Riga-Siauliai-The Hill of Crosses

CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE BALTS LAND

(8 days /7overnights)

day. Arrival in Riga. Departure to Siauliai town. Accommodation in the hotel. Sightseeing tour: St. Paul and Peter's Cathedral - the masterpiece of the Renaissance architecture, the Sun Clock square, the cullural and downtown artery of the town the Pedestrian Boulevard with its artistic accents. The unique museums of the town - the Bicycle, the Photography museums, the museum of Cats, Frenkel's Palace. Also there is ar offer to visit Zokniai - the former Soviet Military Base. Overnight in Siauliai.

day. Breakfast. The day tour to Rundale. On the way the visit to the Hill of Crosses - the most known place of interest for the town guests and tourists, the Minorite Monastery. Excursion to the masterpiece of Baroque architecture of the outstanding 18th century Italian architect F. B. Rastrelli - the ensemble of Rundale Palace. The return to Siauliai. Overnight in Siauliai.

day. Breakfast. Departure to the most beautiful place of Lithuania - to the Curonian Spit. In Juodkrante: the Hill of Witches, the Park of Stones Sculptures in the quay, on the way to Nida- the view platform on the Sheep Hill. In Nida: the Fisherman's house, an impressive dunes, the Sun Clock, the lighthouse, Thomas Man summerhouse museum. Free time. The return to Siauliai. Overnight in Siauliai.

day. Town Silute, the Bird lore station in the headland of Vente, the culinary accent of the land - bloater. Free time. The return to Siauliai. Overnight in Siauliai.

day. Breakfast. Arrival in Rumsiskes - an open-air museum of rural life, where You can feel and see the features of all four Lithuanian ethnic regions during several hours. From Rumsiskes the rout goes to Kaunas - the second largest town of the country. Accommodation in the hotel. The knowledge with the interim capital of the interwar Lithuania: Kaunas Castle, the town Hall Square, the Thunder House, the pedestrian Lais\ es avenue, the monument of Freedom, Vytautas Church, the Unity Square. Free time. The return to Siauliai. Overnight in Siauliai.

day. Departure to the National Park of Aukstaitija. The excursion: Paluse Church with the belfry - the ensemble of the architecture, the settlement of the Stone Age, the ethnographic villages, Trainiskiai oak - the mor u- ment of the nature, Ginuciai mound, the Ladakalnis hill - on of the most picturesque places in Aukstaitija National Park, Ginuciai watermill - the monument of technique, the archaic museum of the Beekeeping. The return to Siauliai. Overnight in Siauliai.

day. Arrival in Vilnius. Accommodation in the hotel. Sightseeing tour in the city including the Old Town - the place put on the UNESCO World heritage list, Gediminas Castle, the Cathedral, the monument for the King Mindaugas, the city Hall Square, the Gates of Dawn, St. Anne's Chinch, Vilnius University, Preside nt Palace. Free time. Overnight in Vilnius.