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03.11.2011 |
LETA
"Nordea" Riga Marathon has been awarded the prestigious International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) Road Race Bronze Label, becoming the first marathon in Northern Europe to receive this award, LETA was informed by "NECom" project manager Inese Kikule.
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03.11.2011 |
LETA
With an event on November 2, dedicated to the Latvian Independence Movement (Latvijas Neatkaribas kustiba - LNK, or LIM), the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia will begin a series about the resistance movements during the Soviet occupation, LETA was informed by the museum's representative Inese Krievina.
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03.11.2011 |
Nozare.lv
The winter flight schedule at Riga International Airport will list two new destinations – to Leeds (Great Britain) and Eindhoven (the Netherlands), "Nozare.lv" was informed by the airport's spokesperson Sarmite Bunka-Briljonka.
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21.10.2011 |
Latvian practice ARHIS Architects has completed the Observation Tower in Jurmala positioned within the Dzintaru park in Jurmala, Latvia. The 38-meter tall structure is enclosed with an open-air cage allowing screened views of the encompassing nature reserve.
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21.10.2011 |
LETA
Today, a passage was opened in the basement of the House of Blackheads in Riga Old City that will connect it with Riga Art Space exhibition hall, creating a joint cultural complex.
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21.10.2011 |
Nozare.lv
Joint-stock company “Pasazieru vilciens” (“Passenger Train”) is renewing the tradition "Tautas ekskursija" ("National Excursion"), established by former President Karlis Ulmanis, inviting residents to visit north-east towns of Latvia - Sigulda, Ligatne and Cesis - by train, the company's representatives informed the portal "Nozare.lv".
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17.10.2011 |
3rd October was the last chance to present photos to the following contests: Baltic Nature Photography Contest and Baltic Farm Photography Contest.
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17.10.2011 |
LETA
Ventspils will introduce its own currency - "vents", which will be legal tender in the city; Ventspils will also open embassies abroad and implement other "state within a state" measures, Ventspils Mayor Aivars Lembergs announced in his weekly press conference today.
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17.10.2011 |
LETA
Around 500 people have already received the new Ventspils currency - the "vent", that was introduced to attract tourists, and the interest in them continues to increase, as LETA was informed by Inga Aulmane, head of Ventspils Tourism Information Center.
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17.10.2011 |
Nozare.lv
People have used "BalticBike" self-service rental over 14,000 times this past April-September, which is triple the total counted in the same period last year (3,842).
