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EUROPE • EASTERN EUROPE<br />
Discover Eastern Europe<br />
The countries of Eastern Europe are<br />
home to alluring medieval cities, beautiful<br />
scenery and a living heritage of folklore and<br />
deep-rooted traditions. Yet, despite their<br />
proximity, they display incredible diversity<br />
and individuality. The Baltic States offer<br />
charming historic old towns; and Romania is<br />
home to fortified Saxon churches, medieval<br />
castles and traditional rural villages.<br />
Further east, across the Black Sea, lie the<br />
Caucasus nations of Georgia, Armenia and<br />
Azerbaijan, the region where Christianity<br />
first flourished and where fire was<br />
worshipped millennia before.<br />
The Baltic States<br />
Historic cities of Tallinn, Riga & Vilnius •<br />
Tranquil coastal resorts<br />
The three countries that make up the Baltic<br />
States – Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia – each<br />
have their own cultural identity and highlights.<br />
Estonia looks to its Nordic cousins in Finland<br />
and has a distinctly Scandinavian feel. Latvia’s<br />
capital, Riga, has a large Russian minority and<br />
an industrial port which gives it a distinctive<br />
Russian feel. While the Lithuanian capital,<br />
Vilnius, to the south, is more Germanic, with<br />
its routes historically linked to Poland and<br />
Germany.<br />
The Southern Caucasus<br />
Ancient monasteries • Viticulture • Silk Road<br />
history<br />
'The Three Brothers', Riga, Latvia<br />
The small size of these countries, combined<br />
with their excellent transport links, makes<br />
the region an easy and rewarding threecentre<br />
break.<br />
The Southern Caucasus is where Asia and<br />
Europe collide – both physically and culturally<br />
– in the most dramatic of fashions. The region<br />
is smaller than the UK yet home to three highly<br />
diverse countries. In oil-rich Azerbaijan, you<br />
can find intriguing remnants of fire worship<br />
that pre-date the arrival of Islam, such as the<br />
Fire Temple of Baku and its eternal flame.<br />
Georgia’s rolling landscape is home to an<br />
ancient viticulture – it was here that wine was<br />
first produced some 4,000 years ago.<br />
Armenia is one of the world’s oldest Christian<br />
nations, reflected by picturesque hilltop<br />
churches and cave monasteries dating back to<br />
late antiquity.<br />
Gergeti Trinity church, Georgia<br />
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