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Miniature of old german town with a sand beach 15 away
57 Reviews St. Peter’s Church is amongst the UNESCO World Heritage sites. Dating back to the 13th century it is one of the oldest medieval Gothic architecture in the Baltic States, also like St Jacobs it has...
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22 Reviews The Central Market is one of the largest and oldest markets in Europe and has been included in Unesco World Heritage list in 1998. We didn’t buy anything but it was great just to wonder around and...
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46 Reviews The Monument of Freedom was built during 1931-35, designed by Latvian sculptor Karlis Zale and the finance came from donations by the people. It was built as a symbolic of freedom and independence of...
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47 Reviews The Historic Centre of Riga ia a UNESCO World Heritage Site. it's not hard to see why. The city is most noted for its extensive Jugendstil (German Art Nouveau) architecture UNESCO says unparalleled...
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Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
26 Reviews A MUSEUM MUST SEE....I cried in this museum at the enormity of the suffering and endurance needed to get through the cruelty dished out through the years to the peoples of this country....and in the...
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37 Reviews House of the Blackheads, this beautiful building is not the original. It was totally rebuilt, replicated and completed in 1999. Originally called the New House which was built in 1334 and since then...
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33 Reviews The Dome Cathedral is the largest place of worship in the Baltics The foundation stone of the Dome was laid in 1211, when Bishop Albert had a great plan of building a church, a monastery, some more...
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17 Reviews The buildings in the photo are known as Three Brothers. There are three buildings located in Maza Pills Street, no 17 is the white building being the oldest which dates back in the late 15th century...
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28 Reviews Riga is the city if you want to see concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. You can find it in the old and new town district around Elizabetes, Elizabetes Street, Alberta and Strelnieku Streets. I...
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18 Reviews One of the most beautiful churches I have seen, it is Neo-Byzantine style (this style was preferred church style in Russia during Alexander II of Russia and it replaced Russo-Bysantine) with main...
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23 Reviews The Powder Tower (Pulvertornis) it was part of the defensive system of the town and was originally called the Sand Tower. In the 17th century the tower began to store gunpowder. Today the building is...
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Best Eastern Centra Hotel Riga
7 Reviews and 232 Opinions We had an opportunity to travel somewhere with my husband for two nights. As we have 3 small kids,...
1 Review and 117 Opinions I'll give it to this hotel - they claim to be five star and they were. I normally find something to...
4 Reviews and 287 Opinions Despite no plausable connection with the late great Mr Einstein The Albert Hotel is a shrine to the...
14 Reviews The Old Town of Riga used to be surrounded by walls on all sides, but now-days, not much is left. The Invaders tore must of them down in the 1800s. The Swedish Gate is an attractive city gate, so...
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