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Sigulda Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Sigulda, Latvia
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The Latvian Swiss Alps
This is a top pick! ... with bells around their necks. Essentially we were dropped off on the freeway and had to firstly walk 5 kms to the small town of Sigulda which was just that, a small town. From there it was a 15 km hike to Turaida Castle mainly by road. There was a ...
Slippery slopes
This is a top pick! ... I was laughing at the look on his face... So we left Ben on the side of the road in the middle of snowy Latvia and we continued on our way to Sigulda. By the time we got there it was dark, as tends to happen in this part of the world at 5:00pm. Zane ...
Visiting Siguldas -- my toe nail!
... coming out was actually her cries. Some of the ladies were pretty sexy though ;) It also revealed us one particular point about Latvia... why there was absolutely no young girl or 25 and more chilling out in town and going out, flirting or whatever ...
Sigulda and Cesis
From Riga we headed North toward Gauja national park and possibly the greatest density of castles in Europe... Sigulda has 3 all within a 5km walking loop. Sadly, none have dungeons open to visitors. The area is also famous for red sandstone caves with ...
Flying High
... detail as the translation was fairly broken and not word for word. Some of the rooms had maps detailing the various places in Latvia that house other bunkers and also some maps of the entirety of Europe, including the UK - Who knows what purpose they ...
Sigulda - Switzerland of Latvia?
... with other people. So off we went on the 8 something a.m. train. The Lonely Planet describes Sigulda as the "Switzerland of Latvia", an enchanting place baosting a string of medieval castles and legendary caves. The village itself is ...
Sigulda - Eaten alive!
... 'new Europe' comparisons to places in Western Europe? Well don't blame me, blame the guidebook writers). Anyway Sigulda is very beautiful, green and very relaxing. It is the place that we managed to input our first blog entry ...
Daytrip to Sigulda
On our third day in Riga we decided to take a daytrip out to nearby Sigulda. There, we checked out some castle ruins, and did a couple short hikes (too many ...
Bobsled Bust!
Today I took off for Sigulda, considered the "Switzerland of Latvia" because of its mountains, ski areas, outdoor activities, and respite from city life. I am really looking forward to it because they have a bobsled track where you can actually push off ...
Sigulda, August 20, 2005 - Saturday
... morning my destination was halfway closer than the day before. Today I was going to Sigulda. Self-proclaimed Switzerland of Latvia, Sigulda is a relatively small town located just over 50 kilometres away from Rîga, on a picturesque stretch of the Gauja ...
El bosque de los mosquitos
... the gap, Antonia!!!). Encontramos la oficina de turismo y nos reservaron facilmente en un coqueto hostal cercano por dos noches. Sigulda es la via al Parque Natural Gauja y es conocida como la Suiza de Letonia. Se celebran muchos deportes de ...
A beautiful place
Another day trip out from Riga, Sigulda is the most beautiful place I have been to in Latvia. A quiet town set amidst the Gauja national park, we had intended to go bobsledding there, but it wasn't up and running on that day. So irritating! Still, the ...
Camped in Gauga River Valley NP...awesome spot
We caught a train from Riga to Sigulda and then camped in an awesome spot on the Gauga ...
Into the Latvian Countryside
... with farms and lakes and the river went by for catching fish and there was hunting in the forest so often it was attacked. In Sigulda lived Victor, a man from Germany who was working in the gardens and such at the castle. In Taurida lived Maya, a ...
Sigulda Day Trip
Started the day looking around the central markets while I waited for the bus to Sigulda. The markets are just outside the old town, next to the bus station and are mainly in 4 big old hangers but they spill out at the sides and the back as a kind of ...
Rural Latvia
... not saying much) its soft walls are covered in graffiti, some of it dating back to the 16th century. My final tourist stop in Sigulda, before heading to Cesis, further up the valley, was Sigulda Castle, both the old and the new. The old castle is now ...
Sigulda - Lithuania
Reluctantly it was time to move on, inland to the Gualas National Park, with some lovely villages set along a picturesque river. We took the van into full (ahem) "4WD" mode (we'll get ourselves stuck one day trying to get more off the beaten track ...
Sigulda in Tales and Legends
... a lot about this, but it was special! Anyway on with the day. Monday. Our day involved exploring areas of Sigulda, the Gauja Valley, and Turaida. We didn't know where to leave our bag whilst doing this, but fortunately enough the nice ...
Sigulda
Thursday 18th of May. Latvia, Gauja National Park, Sigulda. There was a snorer in the dorm. I guess the others in the group knew her well as at least one of them had ear plugs in and I found an unused pair in the toilet room and wondered if they ...
Medieval
... storey handmade caves and the Ligatne Nature Trail where I saw bears, an elk, lynxes, wild boars etc. in an "openair zoo". Sigulda In Turaida Museum Reserve I visited the medieval Turaida Castle which was built nearly 800 years ago. A lot of what you see ...
Around Sigulda
... be out, walking about. Despite having been sunny and lovely most of the day, it begins to rain as we return in the car to Sigulda. We stop for a coffee at a cute bookstore/tea shop while the rain pours down around us. Back at the hotel, we have time ...
Latvian National Park
Spent a couple of days visiting castles, hiking in the National park, seeing ghosts ...
Gauja Valley: Sigulda, Krimulda, Turaida
... diverse and beautiful valleys in the area. So...once again....after only a bit more than an hour on the bus we reach Sigulda, the first of the 3 villages that we would visit today where, according to our travel book, there was a beautiful trail that ...
..Sweiks..!!! (hi in Latvian..)
Sigulda is very special place.. about 30 min east-west from capital city Riga.. it is one of the favorite spots for tourists that visit Baltic countries (Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania).. and it has a lot to offer!!! ...
More castles
Another 0800 departure and we were off to Cesis a 13th century town where we visited the old castle ruins. After lunch we drove to Gauja national park to the Turaida Castle an ancient fortress., the wooden (1750) Lutheran church that has been maintained ...
Sigulda and around
... to be out, walking about. Despite having been sunny and lovely most of the day, it begins to rain as we return in the car to Sigulda. We stop for a coffee at a cute bookstore/tea shop while the rain pours down around us. Back at the hotel, we have time to ...
Picture Postcard perfect...
... home, castle ruins and caves...) The cable car journey spanned the river & small valley seperating the two towns. Inside Sigulda was a stately home (that has been converted to a sanatarium) and remnants of castle ruins - which are currently being ...
Sigulda
... but I wanted to take it in at my own pace. I found a cheap guesthouse and wandered to the ruins of the Sigulda Castle, a once mighty fortress dating to the 13th century and finally destroyed in the Great Northern War in the 1700s. The state ...
The castles of Sigulda
Decided to go adventuring today and head out of the city to Sigulda. This is a region about an hour away from Riga, known for it's castles and pretty countryside. It all started well getting to the bus station, got the tickets - even knew the platform ...
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