For travellers, the best thing about Latvia is that it is so compact. Its 500 km of sandy beaches are easily reached from historical towns, where medieval hanseatic foundations support baroque and art nouveau buildings, that become venues for cultural festivals during the summer. Families of storks happily give their seal of approval to the unspoilt nature, fresh air and clean water around them. In addition to Riga, its spectacular gateway, there are 6 other UNESCO world heritage listed sites. A

Russian banya At first glance, the Russian banya looks like an extreme sport. Friends and strangers beat each other with branches from birch trees in a devilishly hot atmosphere. When this is finished, they  run for the exit to jump into an icy-cold pool. If you're alone, you can always hire an attendant to give you a beating. It is not only a wondrous feeling (trust me), but unbelievably good for you. You get a special burst of energy after taking a steam in a Russian bathhouse, because all

You have a great opportunity to feel the atmosphere of XIX-XX centuries now at the hotel-restaurant “Tchaikovsky”. Our building constructed at the beginning of XX century at period of the year 1914 in Art Nouveau style with baroque elements is under the state protection as a cultural heritage site of local (municipal) importance. Particular features of the object which are used for basement to be included into the register of cultural heritage are corbels, sandriks, interstorey and crowning

This new exquisite restaurant with Mediterranean cuisine is really a part of heaven located on the shore of the lake not far from Olsztyn. Except delicacies the guests can find a lot to relax – futuristic yacht trips, romantic boat trips on the lake, travelling by mountain bicycles and fishing. The restaurant is possible to accommodate events for up to 190 guests.