Estonia
The three capitals and the Baltic dunes
Estonia
The Baltic states from north to south: two days in Tallinn, Pärnu and the Gauja valley, Riga, Rundāle Palace and the Hill of Crosses, Klaipėda and the Curonian Spit, then Vilnius. A train version (Heading for the Baltic capitals by train), from Tallinn to Vilnius via Valga, Riga and Jūrmala, from €1,469 per person.
When
May to September
Price
From 1 762€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
7 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-4
The Baltic north.
Day 1
Arrival in Tallinn
Flight to Tallinn, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Tallinn
Tallinn: the UNESCO-listed medieval old town, its walls and towers, Toompea hill and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Town Hall Square.
Day 3
Pärnu – Sigulda – Riga
The seaside resort of Pärnu, then Sigulda and Turaida castle in the Gauja valley, and Riga.
Day 4
Riga
Riga: the Hanseatic old town, the House of the Blackheads, the Dome Cathedral, the central market in its zeppelin hangars and the Art Nouveau district.
Days 5-8
Palaces, dunes and baroque.
Day 5
Rundāle – Šiauliai – Klaipėda
The Hill of Crosses near Šiauliai, a pilgrimage site bristling with thousands of crosses, then the baroque Rundāle Palace, the 'Latvian Versailles'.
Day 6
The Curonian Spit
The UNESCO-listed Curonian Spit, its giant dunes, pine forests and the fishing village of Nida, then Klaipėda.
Day 7
Vilnius
Drive to Vilnius via Trakai castle, then the baroque old town.
Day 8
Back to France
Transfer to Vilnius airport and fly to France.
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