Latvia Backpackers' Guide
Latvia Facts
Population: 2,307,000
Currency: Latvian lat (LVL)
Religions: Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Government: parliamentary democracy
Languages: Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
Climate: maritime; wet, moderate winters
Phone Code: 371
Photos of Latvia
Photos of Latvia that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Festivals in Latvia
Festivals in Latvia courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Latvian Song and Dance Festival video Riga Salsa Festival web site Latvian Song and Dance Festival web site
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Latvia Hostels and Budget Hotels
Latvia Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Latvia.
Latvia Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Latvia. We feature only hand picked links through to airline sites that feature flights to Latvia.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Latvia Car Hire
- Holiday Autos, the world's leading leisure car rental company providing low cost car rental in over 4,000 locations worldwide through quality providers. Prices start from just £8 per day and they monitor competitor prices daily to ensure lowest prices in all European "low cost" flight destinations and the USA.
