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07.06.2012 |
LETA
From today to September 30, every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday days, a restored tourist tram originally built in 1901 will cruise Riga's streets, LETA was informed by municipal public transportation company "Rigas satiksme" spokesman Viktors Zakis.
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07.06.2012 |
Iberia´s subsidiary Iberia Express on 3 July will commence flights from Riga to the capital of Spain Madrid. There will be two flights a week – on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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14.05.2012 |
LETA - AFP
A large-scale, sunset-colored painting by Daugavpils-born (southeastern Latvia) painter Mark Rothko fetched USD 86.9 million at auction Tuesday, setting a new record for any contemporary work of art, and headlining a stunningly lucrative night for ''Christie's'' in New York, the AFP news agency reports.
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14.05.2012 |
First Choice launches online competition to find the World's Most Beautiful Country While most of First Choice customers look for white sandy beaches, fringed by palm trees from their holiday destinations, a week into...
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14.05.2012 |
LETA
This August, the American nu-metal band ''Korn'' will perform a concert at ''Arena Riga'', LETA was informed by the ''Makroconcert'' concert agency spokeswoman Inese Keisa.
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14.05.2012 |
LETA
There has been huge interest for Latvian pop/rock band ''Brainstorm's'' (''Prвta vзtra'') summer concerts in Latvia, as over 10,000 tickets were sold on the first day of ticket sales Monday, LETA was informed by the group's press representative Guna Zucika.
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14.05.2012 |
LETA
The Welsh alternative rock band "Manic Street Preachers" will return to Latvia and perform at the popular music festival "Positivus" this summer in Salacgriva, LETA was informed by "Positivus" organizer Girts Majors.
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14.05.2012 |
Nozare.lv
Today, the Norwegian low-fare airline "Norwegian" will begin flights from Riga to Copenhagen, "Nozare.lv" was informed by the Riga International Airport.
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14.05.2012 |
LETA
Over the past several days, world famous actor Jackie Chan has been filming scenes from his new movie at the "Aerodium" vertical wind tunnel in Jelgava (central Latvia), during which he has also made the time to meet with fans and sign autographs.
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14.05.2012 |
LETA
From 3rd May, the first outdoor water fountains begin operation in park and squares throughout Riga, LETA was informed by Riga City Council spokesman Vjaceslavs Stepanenko.