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Witness the enchantment of the Baltics


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         Vilnius, Lithuania                   Riga, Latvia                          Tallinn, Estonia
        This enchanting Lithuanian city specializes   Riga is Latvia’s medieval jewel along the   Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tallinn
        in the offbeat and unexpected. While   Daugava River. With cobbled streets, Art   was once a strategically located member of
        visitors arrive in this UNESCO World   Nouveau architecture, and an array of quiet   the old Hanseatic League. It offers visitors
        Heritage Site in search of its Baroque Old   cafés and shops, it’s easy to be spellbound   a look into the region’s distant past with
        Town, there’s so much more to see and do.   by this UNESCO World Heritage Site. City   its stunning collection of fortresses, castles,
        One can cross the Vilnia River to find such   highlights include St. Peter’s and the Dome   and city gates. Highlights of Tallinn’s Old
        oddities as the Independent Republic of   Cathedral. After exploring Riga’s Old Town   Town include Town Hall Square and its
        Uzupis, an unofficial breakaway republic   treasures, we’ll journey outside the city   bustling Freedom Square, historic public
        featuring its own constitution, flag, and   to spend A Day in the Life of a Latvian   gathering spots since the time of the tsars.
        president. During our stay in Vilnius, we’ll   village, where you’ll tour a private winery,   We’ll also travel like the locals during our
        also journey outside the city for a boat ride   stroll the grounds of one of Europe's oldest   stay in Tallinn when we hop aboard a tram
        to a Lithuanian island that is home to a   paper mills, meet with children at their   and head outside the city to Kadriorg Park,
        15th-century fairy-tale fortress, and meet   kindergarten class or crafts center, and dine   where we’ll stroll through the manicured
        with descendants of an ancient Turkish tribe   with villagers in their homes.   grounds of a resplendent palatial residence
        to learn about their unique culture.                                       built by Russian Tsar Peter the Great for his
                                                                                   empress Catherine I.
         Tallinn, Estonia
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