Travel destinations in Latvia! Here you will find inspiration for Latvia's best travel destinations. Do you like Art Noveau style houses, great restaurants or maybe a luxurious spa? Here are our best travel tips for Latvia!
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Why travel to Latvia?
Latvia is an interesting and exciting travel destination. The capital city of Riga offers stunning architecture and plenty of restaurants with creative menus. You can also visit Riga to enjoy the spa or perhaps to experience the annual Christmas market.
Just south of Riga is Jūrmala, known for its spa and beautiful sandy beaches. Other popular destinations include Rundāle Castle and Guaja National Park. Find articles about Latvia here.
Travel destinations in Latvia - inspirational reading
3 great restaurants in Riga, Latvia
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Riga's best restaurants
Today we tell you about Riga's best restaurants in Latvia, in our opinion. The restaurants in Riga surprised...
Christmas market in Riga - Black balm, crafts and rabbits
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Shopping in Riga - a little cheaper and more fun
Now we have done some shopping in Riga. What we like about countries in the east...
Food market in Riga - in former zeppelin halls
Fancy joining a food market in Riga, Latvia? If you're visiting the capital of Latvia and...
ESPA - at a luxury spa in Riga, Latvia
Spa in Riga, Latvia? We visited the ESPA spa in Riga, located in the Radisson Blue...
Sights of Riga - 9 things to do in Riga
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Discover Jugendhusen in Riga, Latvia
If you want to discover the most beautiful things in Riga, you have to look upwards, towards the building facades. Jugendhusen...
Info and facts about Latvia
- Capital city: Riga
- Language: Latvian
- Residents: 1.9 million (2017)
- Currency: Euro
- ReligionChristianity (Lutheranism, Catholicism, Orthodox).
- Flag: The flag of Latvia is red with a white horizontal band.
- National anthem: Dievs, svētī Latviju (God bless Latvia)
Good to know about Latvia
- Price mode: Cheaper than in Sweden
- Time difference: + 1 hour
- Emergency number: 112
- El: Like Sweden
- Water: It may be better to choose bottled water
Travelling to Latvia
- Flights for example from Stockholm to Riga in about 1 hour (SAS, Air Baltic).
- Ferry runs from Stockholm to Riga (Tallink Silja Line) or from Nynäshamn to Ventspils (StenaLine). You can also travel to Latvia on a long cruise to Riga with Tallink Silja Line.
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Lina says:
What a great link!!! I may go to Riga next week!!! Would go there in April! Hugs
05 July 2016 - 8:43
Husbilen Helge says:
We also experienced Riga that way, but we had far too little time. Now we see Balticum Runt more as a preparation trip with Helge, if there is enough time.
18 August 2016 - 8:48
admin says:
Lina, glad you appreciate the link and hope you had a great trip!
The motorhome Helge, yes there is a lot you want the time to be enough 😉 Glad that you also liked Riga!
23 September 2016 - 6:55
Stefan Bengtsson says:
Great blog!
We have just started planning for our motorhome trip to the Baltics this summer. Found your blog and it is just wonderful. I have now settled on Estonia and Latvia, now I just need to find a bit about Lithuania.
22 February 2020 - 16:10