Although Latvia is a small country (almost 2 million inhabitants), it has warm people and amazing nature.
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The Riga Central Market is one of largest in Europe. This is a market located in a huge airship hangar left over from German army after First World War.
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Latvia has nearly 500 kilometers of coastline with countless beaches. Whether you're looking to soak up sun or enjoy miles of sand, there's room for everyone.
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More than half of Latvia's territory is covered with forests, so Latvia is a very green place. The locals love picking mushrooms and berries, and in middle of summer, young lovers go to forest in search of fabulous plants.
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One of attractions of port city of Liepaja is Prison hotel. The stunning Karosta area offers accommodation in an old war zone with a Soviet feel.
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With over 800 Art Nouveau buildings, Riga is home to one of richest art galleries in world. Alberta iela is a street almost completely created by modern genius Mikhail Eisenstein, son of film director Schell Guy Eisenstein (Sergei Eisenstein) is one of founders of modern cinema.
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You don't have to go to a Latvian health food store to find organic food, locals will find delicious ingredients themselves. From birch sap in spring to berries in summer and mushrooms in autumn, Latvians are a nation of foragers.
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Latvians love to sing and have over a million folk songs. At Ballad Festival, more than 10,000 works can be seen on stage at same time, and such great operas as Inese Galante, Elina Garanca, Alexander Antonenko and Egils Silins delight audiences in country and abroad.
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Latvia is a Wi-Fi paradise. It has one of fastest internet connections in world and has 800+ free hotspots in Riga, all free very much>.
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Ventas Rumba in Kuldiga is the widest waterfall in Europe and in spring you can watch fish jumping from rapids as they swim down river.
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