On the Baltic Beaches. Published Aug 20, 2006 at 8:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 4:41 PM EST. ... immaculately restored 19th-century villas line the beaches like pearls on a string.

Compare that to temperatures soaring to over 40 in the Med, and the Baltic coastline becomes a lot more appealing. Beaches are less busy and it is still possible to stroll comfortably along the ...

If you're vacationing with your family on Germany's coasts, you'll need more than just sunscreen and swimwear—you'll also ...

It can get windy and cool along the Baltic Sea. Resorts set out cozy wicker beach chairs.(Ostsee-Holstein-Tourismus) Beautifully restored houses welcome visitors on the town square of Stralsund ...

WARSAW, Poland – Thinking of a dip in the Baltic Sea to cool off from the unusually scorching European summer? It's too hot for that. Authorities in Poland this week banned swimming at over 50 ...

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This autonomous archipelago between Finland and Sweden is home to lots of isolated villages, sandy beaches and miles of cycle paths. The Aland Islands, with their own parliament and flag, are ...

It’s not Paris or Brussels — it’s Riga, the capital of tiny Latvia, the admirably feisty country on the Baltic Sea that regained its independence in 1991, and is now a NATO and European ...

Germany may take a more relaxed attitude to smoking than other European countries, but one northern state is on the way to stubbing this out after declaring two of its beaches non-smoking last week.