Country Info
- Riga
- Capital
- Latvian Lats (LVL)
- Currency
- 2,385,231
- Population
- LV
- Country Code
Riga Slideshow
Top Hotels in Riga
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Reval Latvija Riga
410 reviews -
Radisson Sas Daugava Riga
159 reviews
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Reval Hotel Elizabete Riga
297 reviews -
Islande Riga
112 reviews
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Maritim Park Hotel Riga
235 reviews
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Albert Hotel Riga
407 reviews
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Tomo Riga
36 reviews -
Europa City Riga
34 reviews
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Elefant Hotel Riga
22 reviews
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Best Eastern Konventa Seta Riga
363 reviews
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Avalon Riga
122 reviews
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Nordic Hotel Bellevue Riga
147 reviews
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Dodo Hotel Riga
154 reviews
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Domina Inn Riga
210 reviews
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Park Hotel Ridzene Riga
115 reviews
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Hotel De Rome Riga
96 reviews
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Europa Royale Riga
206 reviews
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Hanza Riga
324 reviews
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Hotel Valdemars Riga
154 reviews
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Jurnieks Riga
10 reviews
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Metropole Hotel Riga
105 reviews
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Monika Riga
87 reviews
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FG Gertrude Riga City Centre
2 reviews
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Hotel Grand Palace - A Summit Hotel Riga
121 reviews -
Red Roofs Hotel Riga
16 reviews
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Hotel TIA Riga
96 reviews
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Toss Riga
21 reviews
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Garden Palace Hotel Riga
231 reviews
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Hotel Irina Riga
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Kolonna Hotel Riga
56 reviews
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Baltpark Hotel Riga
45 reviews
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Nordic Hotel Jekaba Riga
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Art Hotel Laine Riga
50 reviews
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Radi un Draugi Riga
103 reviews
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Hotel Gutenbergs Riga
71 reviews
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Best Riga
49 reviews
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Vilmaja Riga
10 reviews
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Monte Kristo Hotel Riga
94 reviews
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Best Eastern Rolands Hotel Riga
65 reviews
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Forums Hotel Riga
79 reviews
Riga
Travel Blogs from Riga, Latvia
On to another Medieval town
This is a top pick! ... I got a chance to wonder and " get lost" in the winding streets of beautiful old town Riga. °The history of Latvia also dates back to the the 12 th century. They were also conquered multiple times by their powerful neighbors ...
Our jaunt around the Baltic States.
This is a top pick! ... very nice to us with pleasant weather and temperatures. That certainly helped making it a more enjoyable trip. Leaving Riga on a Sunday afternoon flight to Madrid (via Copenhagen), it also takes this year of travel to an end (almost ...
Regal Riga
This is a top pick! ... Norwegians are famously hospitable and the airline ticket lady changed the first half of my trip for me. So now I'm in royal, regal Riga. What a fantastically beautiful city. Dubbed the "Paris of the East" it is easy to see why. Art is everywhere. Riga ...
Guns and Bungy - The way FORWARD
This is a top pick! ... than a buzz but only a lead up to what was to come. If someone had said that I would be bungy jumping from a cable car in Latvia for under $50 Australian I would have laughed at them but thats exactly what I did. It was AWESOME. One of the most insane, ...
Crossing the Baltic Again
This is a top pick! This journey, takes me by boat from my new favorite city of Stockholm, Sweden back across the Baltic Sea to Riga Latvia. I made a complete circle around the Baltic with the help of a young lady in Tallinn, Estonia. She hooked me up with great tix on 3 ...
More Latvian History
This is a top pick! ... in 1939. Latvia and rest of the Baltic states declared independence after WW I. After the Russian imperial army left, Latvia wqas quickly developing into a democratic country. However, in 1939, the Soviets and Nazis signed a secret pact allowing the ...
Riga - Home to Eurovision 2003
This is a top pick! ... of that and go to the pub! ;) There's also a very impressive 'Occupation' Museum that details all atrocities committed against Latvia over the years. I think Eastern Europes whipping boy could be a good nickname for Latvia, in fact for all the Baltic ...
Riga and CNN
This is a top pick! "Is that the only shirt you brought with you?" Ellen asked as we walked hand-in-hand along the canal in Riga, Latvia. "It says where I'm from and I'm proud of that. I wash and dry it in the night while you sleep, my pretty little bird." Beautiful ...
The Night Train to Russia
This is a top pick! Countless stories have been written and movies made with the night train as a backdrop. For me it's a romantic adventure, hurtling through the night from one town that I've just gotten used to, to another that promises to be more exciting, or sometimes ...
The lat. What's that all about?
