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Riga – The European Capital of Culture 2014

In the year 2014 Riga will be the European capital of culture. Since 1985, European Union announces a city in Europe which will become a European capital of culture. Since 2004, the European Union  enlargement this status is shared by two cities, each of a different country. In 2014 Riga will share this status with Umea (Sweden). This will be the greatest cultural project in Latvia so far. There will be a rich event calendar throughout 2014, but this gives Riga an opportunity to attract tourists long before 2014.

Latvian_capitalIn 2014 Riga will not only be the European Capital of Culture, but there will be held the World Choir Games 2014. From July 09 – 19 in Riga. The idea of this event is based on the Olympic games. It unifies singing people and nations around the world connected by song in a fair competition. Since 2000, this event is held in a different country every two years. The World Choir Games gathers more than 20.000 participants from more than 80 countries around the world every time the games are held. Latvia has the perfect infrastructure for this event, as Latvians have their own choir traditions.

Reasons to visit Latvian capital

Old Riga is on the UNESCO list of world heritage. Amazingly for a city which survived two world wars, the formerly walled section of the Latvian capital city which is known as Old Riga has presented a glorious range of old, older and very old buildings.

Dome Cathedral in the old town in Riga

Dome Cathedral

There are truly many magnificent architecture masterpieces, for example, the Riga Dome Cathedral which dates back the 13th century, and the fantastic Gothic facade of St. Peter’s Church. The oldest  residential buildings in the Latvian capital are the so-called “Three Brothers”, which we would place on the “Must see” list when you are visiting Riga. The newly rebuilt House of the Blackheads and the newly built City Hall are truly masterpieces of architecture and antiquity.

Old Riga has very good adapted itself in the 21st century, with all the tourists who visit Riga all year-round, with nice hotels and with its many eateries. The old town is really nice place just to wander through some of the surprisingly narrow streets and alleyways. Even with its modern shops and hotels you can still feel the ancient spirit which the old town can offer.