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Norwegian tourists: Riga’s beauty is overshadowed by low prices

29% of foreign tourists mention Old Riga as the most interesting place in the capital city of Latvia. Other noteworthy locations include Freedom Monument and the National Opera.
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Latvia enjoys ongoing tourism boom, despite dip from Russia

LSM - The state Tourism Development Agency (TAVA) opened Latvia’s eleventh annual Tourism Forum conference Friday, as director Armands Slokenbergs lauded the last four years of growth in the sector, acknowledging Riga’s stint as a European Culture Capital this year as an additional “launching pad.” On her part, TAVA senior expert Inese Širava revealed that destinations beyond Riga’s metropolitan center remained among Latvia’s top attractions among both domestic and foreign travelers.
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Spruce from Riga to be Set up at Brussels Central Square for Christmas

A very special spruce from a forest on the outskirts of Riga left for Brussels today, November 14, where it will popularise Riga as an exciting holiday destination steeped in tradition. Decorated with traditional Latvian symbols, the Riga Spruce will be the centrepiece of the Brussels Christmas Festival that each year is attended by thousands of people from all over the world.
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New airline to come to Riga International airport this winter; new destinations to follow

With the introduction of a list of winter season flights at Riga International airport, a new airline will enter the airport – Brussels Airlines. It will introduce six flights per week. New destinations will also be added – Cologne, Poprad, Bradford (Leeds) and Brussels (Charleroi).
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Duke of Courland’s castle celebrates reopening

LSM - The restoration of several interior rooms of the Bauska castle ruins has been completed, and on Friday the renewed space will celebrate its opening and stay open to the public all day Saturday free-of-charge.
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Riga gainsground as desirable city for international conferences

Thanks to the booming hotel sector in Riga, it is becoming a popular destination for organizations and enterprises to hold their conferences and congresses. The Riga Tourism Development Bureau (RTDB) reports that the Latvian capital already is able to compete with other large metropolises in northern Europe.
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Association: Latvian camp-sites are all full this summer

Because of especially hot summer this year, demand for Latvian camp-sites has increased and all leisure sites are full, says Latvian Camping Association President Linda Bēce.
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''airBaltic'' begins flights to Varna

Latvian national airline ''airBaltic'' has launched its summer flights from Riga to Varna (Bulgaria) in cooperation with the international tour operator ''Tez Tour'', the airline informed the business information portal ''Nozare.lv''.
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"Brussels Airlines" to launch flights to Riga in October

At end-October, "Brussels Airlines" will begin flights from Riga to Brussels, providing six flights a week, "Brussels Airlines" informed "Nozare.lv".
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Mongolia to introduce visa-free travel for Latvian citizens

On the sideline of the official visit to Mongolia by Latvian President Andris Berzins, several intergovernmental agreements were signed between the two countries today, the Foreign Ministry informed.
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Entertaiment & Arts

20 000 Euro Prize Money Paid out to Artists

On 6 July, awards ceremony and opening of the juried exhibition “Martinsons Award” marked the end of the 2nd Latvia International Ceramics Biennale. The biennale was part of the Latvian centenary programme and was organised with a view to developing contemporary ceramics as a discipline, promoting cooperation among the Baltic states and commemorating the artistic legacy of Pēteris Martinsons, who is widely considered the father of Latvian contemporary ceramics.