This is a top pick! Life is short and the world is wide - Simon Raven · Riga, Latvia. · Prague time +1hr · Days to get to Prague - 5 Latvia and Latvians Riga, the capital of Latvia and the largest city in the Baltic's, is a major shipping center sitting at the ...
Riga capital of Latvia
This is a top pick! ... hands and not get soap in my eyes looking for the button when the water goes off! Unbelievable comfort! Overall, the housing in Latvia is timber and rather run down, with poor workmanship on plasterwork. Many of the roads are cobbled. There is also a ...
Rolling to Riga
This is a top pick! ... 't deny the deportations. There appears to be a few issues that the EU will have to work at sorting out in Latvia. Tomorrow (Wednesday) I leave Riga for the last stage of the EU Charity Cycle. Only one capital left. I am taking the scenic route via ...
Latvian Laughter!!
This is a top pick! ... from work was organizing a stag weekend a shudder ran through my body. But then when I heard it was going to be in Riga, Latvia - I ran home packed my Oversized Mexican Hat and started to practice singing loud and obnoxious songs at the top of my ...
Mid Baltic
This is a top pick! ... an early night sleep last night but ended up watching MTV all night. Anyway up at 6am to catch the bus into Latvia today. Before I knew it I was in Riga the capital. It has a completely different feel than Estonia and has a very Russian feel about it, a ...
An Unexpected Layover in Riga
This is a top pick! ... flight to Vienna was the following morning. Phone calls were made and finally that is how it went down. An afternoon and evening in Riga, one of Europe's city gems, was the best that could be made of a bad day. And none of us really complained that ...
A Night in Jail and Jumping out of Planes
This is a top pick! ... the bungy, which was one of the stand out moments of the trip. Yesterday we had difficulty arranging our skydiving in Latvia, from the old Riga airport. It forced me to make an effort running around the hostel ensuring we had a big enough group ready to ...
The meat of the Baltic sandwich
This is a top pick! Riga, Latvia - Some call it the 'Paris of the North', some 'The second city that never sleeps', for everyone, this is Riga. A city with some of the most impressive art nouveau architecture in Europe. Gargoyles and praying goddesses line the buildings ...
Cruising South
This is a top pick! ... , I still have along way to go through Europe. The weather has been treating me particularly well, beautiful bright hot sunshine and Riga is perfect for lounging around! There are so many cafe's and eateries here, it seems that half the world must ...
Riga - party time
This is a top pick! ... of speed for us. The pressure is off to run around seeing all the touristy sights that have been on offer through Russia. Riga, whilst beautiful with plenty of its own historical touristy things to see and do, seems to be a place where people just ...
Art Deco
This is a top pick! ... on toast that Lucy had, which we couldn't see the cheese !!! But the winner was the venison goulash. And finally Riga was fun, the city was nice but having experienced Ukraine, I think that they are lucky that the cheap flights haven't ...
Refused Boarding In Transit!!!!
This is a top pick! Here we are in the beautiful city of Riga, Latvia - by default. Now you might be thinking there has to be a story to this! Our motto is "Whatever happens travel gives you a story to tell". So hear is the story.... It has been quite a harrowing 24 ...
Hospitality city
This is a top pick! ... - even more than shock and awe! It was the chain of people that went from Vilnius (capital of Lithiania), through Riga (capital of Latvia) to Tallinn (capital of Estonia). A human chain of over five million people from all three countries linked arms ...
Farewell, Latvia
... on every level of the experience. We have had some really great opportunities over these past six weeks spent here in Latvia... It has been very busy moving about from place to place but definitely an enriching experience - being stretched and ...
The bright side of Latvia
... postcards and Jorgen, the Norwegian guy from the meeting, joined us as we met him by chance on the street. I really enjoyed my stay in Latvia, mostly for the people, but the little I've seen of the land is very nice too. On to Vilnius (photos at a later ...
Loving Latvia!!
... ;up to the 26th floor of a hotel where we scored an amazing view of the city. We had some lunch at Latvia's Sizzler - Lido - good Lithuania food (I think?) and about £2!! Went to the Occupation of Lativa museum this afternoon - this ...
Riga
... ) and people watching til the small hours. So I am sure you're dying to know what happened when we checked out of our 5 star? We got charged the 3/4* rate I told them on check in, alriiigghhht. So liking Riga (apart from the crook taxi ...
Latvian life and leisure
We have had a lovely couple of days in Latvia. We travelled yesterday from Vilnius, encountering rainy conditions along the way. The most rain was when we stopped at the Hill of Crosses. This is a site of pilgrimage where hundreds come to place a ...
Riga
Due tu the reason that I often travelled with Ryanair (they depart from and land in Riga) I have often been in the capital city of Latvia. I really like the city. There´s a huge old town, nice Art Nouveau houses, the market halls and an amazing ...