[ESTONIA] Tallinn

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Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The city lies on the Gulf of Finland and the Old Town is on a rocky hill, known as Toompea. The bishops and nobleman in upper town were separated from the merchants and craftmen in the lower town by a wall, much of which still remains.
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[ESTONIA] Parnu

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On my way to Tallinn, I dropped by in Parnu, a resort seaside city. Parnu is a popular summer holiday resort for the people of Estonia.
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[LATVIA] Sigulda

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Leaving Riga in the morning to Sigulda, a town in the Vidzeme Region located 53km away from Riga. Because of its lovely landscapes, Sigulda is known as the Switzerland of Latvia.
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[LATVIA] Riga City (Art Nouveau)

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The city of Riga has the highest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world and is generally recognized that Riga has the finest collection of Art Nouveau buildings in Europe. Outside the old town, there a few more attractions which are also worth a visit including the Freedom Monument, Latvian National Opera, Nativity of Christ Cathedral, Central Market and Latvian Academy of Science where I enjoyed the panoramic of Riga City.
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[LATVIA] Riga Old Town

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Riga, Latvia’s capital city, was founded in 1201 and over the following 800 years was occupied by Germans, Poles, Swedes and Russians. Latvia finally became an independent country in 1991 after long years of Soviet domination. In 1997, Riga Old Town was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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