest rivers and is its important commercial and industrial center. Because it was a temporary capital during the interwar period, it is considered by Lithuanians to be the "true heart" of their homeland, as well as its sporting heart, due to the famous Zalgiris team. During our tour of the old town, we will see the "White Swan" in the central square dominating its center - a beautiful Renaissance building that was used as a court, treasury, prison, residence of the tsar and of course the City Hall - the Cathedral of the Apostles Peter and Paul, as well as the Perkunas House, which is considered the most beautiful Gothic secular building in the city. We will also have the opportunity to walk along the picturesque pedestrian street of the old town. Finally, arrival in Riga and check-in at the RADISSON BLU LATVIJA CONFERENCE & SPA 4* hotel (www.radisson.com). Overnight.

Breakfast and departure for the spa town of Jurmala, the "Baltic Riviera" as it is called. Its elaborate wooden architecture and the wonderful natural environment with the huge trees next to the endless sandy beach, will fill us with images of unparalleled beauty. Return to Riga airport for our flight to Athens.