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Riga

Description: Latvia, Baltic Sea.

Newest Review: ... house adorns the Rifleman square. This square is also home to the centre stone of Riga and is the sight of Latvia's Christmas tree. Also in this square is the monument to the Riflemen. The Riflemen made up three units of the Soviet army with men from Latvia. The best museum of Riga is also in this square, the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia (free). This black tiled modern looking ... more

... building looks odd from the outside, surrounded by the beauty of Blackheads house and the town hall. Inside this museum gives good information on the occupation of Lativa by the Soviets and also the Nazi's during the 2nd World War. The rest of the Old...more

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Riga: A nice city for bimbling about onfoot and enjoying that East ... (1844 words)
by - written on 14/03/09 (Very useful, 154 readings)
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I visited Riga, Latvia in early December 2007. Having previously visited Prague with my wife this gave me a taste and love of Eastern European Cities. Whilst Prague seemed very touristy and sanitised I wanted to experience life deeper into the former Eastern Block. Riga, with Ryanair and Easyjet both offering cheap and cheerful (ish) flights from many cities across the UK, was an easy choice. December though! The average temperature in December is -1c. The weather is generally snowy if cold enough or rainy if not. More importantly, perhaps, if you are planning your get away for mid-winter, the light - even on a clear day - is short and gloomy. If ... Read the complete review

A dissapointing capital city. (300 words)
by - written on 12/09/08 (Useful, 302 readings)
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I had wanted to go to Riga for a long time when I finally made it there a while ago. I was lured by the apparent beauty of the city, particularly the pictures I had seen of the bridges the river. I was excited at the prospect of having a cheap holiday. Being one of the Baltic states, I knew Latvia would be cheaper to visit than, for example, France or Germany, and, with low cost airlines flying there, I thought I could have a week there rather cheaply. Initially, landing in Riga, I was impressed. We had flown over the forest that I had expected to see and I thought that it was beautiful. My first insight into the people was a very kind ... Read the complete review

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by Two dutch guys - written on 30/06/08
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We are two dutch guys and visited Riga. We had a good time going to the clubs and bars, but als enjouying it's buildings, terras and parks.

We'd recommend anyone to find an appartment in the 'Old-Town'. It's very close to all the interesting things to see and do in Riga.

Luckely we also came across a taxi-driver who brought us all over town to see the good clubs which are also tourist friendly (some clubs ripp off tourists). He also show'd us the places to visit and see in Riga during the day. We'd recommend everyone to give him a ring when you are in Riga and want to have a good time: Max, 00 371 26333248.

Hope you will have as much in Riga as we did!

Greets, two dutch guys.

No fancy titles, just a bloody good place to visit. (2357 words)
by - written on 06/03/06 (Very useful, 6509 readings)
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Latvia is not somewhere that would immediately spring to mind when deciding on a city break, but when we researched a possible weekend away for between four and six people (all male) within our budget (£200), there was no clear cut winner. Riga, Berlin, Prague and Barcelona were all able to offer a flight/hotel combination for within that. Riga was decided on by vote, purely for the reason that it was only really opening up as a destination and had that 'kudos' factor that all new things seem to have. Most of our group flew out of Dublin with Ryanair, though there are other routes available from England and one of our party flew with Ryanair out of Stansted. ... Read the complete review