Tour of the Baltic States & Helsinki 2026-27

Departure on Lufthansa/Austrian/Swiss/Brussels Airlines/ITA Airways scheduled flights to Vilnius – transfer to the hotel on arrival – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning visit of the city with a local guide – walking tour of the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Cathedral Square, the Cathedral -interior-, Gediminas Hill, the first university in the Baltic States, founded by the Jesuits, the Presidential Palace -exterior-, the Churches of St Anne and St Bernardine, masterpieces of Lithuanian Gothic, the Church of St Peter and St Paul –exterior-, visit to the Amber Museum and tasting of an amber-flavoured liqueur) – lunch at leisure - in the afternoon excursion to Trakai (visit with a local guide of the ancient capital of Lithuania, set on a narrow peninsula between Lakes Galvė, Totoriškių and Luka, interior visit of the Castle) – dinner in a traditional restaurant – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - departure for Šiauliai to admire the Hill of Crosses (a hill covered with thousands of planted crosses, a symbol of Lithuanian national identity) – lunch in a restaurant – in the afternoon visit with a local guide of Rundāle Palace and Park (a fine Baroque palace, the work of the Italian architect Rastrelli) - dinner at the hotel – after dinner Riga by night, stroll with the tour leader through the historic centre – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to the visit with a local guide of Riga – a cosmopolitan city that boasts a very long tradition of coexistence between different nationalities (German, Latvian, Russian), each of which has made its own cultural contribution to the city’s development – in the morning walking tour of Vecrīga "old Riga", a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the Cathedral -interior-, St Peter’s Church, the Guildhalls, St James’s, Riga Castle, the Boulevard Circle, the Opera, the Freedom Monument, the Art Nouveau district and the Central Market, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its local produce - lunch at leisure – return to the hotel in the evening - dinner in a traditional restaurant with a tasting of the famous Riga Black Balsam - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - departure for Sigulda, set in the picturesque Gauja Valley – visit with a local guide of Turaida Castle - lunch in a restaurant - continue to Pärnu, Estonia’s most important spa resort – panoramic visit of the town with the tour leader (St Elizabeth’s Church, the pedestrian area) - evening arrival in Tallinn - dinner at the hotel - after dinner Tallinn by night, stroll with the tour leader through the historic centre – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to the visit of the city with a local guide - the capital of Estonia is home to a third of the country’s population - walking tour of the fabulous old town, which has survived intact and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Raekoja plats-Town Hall Square, the group of buildings known as “The Three Sisters”, the Church of the Holy Spirit), Toompea "Cathedral Hill" (Cathedral -interior- and Castle), the Rocca al Mare Ethnographic Museum - marzipan tasting at Café Maiasmokk, the oldest in Tallinn - lunch at leisure – dinner in a traditional restaurant - overnight stay.

breakfast box – transfer to the port – departure from Tallinn by ferry/hydrofoil – arrival in Helsinki – panoramic visit of Helsinki with a local guide (the city centre, Senate Square, the Cathedral, the University, Market Square, City Hall, Finlandia Hall, the Opera House, the Parliament, the Rock Church –exterior-, Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) – lunch at leisure – dinner at the hotel – after dinner stroll with the tour leader using public transport – overnight stay.

breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport - departure from Helsinki on Lufthansa/Austrian/Swiss/Brussels Airlines/ITA Airways scheduled flights for the journey home.