Aliasamy Posted February 24, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I rarely do ship tours but as we are in port for only the afternoon in Visby this August, I thought I would have a look at what the Marina was offering. They have a cycling tour which takes in a few sights and stops for afternoon tea. Is approximately nine miles. Has anyone done this tour and if so - what was the verdict? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael@ssrp Posted February 24, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Visby is quite bikeable...truly a wonderful place. Unless you are feeling the "need" to work off some of your caloric intake, if your time/visit is short this port is in my view a cruise highlight. Lots of quality shopping, activities, and yes food...do both if time allows.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliasamy Posted February 25, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Visby is quite bikeable...truly a wonderful place. Unless you are feeling the "need" to work off some of your caloric intake, if your time/visit is short this port is in my view a cruise highlight. Lots of quality shopping, activities, and yes food...do both if time allows.... Thanks for that. I love to cycle but if its a walkable town, given our time restrictions, I might take your advice.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roothy123 Posted February 28, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) I loved Visby - full of interesting church ruins, plus shops, a nice park near the port, etc. It's small, too, which is the kind of place I like to visit on a cruise. Consider yourself lucky - not many cruises go there! I loved it. I just walked around. See pictures on http://www.pbase.com/roothy123/baltic_cruise_&page=all and more here: http://www.pbase.com/roothy123/baltic_treasures__more&page=all In each case, Visby section is in the middle, I think. Edited February 28, 2015 by roothy123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roothy123 Posted February 28, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Are you going to Riga on your cruise? If so, you might want to check out the art nouveau buildings there. (See photos on same link I gave you.) The magnitude of them was pretty amazing. The area is within walking distance of where we docked, so I think worth it to go. Of course, I don't know if where we docked is the only docking area Riga has, so yours might be different. If you're interested in seeing the blue and white house at 10b Elizabetes, let me know and I'll provide directions to it. The street numbering in the older section of Riga was confusing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aliasamy Posted March 3, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Are you going to Riga on your cruise? If so, you might want to check out the art nouveau buildings there. (See photos on same link I gave you.) The magnitude of them was pretty amazing. The area is within walking distance of where we docked, so I think worth it to go. Of course, I don't know if where we docked is the only docking area Riga has, so yours might be different. If you're interested in seeing the blue and white house at 10b Elizabetes, let me know and I'll provide directions to it. The street numbering in the older section of Riga was confusing to me. Thank you so much for your beautiful photos. It looks amazing. I have never been to this part of the world and very much looking forward to this cruise. Unfortunately we do not go to Riga. Thanks again.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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