Tourism in Latvia

Tourism in Latvia is a country located in the Baltic Sea region in Northern Europe.

It is bordered to the north by Estonia (the length of the border is 343 km) and to the south by Lithuania (588 km).

To the east is the Russian Federation (276 km) and to the southeast is Belarus (141 km).

It shares a maritime border to the west with Sweden.

It is one of the least populated and sparsely populated countries in the European Union.

The capital of Latvia is Riga, and the Latvian language is the official language, and its currency is the lats. It was replaced on January 2014, XNUMX by the euro. The country has a moderate monsoon climate.

The Latvian people are Baltic and culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians. The Latvians are the indigenous people of Latvia along with the Livanians of the Finno-Ugric ethnic group.

Culture and history in Latvia

In terms of geography, land and population, Latvia is the middle between the three Baltic states:

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Latvia shares its history with Estonia during periods of German, Polish-Lithuanian, Swedish, Russian, German-Nazi, Soviet, and Christianization in the XNUMXth century.

and the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century.

Both countries are home to large numbers of ethnic Russians (27.4% in Latvia and 26% in Estonia)

Some of them are non-citizens. The history of Latvia is predominantly Protestant, with the exception of the southeastern region of Latvia, which has a predominantly Catholic history.

The name Latvia comes from the ancient Latgalians, a Baltic Indo-European tribe that, together with the Curonians, Selonis and Semigallians, formed the ethnic core of the Latvian people today.

Around the beginning of the third millennium BC, the Proto-Baltic ancestors of the Latvian people settled the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.

Latvia is famous for its folklore, especially folk songs dating back about 1000 years, which are characterized by more than 1.2 million texts and 30,000 folk melodies.

Tourism in Latvia

Old city of Riga

It has cobbled streets and medieval buildings there, when you open your arms in Rosina, the narrowest street in Riga,

You can touch the opposite walls together, and you can also eat local traditional meals in one of the famous restaurants.

Kuldiga city

This city is located on the banks of the Venta River, 155 km from the capital, Riga. It dates back to the Middle Ages

It is ideal for a romantic getaway, walking, cycling, horse riding, fishing or taking a boat outing.

Rundal Palace and Museum

It is located in the fertile plains of southern Latvia. The interior decorations date back to the period between 1765 and 1768 and were created by the German sculptor Johann Michael Graf.

And the Italian painters Francesco Martini and Carlo Zucchi. The building includes art galleries, fine arts, and historical exhibitions. The palace hosts a music festival and classical music concerts. The place can be visited daily from ten in the morning until half past six in the evening.

Guaja National Park

It is the oldest and largest national park in Latvia, and the park is distinguished by its biodiversity and topography

And its natural springs and caves, as the park extends over more than 90 hectares, so one day will not be enough to enjoy the charm of all parts of the place.