The Baltic Sea coast in Latvia stretches for 500 kilometres. Meaning that everyone can find their favourite beach to return to again and again. Discover these beaches when visiting Latvia and see their diversity for yourself!
The steep bluffs of the Baltic Sea stretch for tens of kilometres, in places being up to 20 metres high. Apart from Jūrkalne, the steep bluffs from Strante to Ulmale are particularly spectacular, where the shore is suitable for paragliding.
In Pape Nature Park, you can discover unique natural ecosystems and enjoy beautiful landscapes: the Baltic Sea coast with its dunes, Lake Pape, Nida high bog, wild horses and aurochs grazing the floodplain meadows.
In Karosta in Liepāja, we recommend visiting the Northern Forts, which are located right on the seashore and are just a small part of the impressive Liepāja fortification system. While in the Karosta, it is worth taking the 4 km walk from the Northern Forts to Liepāja North Pier.
Cape Kolka is the most prominent cape in Latvia, where the Baltic Sea meets the waves of the Gulf of Riga, forming spectacular eddies. Sunken sailing ships lie in the basin of Cape Kolka, attracting divers.
Mangaļsala jetty is a great place to watch ships entering the Daugava and sunsets. You can also take a walk to see parts of the Daugava estuary fortification complex, located in the Mangaļsala coastal forests and have been granted state protection.
The White Dune is considered one of the most beautiful seaside dunes in Latvia. We recommend taking a walk along the Sunset Trail, which is 3.5 km long and leads from the White Dune to Pēterupe.
The Vidzeme coast has almost every type of beach you can imagine, but it is particularly known for its rocky seashore, stretching for 12 kilometres and being 20-40 metres wide, located between Tūja and Vitrupe. The rocky seashore of Vidzeme is included in a nature reserve.
The Veczemju cliffs are the most impressive and magnificent group of sandstone cliffs on the Vidzeme coast. It is a steep bluff up to 6 metres high, exposing red sandstone cliffs with shallow abrasion caves, niches, grottoes and other formations for hundreds of metres.
Kaltenes akmeņainā pludmale
You can go to the village of Kaltene, where you can see countless boulders on the beach. Such a landscape is only seen in a few places on the coast of Latvia.
After enjoying the sea, take a stroll along the nature trails of rocks of Kaltene in the forest!
