Vilnius to Warsaw Overland

Vilnius is the quietest of the three Baltic capitals, and the one that rewards slow walking most. The Old Town is the largest baroque ensemble in Northern Europe, dense and layered, with courtyards behind courtyards and churches that open onto unexpected gardens. Your hotel sits inside the walls, a short walk from the Cathedral. Tonight we climb Gediminas Hill for the view that orients everything: the Old Town below, the river Neris to the north, the television tower on the western ridge. Dinner is in the Jewish Quarter, where the narrow streets still follow their medieval footprint even though the buildings above them are 18th century.