"Riga" Top 5 Page for this destination Riga Region by ginte

Riga Region Travel Guide: 1,982 reviews and 4,592 photos

Riga's panorama from "Reval Hotel Latvia"

Riga is the capital of the Republic of Latvia with amazing Old Town. My first stay there in February, 2004 was very short and with a tourist group, as we bought this trip from the travel agency. Actually that was my first trip with a tourist guide, so while discovering Riga I discovered something new from this too.

Riga's Cathedral

It was my first visit in Riga, as before that I just drove several times through it. It's funny sometimes, as we try to visit as further countries as possible, but don't go to our neighbour countries, which are the most easier to reach. So, one day my boyfriend and I thought that it would be a great idea to have an unusual St. Valentines day and we bought us a weekend trip to Riga and Jurmala in Latvia. As it was in the middle of February it was still cold and lots of snow, but that haven't bother us to see the beauty of Old Town of Riga and to have lots of fun at the biggest and most famous in the Baltic states aquapark "Livu" close to Jurmala. This aquapark should be your first destination if you're somewhere around and would like to have lots of fun for at least 4 hours...:)

Old Town in Riga

My second time in Riga was much better. It was at the last day of June in 2004. Then I've had a long walking and sightseeing tour and was very satisfied about that, as I saw much more than the first time there.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beautiful Old Town of Riga
In a nutshell:Lithuania's neighbour:)

Last visit to Riga Region: Jun 2004
Intro Updated Jun 28, 2007
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Downtown Local Customs (5)

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Reval Hotel Latvia Off The Beaten Path (3)

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Something from Lithuania Restaurants (3)

It was a nice surprise to see famous Lithuanian pizzas-net "PizzaJazz" in Riga, as well. Unfortunatelly we haven't go... more travel advice

Park Local Customs (5)

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gabethebabe Dec 2, 2006 at 3:39 AM

I like the panoramic picture of Riga.
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SapineKuu Jun 29, 2006 at 2:39 PM

Hi Ginte, Great collection of pages. I love Riga and Tallinn and your pages brought back some nice memories. Hope to get to Lithuania some time later this year and your pages will be really useful. Prieka! Dez
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tini58de Jun 6, 2006 at 10:18 AM

So, you enjoy UNESCO World Heritage sites as well? I had to look at at least one of your visited sights and enjoyed it very much! Wonderful page!
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xaver May 20, 2006 at 1:30 AM

totally agree with your introduction as sometime we travel so far ignoring the beautes a few steps from us.
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FletteMette Oct 18, 2005 at 10:39 AM

A friend of mine has recently moved to Riga - and I'll probably be visiting quite soon.. :o)
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Cristian_Uluru Sep 23, 2005 at 10:18 AM

Great page!!!! It is one of the European capital I'd like to see!!! Ciao
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Raimix Aug 12, 2005 at 8:24 AM

Nice page! I would like to see Riga in the near future! And I think, one day is not enought. Raimundas.
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CliffClaven Apr 14, 2005 at 7:54 AM

Next on the list!
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fui Jan 16, 2005 at 8:42 AM

Geri tavo visu kelioniu psl. geru dienu...
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sim1 Sep 29, 2004 at 12:14 PM

Great page about Riga Ginte! I am thinking of visiting next year, so it was great to read your page and get a bit of a taste of what Riga is like :-))