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Latvia.

Less-touristed places, sorted by Wander Well Score.

Vecrīga, Latvia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Vecrīga

Latvia

Vecrīga (Old Riga) is the medieval historic core of Latvia's capital, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 and awarded the European Heritage Lab…

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Pilsrundale, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Pilsrundale

Latvia

Rundāle Palace, an 18th-century baroque residence set beside the Bērstele river confluence in the Semigallia region of Latvia, stands in this compact village…

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Liepāja, Latvia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Liepāja

Latvia

Known throughout Latvia as "the city where the wind is born," Liepāja is a Baltic Sea port city in western Latvia, chosen as European Capital of Culture for…

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Kandava, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Kandava

Latvia

Small town in eastern Courland, Latvia, where the Abava River begins a water-tourism route through the ancient Abava valley.

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Edole, Latvia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Edole

Kurzeme · Latvia

A compact Latvian village in Kurzeme's upland countryside, anchored by a striking pink manor house with a round tower, stepped gables, and a Gothic-arched en…

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Talsi, Latvia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Talsi

Kurzeme · Latvia

Compact Latvian town in Kurzeme's rolling uplands, where a white-towered church rises above a cluster of red-roofed buildings reflected in a calm lakeside wa…

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Aizpute, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Aizpute

Kurzeme · Latvia

White Gothic-style church with a red-tiled roof rises above dense riverside trees in this little Latvian town, where the Tebra River winds through upland Kur…

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Lubāna, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Lubāna

Latvia

A modest Latvian town on the banks of the Aiviekste river in the Vidzeme region, Lubāna is a short drive from Madona and a few hours from Rīga.

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Bauska, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Bauska

Latvia

At the confluence of the Mūsa and Mēmele rivers — where they merge to form the Lielupe — Bauska is a modest town in southern Latvia's Zemgale region, a short…

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Jūrmala, Latvia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Jūrmala

Latvia

Latvia's largest resort town, Jūrmala stretches along a long white-sand beach facing the Gulf of Riga, with the Lielupe River running behind it.

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Sabile, Latvia
Gold
Wine country

Sabile

Kurzeme · Latvia

Sabile's Wine Hill, once registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the most northern open-air vineyard in the world, has anchored a winemaking tradition…

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Alūksne, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Alūksne

Vidzeme · Latvia

Latvia's highest-elevation town sits on the shores of Lake Alūksne in the East Vidzeme Upland, close to the borders with Estonia and Russia.

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Kuldīga, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Kuldīga

Latvia

Kuldīga's old town earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2023, making this pocket-sized Latvian town in the Kurzeme region one of the country's most histori…

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Jaunalūksne, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Jaunalūksne

Latvia

A small Latvian settlement in the upland Vidzeme region, close to a lake, with a striking pale stone neo-Gothic manor house featuring crenellated towers and…

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Daugavpils, Latvia
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Inland waterside towns

Daugavpils

Latvia

Latvia's second-largest city, Daugavpils sits on both banks of the Daugava River in the country's southeast, with a walkable centre well supplied with cafés…

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Dundaga, Latvia
Gold
Coast & island escapes

Dundaga

Kurzeme · Latvia

Dundaga Castle, built by the Archbishopric of Riga in the late 13th century, anchors this modest village in Latvia's Courland region.

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Baldone, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Baldone

Latvia

Sulfur water springs made Baldone a spa resort town, and that mineral-water heritage still defines this small Latvian settlement in the Semigallia region, a…

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Krustpils, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Krustpils

Zemgale · Latvia

A white-towered baroque church with a domed cupola and a yellow manor building set among mature trees define the historic core of this small Latvian riversid…

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Priekule, Latvia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Priekule

Latvia

A modest Latvian town in the Courland region, where a stately white manor-style building anchors a cobblestone roundabout, with Lutheran and Baptist churches…

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Ilukste, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Ilukste

Latvia

Compact town in Latvia's Selonia region, Ilūkste sits on both banks of the Ilūkste river at the junction of two regional roads, close to Daugavpils.

