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Riga - Capital of the North
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3 Welcome to Riga, City of Inspiration by the Baltic Sea6 Icons of Riga10 Riga’s Architecture – splendid in its Diversity14 Thriving Arts and Culture Scene16 Riga – a Flourishing Environment for Creative Artists18 Annual Events23 Business tourism opportunities in Riga24 Accommodation to Suit All Budgets and Tastes25 Health, wellness, spa and beauty services26 A Pleasant Dining Experience at Riga’s FinestRestaurants28 Fashion and Design30 Shopping in Riga32 Active Leisure for the Whole Family
34 Jūrmala and its White, Sandy Beaches
36 How to Weather Seasons in Riga
Welcome to riga, city of inspiration by the baltic sea
The first, indelible ipression that ostisitors get of the Latian capital is itsajestic syline, as iewed fro the leftban of the Daugaa Rier. The slenderGothic spires of the Old Town’s anychurches attest to the city’s long history,which stretches bac to the 13
th
century.The panoraa’s pleasing harony is justthe ost isible indication of the superbaesthetic sense that has shaped uch of the city’s architecture up to the present day.Nowhere is that aesthetic ore pronouncedthan in
Centrs
, the central part of Riga,which is the city’s econoic, financialand cultural core, as well as a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site. One willfind a breathtaing range of architecturalstyles in the historical centre – froBaroue to Classicis, fro Renaissanceto Art Deco, fro Roanesue to NationalRoanticis. Furtherore, Riga’s wealthof Jugendstil or Art Noueau buildings,coplete with their fantastically ornateflourishes, stands out as unparalleledanywhere in the world. Yet eually uniueare the any 19
th
-century wooden buildingsthat hae proudly withstood the pressuresof coercialiation and gentrification,retaining their place in Riga’s architecturalcornucopia and currently undergoing state-of-the-art facelifts.But Riga is uch ore than just its history.Proud of its heritage, it is a thoroughlyodern city with a highly deelopedinfrastructure and opportunities for aariety of actiities and entertainent. Acity with rich usical traditions, today itboasts an ecellent opera, seeral world-class choirs and outstanding classicalorchestras, not to ention ja, roc and
 
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blues ensebles, plus a ariety of otherpopular usic bands perforing in bothconcert halls and clubs.At the anguard of draatic art not onlylocally but on the European scale, the NewRiga Theatre has uch to offer to locals andisitors alie. Riga’s useus are definitelynot dusty repositories of the past, but areinstead putting an increasing ephasison interactie displays and oderntechnologies, while the any art galleriescopete with each other in trying to predictthe trends of the future. Add to that thearied shopping enues and yriad cafés,restaurants, bars, and nightclubs, and youget Riga in all its liely ariety.What has always been central to the energyof the city, howeer, is its people. Located byan iportant waterway, the Daugaa Rier,which connects the city to the Gulf of Rigaand the Baltic Sea and thus to far-off lands,Riga has always been a transportation huband a crossroads, where different cultureseet and intersect. Aong its ore than700 000 inhabitants there are Latians,Russians, Belarusians, Urainians, Poles,Jews, and other ethnic groups. All haeleft and are still leaing their ar on thecustos, cuisine, and the ery appearanceof Riga. While the city’s relatiely copact,urban space is ethnically ied, it featuresany distinct neighbourhoods, each with itsown uniue history and landars.Aong Riga’s any treasures are itsbeautiful, well-tended gardens and pars,which tae up a substantial portion of thecity’s territory. In fact, there are seeralgood-sied forests within the city liits,where the locals loe to tae Sunday strolls,jog, watch birds, pic ushroos in theautun, and go siing in the winter. In thespring, when the city’s any orchards arein bloo, white petals can be seen driftingthrough the air; then coe the purplesand pins of lilacs, which are particularlyspectacular along the crooed, dreay
sde-streets o Pārdagava, o te let bak
of the rier, to be followed in late June by thepale honey of blossoing lindens that lineRiga’s stately bouleards.
 
haVing endured many Wars, political regimechanges and economic upheaVals,riga remains a liVely, spirited,and future-oriented city With its oWndistinct aura, charm, and style.
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