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State city and capital of Valmiera Municipality, Latvia
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Svētā Sīmaņa baznīca
Medieval church in Gothic style.
Valmieras viduslaiku pils
The remains of the castle of the Order of the Sword Brothers.
Valmieras muzejs
Valmieras teātris
The only professional theatre of the region Vidzeme, established in 1919. Almost all plays are in Latvian only.
Kino Gaisma
The only cinema of Valmiera and in the wide region. Often shows international movies, but check if they are not dubbed. Tickets are rather cheap.
"Budget" but good ratings.
However rather small this is the only shopping mall of its kind in Valmiera. Several international chains are represented here.
By bus
A regularly operated bus to Valmiera leaves the Riga bus station quite often. Tickets can be bought at the cash desk in the bus station in Riga.
By train
There are a few trains daily going through Valmiera from Riga, connecting to Valga in Estonia.
By car
Valmiera is an approximately one hour car drive away from Riga using A2 and A3. From Cēsis Valmiera is about half an hour away.
By plane
The closest airport to Valmiera is the one in the Latvian capital Riga (RIX).
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