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Cesvaine, Latvia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Cesvaine

Vidzeme · Latvia

Cesvaine Palace, built in 1896 near the ruins of earlier medieval castles, is the centrepiece of this little Latvian village in Vidzeme's Madona Municipality.

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Sigulda, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Sigulda

Latvia

A resort town on the Gauja river valley, Sigulda sits just over an hour from Riga by train and packs a striking amount into a little area: three castles, for…

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Alsunga, Latvia
Gold

Alsunga

Kurzeme · Latvia

Alsunga is a pocket-sized Latvian village in the Courland region known as the heartland of the Suiti, a Catholic community whose cultural traditions were add…

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Valka, Latvia
Silver

Valka

Latvia

Little Latvian border town sharing its historic cobblestoned core with Estonian Valga across the street, offering an unusual twin-city experience alongside u…

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Jelgava, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Jelgava

Latvia

Once the capital of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia from 1578 to 1795, Jelgava is a Latvian city on the Lielupe river with a compact centre holding a co…

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Jaunjelgava, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Jaunjelgava

Latvia

A compact Latvian town on the left bank of the Daugava River, Jaunjelgava sits in the Selonia region southeast of Riga.

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Aglona, Latvia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Aglona

Latvia

Aglona Basilica, an important centre of Catholic religious life in Latvia, draws visitors to this modest Latgale village set between two lakes in eastern Lat…

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Viļāni, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Viļāni

Latvia

A pocket-sized Latvian town on the Malta River in the Latgale region, where a striking white Baroque-style church and an elaborate bronze angel sculpture set…

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Smiltene, Latvia
Gold

Smiltene

Latvia

Compact Latvian town in the Vidzeme uplands where a colorful central square, flower beds, and a white-steepled church with a red spire give the town centre a…

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Krāslava, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Krāslava

Latgale · Latvia

A compact Latvian town in Latgale where white-painted historic buildings face a central square above the Daugava river, offering upland scenery, riverside wa…

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Smarde, Latvia
Bronze

Smarde

Latvia

A tiny Latvian village in the Courland region with a railway connection to Rīga, set in open countryside near water, with a tidy civic building and conifer-l…

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Salaspils, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Salaspils

Latvia

A town on the northern bank of the Daugava river, Salaspils sits a short distance south-east of Riga, with easy rail and road connections making it a practic…

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Koknese, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Koknese

Latvia

On the right bank of the Daugava River where the Pērse flows into it, Koknese is a pocket-sized Latvian town in the Vidzeme region with scenic river views an…

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Stende, Latvia
Bronze
Quiet rural escapes

Stende

Latvia

This tiny Latvian town in the Courland region where aging brick buildings draped in vivid autumn ivy line quiet road junctions, with upland countryside nearb…

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Valdemarpils, Latvia
Gold

Valdemarpils

Kurzeme · Latvia

Valdemārpils, a tiny town in Latvia's Kurzeme region, carries two notable birthright connections: Krišjānis Valdemārs, a leader of the First Latvian National…

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Limbaži, Latvia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Limbaži

Vidzeme · Latvia

This small town in northern Latvia's Vidzeme region, Limbaži has a compact central core with cafés and restaurants and sits alongside water.

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Auce, Latvia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Auce

Latvia

Auce, a pocket-sized town in Latvia's Semigallia region near the Lithuanian border, is home to Vecauce Palace, one of the country's well-regarded examples of…

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Saulkrasti, Latvia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Saulkrasti

Latvia

A modest town on the east coast of the Gulf of Riga, Saulkrasti stretches along the shoreline across a string of historic fishing settlements that were merge…

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Iecava, Latvia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Iecava

Zemgale · Latvia

A compact town in Latvia's Zemgale region, Iecava sits on the water with a modest central core of cafés and restaurants.

