Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia, with about 600,000 people in the city and close to 900,000 in the wider metropolitan area. Founded in 1201, it grew into an important Hanseatic trading city on the Daugava River, close to where the river meets the Gulf of Riga. The city is best known for its UNESCO-listed Old Town, its medieval churches and guild houses, and one of Europe’s finest collections of Art Nouveau architecture. Key sights include the House of the Blackheads, St Peter’s Church, Riga Cathedral, the Three Brothers, the Central Market in former Zeppelin hangars, and the Art Nouveau streets around Alberta iela. Riga also has a strong café, bar and live-music culture, with nightlife spread between the Old Town, the centre and areas such as Miera iela. Getting in and around is straightforward via Riga International Airport, the central railway and bus stations, trams, buses and trolleybuses, with easy day trips to Jūrmala and the Baltic coast.
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