Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

LITHUANIA 59 P Perkūnas House Aleksoto 6. Tel (37) 302 994. # 10am–4pm Mon–Fri, 11am–1pm Sun. 8 The red-brick Gothic building (P ...

60 NORTH EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp68–9 Founded in 1252 by the Livonian Order who built the ...

LITHUANIA 61 KLAIPĖDA TOWN CENTRE Ännchen of Tharau 1 Blacksmiths’ Museum 4 Castle Museum 2 Clock Museum 5 History Museum of Lit ...

Curonian Spit National Park 5 Kuršių Nerijos Nacionalinis parkas A narrow 98-km (61-mile) strip of land on the Baltic coast, the ...

LITHUANIA 63 . Hill of Witches Comically demonic wooden statues lurk alongside a path through the pine forest behind Juodkrantė. ...

64 NORTH EASTERN EUROPE Practical & Travel Information After many years of being excluded from the tourist map of Europe, Li ...

LITHUANIA 65 DOCUMENTATION European Commission http://www.ec.europa.eu VISITOR INFORMATION http://www.tourism.lt EMBASSIES Austr ...

66 NORTH EASTERN EUROPE Shopping & Entertainment Souvenirs and gifts in Lithuania usually consist of traditional arts and ha ...

LITHUANIA 67 DIRECTORY MARKETS Gariūnai Vilnius–Kaunas Highway. Halės Market Pylimo and Bazilijonų street corner, Vilnius. TRADI ...

VILNIUS Litinterp h 7  Bernardinų 712, 01124 Tel (5) 212 3850 Fax 212 3559 Rooms 16 Map E3 Boasting a prime spot close to the C ...

WHERE TO EAT IN LITHUANIA 69 Where to Eat in Lithuania Traditional Baltic cooking is hearty and filling, designed to satisfy one ...

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NORTH EASTERN EUROPE 71 Latvia’s strategic geographical position prompted its more powerful neighbours to gain control over the ...

72 NORTH EASTERN EUROPE Livonian Wars. The clash between the Protestant Swedes and Catholic Poles resulted in Swedish rule in no ...

LATVIA 73 The Marble Hall in Rundāle Palace Exploring Latvia Latvia is extremely visitor friendly. At its heart lies Rīga, the l ...

BASTEJKALNS Rīga International Airport 13 km (8 miles) Ferry Port 1 km (0.6 mile) St John’s Church Photography Museum Statue of ...

SIGHTS AT A GLANCE Dome Cathedral 1 House of Blackheads 8 Latvian Ethnographic Open- Air Museum w Museum of Decorative Arts and ...

Museum of Rīga’s History and Navigation^2 Rīga’s vēstures un kuğniecības muzejs Palasta iela 4. Map B3. Tel 6721 May–Sep: 11am ...

RĪGA 77 Entrance to the 13th-century St James’s Cathedral St James’s Cathedral^4 šv Jēkaba katedrāle Jekaba iela 9. Map B3. Tel ...

Street-by-Street: Around Town Hall Square Until a local government reform in 1877, the Town Hall Square (Rātslaukums) was Rīga’s ...