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Pavilosta, Latvia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Pavilosta

Latvia

This pocket-sized port village on the Baltic coast of Latvia's Courland region, where the Saka river meets the sea, Pāvilosta has a café and restaurant scene…

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Ogre, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Ogre

Vidzeme · Latvia

Sitting at the confluence of the Daugava and Ogre rivers east of Riga, this Latvian town has drawn visitors since the 1860s, when it developed as a health re…

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Vainode, Latvia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Vainode

Latvia

A small Latvian village in the Courland region that grew up around a railway station on the Liepāja–Mažeikiai line after 1871, Vainode holds a local museum i…

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Tukums, Latvia
Silver
Charming old-world towns

Tukums

Latvia

A compact Latvian town in the Courland region, Tukums offers a walkable central square with a sculptural boulder feature, a mix of historic multi-storey buil…

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Gauja, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Gauja

Latvia

Tall sandstone cliffs rise straight from a calm, tea-dark river winding through dense pine and birch forest, making Gauja National Park in Latvia's Vidzeme r…

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Jurkalne, Latvia
Bronze
Coast & island escapes

Jurkalne

Latvia

This pocket-sized Latvian village on the Baltic coast, Jūrkalne sits beside a beach backed by a steep bluff rising some twenty metres above the shoreline.

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Piebalga, Latvia
Bronze

Piebalga

Latvia

A small Latvian village in the Vidzeme uplands, where a weathered stone Lutheran church with a dark spire rises above open grassland and bare woodland beside…

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Strenči, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Strenči

Latvia

Historically known as the raftsmen capital of Latvia, Strenči sits on the Gauja river in the Vidzeme region, where timber rafting once defined the town's eco…

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Tervete, Latvia
Gold
Inland waterside towns

Tervete

Zemgale · Latvia

A little Zemgale town set in Latvia's gently rolling upland country beside a river, with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding landscape drawing visitors into…

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Vangaži, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Vangaži

Latvia

This modest town in Latvia's Vidzeme region, Vangaži sits between the Gauja River and the A2 highway, northeast of Riga.

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Mazsalaca, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Mazsalaca

Latvia

This modest Latvian town on the right bank of the Salaca River, Mazsalaca sits at one of the river's most scenic stretches, where cliffs and caves line the w…

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Vecpiebalga, Latvia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Vecpiebalga

Latvia

Vecpiebalga, a modest village in Latvia's Vidzeme region, holds an outsized place in Latvian cultural history as the birthplace of the country's first novel…

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Malpils, Latvia
Silver
Coast & island escapes

Malpils

Latvia

A tiny Latvian village in the Vidzeme uplands, where a substantial baroque-style manor house with red-tile roofs and columned entrance stands amid bare winte…

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Preiļi, Latvia
Silver

Preiļi

Latvia

Red-brick church with a stone-and-brick gateway and a slender steeple anchors this tiny Latgale town, where autumn-coloured trees and a quiet streetscape ref…

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Subate, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Subate

Latvia

This compact Latvian village on the shores of Lake Subate, near the Lithuanian border, with a layered history stretching back to 1570, when Gotthard Kettler,…

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Skrunda, Latvia
Gold

Skrunda

Kurzeme · Latvia

A compact Latvian town in Kurzeme's Courland region, Skrunda sits on the water amid upland country, its tidy central square flanked by low two-storey buildin…

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Varakļāni, Latvia
Bronze
Charming old-world towns

Varakļāni

Latvia

Small Latvian town in Latgale where a grand white neoclassical manor with dark-red roofs stands amid open parkland and bare-branched trees, offering a glimps…

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Viesīte, Latvia
Gold
Charming old-world towns

Viesīte

Zemgale · Latvia

A small Latvian town in the hilly Selonia region, Viesīte sits at the crossroads of roads connecting Jēkabpils and Riga, close to the Lithuanian border.

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Rēzekne, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Rēzekne

Latvia

Known as "The Heart of Latgale," Rēzekne is a town in eastern Latvia's Rēzekne River valley, built across seven hills near the intersection of two major rail…

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Līvāni, Latvia
Bronze
Inland waterside towns

Līvāni

Latvia

A small town in eastern Latvia's Latgale region where the Dubna river meets the Daugava, Līvāni sits at a natural crossroads between Zemgale and Latgale, wit…

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Gulbene, Latvia
Silver
Inland waterside towns

Gulbene

Latvia

Small Latvian town in the Vidzeme uplands, Gulbene offers a restored manor-style building set in manicured parkland, a riverside setting, and enough cafés an…

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