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Dome Cathedral, St Jacob's Church and other snow-covered city buildings near Daugava River. in Riga The 19th century Russian Orthodox cathedral in Riga was used as a planetarium during the Soviet era. Since Latvia's independence it has been restored as a church, although many locals still refer to it as the 'Planetarijs'.

Riga lies on both banks of the river Daugava in the form of a circle and can roughly bedivided into two parts, the right and left side of the river. The right side of the city is where Old Riga, New Riga and other districts are located. The left part of the city is also called “Pārdaugava”, meaning “Across the Daugava," and suburbs and … Read Riga introduction

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I have just returned from a stag weekend in Riga and have to say it was ok, but there are better and cheaper places to go in eastern europe. We all stayed in franks hostel which was excellent and ... more

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Introduction

Unwary travellers lured into Rīga's winding cobbled streets are transfixed by swirling Art Nouveau architecture and warm bars with candles flickering in the windows. Just as you can't take the Old Town's beauty any longer, you look up to a bewitching skyline of castle turrets and church …

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Not to miss

St Peter's Rīga's skyline centrepiece is gothic St Peter's, thought to be about 800 years old. Don't miss the view from its famed spire, which has been rebuilt three times in the same baroque form. Legend has it that in 1667 builders threw glass from the top - the number of pieces it broke into was …

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Facts for the Traveller

Population : 747200 Area : 307.17km² Longitude / Latitude : 24.0499992371 / 56.8800010681 Currency : Latvian Lats (LVL) Weights & Measures system : Metric

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Getting there & Getting around

Getting there Rīga airport (tel: 720 7009; www.riga-airport.com) is at Skulte, about 8km (5mi) west of the city centre. Most major European airlines have an office here, including Latvia's national carrier AirBaltic (tel: 720 7777; www.airbaltic.com; airport & Kaļķu …

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History

Recent History Today, Rīga remains a bustling centre of the arts and, as the largest city in the Baltics, has acquired a reputation for its vibrant nightlife. The success of the city's 800th birthday party in 2001 - marked by a rash of historical buildings miraculously rising from the ashes - …

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Weather

The Baltic climate is generally temperate, but on the cool and damp side. Rīga's climate is influenced by its closeness to the Baltic Sea. July and August, the warmest months, are also wet, with days of persistent showers. The average temperature in July is 17°C (62.6°F). At these …

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