The white sands of Jurmala, a resort city just 25km from Riga Credit: Goupi Christian A more sobering excursion, which weaves into Latvia’s darkest days, is to Salaspils, site of a Second World ...

Together with the Old Town, the art nouveau district forms the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Historic Centre of Riga. The neighbourhood ... erected in 1935 to mark Latvia’s first period of ...