Scandinavian Capitals

Early morning meeting at Macedonia airport for our flight to Athens and then to Copenhagen. Arrival , board our bus and immediately we will start our tour of the capital of Denmark. We will pass by the Parliament Square, Hans Christian Andersen Avenue. We will then visit the Church of the Saviour and pass by the city's canals and the picturesque Nyhavn. We will then admire Amalienborg Palace, the royal residence, the majestic fountain of Princess Geoffion and the Little Siren, famous from Andersen's fairy tale and a trademark of the city. Our tour will conclude by passing by Rosenborg Castle. Then departure for our hotel. Arrival and check-in.

Breakfast and then free time in the city for shopping and Scandinavian food. We recommend you try the famous smørrebrød, flæskesteg (roast pork) and kogt torsk (poached cod). We also recommend you visit the Tivoli Gardens theme park (own tickets) which was established in 1843 and from which Walt Disney was inspired for his own Disney world. We will then depart for the port where we will take the ferry to Oslo.

Arrival in Oslo. Board the bus and start our tour. We will admire the Frogner Park with the famous sculptures of Gustav Vigeland. We will also visit Holmenkollen, the oldest ski jumping track in the world. Then we will pass by the City Hall, the Palace, the Parliament and the city's shopping centre. In the afternoon, we recommend visiting the Kontiki Museum, as well as the Viking Museum, where objects of everyday life are on display. For the evening, we recommend a cruise where you will enjoy the islands inside the Oslo Fjord.

Breakfast and then we will depart for Stockholm with a stopover in the city of Orebro. Arrival and we will immediately admire the imposing castle, the picturesque wooden houses, St. Nicholas Church and the town hall. We will then depart for Stockholm with intermediate stops. Arrival late afternoon and check in at our hotel.

Breakfast and then we will start our tour of the old city where we will see the Coronation Church, the oldest square in the country, Stortoget Square, the Parliament, the Opera House and the Palace. Free time. In the restaurants of Gamla Stan or Hotoget you will taste the local specialties, while Stockholm's bars stay open until the evening. We also recommend a visit to the open-air Skansen Museum.  

Breakfast and free day until we take the ferry to Helsinki. For those who want something different, we recommend an excursion to beautiful Uppsala. Arrival and we will have the opportunity to see the old town, the cathedral, the Opera House and the unique panorama of the city from Falgada Hill. On our way back to Stockholm we will pass through the beautiful and historic city of Sigtuna a magical city with picturesque houses and the most important Viking trading centre. We will then depart for the port of Stockholm to catch the ferry to Helsinki.

Arrive in Helsinki, board our bus and then we will start our tour of the city that combines the past with the future, the capital of Finland! We will see the massive station with the giants on the facade, the hilltop square of the liberator Tsar Alexander, the imposing white and blue Cathedral, dominating the square overlooking the southern old harbour, the eastern harbour with its characteristic sailing ships and on the waterfront the mansions of a bygone era, the old sailors' restaurants and pubs, the hill of Our Lady of Uspenski of the Orthodox, the closed traditional and open-air market, Esplanade with small shops and the Eira neighborhood with neoclassical houses, the boulevard with department stores, the square with the fountain of the mermaid and sea creatures, the old tramway, the cafe-bakery-restaurant Belle-Epoque ! And we will leave the old town, with the most modern tram passing by the sophisticated modern buildings, squares and port facilities reminiscent of airports of the future as well as the docking of the ships which is done with magnets and no longer with clappers ! Free time.

Breakfast and then we will depart for the port where we will take the ferry for a unique cruise to the capital of Estonia, considered by many to be the "Queen" of the Baltic, which can easily turn our trip into a fairy tale. Arrival and departure for the enchanting medieval historical centre with its cobbled streets, markets and traditional houses. With the aura of the 13th century, visitors feel like protagonists in a medieval fairy tale, within well-preserved walls, squares and towers. We ascend to the impressive aristocratic Toompea district, located at the top of a hill offering a unique panoramic view-view of the city with its towers, tiled roofs and picturesque squares Passing from the Upper to the Lower Neighbourhood. Then we will cross the narrowest street in the area, where drunks used to stagger as they fell from the thread placed along the length. Passing by the Church of the Holy Spirit and St. Nicholas we will head to the only untouched Gothic town hall in Northern Europe and walk through the medieval part of the Lower Town, a place untouched by time. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and European Capital of Culture in 2011, Tallinn is strongly reminiscent of a Scandinavian city while the skyscraper-clad New Town, predominantly home to IT companies, gives the area a dynamic dimension of a rapidly growing region. Crossing the most picturesque path, St. Catherine's Passage, drinking a beer in a dark cellar or in a flowery courtyard, we think that time has stopped somewhere there. Then the visitor comes across the Town Hall Square, where the only Gothic-style town hall in Northern Europe is located. In the Kiek in de Kök tower one can see walls, cannons and various exhibits concerning crime and punishment and life in Tallinn a few centuries ago. Among the important sights are the Toompea Castle which today hosts the Estonian Parliament and the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky, built in 1900. Our visits are enriched by Kohtuotsa Hill with its panoramic views of the city, Lauluväljaku Hill Gate & the baroque Kadriorg Palace & Gardens built in 1718 and now a Museum of Art, which is also the largest in the whole country, with Estonian works from the 18th to the 21st century to arrive at Liberty Square, a popular meeting point, at the edge of the Old Town. Afternoon free to explore the picturesque town nestled in a bay of the Gulf of Finland. Tallinn remains an enigmatic city, which draws its charm from its many contradictions. Few places in Europe retain in their atmosphere as genuine an aura of the Middle Ages as the old town of Tallinn, which with its 4500 architectural and historical monuments is under UNESCO protection as a World Heritage Site. Due to its strategic location, the capital has successively passed through the rule of the Danes, Swedes, Poles and Russians, visible signs of which can still be seen today. Then departure for the port to take the ferry to Helsinki.

Breakfast and then departure to the airport for the return flight