LV Latvia · 10 regions · 50 places
Historic cities, Baltic coast, castles, wetlands and regional culture
Latvia combines Riga’s dense urban heritage with the Gauja valley, palace country in Zemgale, lake landscapes in Latgale and long stretches of Baltic coast. The places below are deliberately spread across the country, balancing the capital with Jūrmala, Vidzeme, Kurzeme, Zemgale, the Daugava valley and eastern Latvia.
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Riga
Three days in Riga combine the historic centre, civic monuments, national art, Art Nouveau architecture, everyday market life and two specialist museums without compressing the city into one long walking day.
Riga · Jūrmala · Ķemeri
A three-day contrast of Riga’s urban heritage, Jūrmala’s Baltic shoreline and the wetlands of Ķemeri National Park.
Sigulda
Two days focus on the medieval strongholds and sandstone landscape around Sigulda, keeping transfers short and leaving time for valley paths.
Līgatne · Āraiši and Cēsis · Cēsis
Three days connect Soviet-era history, forest trails, an archaeological reconstruction, Cēsis Castle and the Gauja’s sandstone cliffs.
Cesvaine · Gulbene · Alūksne
A slower three-day journey through eastern Vidzeme combines a historicist palace, a surviving narrow-gauge railway and Alūksne’s manor landscape.
Salacgrīva · Alūksne
Two days link the sandstone coast with north-eastern Vidzeme, suitable for a wider road journey where the transfer itself is part of the regional crossing.
Bauska · Jelgava · Tērvete
Three days in Zemgale balance the grand scale of Rundāle and Jelgava with Bauska’s castle and a final forest day at Tērvete.
Koknese · Salaspils
A compact two-day route uses the Daugava as the organising theme, moving from medieval defence and national remembrance to the river’s social history.
Daugavpils · Aglona and Rāzna · Ludza and Rēzekne · Lūznava
Four days cover Latgale’s strongest contrasts: imperial military architecture, modern art, Catholic pilgrimage, lake country, medieval castle hills and an early twentieth-century manor.
Kuldīga · Ēdole
Two days centre on Kuldīga’s World Heritage townscape and river before continuing into the western Kurzeme countryside at Ēdole.
Kolka · Šlītere · Ventspils
Three days follow the north-west coast from the exposed headland at Kolka through Slītere’s forested ridge to Ventspils and its open-air coastal collection.
Karosta · Liepāja
Two days contrast Karosta’s difficult military history and eroding fortifications with the open Baltic shore of central Liepāja.
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Gauja National Park and CēsisGauja National Park and Cēsis
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Northern and Eastern VidzemeNorthern and Eastern Vidzeme
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Northern and Eastern VidzemeNorthern and Eastern Vidzeme
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Northern and Eastern VidzemeNorthern and Eastern Vidzeme
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Northern and Eastern VidzemeNorthern and Eastern Vidzeme
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Kuldīga and Western KurzemeKuldīga and Western Kurzeme
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Kuldīga and Western KurzemeKuldīga and Western Kurzeme
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Kuldīga and Western KurzemeKuldīga and Western Kurzeme
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North Kurzeme and VentspilsNorth Kurzeme and Ventspils
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North Kurzeme and VentspilsNorth Kurzeme and Ventspils
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North Kurzeme and VentspilsNorth Kurzeme and Ventspils
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How the days actually work here — seasons, transport, pace and what to do when the weather turns.
Where to arrive
Riga airport and Riga central rail/bus stations
Liepāja regional transport connections · Daugavpils rail and bus connections
Best time to visit
Year-round, with broader outdoor access from late spring to early autumn
Riga and major museums work throughout the year, while bog boardwalks, coastal viewpoints, forest trails and rural castle landscapes are more weather-dependent. Winter conditions can affect surfaces, daylight and final access.
Suggested duration
3 to 14 days
12 ready-made routes
Regions
10 regions
Riga
3 days · 10 stops · Moderate pace
Riga to Riga
Three days in Riga combine the historic centre, civic monuments, national art, Art Nouveau architecture, everyday market life and two specialist museums without compressing the city into one long walking day.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Riga
Based in Riga
Based in Riga
What happens after you copy?
3 days · 7 stops · Moderate pace
Riga to Ķemeri
A three-day contrast of Riga’s urban heritage, Jūrmala’s Baltic shoreline and the wetlands of Ķemeri National Park.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Riga
Based in Jūrmala
Based in Ķemeri
What happens after you copy?
2 days · 3 stops · Moderate pace
Sigulda to Sigulda
Two days focus on the medieval strongholds and sandstone landscape around Sigulda, keeping transfers short and leaving time for valley paths.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Sigulda
Based in Sigulda
What happens after you copy?
3 days · 5 stops · Moderate pace
Līgatne to Cēsis
Three days connect Soviet-era history, forest trails, an archaeological reconstruction, Cēsis Castle and the Gauja’s sandstone cliffs.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Līgatne
Based in Āraiši and Cēsis
Based in Cēsis
What happens after you copy?
3 days · 3 stops · Relaxed pace
Cesvaine to Alūksne
A slower three-day journey through eastern Vidzeme combines a historicist palace, a surviving narrow-gauge railway and Alūksne’s manor landscape.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Cesvaine
Based in Gulbene
Based in Alūksne
What happens after you copy?
2 days · 2 stops · Relaxed pace
Salacgrīva to Alūksne
Two days link the sandstone coast with north-eastern Vidzeme, suitable for a wider road journey where the transfer itself is part of the regional crossing.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Salacgrīva
Based in Alūksne
What happens after you copy?
3 days · 5 stops · Moderate pace
Rundāle to Tērvete
Three days in Zemgale balance the grand scale of Rundāle and Jelgava with Bauska’s castle and a final forest day at Tērvete.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Bauska
Based in Jelgava
Based in Tērvete
What happens after you copy?
2 days · 3 stops · Relaxed pace
Koknese to Salaspils
A compact two-day route uses the Daugava as the organising theme, moving from medieval defence and national remembrance to the river’s social history.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Koknese
Based in Salaspils
What happens after you copy?
4 days · 7 stops · Moderate pace
Daugavpils to Lūznava
Four days cover Latgale’s strongest contrasts: imperial military architecture, modern art, Catholic pilgrimage, lake country, medieval castle hills and an early twentieth-century manor.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Daugavpils
Based in Aglona and Rāzna
Based in Ludza and Rēzekne
Based in Lūznava
What happens after you copy?
2 days · 3 stops · Moderate pace
Kuldīga to Ēdole
Two days centre on Kuldīga’s World Heritage townscape and river before continuing into the western Kurzeme countryside at Ēdole.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Kuldīga
Based in Ēdole
What happens after you copy?
3 days · 3 stops · Relaxed pace
Kolka to Ventspils
Three days follow the north-west coast from the exposed headland at Kolka through Slītere’s forested ridge to Ventspils and its open-air coastal collection.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Kolka
Based in Šlītere
Based in Ventspils
What happens after you copy?
2 days · 3 stops · Moderate pace
Liepāja to Liepāja
Two days contrast Karosta’s difficult military history and eroding fortifications with the open Baltic shore of central Liepāja.
Route map
Published stop orderThese lines explain stop order, not turn-by-turn roads. Exact driving and walking routes are calculated after you copy the trip.
Based in Karosta
Based in Liepāja
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