OCCUPATION MUSEUM

ONLINE HOTSPOTS

Riga is Europe’s wifi capital with 1000 spots to get online for free.

ARTISTIC RIGA

Riga boasts more than 800 art nouveau buildings, with Alberta Street almost entirely created by the movement’s genius Mikhail Eisenstein.

HIGH THERE!

Latvia has the world’s tallest women, with the average lady coming in at an impressive 170 cm.

MASSIVE MARKET

Riga’s Central Market is one of Europe’s biggest. It’s famed for its pavilions, housed in giant zeppelin hangars left behind by the Germans after the First World War.

LIFE’S BEACHY

Riga has a beach on its doorstep. Nip to Jurmala to catch the rays or promenade by the sea.

FESTIVAL FRENZY

Riga is the place for festivals. There’s the Riga Festival in June, a Jazz Festival in July, the Riga City Festival in August, the White Night festival in September, the Staro Riga Light Festival in November, and the European Christmas Festival.

RECONSTRUTED BEAUTY

Many beautiful buildings in Riga’s main squares were destroyed in the Second World War and they’ve been painstakingly reconstructed.

BITTER BREW

Riga Black Balsam is probably the oldest bitter brand in the world. Created in 1752, it features 24 all-natural ingredients including extracts of grasses, roots, berries and buds.

Latvia spent decades under occupation by Nazi Germany and then Communist Russia. Discover more at the fascinating Museum of the Occupation of Latvia.