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March thaw finally arrives
After nearly two months of below freezing temperatures, Riga has finally begun to thaw. Unfortunately, that also means that all of that snow and ice that's accumulated in Latvia’s capital this winter is wreaking havoc in different ways now. Old roofs, including those of the Riga Castle and the Arsenal Art Museum, have given way under the pressure of heavy, wet snow, icicles are crashing to the pavement below and the mounds of snow that were never removed are causing flooding problems. If you’re coming to Riga pack your rubber boots and perhaps a helmet to make sure that chunks of ice don’t fall on your head!
OUR Riga HIGHLIGHTS
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Gallery Park Hotel
Built in 1875, this historic building has been lovingly restored and transformed into what may be Riga’s most luxurious hotel. Rooms on the first three floors look as if they were transplanted
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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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Reval Hotel Latvija
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Bergs Restaurant
Possibly the best restaurant in Riga, Bergs never disappoints. With a stylish interior that looks like it was ripped out of the pages of Architectural Digest and an ever-changing menu of internationa
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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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Latest Riga Comments
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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 ;)[...]