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About Latvia Visa, Tourcompanies Transport Rent a Car Hotels Sights Business, Real Estate Residence Permit
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Dining SPA and Medicine City Activities Outdoor Activities For Kids Shopping Nightlife Latvia by Regions |
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About Latvia |
Why should you go there? Main events and holidays. Useful tips to make your visit better. Information on Latvia, history, map, useful links.
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Visa, Tourcompanies |
Who needs Latvian visa? Terms, cost and issuance procedure. Travel agencies to help you to get to Latvia and to accommodate there.
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Transport |
Riga is connected via direct flights with almost every country in Europe. Budget flights are inexpensive enough. Besides, you can get to Riga by bus from most European cities (even from Ireland). There is a also a ferry connection between Riga and Stockholm.
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Hotels
Most Hotels, Hostels, Apartments and other places to stay in Riga, Latvia regions, Lithuania and Estonia. Full description, reviews and map with location, many quality photos. Good prices & availability.
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Rent a Car |
Car rental in Latvia is affordable and convenient. Your rented car will be delivered wherever you want and you can leave it in other city as well as in neighbouring Estonia and Lithuania and, in some cases, in Portugal. Convenient travel option - camper/trailer rental.
Sights |
Riga is famous for its medieval Old City and Jugendstil architecture. Rundale Palace, Aglona Basilica, old castles, interactive shows - in Latvia there is plenty to see and to marvel at.
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Business, Real Estate |
Latvia is a convenient launching pad for starting business with Russia. It is quite simple to buy a company here and real estate is less expensive than in most EU countries.
Currency exchange rates
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How to call to Latvia
Latvia’s country code is 371
To call to Riga and any other city in Latvia dial +371 |
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Residence Permit |
Latvia is a convenient and comfortable country to live in. Latvian residence permit gives an opportunity of visa-free travel in the whole Schengen zone. We can help you to learn how to get residence permit in Latvia.
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Dining |
They are good eaters, those Latvians. They do it with fervor, competence and keeping the right tempo. It is not without reason that Restaurant Lido has become one of the Latvia’s landmark attractions. In Riga you can find cosy three-table European-style cafes and restaurants offering almost every single national cuisine.
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SPA and Medicine |
People used to come to Latvia for beauty and health. Pristine nature, clean air and quality experts made Yurmala and Riga common nouns in this area. Spa salons are booming now, sanatoria are busy working and medical clinics offer wide choice of services for foreigners.
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City Activities |
The Dome Cathedral organ or world star concerts at Arena Riga, theatre show or, maybe, bowling? Or skating rink? Or shall we go to Aquapark? In Riga and in Yurmala you can find a lot of opportunities for leisure time and all these pleasures are accessible in terms of distance and cost.
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Outdoor Activities |
The sea, forests, national parks with trails and observation towers for watching birds and animals, rafting, carting, paintball. Special routes for tree-climbing, extreme bungee jumping, skydiving, hot air ballooning - what other reasons do you need to get out of your place and go outdoors?
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For Kids |
The Zoo, the Circus, Puppet Theatre, Lido, attractions for kids in Mezhapark, Aquapark - those are the basics of kids’ entertainment in Riga. Besides, of course, there are movie theatres (3D and 4D), laser shooter games, special parks in Yurmala, fairy-tale park in Tervete and many more.
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Shopping |
In Riga you can find almost all well-known European labels. Compact location of shopping centres, quality service and ongoing sales make Riga a good place for nice and price-wise shopping.
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Nightlife |
Riga has got plenty of names - it is the hottest city of the North, it is the city that never sleeps… Life is in full swing in night clubs’ basements and open terraces in summer. Every year new places show up competing each other in singularity and revelry.
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Latvia by Regions |
Latvia is a small country. Riga is situated in its centre and you can reach the farthest places by car in 3-5 hours. This section is meant to give you a perspective of what interesting is going on in the regions, how to get there and where to stay.
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