Best Traditional Baltic Estonian Tallinn UNESCO 1997 Lithuanian Vilnius UNESCO 1994 Trakai Castle Curonian Spit UNESCO 2000 and Baltic Deep Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Estonia, Lithuania travel | Europe destinations Best Traditional Baltic Estonian Tallinn UNESCO 1997 Lithuanian Vilnius UNESCO 1994 Trakai Castle Curonian Spit UNESCO 2000 and Baltic Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Skip Latvia for one trip and you can do the two Baltic ends, north and south, properly. Estonia gives you Tallinn UNESCO 1997 , Tartu's 1632 university town, the Pärnu beach summer scene and Saaremaa's quiet 1380 castle. Lithuania gives you Vilnius UNESCO 1994 , Trakai Island Castle on Lake Galvė, the Curonian Spit UNESCO 2000 sand dunes at Nida, Kaunas's interwar capital quirks and the Hill of Crosses at Šiauliai. Plan a 7-9 day Baltic trip. This is a deeper Baltic itinerary than the usual three-capital sprint. You trade Riga for two extra days of nature and slow towns. Background Estonia and Lithuania bookend the Baltic coast. Latvia sits between them, and most travelers run all three back to back in a week. That schedule is ...