CAPITALS OF SCANDINAVIA

Day 1-2: Copenhagen, Danmark. Private transfer to your 5* hotel where you are staying overnight based on accommodation and breakfast. The next day you will have a private transfer to the port and embark on board the Silver Spirit. Departure at 18:00 hours. Copenhagen is an ancient and at the same time a trendy city. Of course a visit to Tivoli and the mermaid should not be missed during a visit to Copenhagen. In addition, the royal Rosenborg Slot has a beautiful art collection and there are plenty of modern stylised shops and galleries. Maybe you can go to Copenhagen’s famous opera on your free evening, or visit Restaurant Noma?

Day 3: Cruise day at sea. Rest on board the Silver Spirit and enjoy all the facilities the ship has to offer.

Day 4: Tallinn, Estonia, 08:00-16:00 hours. On a hill you find the oldest and most photogenic tourist attractions of Talinn, including the parliament buildings. The Russian elements, such as the Alexander-Nevski Cathedral, are unmistakably present. The steeple 124 meter high church tower of the St. Olaf is a good landmark. Estonia is now also writing history: did you know that the small country is a big trendsetter in the field of modern media and technology?

Day 5-7: Saint Petersburg, Russia, 08:00 hours up to 2 days later at 18:00 hours. The former residences of the Russian Tsars are highlights of this trip. Admire the Hermitage of the outside and choose your favourite art collections, but certainly the impressionists and postimpressionists. The Fabergé Museum has more

than many famous, very precious eggs. Maybe you can still go to a ballet- or opera performance in the Mariinsky theatre? South of the city is the beautiful summer residence of the most famous Tsarina, the Catherine Palace.

Day 8: Helsinki, Finland, 08:00-15:00 hours. Helsinki only became capital under Russian rule and exhibits a combination of Scandinavian and Russian influences. It is a city of forts and fortresses, churches and cathedrals, of modern art and architecture. Among the renowned master builders of the 20th century are Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto.

Day 9: Stockholm, Sweden, arrival 09:00 hours. Stockholm is a spread out city with many tourist attractions. What you don’t want to miss, is the medieval centre, Gamla Stan, with beautiful facades and lively terraces. The 17th/18th-century Drottningholm Slott is the summer residence of the Royal Family, the Versailles of Sweden. You can have a extensive viewing of the Italian-French-looking Kungliga Slott, with many art treasures. Icon of the city forms the town hall in national-romantic style. The open-air museum Skansen shows Sweden in a bird’s-eye view. And gem for maritime history lovers is the Vasamuseet, with old (war)ships. Disembarkation, end of your cruise.