{"id":5135,"date":"2020-04-24T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T00:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mircorp.com\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2021-04-23T14:21:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T14:21:26","slug":"where-in-the-world-is-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/where-in-the-world-is-latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Where in the World Is Latvia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1.jpg\" alt=\"The sun sets over the rooftops of Riga, Latvia. Photo credit: Peter Guttman\" class=\"wp-image-5682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels-1-600x395.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>The sun sets over the rooftops of Riga, Latvia. Photo credit: Peter Guttman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<p><strong>It may be small, but <a href=\"\/country\/latvia\/\">Latvia<\/a> is mighty with a robust history of hardy fisherfolk, pagan traditions, and a lengthy struggle against tyranny. <\/strong>Lauded by Lonely Planet in 2016 as the #5 country in the world to visit, there is so much to learn about Latvia!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim alignwide\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels.jpg);background-position:47% 27%;min-height:250px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Here is Latvia at a glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mini Geography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>On the Baltic Sea, right across from the southern tip of Sweden<\/li><li>Sandwiched between the other <a href=\"\/region\/baltics\/\">Baltic countries<\/a> (<a href=\"\/country\/estonia\/\">Estonia<\/a> and <a href=\"\/country\/lithuania\/\">Lithuania<\/a>), with <a href=\"\/country\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a> to the east and <a href=\"\/country\/belarus\/\">Belarus<\/a> to the southeast<\/li><li>The capital, Riga, is 525 miles west of Moscow<\/li><li>About the size of Ireland, with Riga Bay taking a big bite out of the upper left-hand corner of the otherwise rectangular country<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/170.jpg\" alt=\"Boats sailing on Latvian waters.\" class=\"wp-image-5242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/170.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/170-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/170-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/170-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/170-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Boats sailing on Latvian waters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mini History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Illegally occupied by and incorporated into the USSR in 1940, along with Estonia and Lithuania<\/li><li>Won by Nazi Germany in 1941, reclaimed by the USSR in 1945<\/li><li>In August 1989, two million people formed a human chain stretching across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia calling for secession<\/li><li>Regained independence in 1991<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riga-June-16-63-Kestutis-Ambrozaitis-1-1024x713.jpg\" alt=\"Latvian National Opera House in Riga. photo credit: Kestutis Ambrozaitas\" class=\"wp-image-5236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riga-June-16-63-Kestutis-Ambrozaitis-1-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riga-June-16-63-Kestutis-Ambrozaitis-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riga-June-16-63-Kestutis-Ambrozaitis-1-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riga-June-16-63-Kestutis-Ambrozaitis-1-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riga-June-16-63-Kestutis-Ambrozaitis-1-600x418.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Riga-June-16-63-Kestutis-Ambrozaitis-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Latvian National Opera House in Riga. photo credit: Kestutis Ambrozaitas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mini Current Affairs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In 2014, The Ethical Traveler named Latvia one of the 10 Most Ethical Destinations on Earth and The Huffington Post gave 18 Reasons Latvia is Europe\u2019s Best Kept Secret<\/li><li>Latvia has the largest percentage of Russian speakers in the EU<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/riga-martin.jpg\" alt=\"Old Town Riga, Latvia. Photo credit: Martin Klimenta\" class=\"wp-image-5156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/riga-martin.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/riga-martin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/riga-martin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/riga-martin-597x600.jpg 597w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><figcaption>Old Town Riga, Latvia. Photo credit: Martin Klimenta<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mini Cultural Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Riga was a European Capital of Culture 2014<\/li><li>Already a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in 2014 the city presented a special menu of classical concerts, operas, ballets, world premieres of new Latvian compositions, art exhibits, and museum expositions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC_1029.jpg\" alt=\"Stunning architecture in Riga\u2019s Art Nouveau district. Photo credit: Douglas Grimes\" class=\"wp-image-5246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC_1029.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC_1029-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC_1029-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC_1029-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/DSC_1029-600x402.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Stunning architecture in Riga\u2019s Art Nouveau district. Photo credit: Douglas Grimes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Riga, Continuous Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Reopened in 2016 after extensive renovations, Riga\u2019s Latvian National Museum of Art with the country\u2019s largest collection of Latvian art<\/li><li>Concerts on the Dom Cathedral 1884 Walcker Organ, one of the biggest in Europe, with 6,768 pipes<\/li><li>Latvian Symphony Orchestra performing in the 14th century Great Guild Hall<\/li><li>Open-air Ethnographic Museum festival, with masters of over 18 different crafts demonstrating spoon-carving, beekeeping, embroidery and other Latvian specialties<\/li><li>Ligo! National Solstice Festival, with bonfires and beer<\/li><li>The finest collection of art nouveau buildings in Europe<\/li><li>Every five years since 1873, Riga holds a huge folk song and dance festival, listed since 2008 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim alignwide\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/00124_s_r13ajrxlmry0124-Latvia-Riga-domes-PGuttman-800-pixels.jpg);background-position:51% 33%;min-height:250px\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Travel with MIR to Latvia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MIR has over three decades of travel experience with on-the-ground support, guides, and tour managers that clients rave about.<\/strong>&nbsp;MIR\u2019s full&nbsp;service, dedication, commitment to quality, and destination expertise have&nbsp;twice&nbsp;earned us&nbsp;a place on&nbsp;<em>National Geographic Adventure\u2019s<\/em>&nbsp;list of&nbsp;\u201cBest Adventure Travel Companies on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can explore the&nbsp;history, culture, and landmarks of&nbsp;Latvia&nbsp;on these MIR itineraries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/trip\/kaliningrad-the-baltics\/\">Kaliningrad &amp; The Baltics<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 small group tour<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"\/trip\/essential-baltics\/\">Essential Baltics<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 independent private journey<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MIR specializes in <a href=\"\/custom-private-travel\/\">personalized, private journeys<\/a> \u2013 we love to take your ideas and weave them into a trip tailored especially for you.<\/strong> Travel wherever, however, and with whomever you like relying on our expert assistance.&nbsp;<a href=\"\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> to find out more about our&nbsp;custom and private travel expertise&nbsp;\u2013 each trip&nbsp;handcrafted to your interests, dates, and pace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It may be small, but Latvia is mighty with a robust history of hardy fisherfolk, pagan traditions, and a lengthy struggle against tyranny. 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