ABOUT RIGA

Eight hundred years have shaped the city’s unique appearance and rich traditions.

Due to its geographical location on the Baltic Sea (where East and West meets), Riga has been an important centre of trade, finance and culture for centuries. Representatives of many nations have lived and worked in Riga – apart from local Livs and Latvians, Germans, Swedes, Russians and Poles also considered Riga to be their city.

Riga has unique values due to its rather intact medieval architecture and that of later periods, the urban structure, the richness and quality of Art Noveau architecture and the 19-th century wooden architecture of the city. Inscribing the historic centre of Riga on the World Heritage List of UNESCO recognized it.

The city has hundreds of ways for enticing visitors – its rich history, architecture, spacious gardens and parks, museums, art galleries and world-class opera…and daily treats like a walk in the enormous colorful central market or going to a cosy café, club or pub...

GETTING THERE

By Air

There are many airlines that offer flight services to Riga. You can get more information by going to the airport website www.riga-airport.com. The airport is located 13 km from the center of Riga and has many bus and taxi connections into the city.

Bus No: 22, Journey time about 30 minutes, fare – Ls 0,70.

Taxi: Journey time about 15 minutes, price – Ls 7-10.

By Sea

Freeport of Riga
www.rigasbrivosta.lv
Eksporta Street 3a., Riga, LV-1010

AS Tallink Grupp
www.tallink.lv
Booking and information phone: (+371) 67099700

SIA “DFDS Tor Line”
http://www.dfdstorline.lv/
Information phone: (+371) 67840777  

By Bus
Ecolines
www.ecolines.lv
Information phone: (+371) 67214512

Eurolines
www.eurolines.lv
Information phone: (+371) 67214080

By Rail
Central Train station
http://www.ldz.lv/
www.pv.lv
Stacijas Square 1 (Railway square), Riga, LV-1050
Information phone: (+371) 1181, (+371) 67232135, (foreign countries: +371 67231181)
Booking pay phone: (+371) 90001222

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time:  EEST (GMT + 2)
Language: Latvian (about 30% of the population speak Russian)
Climate: Part maritime/part continental. Summer weather is warm, but rain falls during late summer.  
Currency:  Lat (Ls) - The Lat is a freely convertible currency. The exchange rate is set by the Bank of Latvia: 1 EUR = 0.7028 Ls