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

The fishing grounds in the Polessk district of the Kaliningrad region (50 km from Kaliningrad) and the Baltic Sea area near the town of Pionersky are a paradise for fishermen. Since ancient times, lagoons, lakes and numerous rivers of the Kaliningrad region have been rich in various kinds of fish: perch, bream, trout, pike, perch, carp, eel, catfish and salmon. These fishes can be in your catch as well as many others. Boats are available for fans of trolling fishing. People who prefer ground, spinning

The National Hotel combines the best of the centuries-old traditions of Russian hospitality and entrepreneurship. The hotel's 100-year history is closely intertwined with the tumultuous events of the twentieth century. This unique Moscow hotel offers 202 luxuriously appointed guest rooms and suites. Each hotel room features genuine exclusive furniture inspired by the hotel’s nineteenth-century décor, spacious bathing and dressing areas. Many of the hotel’s guest rooms boast exceptional

This art depository was inaugurated in 1979, to become Russia’s first and only Amber Museum. Located in the center of Kaliningrad on the Verkhneye Lake shore, it is housed in a fortress tower "Dona" dating from the mid-nineteenth century. The tower was built in 1853 in the Neo-Gothic style as a part of the city defense system – its construction was supervised by Ernst Ludwig von Aster, commander of the Engineering Corps and the person, who had engineered Konigsberg’s mighty