more Riga Old Town is located on a right side of Daugava River, and was in Middle Ages surrounded by city walls. There are still some reminders of them, from which the most interesting are Powder Tower and Swedish Gate. The important part of fortifications was Riga Castle, built in 14th century, which is now the seat of...

more Although the building of Latvian National Opera was constructed in 1863, the institution is a bit younger – it was founded in 1912, and works under different names, becoming National Opera only in 1990.

more Above the trees of canal side park rise the high column with a statue of liberty on the top. Liberty, in a shape of girl with three glided stars in hands, representing Latvian Independence, National Pride and the difficult 20th century history.

more The Dome Cathedral is the most important Lutheran church in Latvia and the seat of Archbishop of Riga. Together with neighbouring Dome Square it is the central place in the city.

more The Riga Castle, former seat of the Livonian Order, serves as a presidential palace, and is one of the most important monuments in Riga.

more Blackheads Brotherhood was the association of unmarried merchants, one of the biggest guilds in late medieval Riga. Between 13th and 16th century Riga was one of the Hanseatic Leaugue cities, which meant that it was reach city, where many influent merchants lived and trade. The patron saint of this guild was Moorish...

more In Middle Ages Riga, as every European city, was surrounded by a town walls. When in 16th and 17th century the system of earthen ramparts was constructed, the old walls was no longer important.

more One of the oldest churches in Riga was built before 1209 – as an masonry building it survived the great fire of Riga in that year. From this first, 13th century construction only very little parts preserved till nowadays.

more Jurmala is a sea resort over the Gulf of Riga, located 25 kilometres west of Riga. It is a administrative unit consisting several small resorts and in history it was simply called Riga-Strand or Beach of Riga.

more The capital city of Latvia is the biggest of Baltic States cites, important economical and cultural centre of the region. Located in the mouth of Daugava River, over the Gulf of Riga, it was always the crossroad of trade routes. Long history is still visible in architecture, but the most amazing are wooden houses...