Tag: Latvia
Liepaja
Liepaja Travel Wiki
Travel to Liepaja
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Liepaja is generally considered the second most important city in Latvia in terms of culture.
Founded in 1250, it quickly fell under the control of the German Order and began to prosper once it became established as a major trade port.
Liepaja suffered immensely from epidemics of the plague in the early 1700's, which resulted in the death...
Tukums
Tukums Travel Wiki
Travel to Tukums
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Tukums is a typical provincial town of the territory of Kurzeme, and is home to approximately 22,000 inhabitants.
Located between several of the Raudas hills, it has been a position of strategic and sacred importance throughout the course of Latvian history.
Several churches in Tukums are worth visiting, as well as a museum of art containing impressionistic works. ...
Cesis
Cesis Travel Wiki
Travel to Cesis
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Cesis is an near the Gauja National Park, and is most noteworthy for the castle ruins that are found throughout the city and surrounding it.
Cesis is one of the oldest towns in Latvia; there is historical evidence of some civilization in the location as early as the 9th century AD.
The new castle, built in 1778, and...
Jurmala
Jurmala Travel Wiki
Travel to Jurmala
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Jurmala is a famous resort city for its natural curative features - mild climate, sea and fresh air, and medical mud and spa water. The resort is attractive by its golden sandy 30-km long beach, vast pine forests and the town's natural border - the Lielupe River.
Jurmala boasts wooden summer cottages built in the beginning of...
Geography and facts, Latvia
Latvia, geography and facts explained
Geograhy, facts, local customs and foodie guide.
All explained in videos 8 to 15 minutes, very good, informative and funny videos that will ensure you see the videos to the end.
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Discover Latvia
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall many parts of Eastern Europe have become widely accessible to tourists for the first time. Cities such as Prague and Budapest had...
Holidays, Latvia 2020
Non working days in Latvia 2020
National holidays / Observances / Non working days in Latvia year 2020.
Here you can see a listing of the national holidays / observances / non working days for the year listed in easy overview. The list is sortable using the sorting option in the top of the table. The table has a search field if you would like to search a specifik day or holiday type. Please note the listed days for the year...
Holidays, Latvia 2019
Non working days in Latvia 2019
National holidays / Observances / Non working days in Latvia year 2019.
Here you can see a listing of the national holidays / observances / non working days for the year listed in easy overview. The list is sortable using the sorting option in the top of the table. The table has a search field if you would like to search a specifik day or holiday type. Please note the listed days for the year...
Holidays, Latvia 2018
Non working days in Latvia 2018
National holidays / Observances / Non working days in Latvia year 2018.
Here you can see a listing of the national holidays / observances / non working days for the year listed in easy overview. The list is sortable using the sorting option in the top of the table. The table has a search field if you would like to search a specifik day or holiday type. Please note the listed days for the year...
Money Latvia, Local Currency, Euro
Money in Latvia (notes and coins)
Latvias legal tender is called Euro (EUR).
1 Euro = 100 cent.
Coins in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 cent
€1 and €2
Notes in circulation:
€5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500.
European Central Bank
Latvia Holidays
Latvia Public Holidays
See the calendars for national Latvia holidays year by year.
Find and just click on the year you for which you need more information about Latvia holidays, and the calendar for the year will open. When is the non working days for the year. Public / national days, see the calendar for the country here.