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Welcome to Latvia

For travellers, the best thing about Latvia is that it is so compact. Its 500 km of sandy beaches are easily reached from historical towns, where medieval hanseatic foundations support baroque and art nouveau buildings, that become venues for cultural festivals during the summer. Families of storks happily give their seal of approval to the unspoilt nature, fresh air and clean water around them. In addition to Riga, its spectacular gateway, there are 6 other UNESCO world heritage listed sites. A trading hub for over 800 years, it is well versed in welcome. With such a variety, Latvia is best enjoyed slowly. 

  • For a long time, Latvia has been widely known for the places you can strengthen your health. They include not only in the pearl of the Gulf of Riga - Jurmala, - but also the city of Liepaja and some other places. Today, the majority of Latvian sanatoriums and SPA centres are found their home at Jurmala, where everyone can find the most appropriate course of healing according to his or her wishes and the financial situation.

  • The Latvian capital Riga will officially be unveiled as the 2014 European Capital of Culture on January 17 to 19, 2014, with one of the main events being a human chain transferring books from hand to hand, from the old National Library of Latvia Building to the new "Gaismas Pils" (Palace of Light) National Library Building on January 18.