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Planning region of Latvia
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The Riga region on the Baltic Sea sits at the heart of Latvia, and is its political, population, and cultural center.
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Baking bread, churning butter, field work, countryside goodies, games, nature trail, E. Birznieks-Upitis, Pastarins.
Kaives ozols, Oak of Ancestors
It is the biggest oak in Baltics. It's older than 1000 years and 10 m round.
Kinopilsēta "Cinevilla"
It was built as a movies backlot, and is now a cinema theme park.
Dunduru pļavas
Surrounded by forests these fields in Ķemeri National Park are a nice place to visit and observe wild horses and bulls. The location has an observation tower with roof, potentially good for 2-3 people for overnighting.
Medieval castle, medieval tavern, medieval celebrations, dramatized tours, attractions, museum.
Engures ezera dabas parks
Orchid trail (start), bird-watching towers, coastal meadows, wild cows and horses, information stand. A comprehensive map can be found on the parks website.
Medieval games, coin minting, school of knights, archery, spears, axe throwing, medieval meals, castle.
Latvia's largest music festival, featuring various international artists in a relaxed environment.
Latvian and foreign musicians perform by the sea. Gigs all week long, culminating in a final concert.
Various accommodation options, inside the castle.
Good value for money.
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Read in the guideTravel around Riga can be less frequent, and sometimes it is even preferable to first going back to Riga and continuing from there.
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Riga is the financial, creative, and cultural centre of Latvia. It is the capital and the largest city in Latvia, it is also the second largest city in the Baltic States after the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.
Limbaži is a small town of about 6,900 inhabitants (as of 2021) in northern Latvia, in what's defined by Wikivoyage as the Riga region. A former Hanseatic city with a residence of the Archbishop of Riga in the Middle Ages, most attractions are from a later times, still relatively few visitors find their way here.
Jūrmala is a resort town in Latvia. It claims to have the longest beach in Northern Europe.
Sigulda is administratively in the Riga region, however culturally a part of the Vidzeme region. It is a resort town just over an hour from Riga by train (50 km east), featuring a wooded river valley containing forest walks, cable car, bobsleigh track, three castles and a former times rehabilitation centre featuring a hostel, all of which is manageable as a day visitor on foot.
Tukums is a town in Latvia, some 70 kilometres to the west of Riga. It's also the birthplace of Samanta Tina, a semi-famous Latvian singer.
The Salaspils concentration camp memorial complex is in the Riga region, about 15 km southeast of Riga and is a memorial for the people who died there during the Nazi regime in Latvia.
A reserve that covers 6% of the territory of Latvia, and offers hiking trails, beaches, and nature education.
A park mostly occupied by forests and mires, with boardwalk trails.
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ItinerariesVia Baltica is a road leading through the Baltic States and Poland in Northern Europe.
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Travel tipsThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР)), or Soviet Union, emerged as the successor state to the Russian Empire in 1917, and was dissolved in 1991.
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