About Latvia

Kurzeme or Kurland is located in the western part of Latvia, next to the Baltic sea.

This part of Latvia has beautiful and natural white sand beaches that you will never find crowded because of the small population. The only times when beaches can get really crowded is during the anual music festival "Summersound" in Liepāja city for a weekend in July.

Western part of Latvia offers the best chances for surfing, wind surfing and paragliding along the coast because of the strong winds. If you are looking for these activities than don't skip a small town Pāvilosta where many enthusiasts of these activities gather.

In evey part of Latvia one can find something unique and Kurland is no exception. When traveling in Latvia to this area make sure to visit the widest waterfall in Europe - Ventas Rumba located in the town with charming ancient breath - Kuldīga.

There is so much that we could tell you, so you are welcome to book one of our tours visiting Kurzeme or learn more on the "Latvia Official Travel Portal".

Nature wise very vibrant area of Latvia where one can find massive, human untouched forests, clean beaches, rushing rivers, valleys, cliffs and amazing nature parks as Gauja National Park.

This is probably the most adventurous part of Latvia as it offers many exciting options for people who enjoy sporty activities when traveling. Gauja National Park has lots of options for hiking, kayaking, cycling, wild camping, even bungee jumping and outdoor vertical wind tunnel flights on Aerodium.

Besides the nature this area has also a lot of history to teach when visiting many towns like Cēsis, Sigulda, Alūksne, Gulbene and others.

Learn more about Vidzeme on "Latvia Official Travel Portal".

Latvia landscape is very flat, you will not find any mountains when traveling in Latvia through all the four regions, but you will notice that one of our regions is the flattest, it's Zemgale.

Being flat makes this part of the country good for farming, but the fertile soil that it has, makes it absolutely great for farming and we can definitely call it the bread basket of Latvia.

Besides the flat, broad fields and farmlands this area has beautiful castles and manors that can be visited all year round. As the most spectacular ones we could name Bauska medieval castle ruins, Mežotne palace and baroque and rococo pearl of Latvia - Rundāle Palace.

For those traveling with children, visit of "Tērvete nature park" will be an unforgetable experience.

If you are into mistery and wondrous legends then visit of "Pokaiņi Forest" could be an interesting visit.

Learn more about Zemgale on "Latvia Official Travel Portal".

Latvia may be a small country size wise, but each of Latvia's regions are different not only in means of landscape, but also because of differences in culture.

Latgale region is the only region in Latvia that has it's own language that's still widely used and the main religions is Catholicism.

By locals this reagion is called "Land of Blue Lakes" because of the large number of lakes that are located here and are great for fishing, swimming or just to enjoy the peace of nature and relax.

Besides the lakes also "Daugava" river has one of the most picturesque curves that are located in the "Daugavas Loki" nature park.

Latgale is land of wonderful nature, unique culture and friendly people that makes it a great place to travel in Latvia.

Learn more about Latgale on "Latvia Official Travel Portal".