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A Latvian winter
Winter is upon us once again so bring your furry hats, snow boots and scarves out of the closet and get ready for cold, dark nights until April or, God help us, even May. Latvia does however offer some very cool things to do in the cold season like snowboarding, ice-skating and even bobsleighing, so there’s no reason to reach for the Prozac just yet. Even if you’re not the outdoorsy type, there’s plenty of steaming mulled wine to be had in cosy pubs in Old Riga.
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Reval Hotel Latvija
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Fontaine Royal Hotel
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Latvian Ethnographic Museum
100 hectares of life as it used to be. Farmsteads, windmills, fishing villages, churches and other historic structures have been moved here and preserved for posterity. Watch craftsmen perform variou
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House of Craftsmen
You can see how Latvians have created beautiful woven items over the centuries in this weavers’ workshop and buy various items fresh off the loom. The historic house is also known for the fact
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Pharmacy Bar
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Columbine
This elegant restaurant has re-opened after major renovations were made to the Metropole, Riga’s oldest continuously running hotel. Its chandeliers, brass fixtures, Persian-style carpets and pa
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If you go to Riga expecting to pay for lots of young sexxxxxy girls, then that's exactly what will happen - you'll just end up paying far more (in terms of your wallet but probably your head too). Avoid strippers, prostitution, 'massage', 'hotties' [...]
lovely hotel...staff very helpful,pleasant,and couldn`t do enough to make our stay unforgettable..only mentioned I`d like a room overlooking park, it was done....never have I ordered an iron to a room and it be delivered so quickly, mini bar expensi[...]
UNREAL... everything was perfect... really felt like I had stepped back in time... a must for everyone... pleasant staff, nice beer, fantastic decor, even down to the well, and the weight behind loo door to keep it closed... absolutely fab....[...]
nice pub, nice staff, only downfall was toilets,absolutely stank of urine, made me gag..they really do need to sort the cleaners out..[...]
service good,starter had day old brown salad n, not so good,steak was nice,but potatoe had been microwaved, was still cold and tasted a day old,beer good, price was extortionate... most expensive place we ate in 4 days , thinking we were robbed....[...]
Any foreign girls ever tried to get in there? (with or without local guys)[...]
THE gay place to go to in Riga! Was pleasantly surprised by this bar, went there Saturday night after a disappointing time at XXL the previous evening (it was nearly empty on a Friday night except for me and my 2 friends also from out of town and a [...]
al principio parece un museo para los ninos, muy infantil en todo su amarillo. Pero resulto que era un verdadero descubrimiento entre los otros museos visitados en Riga. La atencion estupenda, la coleccion interesante y DIFERENTE, que de verdad hay [...]
hahaha Santa. What a stupid comment.If you want everything to be like in Germany why you come to Riga?Food box is quality. Have had good kebabs in Germany, UK, France and now Latvia.[...]
Why would you go to this bar knowing they won't let you in? I am Latvian who is sick and tired of foreigners grabbing asses of local girls. There should be a place for us only! Where we can enjoy and relax without non-latvians. Come on guys, you hav[...]
Best bar in riga, good prices, very interesting design.[...]
I love it so much I would like to say "don't go there" so I can keep it to myself, but THIS PLACE ROCKS. If you have to pick one bar to visit in Riga - this is it!!!!![...]
Recently been to Poland Krackow. I had a very bad experience in the Saxon bar, if only I had read this page first!I was charged extortionate amounts for drinks totaling £1400. Unfortunately my bank cant help me so I'm left with paying the ful[...]
Original interior and a relaxing atmosphere. The girls need more experience though, which I'll be glad to provide to the, when I'm in Riga next time ;)[...]