Riga is an amazing place for tourism, vacations as well as for business visits. The city often mentioned as `Paris of the North` is well known for its architectural and cultural values. Riga straddles the Daugava river, about 15 km 9 mi from its mouth in the south-eastern corner of the Gulf of Riga. Centuries-old German buildings are strewn throughout the historic quarter of Vecriga Old Riga , and taking the lift up to the spire of St Peter's Church for an aerial view of the neighborhood is one of the highlights of a visit. Riga Castle dates from 1330, when it was built as the headquarters of the Livonian Order. Nowadays it is the home of Latvia's president. |Today there are 28 museums, 7 professional theaters , 12 cinemas, 4 concert halls as well as the circus and zoo in Riga.
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