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General Index
Page numbers in bold refer to Anykščiai Northern Railway Museum Basanavičius, Dr Jonas 218, 248
main entries. 269 Basilian Gate (Vilnius) 237, 238
Apartments 293, 295 Basilian Monastery (Vilnius) 235, 237
A Apparition of the Holy Mother of God Basketball 360
Abava river 182 Church (Vilnius) 245 Bastejkalns (Rīga) 154
Academy of Sciences (Rīga) 158 Applied Arts Museum (Vilnius) 231 Bathory, Stefan 153, 215, 217, 279
Accommodation 292–307 Aqua Park (Ventspils) 181 Battle of Grünwald (Matejko) 34, 216–17
Estonia 296–9 Āraiši Lake Fortress 193 Battle of Poltava (Lomonosov) 37
Latvia 300–303 Architecture 20–21 Bauļins, Leonīds 200
Lithuania 304–7 Art Nouveau in Rīga 156–7 Baumanis, Kārlis 195
see also Apartments; Camp sites; Baroque Vilnius 237 Bauska 169, 170–71
Guesthouses; Hostels; Hotels; Private Medieval 65 hotels 301
homes Museum of Estonian Architecture Bauska Alus brewery 171
Adamson, Amandus 82 (Tallinn) 77 Bears, brown 23
Adamson-Eric 70 Arctic lichen 23 Beer 312–13
Adamson-Eric Museum (Tallinn) 75 Arsenal Museum of Art (Rīga) 148 Brewery tours 360, 361
Admission charges 366 Art Days and Museum Nights (Latvia) Bees 22, 270, 271
Aegna Island (Tallinn) 85 136 Beekeeping 271
Aglona 15, 131, 171, 187, 199 Art Museum Rīga Bourse 147 Beekeeping Museum (Aukštaitija
hotels 302 Art Nouveau 20, 21 National Park) 270, 271
restaurants 324 Art Nouveau Museum (Rīga) 156 Beethoven, Ludwig van 182
Aglona Basilica 199 Rīga 143, 156–7 Beit Bella Synagogue (Tallinn) 41
Ahja river 126 Art shops Beit midrash (Kalvarija) 261
Ainaži 194 Latvia 337 Belfry (Vilnius Cathedral) 230
Air travel Rīga 338–9 Berg, Count Friedrich von 124
Estonia 376, 377, 379 Tallinn 334 Berlitz, J G 170
Latvia 382, 2833 Vilnius 343 Bernardine Church (Vilnius) 232
Lithuania 388–9 Artillery Bastion (Vilnius) 239 Berry-picking 359, 361
Airport transfers Artists’ Hill (Sigulda) 192 Bērze river 171
Rīga 382 Arts and Crafts Fair (Rīga) 136 Beržoras 282
Tallinn 376 Arts, visual 26 Bicycle Museum (Saulkrasti) 196
Vilnius 388 Aspazija see Rozenberga, Elza Bicycle Museum (Šiauliai) 276
Aken, Hans von 67 Aspazija House (Jūrmala) 174 Biķernieki Forest 161
Akste Anthills 126 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Birds 22–3
Albert II Radvila 216 (Liepāja) 137 bird-watching 356–7, 361
Alberta iela (Rīga) 21, 157 Astronomical Observatory (Molėtai) 269 Nemunas Delta 287
Alekna, Virgilijus 27, 211 Ates Mill Museum (Umernieki) 203 Ornithological Centre (Lake Engure)
Alekšupīte river 183 ATMs 370 176
Alexander I, Tsar 38, 81, 226 Augustus II of Poland 268 see also Wildlife
Alexander II, Tsar 232 Aukštaitija/Aukštaitijans 35, 214, 253 Birgitta Festival (Tallinn) 53
Alexander III, Tsar 74, 141 Aukštaitija National Park 11, 17, 212, Birkerts, Gunnar 159
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Tallinn) 255, 270–71 Biron, Duke Ernst Johann 170, 172, 173
12, 24, 58, 72, 74 hotels 305 Birštonas 261
Algirdas, Grand Duke 227, 231, 232, restaurants 328 hotels 305
238 Aušra 218, 248 restaurants 328
Alternative Art Centre (Užupis) 244 Aušra Avenue Palace (Šiauliai) 276 Birštonas Jazz 261
Altja 13, 111, 113 Aušra Museum (Šiauliai) 276 Birutuės Hill (Palanga) 286
Alūksne 203 Aviation Museum (Rīga) 160 Biržai 268
Alunāns, Juris 195 restaurants 328
Alytupis river 260 B Bishop’s Castle (Haapsalu) 92
Alytus 253, 260–61 Babrungėnai 282 Bishop’s Castle (Kuressaare) 97, 98
hotels 305 Bach, J S 184 Bishop’s Castle (Saaremaa) 12
restaurants 328 Baer, Karl Ernst von 119 Black Knight 197
Amber 30–31 statue (Tartu) 119, 121 Black Nights Film Festival (Tallinn) 53
Amber Museum (Palanga) 31, 286 Ballet Blackheads see Brotherhood of
The Amber Route 31 Estonia 344, 345 Blackheads
amber-catchers 30 Rīga 350, 351 Blacksmiths’ Museum (Klaipėda) 284
in folklore 31 Tallinn 346, 347 Blaumanis, Rūdolfs 27
formation of 30 Vilnius 354, 355 Blue Hills (Zilie kalni) 177
shops in Latvia 337, 339 Ballivi, Johann 71 Blūmentāls, Arvīds 176
shops in Lithuania 340–41, 342 Balloon flights (Vilnius) 393 Bobsleigh Run (Sigulda) 190
Ambulances 369 Baltic Beach (Curonian Spit) 288 Bogdanas, Konstantinas 242
Amenda, Karl 182 Baltic crusade 35 Bonaparte, Napoleon see Napoleon I,
Ammende Villa (Pärnu) 103 Baltic Klint 23 Emperor
André, Edouard 286 Baltic psaltery 29 Book shops
Angel Bridge (Tartu) 120 Baltic tribes/Balts 35, 39, 253 Tallinn 335
Angla Windmills (Saaremaa) 12, 48, 97, Baltic Way 43, 230 Vilnius 343
98–9 Baltica festival 28–9 Botanical Gardens (Rīga) 159
Animism 24 Balzukevičius, Juozas 227 Brazauskas, Algirdas 219
Anna, Empress of Russia 173 Banking 370–71 Brewery tours 360, 361
Ännchen of Tharau (Klaipėda) 284 Baron von Glehn Castle (Tallinn) 85 Brezhnev, Leonid 162
Antakalnis Cemetery (Vilnius) 244–5 Barons, Krišjānis 155, 192, 195 Brigadere, Anna 171
Antiques Krišjānis Barons Memorial Museum Anna Brigadere Museum (Tērvete)
Latvia 337 (Rīga) 154–5 171
Rīga 338–9 Baroque architecture 20 Brīvzemnieks, Fricis 195
Tallinn 334–5 Baroque Vilnius 237 Brotherhood of Blackheads
Vilnius 343 Baroque Music Festival (Tallinn) 53 House of Blackheads (Rīga) 143, 150,
Anykščiai 269 Bars and pubs 308 152
hotels 305 Latvia 349, 351 House of Blackheads (Tallinn) 20, 70
restaurants 328 Baryshnikov, Mikhail 27 Niguliste Church (Tallinn) 68, 69