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62 Reviews St. Peter's Church [1209], is named after Saint Peter. A rather plain looking Church on the outside, it's built of stone which probably saved the Church from being devastated by the fire that burnt...
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50 Reviews Everyone who goes to Riga has to visit Freedom Monument. It has a very beautiful meaning - symbol of the freedom, independence, and sovereignty of Latvia. 42 meters! Opened in 1935 years. Every...
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54 Reviews The House of Dannenstern actually consists of three connected blocks, one in the main street, and others in the courtyard, all connected by a road. The main block is a two-storey building with an...
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22 Reviews Riga Central Market, one of the largest markets in Eastern Europe, is visited daily by 80,000 to 100,000 people. It was wow! How big is this place, certainly the biggest Market I have ever been to!...
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41 Reviews Unfortunately, the lovely "House of Blackheads" I was viewing today, was not old, it was only completed in 1999. World War II, and because the House of Blackheads was one of the most impressive...
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35 Reviews This building was a different, brightly coloured design. It was an apartment house and shop, and is known for the blossoming foliage-shaped corner with a stylised sun above. Designed in 1903 by...
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Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
27 Reviews Museum of the Occupation of Latvia 1940-1991 (Latvian: Latvijas okupācijas muzejs) is an historic educational institution located in Riga, Latvia. It was established in 1993 to exhibit...
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38 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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24 Reviews This lovely old tower with Ivy growing over the red bricks, was once used for storing Gun Powder. Built in the 14th century, the building is now part of the Museum of War, with displays including...
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16 Reviews Not every house has a cat in the roof :) But in Riga - yes, it is :) The house surely has the Cat name after two black cats put on the roof. The owner of the house turned cats’ tails into the Guild...
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19 Reviews These residential buildings are charming, looks so much to be medieval. It is said, these three brothers (Tri Brali) are best examples of medieval buildings in Riga. The three brothers are different...
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Best Eastern Centra Hotel Riga
7 Reviews and 278 Opinions We had an opportunity to travel somewhere with my husband for two nights. As we have 3 small kids,...
15 Reviews The Railway Bridge connects the two banks of Riga that are divided by the Daugava River. I happened to see this Bridge when I was having a look at the central markets. The Bridge was built in 1872,...
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The House of Blackheads (Melngalvju nams) is located at the Town Hall Square right in the heart of the Old Town of Riga. It is a landmark of Riga and a very...
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Latvia always was the most visited and famous country from the Baltic Republics. Impressive architectural monuments of Old Riga and tender water with soft sand beaches of Jurmala...
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Latvia is located in the Baltic regions in Northern Europe. It is bordering Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south and Belarus and Russia to the east. Sweden is located to the west of Latvia...
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Latvia is divided into four regions: Kurzeme, Zemgale, Latgale and Vidzeme, named after tribes that once dominated the respective areas. Despite sometimes being referred to as the Switzerland of the...
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- Latvia is a part of European Union, but it is not in Euro zone now. Money in Latvia are Lats (LVL) 1 Lat consists of 100 santims. - Latvia consists of 4 regions: Kurzeme in the west, Vidzeme in the...
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