A magnificent baroque palace designed by Rastrelli, the architect of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg, for the Duke of Courland in the 18th century. The gilded state rooms and the French-style gardens with a rose garden are beautiful.
It's about 1.5 hours south of Riga, near Bauska. Combine it with the Bauska castle ruins. The palace is closed on some holidays; check before you go.
The largest city in the Baltics, with a UNESCO-listed medieval old town, including the House of the Blackheads, St Peter's Church, whose tower you ca…
A long resort town on a 33 km sandy beach along the Gulf of Riga, lined with pine forest and wooden villas from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
A national park along the Gauja River valley, with sandstone cliffs, caves and forests, called the 'Switzerland of Latvia'.
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