How to get to Latvia?
Latvia can be accessed by virtually every means of transportation. Maritime transport links the three main seaports (Riga, Liepaja and Ventspils) with the other Baltic Sea countries, there are good railway links with Russia and Belarus, while coach routes have developed rapidly in recent years to link neighboring countries as well as more distant major […]
Climate in Latvia
(Spring) The beginning of spring is considered the period when the day’s average temperature rises and remains above 0oC. When the snow is starting to melt, when the rivers are breaking free after long months of confinement under the thick layer of ice, the nature is awaking. In the southern part of Latvia the arrival […]
Flights to Latvia
Regular Flights From/To Riga Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kiev, Köln, London, Manchester, Milan, Moscow, Minsk, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Prague, St. Petersburg, Rome, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tampere, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw
Airline Companies
Aer Lingus - www.aerlingus.com
Aeroflot - +371 67240228, www.aeroflot.org
AirBaltic - +371 9006006, www.airbaltic.com
Austian […]
Transport from Riga Airport
The airport is located 13 km from the city centre, linked by means of bus and taxi services.
Buses
Route number 22 departs from the bus stop opposite the arrival hall, across the short term car park. On the return leg, the bus disembarks right by the departure terminal. In the city centre the final stop is […]
Rent a car in Riga
Sixt rent a car
“Riga” International Airport
Phone: + 371 67207121 ; Fax +371 67207131
E-mail: rent@sixt.lv;
Website: www.sixt.lv
AddCar Rental, low cost car rental company
“Riga” International Airport
Phone: +371 7668255
Cell. +371 26589674
Fax: +371 67668256
e-mail: riga@addcarrental.com
Web: www.addcarrental.com
Auto noma AutoForRent
Bukultu iela 9, Rīga, LV-1005
Phone: +371 22008888
Mob: +371 67501199
Fax: +371 67387929
E-mail: info@autoforrent.lv
Website: www.autoforrent.lv
Auto Rent House
Mob: +371 28344170
Mob. +371 29742307
E-mail: info@autorenthouse.lv
Website: www.autorenthouse.lv
Baltijas Auto Noma
Ganibu […]
Do you need visa to Latvia?
Following nations don’t need visa to Latvia
Andorra
Lithuania
Argentina
Liechtenstein
Australia
Luxembourg
Austria
Macao
Belgium
Malaysia
Brazil
Malta
Brunei
Mexico
Bulgaria
Monaco
Canada
Netherlands
Czech Republic
New Zealand
Chile
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Norway
Croatia
Panama
Cyprus
Paraguay
Denmark
Poland
El Salvador
Portugal
Estonia
Romania
France
San Marino
Finland
Singapore
Germany
Slovakia
Greece
Slovenia
Guatemala
Spain
Honduras
South Korea
Hong Kong
Sweden
Hungary
Switzerland
Ireland
The Holy See
Iceland
United Kingdom
Israel
United States
Italy
Uruguay
Japan
Venezuela
Also United Nations, Vatican and European Commission passport holders don’t need visa as well as diplomatic passport holders of Armenia, Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Cultural Heritage of Latvia
Latvia’s diverse cultural heritage comprises not only archeological evidences and sacral edifices constructed at different historical periods, military and historic monuments, but also numerous masterpieces created by painters, musicians, writers and scientists.
A major part of the cultural heritage is composed of different types of cultural monuments, cultural and historic landscapes and specific territories (ancient burial […]
Riga : Capital City of Latvia
Riga is the capital of Latvia with a population of around 800 000. It is the metropolitan centre of not only the country, but the whole Baltic region. The city straddles the River Daugava about 15 km from its entrance into the Gulf of Riga. Riga was formally founded in 1201 when the German bishop […]
History of Latvia
The territory of present-day Latvia has been inhabited from 9,000 years BC. Latvians are descended from Baltic tribes which arrived in around 2,000 BC.
Due its important geographical position, Latvia has always been desired, fought over and occupied by various larger powers including Russia, Germany, Poland and Sweden.
German traders established their first camp on the banks […]
Currency Exchange in Latvia
Exchange offices in Latvia are mostly located in shops rather than being separate. At Riga old town, individual exchange offices could be found as well as in some pharmacies, travel agencies, banks also in some clothes shops. Rates may various depending to exchange office and the location. Most of the time, exchange offices in Riga […]