"Under Construction!" Latvia by lotharlerch

Latvia Travel Guide: 3,684 reviews and 7,029 photos

The extremely complicated national coats of arms of Latvia contains among many other symbols three stars. These stand for the regions Kurzeme in the west, Vidzeme in the centre and Latgale in the east.

Kolkas Rags (Kurzeme)

Pros and Cons

Pros:Outside of Riga Latvia is still quite untouched
Cons:Riga became very touristy (unfortunately unavoidable)
In a nutshell:Latvia should be visited as soon as possible by those who understand its charme

Last visit to Latvia: Aug 2002
Intro Updated Apr 26, 2005
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Reviews (7)

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Latgale - Church in Aglona Things to Do (6)

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Comments (3)

PeteNL Jun 2, 2005 at 1:37 AM Report Abuse

Great pages on Latvia, Lothar! Looks like we were there at the same time. Will be in touch, we may be in Austria in 2-3 weeks.
globetrott Jan 20, 2005 at 2:55 PM Report Abuse

What an interesting location and great pics, Lothar !
ginte Jan 14, 2005 at 4:46 AM Report Abuse

Hi Lothar! It looks like you've been to Latvia also:-) Can't wait to see the page when it's done. Best wishes from Denmark!