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A walk to experience Riga’s imposing TV tower is one of the city’s most intriguing excursions.
Where to buy the best in Latvian design? Here’s a list of stores selling innovative products Made In Latvia.
Actor Ralph Fiennes pleasantly surprised by Riga |
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For 300 years, from the end of the Great Northern War, Bauska Castle stood alone on a hilltop in ruins. But now it has been rebuilt and visitors are treated to a trip back in time.
The rural tourism association Lauku celotajs has published a new map that brings together Latvia’s “military heritage”, listing 60 little-visited locations, many of which are now seriously dilapidated and overgrown.
The hidden riches of the Knights Templar continue to beguile the world’s treasure seekers. In present-day Latvia, searches have been going on for decades, from Count Cagliostro in 1779 to Hitler's “Ahnenerbe” expeditions in the 1940s. Even the Soviet KGB looked for the Holy Grail. It is a question that torments history scholars and treasure hunters alike.
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Latvia makes tourists feel like they’re at a picnic, but have you ever heard of a spa picnic? Instead of eating sandwiches and pies at Riga’s cafés and restaurants, why not enjoy something a touch more exquisite – spa rituals, treatments, relaxation and frivolity.
Bestriga.com had the chance to met the chief executive and founder of ESPA International, Susan Harmsworth, who has become one of the most respected global authorities on spas, to find out more.
Riga makes tourists feel like at a picnic in its city but have you ever heard of a Spa picnic? Instead of eating sandwiches and apple pies in Riga’s cafes and restaurants, why not enjoy something more exquisite: spa rituals, procedures, spa relaxation and frivolity.
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