Baltic StatesThe Rough Guide to the Baltic Statesis the most comprehensive guide to one of Europe's most fascinating regions. There are definitive accounts of the up-and-coming city-break destinations of Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius as well as full coverage of the countries' unspoilt lakes, forests and national parks. For every city, town and village there are insider's reviews of accommodation, restaurants and nightlife and for outdoor enthusiasts there is practical advice on the best places for hiking, canoeing and birdwatching. There are over 50 maps and 24 pages of full-colour photographs. |
Contents
Getting there | 9 |
Red tape and visas | 22 |
Mail and communications | 28 |
CONTENTS | 32 |
Outdoor activities | 34 |
maps are listed in the full index using coloured text | 66 |
173284 | 107 |
Point of interest | 216 |
Mountain range | 225 |
363400 | 285 |
Directory 37 | 337 |
History | 402 |
Latvian | 409 |
Index and small print | 457 |
Common terms and phrases
1.1 LITHUANIA Vilnius 1.2 LITHUANIA Eastern accommodation aikštė Anykščiai Baltic Baroque Basics bažnyčia Biržai building bus station buses café capital castle Cathedral central Lithuania centre century Cēsis Church city's Čiurlionis culture daily Daugavpils Didžioji display drinking Druskininkai east Eastern and central en-suites Estonia Europe ferry Festival flights forest GATVE Gedimino German ghetto Haapsalu houses IELA inter-war interior Jewish Karaim Kaunas Klaipėda Kuressaare Laisvės Laisvės alėja Lake Latvian Liepāja Livonian Order main square medieval menu modern Mon-Fri Museum muziejus National Park nineteenth-century northern offering Old Town Palace Palanga Paneriai Panevėžys Pärnu Pilies Poland popular range restaurant Rīga Rīga's River road rooms Russian Saaremaa served Šiauliai side Sigulda Soviet street summer Tallinn Tartu Theatre there's tickets tourist office tower traditional train station Trakai Tsarist Tues-Sun venue village Vilnius's Vytautas walk Wed-Sun weekends wooden