Baltic Treasures: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

This nine-night escorted tour from Just You threads through the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. After arriving in Tallinn, the medieval streets of the UNESCO-listed Old Town offer Gothic merchants’ houses, Toompea Castle and the onion-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. A stroll takes in the ruins of a 14th-century monastery and the Song Festival Grounds where Estonia’s independence was sung into being.

Crossing into Latvia, the route visits the reconstructed Turaida Castle and the bobsleigh town of Sigulda, before reaching Riga’s Hanseatic Old Town with Europe’s largest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings. The baroque Rundale Palace showcases ornate 18th-century interiors, while an authentic Latvian lunch nearby speaks of local traditions. Further stops include the wooden houses of Kuldīga and Liepāja’s military quarters — a quiet reminder of Soviet and Tsarist eras.

In Lithuania, the Curonian Spit’s shifting sand dunes contrast with Vilnius’s mix of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. A visit to the Hill of Crosses, where thousands of crosses stand as a symbol of faith and resistance, offers a moment of reflection. The tour closes with a farewell dinner featuring Lithuanian folk music and food, rounding a route that balances cultural towns with natural landscapes.