Articles related to "Curonian Spit"

Baltic Sea beaches are a summer holiday haven and the UNESCO Heritage Curonian Spit in Lithuania is a wide sandy spot just waiting for a beach towel - and a sweater!

Find all the information you need on traveling in and around Lithuania here, from the churches of Vilnius to the World Heritage Curonian Spit beaches.

In a remote corner of Europe lies one of the continent's most unusual land formations, home to varied landscapes and a precious natural environment under threat.

The three Baltic nations – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania –are just emerging from the shadow of their USSR past to become tourist destinations in their own right.

Many people don't know that Kaliningrad exists - a Russian outpost sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic Sea coast, now undergoing renovation.

Ventspils is another Baltic Sea destination worth visiting. A small town in north-west Latvia, Ventspils offers tourists peace and attractive fountains and street art.

As Latvia celebrates fifteen years of independence, we take a look at Riga's fascinating Museum of the Occupation of Latvia 1940-1991.