January 18, 2012
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Daugavpils – second largest city in Latvia Updated: January 18, 2020 | By Claire | More Daugavpils is the second largest city of Latvia, and also the metropolis of the south-eastern part of country, situated near the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It was founded in 1275, when was built a Dünaburg castle here at […]
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Categories: Latvia, Sights
July 22, 2011
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The town of Sigulda – Latvian Switzerland Updated: July 25, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More In the central part of Latvia you can find a beautiful and historically significant town of Sigulda. It lies on the southern outskirts of the picturesque forested valley of the River Gauja. This area is an ideal starting […]
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Categories: Latvia, Nature, Sights
April 4, 2011
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Ķemeri National Park – the third largest national park in Latvia Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | More Ķemeri National Park was founded in 1997 on an area of 381.65 km², which makes it the third largest national park in Latvia. It lies on the coast of the Gulf of Riga and includes […]
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Categories: Latvia, Nature
March 26, 2011
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Cēsis – the most beautiful town in Latvia Updated: July 24, 2020 | By Claire | More Cēsis with almost 20.000 inhabitants, lying at the northern part of Latvia on the Gauja river, is considered the most beautiful and the most Latvian city in the country. Cēsis boasts a rich history, many monuments and numerous […]
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Categories: Latvia, Sights
January 17, 2011
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Gauja National Park is Latvia’s largest and oldest national park — a deeply picturesque landscape of the ancient Gauja River valley, Devonian sandstone cliffs, dense forests, and three magnificent medieval castles (Turaida, Sigulda, and Krimulda) scattered across the park’s 917 square kilometres. Known as the “Switzerland of Latvia” for its unusually hilly terrain in an […]
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Categories: Latvia, Nature
January 17, 2011
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Gutmana Ala (Gutman’s Cave) is the largest and most visited cave in Latvia — a striking sandstone grotto hidden in the ancient Gauja River Valley within Sigulda’s storybook landscape. More than just a geological wonder, Gutmana Ala is steeped in Baltic legend, ancient inscriptions, and a tragic love story that has made it one of […]
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Categories: Latvia, Nature
September 23, 2010
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Riga – the biggest and most vibrant city in the Baltics | Latvia Updated: April 2, 2020 | By Claire | More Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, the biggest and most vibrant city in Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava. It is also the largest […]
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April 28, 2010
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Estonia – Baltic pearl Updated: September 21, 2020 | By Claire | 2 Replies More Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by […]
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April 28, 2010
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Latvia is the beating heart of the Baltic States — a compact, captivating country on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea where Art Nouveau masterpieces in Riga, vast unspoilt forests teeming with wildlife, a 500-kilometre coastline of white sand beaches, and one of Europe’s richest folk music traditions combine to create one of the […]
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