A country · 94 places · 27 regions
Latvia, all of it.
94 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 Kuldīga Municipality — read below as chapters, with 23 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Riga · 36 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 · Kuldīga Municipality · 3 places
Kuldīga Municipality
The widest waterfall in Europe, stretching across the Venta river beside the historic town of Kuldīga. It is famous for the fish that leap over its low ledge in spring.
✦ April to September · $
Regions of Latvia
- Riga36
- Talsi Municipality5
- Cēsis Municipality4
- Kuldīga Municipality3
- South Kurzeme Municipality3
- Ventspils Municipality3
- Aizkraukle Municipality2
- Bauska Municipality2
- Dobele 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
Every place in Latvia
94 places, one country.
Jūrmala
Pierīga, Latvia
✦ June to August · $$
Riga Cathedral
Riga, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
House of the Blackheads
Riga, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Freedom Monument, Riga
Riga, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Riga Central Market
Riga, Latvia
✦ Year-round · $
Ventas Rumba
Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia
✦ April to September · $
Cape Kolka Lighthouse
Talsi Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Aizkraukle
Aizkraukle Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Ludza
Ludza Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Rēzekne
Latgale, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Alūksne
Alūksne Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Dobele
Dobele Municipality, Latvia
✦ May and June · $
Talsi
Talsi Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Krāslava
Krāslava Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Dobele Castle ruins
Dobele Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Jaunpils Castle
Tukums Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September · $
Ēdole Castle
Eastern Europe, Latvia
✦ May to September · $$
Historic Centre of Riga
Riga, Latvia
✦ May–September · $$
Old town of Kuldīga
Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia
✦ May–September · $$
Gauja National Park
Sigulda Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to October
Cape Kolka
Talsi Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to September
Sigulda
Vidzeme, Latvia
✦ September to October for autumn colour; December to February for winter sports
Liepāja
Kurzeme, Latvia
✦ June to August
Kemeri National Park
Mārupe Municipality, Latvia
✦ May to October