First Time in LATVIA - What Riga is Really Like 🇱🇻

We traveled to Riga, Latvia to discover what makes Latvia special! We sampled Latvian cuisine and walked the beautifully historic streets of Old Town Riga.

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[LienitaZ]

As a Latvian, it is interesting to look at Riga through the eyes of a foreigner. Being in Old Riga like a local, you don't notice a lot of details. Thanks for this video.

[sandazvejniece]

As a Latvian myself I do recomend not only visiting Riga, but also other cities in Latvia. The train system is very easy to understand, it runs thoughout the entire land of Latvia and in my opinion not the most expencive way of travel.
The Baltic sea in my opinion is the best place to visit! There are many camping spots, my favorite is in a village called Košrags, I believe a bus even goes straight to there.
Latvias nature is truly my favorite part of this country. There is so much forest and so little man made fields.
Amazing country!

[bastianbastian]

Just booked a stay in Riga some hours ago and then found this nice video. Looking even more forward to our stay ;-)

[secondtrooper]

I live in Riga and i'm always happy with tourists asking for help to navigate the city. :)

[Crazydragonman]

Amazing short video, I visit twice a year now it has become my fav city.

[frankseeger]

I visited last year. Amazing city, amazing country. I´ll be back.

[hemsedalbest]

Wow, Latvia is really beautiful ❤️ Greetings from Hemsedal Norway 🇸🇯

[AlFakherFan]

Nice video and honest people. No fake charisma as other travelers. Thank you.

[paulk]

I wish tourists would all be like you guys. It is lovely that you researched and knew some important elements of the culture.

[heavenfist]

The countryside is really worth visiting, not only Riga. Plan it ahead. There are beautiful restored manors and castles, the Open Air Museum, Gauja National Park, Sigulda, beautifully maintained farmsteads, rapid rivers in the spring for extreme sports, sandstone rock outcrops, the widest waterfall in Europe - the Ventas rumba, festivals such as the Sabile Wine Festival, the Tukuma Rose Festival, fishing opportunities... Handicrafts, amber products, folk costumes. Excellent national dishes. And you should enjoy a Latvian sauna with a sauna attendant who will clean you with the right sauna brooms and then take a little swim and lie down in the clover grass looking at the night stars...!

[zhuzhlc]

About the roosters - apparently a long time ago, when someone tried to invade Riga (when it still was small) in the night, roosters made so much noise that they woke up the soldiers that were able to defend the city in time. It probably is a fake story, but it's the main explanation about why we have so many golden roosters in the old town.

[berky]

Lived in Riga for 5 months and missing it more every day

[katereznikov]

Thank you. Enjoyed your video and your comments. Infarct, we are going to watch all of them

[SpiritDragoness]

There are a lot of art nuvo builidings in Riga, not just the old town, but all around Riga center. Alberta street is the most famous street coz every building on that street is art nuovo, but you will find impresive buildings all over the place. The best time to go see the architecture is during summer sunday mornings, coz half the population is in their summer home enjoying their gardens on the weekends, while party goers are still sleeping off their hangovers after saturday nights. The streets are completely empty with hardly any people during this tis time.... Except for tourists...

[stanleydomalewski]

Great Video, Thanks for Sharing ! My Mother was from Riga, She And Her Family Suffered During WW2, and had to Escape .

[underoathtf]

Thanks for this video. I really enjoyed the way you presented our country, keep up the good work guys ! Love.

[Reelyz]

Great video, I enjoyed the montage and the little facts and narration kept it interesting watch. cheers

[WINGSANDRAILS]

Going there in 2 weeks! Thanks for the video!

[EArockerful]

I will be in Riga next month!!! Finally, one place to visit in my bucket list

[toTSX]

Thanks for the great review. Greetings from Latvia!