Lithuania!

Why go...Lots of history in a very beautiful, forest-y land!



Vilnius!  The Old Town section is from the middle ages!  It is the capital city with lots of churches, castles, cafes and museums! 




National Parks!  Lithuania has beautiful national parks with "ethnographic villages," including the History of Bee Keeping Exhibit!


Klaipeda!  A seaside town with beaches on the Baltic Sea and cool museums!


Kaunas!  This is another large and historical city with lots of castles, museums, churches, and a beach on the river.


Trakai Island Castle!


Druskininkai!  A spa resort town famous for it's mineral springs since the 1700s!  It is also home to the Forest Museum; a natural forest exhibit and wood arts!

Andorra!

Why go...a tiny and beautiful mountainous country.  Hike and ski in small villages, and enjoy the cozy!  This whole country is a cozy-lover's dream!  Snuggle me in!

See lovely little chapels speckled through the country!

Wander through wineries.

Eat in charming traditional Andorran restaurants!  This extremely cozy style is referred to as borda!  Borda dwellings always have the stone walls and wooden beams; so cozy!

Village of Pal.  This is a village that is being preserved as a traditional Andorran town!


R de Rural!  A very cozy, beautiful vacation rental!


Historic homes tour!  See what life was like prior to the industrial revolution!


Andorra Igloo Hotel!  


Andorra also has a bunch of awesome spas!
Princesa Parc Hotel! 


Caldea city spa!  

Macedonia!

Why go...Birth place of Mother Theresa.  Beautiful, rural country with lots of lovely old monasteries, and a big mixture of Baltic ethnicities.



Cultural tour of Macedonia!  Traditional food, music, dance, crafts.  



Tour Macedonian monasteries!  



Skopje, central Macedonia.  The capital city.  Museums, churches, and bazaars.  A city with Roman, Byzantian, and Ottoman architecture.  



Prilep, western Macedonia.  Treskavec Monastery. 



Debar, western Macedonia.  Galicnik Wedding Festival!  Every July, one couple is chosen to be married in the region's traditional style.  It is a 2 day wedding/festival that the whole community, as well as tourists, can take part in!  It begins in the cemetery, where the groom and his family invite the departed relatives to the wedding, includes processions through town, and ends with dancing!



Kriva Palanka, eastern Macedonia.  St. Joachim Osogovski Monastery. 

Czech Republic!

Why Go...Beautiful forests!  Beautiful castles!  Beautiful, historic towns!  Tremendous amount of beauty in 1 small country!  It looks like the location of all fairy tales!

Karlovy Vary, West Bohemia.  Spa resort town famous since the 18th century.  GrandHotel Pupp.  

Boubin and Boubin Forest in Sumava, West Bohemia. The way the forests of central Europe were thousands of years ago! Hotely Srni.

Kladska Nature Reserve in Marianske Lazne, West Bohemia.  Forests and peat bogs!  Orea Hotel Excelsior.  

Cesky Krumlov, South Bohemia.  Castle and lovely little town that is largely the same as it was in the 18th century.  Rose Hotel, formerly a Jesuit dormitory from the 16th century.  

Holasovice, South Bohemia.  The town is unchanged for 800 years. Farmyard Holasovice.  

Hluboka nad Vltavou, South Bohemia.  Castle!  Stekl Hotel.  

Zofin Forest in Nove Hrady, South Bohemia. Wellness Hotel Rezidence 

Litomysl, East Bohemia.  Renaissance chateau, monastery.   Hotel Aplaus.   

Krknose National Park, East Bohemia.  Hotel Praha. 

Bohemian Paradise, North Bohemia.  Hotel Karel IV. 

Karlstejn, Central Bohemia.  castle,monastery. Hotel Mlyn Karlstejn.

Detinice, Central Bohemia.  Stredoveky Hotel, a kitchy medieval-themed hotel and restaurant.  

 Prague (castle district), Central Bohemia. Castle, cathedrals.  Golden Well Hotel.

Prague (Lesser Town), Central Bohemia. Underground restaurant, Peklo.  Peklo means inferno; the restaurant is housed in a 12th century wine cellar!  Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Prague (Old town), Central Bohemia.  The oldest part of the city with preserved architecture from various periods.  4 Seasons Hotel.  

Prague (New Town), Central Bohemia. The bar area of Wenceslas Square, National Museum, arboretum, Restaurant Zvonice-which is in a bell tower from the 1500s. Royal Court Hotel  

Prague (North), Central Bohemia. Stromovka Park which was once the royal hunting grounds, now a lovely and romantic park!  Hilton Hotel

Prague (West), Central Bohemia. Summer Palace,  Folklore Garden-kitchy, traditional Czech dinner and  performance.  Looks like the Czech version of a tourists luau!   Botel Admiral - it's a boat hotel!

Trebic, Highlands.  "One of the best preserved Jewish areas in Europe and illustrates the interconnected lives of Jewish and Christian societies up until the Holocaust." Hotel Joseph 1699

Lednice-Valtice, South Moravia.  One of the largest artificial landscapes in Europe, Lednice Valtice Cultural Landscape/Chateaus.  Hotel Hubertus is part of  Chateau Valtice. 

Moravian Karst, South Moravia. Caves with subterranean river.  Hotel Panorama.  

Kromeriz, South Moravia.  Archbishops Chateau and Gardens.  Hotel La Fresca.  

Mikulov, South Moravia. Castle, vineyards, wine cellar bars,  Lower Moravia Biosphere Reserve. Hotel Eliska. 

Brno, South Moravia. Tour the underground catacombs!  Hotel Santander. 

Znojmo, South Moravia. Castle! Underground labyrinth! Hotel Lahofer.