Top 41 places to visit in Latvia
41 must-see places and attractions in Latvia, from famous landmarks to hidden gems, each with a map and photos.
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41 places
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1Old town & city
Riga Old Town
UNESCO-listed historic centre of medieval churches, merchant houses and cobbled squares.
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2Neighbourhood & street
Riga Art Nouveau District
Streets such as Alberta iela lined with ornate early 20th-century Art Nouveau façades.
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3Castle & palace
Rundāle Palace
Baroque palace designed by Rastrelli for the Dukes of Courland, with French-style gardens.
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4Nature & national park
Gauja National Park
River valley of sandstone cliffs, caves and forests, dotted with castles and walking trails.
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5Castle & palace
Turaida Castle
Reconstructed red-brick medieval castle with a museum reserve above the Gauja valley.
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6Landmark
House of the Blackheads
Rebuilt Gothic and Mannerist guildhall of unmarried merchants on Riga's Town Hall Square.
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7Castle & palace
Cēsis Castle
Medieval Livonian Order castle ruins with a lantern-lit tower climb and adjoining manor museum.
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8Market & shopping
Riga Central Market
Large market housed in former German Zeppelin hangars, selling Latvian produce and food.
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9Old town & city
Kuldīga Old Town
UNESCO-listed town of wooden houses beside Venta Rapid, Europe's widest waterfall.
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10Religious site
Riga Cathedral
Medieval Lutheran cathedral with a monumental 19th-century organ and a cloister.
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11Religious site
St Peter's Church
Gothic church whose spire has a lift to a viewing platform over Riga's rooftops.
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12Museum & gallery
Latvian National Museum of Art
Restored 1905 museum building showing Latvian and Baltic art from the 18th century onwards.
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13Coast & beach
Jūrmala
Seaside resort with a long sandy beach and historic wooden villas among pine forests.
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14Landmark
Freedom Monument
1935 monument crowned by a female figure holding three stars, a symbol of Latvian independence.
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15Nature & national park
Ķemeri National Park
Protected wetlands with a boardwalk across the Great Ķemeri Bog and sulphur springs.
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16Museum & gallery
Mark Rothko Art Centre
Art centre in a Daugavpils Fortress arsenal honouring the painter born in the city.
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17Religious site
Aglona Basilica
Twin-towered baroque basilica and Latvia's main Catholic pilgrimage site.
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18Museum & gallery
Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia
Lakeside forest museum of historic farmsteads, windmills and churches from all regions.
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19Coast & beach
Cape Kolka
Windswept cape where the Gulf of Riga meets the Baltic Sea, on the edge of Slītere National Park.
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20Historic site
Karosta
Former naval port of Liepāja with a military prison museum and an Orthodox naval cathedral.
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21Landmark
Latvian National Opera and Ballet
Neoclassical opera house beside the city canal, home to Latvia's opera and ballet companies.
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22Castle & palace
Bauska Castle
Ruined Livonian Order castle joined to a restored Duke of Courland residence with a museum.
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23Nature & national park
Gutmanis Cave
Largest cave in the Baltic states, carved into sandstone and covered in historic inscriptions.
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24Castle & palace
Jelgava Palace
Baroque Rastrelli palace of the Dukes of Courland, containing the ducal burial vault.
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25Nature & national park
Slītere National Park
Ancient coastal dunes, forests and Livonian fishing villages on the northern Kurzeme coast.
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26Museum & gallery
Pedvāle Open-Air Art Museum
Rural landscape of hills and meadows displaying sculptures and installations.
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27Castle & palace
Mežotne Palace
Classicist palace with an English landscape park above the Lielupe River.
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28Archaeological site
Āraiši Lake Fortress
Reconstructed 9th-century Latgalian lake dwelling beside the ruins of a medieval castle.
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29Historic site
Līgatne Soviet Bunker
Former secret Soviet-era underground bunker beneath a rehabilitation centre, open for tours.
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30Museum & gallery
Riga Motor Museum
Collection of cars and motorcycles, including vehicles once used by Soviet leaders.
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31Landmark
National Library of Latvia
Glass-mountain library designed by Gunnar Birkerts on the Daugava, with viewing floors.
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32Castle & palace
Ventspils Castle
Well-preserved Livonian Order castle housing a modern museum in the port city of Ventspils.
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33Coast & beach
Jūrkalne Seashore Bluffs
Steep sandy cliffs rising above the Baltic Sea beach on the Kurzeme coast.
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34Coast & beach
Vidzeme Stony Seashore
Stretch of coast with boulders, sandstone outcrops and the Veczemji red cliffs.
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35Nature & national park
Rāzna National Park
Lake district in Latgale centred on Lake Rāzna, with hills, forests and Mākoņkalns castle mound.
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36Market & shopping
Kalnciems Quarter
Restored wooden buildings hosting a weekend market of local crafts, food and music.
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37Coast & beach
Pāvilosta
Small fishing and surfing village with a marina, beach and grey dunes on the Baltic coast.
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38Castle & palace
Krimulda Manor
Classicist manor and castle ruins on the wooded slopes of the Gauja valley.
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39Old town & city
Ludza Old Town
One of Latvia's oldest towns, with wooden houses, castle ruins and a crafts centre by lakes.
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40Historic site
Salaspils Memorial
Monumental memorial ensemble on the site of a Second World War concentration camp.
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41Coast & beach
Liepāja Beach
Wide sandy beach bordered by the city's seaside park and early 20th-century villas.
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