Tours & Activities in Latvia

Latvia is home to the widest waterfall in Europe—Ventas Rapid near Kuldīga, which stretches 249 metres across the Venta River.

Riga's Art Nouveau district is the largest concentration of Art Nouveau architecture in the world, with over 800 buildings built between 1901 and 1914.

Latvians celebrate Jāņi (Midsummer) on 23–24 June with bonfires, flower crowns, and minimal darkness—the sun barely sets in June.

The Latvian language belongs to the Baltic language family and is one of only two surviving Baltic languages alongside Lithuanian.

Latvia has one of Europe's highest percentages of forest coverage at around 56%, earning it the nickname 'Land of the Birch Trees'.

Latvian amber accounts for about 70% of the world's supply; the Curonian Spit's beaches are renowned for amber washing ashore.