These striking pine-covered cliffs loom above a pristine white-sand beach dissected by a glistening stream. This is one of the most enchanting places along the entire Latvian coast, and the wooden walkway along the 18m-high cliffs affords sweeping views of the Gulf of R墨ga. The Sunset Trail runs for 4km north through the pine forest along the ridge of the dune. Balt膩 K膩pa is 1.2km northwest of the In膷upe train station and 1.4km southwest of the Paba啪i station.
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
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Like a huge painting that you can spend hours staring at, as your eye detects more and more intriguing details, this must-see R墨ga sight is in fact a鈥
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Turaida means 鈥楪od鈥檚 Garden鈥 in ancient Livonian, and this green knoll capped with a fairy-tale castle is certainly a heavenly place. The red-brick castle鈥
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Forming the centrepiece of R墨ga鈥檚 skyline, this Gothic church is thought to be around 800 years old, making it one of the oldest medieval buildings in the鈥
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The city of Sigulda has done a fine job developing the historic buildings at its core into one unmissable complex. The highlight is the Livonian Order鈥
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A real-life house of horrors, this imposing fin de si猫cle building is remembered by generations of Latvians as the local headquarters of the notorious鈥
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There is hardly a place in Latvia that can tell such a poignant and optimistic story as this quietly stunning memorial. 沤anis Lipke saved over 50 Jews鈥
R墨ga Ghetto & Latvian Holocaust Museum
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The centrepiece of this arresting and challenging museum is a wooden house with a reconstructed flat, like those that Jews had to move into when the Nazis鈥
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Between 1941 and 1944, the Nazis 鈥 aided by Latvians 鈥 shot more than 35,000 Jews at 55 different sites in this forest. It is one of several killing sites鈥
Nearby Latvia attractions
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Explore this lovely collection of retro bicycles, including a 130-year-old specimen assembled in Latvia. Better yet, choose from a range of modern rental鈥
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Among many fine beaches, the one directly west of the Paba啪i train station and the A1 highway has bright white sand, shallow, pine-covered dunes and very鈥
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Like a big pink birthday cake sitting on a verdant lawn, B墨ri艈i Castle governs a scenic tract of land overlooking a tranquil lake. Located on the鈥
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The sprawling, crumbling Krimulda estate includes a neoclassical manor house from 1822, whose proud columns look out onto modest gardens. Inside you can鈥
5. Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum
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If you don鈥檛 have time to visit the Latvian countryside, a stop at this open-air museum is a must. Sitting along the shores of Lake Jugla just northeast鈥
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Turaida means 鈥楪od鈥檚 Garden鈥 in ancient Livonian, and this green knoll capped with a fairy-tale castle is certainly a heavenly place. The red-brick castle鈥
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More grotto than cave, this 19m-deep fissure in the earth is most famous for its role in the tragic legend of the Rose of Turaida. Most tourists visit to鈥
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The small stone memorial commemorates poor Maija Roze, otherwise known as the Rose of Turaida 鈥 a character in Sigulda's romantic legend.