Amber Road in the Baltics

Sightseeing Highlights Included

• Vilnius
  • City tour of Vilnius; St. Peter and Paul’s Church, Gediminas Castle, Cathedral Square with St. Stanislaw Cathedral and Bell Tower, Bernadine Garden, St. Ann, and Bernardines’ Church, Amber gallery-museum with a tasting Amber Vodka, Užupis -one of the oldest districts of Vilnius, etc.
  • Throw the view of the old town from the observation deck, the Gates of Dawn with a holy image of the Virgin Mary, the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Town Hall Square, and Vilnius University (founded in 1579) with St. John’s Church.
• Trip to Trakai, the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
  • Visit the insular castle of the 14th century
• Kaunas
  • City tour of Kaunas; includes ruins of the castle, Town Hall Square with its impressive monuments, visit Cathedral.
• Explore Panemuniai Regional Park
• A short stop at Nemunas Delta Regional Park for visiting Vente Horn, which is known as a resting place for many birds during their migrations.
• Klaipeda
  • City tour of Klaipeda; Theatre Square and the Old Town.
  • Ferry trip to Curonian Spit National Park, the most valuable nature reserve in Lithuania.
• Juodkrante
  • Visiting amber bay of Juodkrante, where the overage production of amber during the period of 1860-1890 was 75 thousand tons per year.
  • Hiking to the Hill of Witches houses a hundred fanciful and folksy wooden sculptures scattered along a forest path.
• Nida with short stops at a cormorant and heron colony and “Dead” sand dunes.
  • Tasting smoked fish with a glass of Lithuanian beer at the tavern on the lagoon
  • The tour of Nida resort, including the Fisherman’s House, famous German writer Thomas Mann’s Museum, Amber Gallery, old ethnographic cemetery, neo-Gothic church, and a walk along the impressive sand dune.
• Karkle
  • Experience the mysteries of amber catch.
    • Learn about the formation and the properties of amber
    • Try with a net to catch the amber in the Baltic Sea waves
• Visit the Botanical Park of the 19th century and the Amber Museum in the Palace of Count Tyszkiewicz
  • There are 25000 pieces of amber and 15000 inclusions of insects are on display.
• Explore the Hill of Crosses, the most incredible, awe-inspiring sight in Lithuania.
• Riga
  • City tour of Riga; driving along the central boulevards of Riga, enjoying the view of the City Canal Parks, the Bastion Hill, the Powder Tower, the Latvian National Theatre, the Fine Arts Museum, the Art Nouveau buildings of the beginning of the 20th century, the Freedom Monument, University of Latvia, Latvian National Opera House and the Daugava River
  • Enjoy the beauty of the ancient Hanseatic City: picturesque streets of the Old Town, the Dome Cathedral, the Church of St. Peter, the old Guild Houses, the Swedish Gate, St.Jacob’s Church, St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, the Parliament House, Old Riga Castle.
  • Visit the famous market halls of Riga
• Sigulda
  • Experience a genuine whiff of the Middle Ages, a time of romantic legends, castles, and heroic figures, visiting the ruins of the 13th century Crusader Castle, and the 19th cent.
• Pärnu
  • Visit this little town has been known as a summer health resort since the first spa opened here in the 1830s.
• Tallinn
  • Old Town of Tallinn — an example of Gothic architecture in the Baltic and Nordic countries
  • City tour of Tallinn; Toompea Castle fortifications, the Dome Church (13th century), the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky (19th century), Town Hall Square (15th century), St. Catherine’s Passage, where artists of St. Catherine guild present their work, St.Olaf’s Church. Caffe break at the marzipan-shop museum.
    • The Marzipan Museum Room gives an overview of the history of marzipan and how a medicine, made in chemist’s shops during the Middle Ages, became a popular candy later.
  • Excursion to Kadriorg Park and a visit to Kadriorg Palace.