Category: Latvia
Sigulda is a town in the Vidzeme Region of Latvia, located about 53 kilometers from the capital city, Riga. The town is situated in the scenic and hilly valley of the Gauja River. With a population of around 14,000 inhabitants, Sigulda is the administrative center of the Sigulda Municipality. It is often called the “Switzerland…
Krimulda is a historic area located in the Vidzeme Region of Latvia. It is a part of the town of Sigulda, situated on the right bank of the scenic Gauja River. The area is most famous for the Krimulda Manor, a beautiful Neoclassical palace, and the nearby ruins of a medieval castle. Krimulda is located…
Turaida is a historic area located in the Vidzeme Region of Latvia. It is a part of the town of Sigulda, situated on the opposite bank of the Gauja River. The name “Turaida” is of Livonian origin and can be poetically translated as “Thor’s Garden” or “God’s Garden,” reflecting the area’s ancient roots and natural…
Riga is the capital of Latvia and it stands on the banks of the Duagava River, just a short distance from the coast to the Baltic Sea. With a population of around 610.000 inhabitants, it is the largest city in Latvia as well as the largest in the Baltic States. Riga actually accounts for a…
Living in Stockholm, it can sometimes feel like the rest of Europe is so far away. In order to reach any land border, you need to drive for several hours. We do, however, have one additional possibility – the Baltic Sea. There is not only Finland across the sea. Overnight cruises offer two more options…
Wanderlust, you’ve been absent for a while. A few days ago you started to make your voice heard again. And I welcome you, Wanderlust, I really do. This blog title reminds me a bit about Simon and Garfunkel and the Song of Silence. It’s playing in my head now. I’m writing this from the Åland…
It is time to welcome the new year and we are looking forward to exploring several new places in the coming months. It is, however, hard not to be sentimental and remember all the amazing places we visited in 2017. We actually lever left Europe last year, but we did explore a few new countries….
Let’s talk about cruises on the Baltic Sea! From an early age, the passenger ferries carrying people, cars, and cargo on the Baltic Sea have been familiar to me. Coming from an island, it was often the only way to get anywhere really. While my family and I traveled by necessity, others hopped on a…
Last Monday I was feeling quite down to be honest. I didn’t have much of holidays over Christmas and suddenly I just felt overwhelmed with stuff. And I desperately wanted to come up with something fun to do. Fortunately, Jesper thought of a good idea: let’s go to Riga! We had to be quite spontaneous…
During our visit to the Latvian capital of Riga last summer, we took the opportunity to see some more of Latvia. After some research, we decided to take the train to Sigulda, only an hour away from Riga. Sigulda is a small town with around 17,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Vidzeme region in…