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Step inside today's restored family abode on Sweden's Baltic coast. Renovated to suit a growing family, this house actually dates back to the 1850s but is
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn is a middle age beauty city which is capital and main port city of Estonia. Tallinn has so many towers which rears up to sky besides it has streets with kerbstone which is also narrow streets. This specialities are enough to go to the faerie in Tallinn. "Tallinn Old City Streets" "Historic Centre of Tallinn"…
10 Day Baltics itinerary, 3 nights each in Tallinn in Estonia, Riga in Latvia and Vilnius in Lithuania
Tallinn. I wish it was my window but it is in one of the defensive towers in the town wall that surrounds old Tallinn, called Kiek in de Kök (Low German: "peek into the kitchen"). Niguliste Church. This is medieval part of Tallinn
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Ferry trips and cruises to Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn, Turku, or Åland. Enjoy comfortable cabins, tax-free shopping, and international entertainment on board.
Highlights and things to do on your next trip to the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and LIthuania.
Read my post to discover what you must not miss on a self-guided walking tour of Gdansk Old Town, with its beautiful architecture and fascinating history.
The nature reserve of 10,161 hectares was formed to preserve the karsts of the southern slope of Pandivere Highlands and the bogs and bogs islands characteristic of the central and eastern part of Estonia. The nature reserve centre is located in Tooma village in Jõgevamaa. To visit the centre, please book a time. Endla Nature Reserve also includes marked hiking trails, which provide the opportunity to get to know the forests, wooded meadows, and bogs, observe birds, and learn about the local plants. The tracks overlap to a certain extent and visitors can choose a track of their abilities:Lake Endla trail – 8 km.Lake Männikjärv trail – 2.2 km.Lake Männikjärv bog study trail – 7.3 km.
Sigulda is a perfect combination of adventure, nature and culture and is a perfect day trip from Riga. Here are my favourite things to do in Sigulda Latvia.
Das Lübecker Holstentor.(24.10.2009). Foto, 11.05.2013 1024x768 Pixel, A.....
The Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Vladislav, or the Cathedral of Vilnius is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania. It's situated in Vilnius' Old Town, just off of Cathedral Square. It's the heart of Lithuania's Catholic spiritual life. The coronations of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania took place within its confines. Inside its crypts and catacombs, many famous people, among them Vytautas the Great (1430), his wife Anna (1418), his brother Sigismund (Žygimantas) (1440), cousin Švitrigaila (1452), Saint Casimir (1484), Alexander Jagiellon (1506), two wives of Sigismund Augustus: Elisabeth of Habsburg (1545) and Barbara Radziwiłł (1551), as well as others, are interred. Inside, there are more than forty works of art dating from the 16th through 19th centuries; including frescoes and paintings of various sizes. During the restoration of the Cathedral, the altars of a presumed pagan temple and the original floor, laid during the reign of King Mindaugas, were uncovered. In addition, the remains of the cathedral built in 1387 were also located. A fresco dating from the end of the 14th century, the oldest known fresco in Lithuania, was found on the wall of one of the cathedral's underground chapels. It is believed that in pre-Christian times, the Baltic pagan god Perkūnas was worshiped at this location. The Lithuanian King Mindaugas built the original cathedral in 1251 after his conversion to Christianity. Remains of the archaic quadratic church with three naves and massive buttresses have been discovered beneath the later layers in the late 20th century. After Mindaugas' death in 1263, it again became a place of pagan worship. In 1387, the year in which Lithuania was officially converted to Christianity, a second Gothic style Cathedral with five chapels was built. The Cathedral burnt down in 1419. During the preparation for his coronation as King of Lithuania, Vytautas built a significantly larger Gothic Cathedral in its place; the Cathedral had three naves and four circular towers at its corners. Flemish traveler Guillebert de Lannoy noticed its similarity to the Frauenburg Cathedral. The walls and pillars of this cathedral have survived to this day. In 1522, the Cathedral was renovated, and the bell tower was built on top of the Lower Castle defensive tower. After the fire of 1530, it was rebuilt again and between 1534 - 1557 more chapels and the crypts were added. The Cathedral acquired architectural features associated with the Renaissance. In 1529, Sigismund Augustus, was crowned Grand Duke of Lithuania in the Cathedral. After the fire of 1610, it was rebuilt again, and the two front towers were added. The Cathedral was damaged during the war of 1655. It was renovated and decorated several more times. Between 1623 - 1636, at the initiative of Sigismund III Vasa, the Baroque style St. Casimir chapel by royal architect Constantino Tencalla was built of Swedish sandstone. Its interior was reconstructed in 1691-1692 and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo Palloni, the altar and stuccowork by Pietro Perti. In 1769, the southern tower built during the reconstruction of 1666 has collapsed destroying the vaults of the neighbouring chapel, killing 6 people. After the damage, Bishop of Vilnius Ignacy Jakub Massalski ordered the reconstruction of the Cathedral. The works started in 1779 and were completed in 1783, and the interior was completed in 1801. The Cathedral was reconstructed to its present appearance according to the design of Laurynas Gucevičius in the Neoclassical style; the church acquired its strict quadrangular shape and the plan inherent to local public buildings. The main facade was adorned with sculptures of the Four Evangelists by Italian sculptor Tommaso Righi. Some scholars point to the architectural resemblance of the cathedral to the works of Andrea Palladio or see the influence of Gucevičius' tutor Claude Nicolas Ledoux. The influence of the Palladian architecture is evident in side facades of the building. The lack of 'purity' of the Classical architecture due to incorporation of Baroque style sculptures and other elements was later criticised by academical architects, notably Karol Podczaszyński. Between 1786 and 1792 three sculptures by Kazimierz Jelski were placed on roof of the Cathedral - Saint Casimir on the south side, Saint Stanislaus on the north and Saint Helena in the centre. These sculptures were removed in 1950 and restored in 1997 [3]. Presumably the sculpture of St. Casimir originally symbolised Lithuania, that of St. Stanislaus symbolised Poland, and that of St. Helena symbolised Russia's dominance. In 2002 work officially began to rebuild the Lithuanian Royal Palace behind Cathedral. The newly erected palace building will considerably alter the context of the Cathedral. The Cathedral and the belfry have been thoroughly renovated from 2006 until 2008. The facades have been covered with fresh multicolor paintwork, greatly enhancing the external appearance of the buildings and their elements which had not been renovated since the Restoration of Lithuania's independence in 1990.
Vilnius has beautiful architecture and streets, a strong culture, tasty food, and so much history. Here are 12 great things to do in Vilnius!
The Baltic countries are a wonderful and cheap destination in Europe. We give you here our travel budget and our tips to easily organize your itinerary
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