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1. Riga
1. Riga
Riga, Latvia’s capital, is set on the Baltic Sea at the mouth of the River Daugava. It's considered a cultural center and is home to many museums and concert halls. The city is also known for its wooden buildings, art nouveau architecture and medieval Old Town. The pedestrian-only Old Town has many shops and restaurants and is home to busy Livu Square, with bars and nightclubs.
2. Jūrmala
2. Jūrmala
Jūrmala is a Latvian resort city on the Gulf of Riga, just west of the capital, Riga. It’s known for wooden, art nouveau seaside villas, Soviet-era sanatoriums and long, sandy Jūrmala Beach. Near the beach are the Dzintari Concert Hall complex, dating from the 1930s, and Dzintari Forest Park. On the banks of winding Lielupe River, the Jūrmala City Museum tells the history of the city through thousands of objects.
3. Ventspils
3. Ventspils
Ventspils is a Latvian port city on the Baltic Sea. It's bisected by the Venta River. The old town, with cobblestone streets and 17th-century storehouses, is centered on Town Hall Square and Market Square. The 13th-century Castle of the Livonian Order now houses Ventspils Museum, with exhibitions on the castle and the city. Close to the city's beach, Ventspils Water Park has slides and pools.
4. Sigulda
4. Sigulda
Castles, caves, palaces, and parks. Overlooking the picturesque Gauja River in the majestic Gauja National Park, Sigulda’s forested valleys are steeped in myths and legends.
5. Gauja National Park
5. Gauja National Park
Gauja National Park is in northeast Latvia. It's known for its many historical structures. Covering a large swath of the Gauja Valley, it surrounds the town of Cēsis and its 13th-century castle. Medieval Turaida Castle, with its tall tower, anchors the Turaida Museum Reserve. Also here is Folk Song Park, with granite sculptures inspired by Latvian folklore. South, Sigulda town has a ruined Livonian Order castle.
6. Kolka
6. Kolka
Small seaside resort. This unspoilt coastal landscape is a wild, untamed paradise for beach lovers with the backdrop of the Baltic Sea meeting the Gulf of Riga. During the bird migration season, thousands of birds fly over the cape, and this is the best place to start a visit to Slitere National Park. Kolka Lighthouse is located 6 km from Cape Kolka, on an artificial island at the end of a sandbank that extends from the cape.
7. Cēsis Municipality
7. Cēsis Municipality
Cēsis is a town in northeastern Latvia, known for its medieval castle. First built in the 13th century and rebuilt many times since, Cēsis Castle features wall paintings, dungeons and towers with views. Its Castle Park includes an old brewery, a cemetery and the Transfiguration of Christ Orthodox Church. Also on castle grounds, the 18th-century Castle Manor House is home to the Cēsis History and Art Museum.
8. Liepāja
8. Liepāja
Liepāja is a port city on Latvia’s west coast. It’s known for long Liepāja Beach, on the Baltic Sea. The beach is backed by Seaside Park, featuring a concert stage, a former bathhouse and the Ghost Tree, a monument to the influential Latvian rock band, Līvi. In the center, the Latvian Musicians’ Alley of Fame has plaques dedicated to the nation’s musicians. Holy Trinity Cathedral houses a huge mechanical organ.
9. Kuldīga
9. Kuldīga
Waterfalls, caves, museums, churches, and castles. Kuldīga is a town in western Latvia. dating from1242 with a well preserved old town and a red-brick bridge across the River Venta. The town is also famous for the widest waterfall in Europe
10. Ķemeri National Park
10. Ķemeri National Park
Ķemeri National Park is a national park west of the city of Jūrmala, Latvia. Established in 1997, Ķemeri is the third largest national park in the country by area, covering an area of 381.65 km². The territory of the park is mostly occupied by forests and mires, the most significant of them being The Great Ķemeri Bog.
11. Daugavpils
11. Daugavpils
Latvia's second-largest city stands on the Daugava River and was once a provincial Russian imperial town with a thriving Jewish community. It has a fairly well-preserved historical centre and a mighty fortress. Today it is a an important center for Russian-language studies in the EU. The famous artist Mark Rothko, has some original work displayed here.
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