Baltic Capitals: Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad: The Bradt Travel Guide [Paperback]

Neil Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Guides | Publication Date: May 1, 2001

Fully up-to-date coverage of the capital cities of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Russian state of Kaliningrad. Includes city plans, sightseeing, walking tours, hotels, restaurants and entertainment, plus getting to and between the countries.

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From the Back Cover

The Baltic capital cities of Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius and Kaliningrad offer a range of attractions that appeals to both tourists and business visitors. Located within easy reach of each other, they are ideal for a multi-center trip or individually for that unusual short break. This compact volume offers a comprehensive perspective on each city. Details of city walks will help you to make the most of the wealth of history and architecture, while the wide selection of restaurants means that a relaxed evening meal is never far away. And if you're feeling energetic, there are excursions beyond the city to whet your appetite for more. Included are: the best places to stay and eat in Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius and Kaliningrad; sightseeing, walking tours and city plans; half-day excursions from each city; essential words and phrases in four languages; practical information, from money and phones to buses, taxis and trains; first-time in-depth coverage in English of Kaliningrad. (5 1/4 X 8 1/2, 208 pages, color photos, maps, illustrations)

About the Author

Neil Taylor is director of a tour leader specialising in travel to the Baltic states since they regained their independence. He also writes and broadcasts on travel topics and teaches on tourism courses. Information on Riga and Vilnius is contributed by Bradt authors Stephen Baister, Chris Patrick and Gordon McLachlan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 1st edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841620181
• ISBN-13: 978-1841620183
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,911,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the culturally oriented tourist, April 24, 2001

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This review is from: Baltic Capitals: Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

This guidebook orients you to the essentials of the four cities but it's a good buy even if you plan on visiting a little more than just the capitals since it includes tips on excursions outside the cities as well. Monuments, churches etc are briefly but well described and gives you a flavor of the history and the culture of the country you're visiting. The guide seem to be written more to satisfy the culturally interested tourist than the bargain-seeking backpacker. This travelbook enhanced my trip and answered almost all my questions. A little minus is that the maps in the book only features a few of the mentioned sites and therefore some of them can be a bit tricky to find even if there often are suggested walks.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive & Enthusiastic, May 25, 2004

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This review is from: Baltic Capitals: Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad: The Bradt Travel Guide (Paperback)

Neil Taylor has provided another comprehensive guide to the Baltic, this time to places that most people go to- the Capitals. Where to go (and more importantly where not to), what to see are laid out with a real insider's eye.
If you are looking for a boutique hotel in Tallinn or a crash pad in Kaliningrad the book is packed with sensible advice on what to pay and what to expect.
More to the point the guide is really up to date, with pretty realistic assessments of what things are likely to cost and what the pros and cons of different places really are.
I think that as book for a city break tourist, this is the best one around.