Latvia

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Travel to Latvia travel

Places to visit in Latvia are packed with a lot of wonderful natural beauty, starting with long beach to dense forest that will be the ideal getaway for you. Whether it’s for a fleeting city break, a two week camping tour or a beach holiday, we’re sure you’ll find an area or an event that will make it memorable. Enjoy the wilderness on foot, by bike or boating. It’s really the great escape for anyone wishing to take a break from the hustle and bustle of today’s major metropolises. Latvia’s many castles and manors are an superb setting for learning more about the history of our country through the ages.

Diving in Latvia

Latvia is part of the Baltic States in Northern Europe. The Baltic Sea is a typical inland sea with about 250 inflowing rivers. Hence, it has the least salty water in the earth. Lake diving is very well-liked in Latvia at the Sloka Lakes and Dridzis Lake which is Latvias deepest and both of these are used for diver certifications. The Elbing wreck was built in Danzig (Germany) in 1898 with a length of 40 metres, it struck a mine in 1941. The ship lies at about 1 km from the coast at a depth of 10 metres and on an even keel.

Dive centers in Latvia (3)

Country info

Capital
Riga
Region
Europe
Subregion
Northern Europe
Population
1.961.600
Area
64.559 km2
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Languages
latviešu valoda
Time zones
UTC+02:00
Dialing code
+371
Demonym
Latvian
Top-Level-Domain
.lv
Staatenbuende
European Union