Travel Guide Riga

Just a decade after Latvia gained independence from the Soviet Union, its capital, Riga, is a city on the rise after joining NATO and the European Union in 2004. These events took place three years after the city held its 800 years of existence and the future has never been brighter for which once was regarded throughout Europe as the "Paris of the North". Riga has been placed firmly on the tourist map due to the increased number of budget airline flights and standard companies that connect the Latvian capital with other European cities. The city is indeed the business capital of the Baltic, leaving behind other capitals like Tallinn and Vilnius. Also it is increasingly becoming the most interesting for tourists from the three city due to its cared attractions and the proliferation of hotels in different categories. Older than Stockholm and St. Petersburg, Riga is the only Baltic capital has an activity of a real big city. Unfortunately, it is also suffering the typical problems of a big metropolis and crime rates are on the rise (including the theft to tourists). Any memory of the hardships of Soviet times disappears quickly to wander the streets of the city, full of gleaming restored buildings, mobile and young people with new bars and cafes that seem to sprout around every corner. On a sunny day, when the smart office workers mingle with students dressed in the latest in the streets of the city, one can imagine that is in any European city.
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