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PRA C TICAL INFORM A TION 365

DIRECTORY
Visas and Passports
Estonia
∑ vm.ee
Latvia
∑ am.gov.lv
Lithuania
∑ urm.lt
Customs Regulations
∑ ec.europa.eu
Tourist Information
Visitors at the tourist information office in Tallinn, Estonia ∑ visitestonia.com
∑ latvia.travel
visit the official website of the people, who are always eager to ∑ lithuania.travel
European Commission. promote their area and can offer
information on accommodation, Embassies and
museums, historic sights, nature Consulates in Tallinn
Tourist Information
trails, entertainment and restau-
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania rants. Free brochures covering Canada
have a remarkably well- local and national sights and Toomkooli 13. Tel 627 3311.
∑ canada.ee
developed network of events are available at these
tourist information offices, which also sell UK
centres supported by an more detailed maps and Wismari 6. Tel 667 4700.
equally advanced guide books at nominal ∑ ukinestonia.fco.gov.uk
structure of tourism rates. For a full list of all US
web sites. All cities and tourist information Kentmanni 20. Tel 668 8100.
most major towns have offices across each ∑ estonia.usembassy.gov
a tourist information Logo, country, visit their
office, which is usually Lithuanian Tourism websites. Latvia and Embassies and
located in or close to the Lithuania also have Consulates in RĪga
town square. In the case of very tourist information centres
small towns, the office is often in the UK, Finland, Germany, Australia
situated in a museum or within Sweden and Russia. Vilandes iela 7. Tel 6732 0509.
some other historic build ing. Canada
Tourist offices in cities and larger Business Hours Baznīcas iela 20/22.
towns are open from 9am Throughout Estonia, Latvia and Tel 6781 3945.
to 6pm on weekdays. The offices Lithuania, banks and state institu-
are open for shorter hours on tions are generally open from 9am France
Saturdays and are usually open on to 5 or 6pm. Private businesses are Raina bulvāris 9. Tel 6703 6600.
Sundays. In remote places, open- increasingly working longer hours UK
ing hours are more erratic and it is and are open from 9am to any- J Alunana iela 5. Tel 6777 4700.
advisable to check in advance. where between 6 and 8pm. ∑ ukinlatvia.fco.gov.uk
Tourist offices are staffed by For opening hours of shops,
friendly, English-speaking local see pages 332, 336 and 340. US
S Velsa 1. Tel 6710 7000.
Embassies and
Consulates in Vilnius
Australia
Vilniaus 23. Tel 212 3369.
Canada
Jogailos 4. Tel 249 0950.
UK
Antakalnio 2. Tel 246 2900.
∑ ukinlithuania.fco.gov.uk
US
Akmenų 6. Tel 266 5500.
∑ vilnius.usembassy.gov
Imposing exterior of the Hipoteku Bank in Limbaži, Latvia