The city council in the Latvian capital, Riga, has agreed to dismantle a contentious Soviet monument in the city center. The decision was made during a special session on May 13, with police ...

Riga has the look of somewhere that really, really wants people to visit it on a city break. It knows it’ll never have the art collections, international icons and global player dynamism of Paris, New ...

Dreaming of a family-friendly European city break? Look no further than Riga, the charming capital of Latvia! With its ...

Can small countries, as part of the EU, regenerate in the face of economic pressures and a younger population in flight? Author and curator Lucy Bullivant recently visited Latvia’s capital city Riga, ...

In mid-November of 2024, we took a quick, three-day trip from Paris to Riga, Latvia. One of the main purposes of the trip was that we are big Art Nouveau aficionados, and prior to the trip we learned ...

The concept of the airport city is well established around the world, along with its big brother, the aerotropolis, which is an extension of the economic impact of the airport city into neighbouring ...

The concept of the airport city is well established around the world, along with its big brother, the aerotropolis, which is an extension of the economic impact of the airport city into neighbouring ...

The municipality had recently said that the ghetto memorial in the Latvian capital would need to pay $12,000 in monthly rent. (JTA) — The city government of Riga, Latvia, waived its demand for rent ...

Looking for a cheap and cheerful city break this winter? Then you may want to check out Icelolly's latest deal on Riga in Latvia. That's because the holiday deals comparison site currently has ...

It's hard to believe that most of what you're seeing when walking the cobblestone streets of Old City Riga is relatively new. Much of this historic urban center was destroyed during 20th-century wars; ...