Cadogan Flying Visits Iceland Finland & The Baltic

Thriving, glamorous and strikingly different, cool Nordic Iceland and Finland and proudly independent Baltic Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia offer a chilly culture shock of old and vibrantly new. Their cities reveal their pasts in a treasure trove of glorious buildings, cobbled lanes, churches and museums, and celebrate their present with festivity, food and song this up-to-the-minute new guide equips you with essential information on the top city sights and the choicest restaurants, hotels and nightlife, Or escape entirely on day excursions and longer tours: take a lazy steamboat trip, soak in a bubbling geothermal pool, sip cocktails in a bar built of ice, climb a volcano, go whale-watching or puffin-spotting, be pampered in an ex-Soviet health spa, explore a Russian palace, or go mad in the midnight sun. For a week or just a weekend, head north for a short break that's really special. Inside you will find: * eight major northern cities and towns in one guide * how to get there, by air and sea * getting between the cities by train and sea * up-to-date, insider advice on where to stay, eat and shop * local history, food and drink explained * simple day trips by local bus, train or ferry from each destination city * foolproof short tours by car for those with more time to spare * user-friendly town maps, and area maps to help you plan your tripGannij, Joan is the author of 'Cadogan Flying Visits Iceland Finland & The Baltic ', published 2005 under ISBN 9781860111938 and ISBN 1860111939.