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Riga, 2nd (Bradt Mini Guide) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Stephen Baister, Chris Patrick
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Category: Book
List Price: $13.99
Buy New: $4.98
You Save: $9.01 (64%)
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 303677
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 4.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 1841622273
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781841622279
ASIN: 1841622273
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
The Latvian capital of Riga is rapidly increasing in popularity with travellers touring the new map of Europe. Visitors will be impressed with Riga’s variety of inviting cafes, restaurants and bars, plus diverse entertainment including opera, casinos and jazz – the pick of which are listed in this handy-sized guide. The guide includes city walking tours, undoubtedly the best way to discover Riga’s fine collection of Art Nouveau buildings and its picturesque canal.
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| Customer Reviews:
an excellent pocket guide to Riga May 29, 2008
bearded academic (East Lansing, MI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Overall, this is an excellent guide. It gave us good hotel recommendations (we went through Riga twice on our trip, as Riga is AirBaltic's hub and so tried two hotels) and good suggestions for things to tour.
Two limitations. First, the maps are weak -- most of the Art Noveau tour is off the maps in the back so you
have to orienteer (or grab a tourist map at a hotel) to get to the right part of town (after which you can follow
the walking map). Second, I think the book overplays the virtues of Riga's old town (which pales in comparison
to Stockholm or Tallinn) and doesn't emphasize enough the need to step into the 19th century town (the
Art Noveau tour and the Central Market) and visit places (such as the open air museum) that are a short distance away.
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