LATVIA

LATVIA

Riga is attraction nr.1, with carefully renovated houses from hanseatic times, splendid art nouveau arhitecture and colorfull old town with shops, cafees, gardens… Try unique city tour with Amber way, which is combined with food and beer degustation!

The Baltic sea is just som 15 km away and there lies one of the biggest resorts in Europe – Jurmala. Group of small towns along the 33 km of sandy beach is amazing. With houndreds of old wooden villlas, long shoping area, parks in the pine woods…
Around the country there are several interesting renovated castles. Some converted in fancy hotels.

Accomodation
Birini castle – pinky painted castle was a sanatorium n the Soviet times, but today is an exclusive hotel. Spacious rooms are full of historical furniture and the restaurant is located in arched basement. Ask about castle ghost – she is kind, but her story is a bit scary… In the gardens look out for the oak of love . There are hundreds of small bells in pairs on the brenches of big oak – the lovers throw them on the oak and they stay there as the simbol of hopefully ethernal love…
www.birinupils.lv/

Dikli castle – manor house
Yellow coloured castle is full off interesting rooms with old furniture. The castle is known for great collection of stoves and tens of modern paintings. It is often possible to see events with historical backgrounds and costumes.
www.diklupils.lv/

Good option in Jurmala is Riga Beach Hostel. Just some 100 m away from the beach and a bit more from the shoping area and train station. Rooms are bright with big comon area, colorfull walls are full of old Jurmala pictures.
http://www.globetrotter.si/anglesko/links-det.asp?id=445

Reportaža o grajskih duhovih - Latvian ghosts:
http://napotki.blogspot.com/2012/11/latvija-duhovi.html