Baltic Capitals, 3rd; Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, and Kaliningrad: The Bradt Travel Guide

by Neil Taylor, Stephen Baister, Howard Jarvis, and Chris Patrick

• ISBN13: 9781841621395
• ISBN10: 1841621390
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-08-01
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Summary

Independent travellers will find it easy to put together their own itinerary and a good range of information on the heritage, architecture, entertainment, restaurants and caf?s of each city is contained in this handy volume. A section on excursions out from each centre expands the possibilities further for visitors, and includes gems such as the medieval Trakai castle on the outskirts of Vilnius, the Latvian seaside resort of Jurmala, and the year-round delight and tranquility of the Kadriog Park near Tallinn.

Author Biography

Neil Taylor, author of Bradt's Estonia and Tallinn mini guides, is a tour operator and lecturer who visits the Baltics regularly.

Chris Patrick and Stephen Baister, authors of Bradt's Latvia and Riga city guide, have supplied material on Riga, and Gordon McLachlan, author of Lithuania, has contributed information on Vilnius.

Table of Contents

Background Information

Practical Information

Ashgabat: the White City

Ahal Region: the Heart of Turkmenistan

Balkan Region: the Caspian and the West

Sashoguz Region: the North

Lebap Region: Along the Oxus

Mary Region: From Ancient Merv to the Afghan Border

Language

Glossary

Further Information

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