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POBIERZ ZA DARMO (po angielsku): Pocket map – “Colourful sights in outskirts of Riga” (pdf.)

POBIERZ ZA DARMO: “Baltic States Camping map & catalogue” (pdf.)

POBIERZ ZA DARMO (po angielsku,
po niemiecku): Travel Guide “Enjoy the best in Latvia, Estonia and St.Petersburg” (pdf.)

POBIERZ ZA DARMO (po angielsku): Mapa rowerowe: z Rygi do Parku Narodowego Gauja (pdf.)

More useful information about Latvia see HERE

Useful facts:

Capital city: Riga
Area: 64.589 km²
Number of inhabitants: ~2 million (2014.)
Currency: Euro (from 2014).
National language: latvian. Most of citizens speak also russian and english.
Short phrasebook see HERE!
In case of emergency call: 112 (police, ambulance, fire-department etc.).
Calling code: +371
Time zone: EET (UTC+2). In summer: EEST (UTC+3)
Current weather and 3 day forecast see HERE!
Some of Public holidays (2014):

• January 1^st – New Year’s day.
• March 8^th – International women’s day
• May 1^st – Labour Day/Convocation of the constituent assembly of the republic of Latvia.
• May 4th – Restoration of independence of the republic of Latvia.
• May 9^th – Europe day.
• The second sunday of May – Mothers’ day.
• May 15th – International day of the family.
• May 19^th – The announcing the declaration of independence of republic of Latvia day.
• June 1st – International children’s day.
• June 23^rd and 24^th – festivity Līgo and Jāņi.
• The 2nd saturday of July – Sea festival day.
• September 1^st – Knowledge day.
• September 22 – Baltic unity day.
• November 11th – Latvian freedom fighters’ remembrance day – Lāčplēsis (“bearslayer”) day.
• November 18^th – Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia.
• December 24^th, 25^th and 26^th – Christmas.
• December 31th – New year’s Eve.
• + all Sundays.

See english-latvian phrasebook here: phrasebook (pdf)

“Leiputrija” suggests: special places/things to see in Latvia (pdf)