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5.06.07 Jelgava Sensation
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Most remembered as the former capital of the Duchy of Courland, Jelgava is a simple town found in central Latvia and is the biggest town in Semigallia.
The city is located on a fertile plain and it is surrounded by a canal which is called as Jacob’s Channel that occupies the locations of former ramparts. Jelgava […]

4.06.07 Daugavpils: Lativia’s Second Largest City
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Welcome to Daugavpils, a splendid city in Latvia which is surrounded by many lakes. It has a favorable geographical position where it borders with Belarus and Lithuania.
Its history began in the year 1275 just when the stone castle Dinaburg was made by the Livonian Order. In 1919-1920, the city became the site of the Battle […]

2.06.07 Latvia Adventure
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A country which has the motto “For Fatherland and Freedom,” Latvia is a spectacular country found in Northern Europe.
Latvia is situated on eastern shore of the Baltic Sea and it lies in East European Plain. It is composed of fertile, low-lying plains, largely covered by lush forest and mostly pines. The country has humid, continental […]