Amber Road
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The Amber Road (German: Bernsteinstraße, Italian: Via dell Ambra) is an ancient trade route which connects the Baltic Sea with the Adriatic Sea. The Amber Road leads from Aquileia near Venice to Saint Petersburg and passes through Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia.
UnderstandOne of the largest amber deposits is in the Baltic region. Accordingly, the amber trade prospered and a number of trade routes emerged.
PrepareThe road itself is pretty long, however it goes mostly through populated areas, so you should never run out of supplies. It only gets sparsely populated north of Riga.
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- Photo: DI Richard Resch, Copyrighted free use via Wikimedia Commons