PLACES OF INTEREST - Latvia
Latvia has a variety of attractions on all levels, in all areas. Here below you see a list of cities, sites, nature parks, etc. of the sights I visited while travelling in the country. These are divided into an introduction, highlights, history and other (general) information such as transportation, accommodation options and sometimes information about tours you can take.
Gauja National Park (Sigulda)
Traditional music, forests, rivers and lakes are the ingredients for the Gauja national park where you can undertake all kinds of (extreme) activities, but also it’s perfect to hike, cycle and for example visit the ultra-secret bunker from the Cold War. Read more >>>
Latvia | Travel 2012 | Places of Interest | National Park and Sight
Jurmala
Communist leaders such as Brezhnev and Gorbachev often cameto Jurmala to relax along the Baltic Sea to enjoy the beach, the forest and the mineral springs. Next to the coast, Jurmala is best known for its many wooden houses often embraced with Art Nouveau style. Read more >>>
Latvia | Travel 2012 | Travel Story | City
Kuldiga
The small town Kuldiga is located in the center, the heart of the beautiful Courland between rolling hills and is blessed with the widest waterfall in Europe. But the city is best known for its beautiful authentic architecture – wooden houses. Read more >>>
Latvia | Travel 2012 | Travel Story | City
Liepaja
Liepaja, Latvia's third city lies along the Baltic Sea and breathes a German atmosphere. The biggest tourist attraction is the architectural district of Karosta, the naval harbor where tsarist buildings alternate with Russian apartment blocks. Read more >>>
Latvia | Travel 2012 | Places of Interest | City
Riga
The old center of Riga is a labyrinth of small narrow streets, streets and squares with cobbled stones that has not been changed in centuries. Other highlights are the war museums (WW2 and Cold War) and the beautiful Art Nouveau district. Read more >>>
Latvia | Travel 2012 | Places of Interest | City
Rundale palace
One of Baltic countries's most beautiful and impressive palaces is the one of Rundale. Once the residence of the duke of the Courland, the building is also called the little Versailles with many original furniture, paintings and utensils. Read more >>>
Latvia | Travel 2012 | Places of Interest | Palace (Sight)
Salaspils
Half an hour driving outside of Riga lies the former concentration camp Kurtenhof used in the Second World War by the Nazis to get rid of opponents. Now it is a large almost empty complex with several memorials in the middle of a forest. Read more >>>
Latvia | Travel 2012 | Travel Story | Memorial
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