A country · 96 places · 27 regions
Latvia, all of it.
96 curated places across 27 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Riga, Talsi Municipality, Cēsis Municipality and South Kurzeme Municipality — read below as chapters, with 23 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Riga · 38 places
Riga
A large medieval cathedral at the heart of Riga's old town, blending Romanesque and Gothic elements. It is renowned for a monumental pipe organ that was among the largest in the world when installed.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Talsi Municipality · 5 places
Talsi Municipality
An offshore stone tower rising from a submerged reef where the Gulf of Riga meets the open Baltic. It stands well beyond the wild dune-and-driftwood tip of Cape Kolka in the Livonian coast region.
✦ May to September · $
Chapter III · Cēsis Municipality · 4 places
Cēsis Municipality
A small medieval town in the Gauja National Park whose ruined Livonian Order castle, founded in the 13th century, is the largest castle ruin in Latvia. The town centre has preserved a compact historic street pattern with wooden-balconied merchant houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. The surrounding valley offers walking trails through sandstone outcrops and riverside forest to viewpoints above the Gauja river bends.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · South Kurzeme Municipality · 3 places
South Kurzeme Municipality
A coastal wetland near the Lithuanian border where a shallow lagoon, dune ridges, and grazing wild horses and cattle create an open landscape. It sits on a major bird migration route, with hides and boardwalks for observation.
✦ April to October
Regions of Latvia
- Riga38
- Talsi Municipality5
- Cēsis Municipality4
- South Kurzeme Municipality3
- Ventspils Municipality3
- Aizkraukle Municipality2
- Bauska Municipality2
- Dobele Municipality2
- Kuldīga Municipality2
- Liepāja2
- Ludza Municipality2
- Mārupe Municipality2
- Rēzekne Municipality2
- Tukums Municipality2
- Alūksne Municipality1
- Cesvaine Municipality1
- Ērgļi Municipality1
- Jelgava1
- Krāslava Municipality1
- Mērsrags Municipality1
- Pāvilosta Municipality1
- Preiļi Municipality1
- Ropaži Municipality1
- Rundāle Municipality1
- Salaspils Municipality1
- Sigulda Municipality1
- Tērvete Municipality1
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